# New Royal Patron for Shaftesbury Society

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/04/01/new-royal-patron-shaftesbury-society/
- Published: 2003-04-01T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, has become the Royal Patron of the Shaftesbury
Society.
“It will be a great encouragement to our service users, carers and all 
those who support our work,” said the charity’s Chief Executive, Mary Bishop.

The Princess Royal has previously supported Shaftesbury’s work delivering their 
annual lecture at Harrow school, visiting one of their special schools in Wiltshire
and opening a day centre in London. The Princess Royal takes over the role from 
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, who was Shaftesbury’s patron for
50 years until her death in April 2002.

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