Prince Edward continues late father's legacy by meeting Duke of Edinburgh participants
The Earl of Wessex was in Blackpool and Preston on Monday carrying on the legacy of his late father's flagship project.
Prince Edward meets Duke of Edinburgh Award participants
Prince Edward continued his father's legacy on Monday by promoting the Duke of Edinburgh Award during visits to Blackpool and Preston. The Earl of Wessex met with many Duke of Edinburgh scheme participants in order to discover what their experiences of the programme had been.
He visited a number of different places across Blackpool in order to meet young people taking part in the programme.
The royal started the day by visiting Thames Primary School who were getting started on their awards before visiting South Shore Academy.
At South Shore he had the opportunity to talk to current scheme participants about their experiences.
The Earl also had the opportunity to hear about the skills that pupils are learning for their award such as photography.
Amy Leach, the DoE manager at South Shore has devised a programme that provides support for low-income students to be able to complete their awards.
Following this the Earl went to The Oracle where award participants were helping to pick up litter in the community.
The late Duke of Edinburgh established the award scheme in 1956 in the UK and it quickly spread to other countries.
Those participating in the DoE can choose to reach Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.
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What an AMAZING day @SSABlackpool & @TPAschool welcomed HRH Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex - he came to celebrate our DofE programme based around accessibility & inclusivity Our students were fantastic & I am so proud of each & every one of them @DofENorth #opportunityforall pic.twitter.com/rZvXat29wt
— SSA PE Department (@SSAPEDept) January 30, 2023
What a fantastic day celebrating all the wonderful DofE work @PCAOracle and welcoming the Earl of Wessex, who spoke to the young people and stayed with us for lunch pic.twitter.com/UP2G2VSAVH
— Nicola Chester (@COO_NCH) January 30, 2023
The award is open to those aged between 14 to 24 .
It requires participants to work in five areas volunteering, expedition, skills (social skills), physical (movement), and at Gold level residential where they complete an activity in a group for five days.
The Earl has been involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme for decades.
He completed his own Gold award back in 1986.
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The Earl of Wessex visited Blackpool today. It is the first in a series of visits by people from places that don't exist which will include the Mayor of Trumpton, the Duke of Earl, and Viscount Biscuit. pic.twitter.com/PMsawWVg7n
— Cleveleys News™ (@cleveleysnews) January 30, 2023
In 1987 he was made a UK Trustee of the International Award Association.
He also became the Chair of the Trustees for the International Council.
In 2015 the Earl was made made the Chairman of the Trustees of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation.