West Yorkshire Lieutenancy

The Duke of Kent presents Queens Awards

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His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, who served as the UK’s special representative for international trade, presented awards on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen. As part of his trip to Kirklees, His Royal Highness also visited two new complexes – one at Greenhead College and the second at the Woodland Court community housing complex.

Posted on November 4, 2013

British Empire Medal presentations

The prestigious British Empire Medal (BEM) was presented to deserving members of the public by Dr Ingrid Roscoe, the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. Dr Roscoe also presented the award for British Imperial Service (ISM) to a member of the Territorial Army.

Posted on September 27, 2013

The Princess Royal’s visit – pit ponies, biofuel and the Candy Man

ON her latest visit to West Yorkshire, the Princess Royal witnessed many aspects of the region’s industrial heritage – past, present and future.

Posted on July 31, 2013

Princess Beatrice visits Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice and agrees to be Royal Patron

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HER Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York crowned a day-long visit to the county with the news that she has agreed to be the Royal Patron of the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, based in Huddersfield.

Posted on July 8, 2013

HRH The Duke of York becomes Patron of the University of Huddersfield

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University of Huddersfield receives royal patronage

Posted on July 2, 2013

The Duke of York Young Entrepreneur Awards launched at University of Huddersfield

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“Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer and recognise that you can do it,” was the message to the many young entrepreneurs that HRH The Duke of York, KG, met during his visit to the University’s new 3M Buckley Innovation Centre. This message was also echoed in the words of encouragement His Royal Highness gave to the winners of the first ever The Duke of York Young Entrepreneur Awards.

Posted on May 25, 2013

Presentation of British Empire Medals

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Dr Ingrid Roscoe, the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire has presented the prestigious British Empire Medal (BEM) to six deserving members of the public.

Posted on April 5, 2013

The Lord Lieutenant met Sabahat Karim

The Lord Lieutenant met Sabahat Karim, regional missionary for Huddersfield and Fatih Ul-haq, president of the Huddersfield South Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, during a visit to Huddersfield in March 2013.

Posted on April 3, 2013