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6th February 2012
HRH Princess Alexandra Visits The Royal Star & Garter Home
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, who is President of The Royal Star & Garter Homes, has paid an informal visit to the Richmond Home. The Princess was received by Malcolm Chapple, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors, and Mike Barter, the Charity’s Chief Executive. Her Royal Highness then met Director of Care & Service Development, Pauline Shaw, and the Richmond Home’s Activities & Welfare Manager, Heather Robinson.
The Princess arrived as residents were enjoying a ‘pop up’ coffee shop event arranged in the Main Hall by the Activities & Welfare team who were dressed in uniforms recalling the “nippies” who served in Joe Lyons’ Teashops. The Princess moved among the tables talking to each of the residents and to members of staff.
Her Royal Highness then visited the Battle of Britain Suite where she met Katie Laverick, Nurse Care Manager, and Lauren Crump, Deputy Nurse Care Manager, who introduced more residents including Cecilia Pollock who will shortly celebrate her 101st birthday and is the Home’s oldest resident.
HRH Princess Alexandra meets Royal Star & Garter resident Vi Butler, her son Colin, and Eric Jordan.
Returning to the Main Hall, the Princess was presented with a posy by resident Violet Butler. Vi's husband Served in The Devonshire Regiment and was killed in action during WW2. She has never remarried; however one of her sons, Colin, accompanied her.
Before departing, Her Royal Highness was briefed by Malcolm Chapple and Mike Barter on progress at the Surbiton site where work started at the beginning of the year to build the Charity’s second new home into which the Richmond residents will move in 2013. Princess Alexandra left waving goodbye to staff who had gathered in the main hall.
About the Royal Star & Garter Charity – founded in 1916
The Royal Star & Garter Charity has been caring for disabled ex-Service personnel since 1916. The Charity offers its residents the best in nursing and therapeutic care, as well as a wide variety of leisure activities both internally and at outside venues. Anyone who is physically disabled or incapacitated and has served in Her Majesty’s Forces is eligible to apply for a place at a Royal Star & Garter Home, as well as the widows, spouses and partners of ex-Service people.
The Royal Star & Garter Charity is in the process of building new homes around the country to provide nursing care for disabled ex-Service people in the best modern surroundings, and including specialist dementia care facilities to address this growing need. The first of these prestigious new homes opened in Solihull, the West Midlands, in the autumn of 2008 and has already established itself as a centre of excellence. The state-of-the-art facilities at Solihull, which will be emulated in the other new homes in Surbiton and Buckinghamshire, also enable the Charity to offer interim care for young disabled Service personnel.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Sue Harley, Marketing & Communications Manager: sue.harley@starandgarter.org
Tel: 020 8439 8118
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