The Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise appearance on
their wedding anniversary as they popped into a charity to see how
their special day had helped it grow.
William and Kate headed to IntoUniversity as they marked fifteen
years of marriage and spent part of their anniversary hearing about
how it’s helping tens of thousands of young people achieve their
ambitions every year.
The organisation is one of a number that received money from the
Royal Wedding Gift Fund which was set up ahead of William and
Kate’s 2011 marriage so that anyone wanting to get them a gift
could donate to charity instead.
At the time of the royal wedding in 2011, IntoUniversity had six
centres in London. It now has 46 across the country and helps
60,000 young people every year.
On their anniversary, the Prince and Princess of Wales joined
one of its FOCUS Day activities which sees children and young
people spend time seeing how further education could help and
inspire them.
William and Kate joined Year 5 pupils from Victory Primary
School at IntoUniversity in Walworth where they took on team
challenges and explored astronomy and the creative tasks that can
come from studying the subject.
Wales shared a new family photo to mark their anniversary
(Photo by Matt Porteous)
Rachel Carr, co founder and Chief Executive of IntoUniversity,
said ”fifteen years ago, Their Royal Highnesses’ Royal Wedding Gift
Fund provided generous support at a crucial moment
for IntoUniversity. It not only helped us to continue our
work, but also gave us the confidence to grow. Today, we are
supporting tens of thousands of young people across the UK each
year, and it was a privilege to share a part of that work with
Their Royal Highnesses in person.”
As well as the secret engagement, not revealed until William and
Kate arrived in Walworth, there was another special moment for the
couple on their anniversary.
They were spotted having lunch at the Goring Hotel in London
where Kate had stayed on the night of April 28 2011, the eve of her
wedding to Prince William. She famously emerged beneath a canopy to
climb into the vintage car that took her to Westminster Abbey for
their marriage.
The Prince and Princess of Wales also shared a new photo to mark
the anniversary. They chose a picture of them with their three
children as they enjoyed a family holiday in Cornwall earlier in
April.
The unusual anniversary portrait put family first with Kate at
the centre of the image while Prince Louis, 8, and Princess
Charlotte, 10, lay next to her. Prince George, 12, is sitting
alongside his mum with his dad, William, on his other side.
The image was taken during their Easter break by Matt Porteous
who also snapped a birthday portrait of Prince Louis which was
shared when the youngest of the Wales children celebrated his
eighth birthday on April 23.
William and Kate married at Westminster Abbey on April 29 2011
in front of royalty from around the world. Millions tuned in to
watch the ceremony and the celebrations that followed with the
couple famously sharing a kiss on the Buckingham Palace
balcony.
