Camilla invites children to help decorate Clarence House Christmas tree
CAMILLA has invited children and young people to help her decorate the Clarence House Christmas tree.
Camilla invited children to help decorate the Clarence House Christmas tree
Camilla's festive celebrations will begin in earnest when she is joined around a fir by families supported by Helen & Douglas House and Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity.
The duchess is patron of Helen & Douglas House, which helps families cope with the challenges of looking after a terminally ill baby, child or young adult who will die prematurely.
Camilla took up her role in 2007 and this will be the eighth time that families supported by the charity, along with hospice staff, have been invited to decorate the Clarence House Christmas tree.
It's the eighth year of children supported by Helen and Douglas House hospice decorating the tree
Two charities brought children to Clarence House to meet the Duchess and help decorate for Christmas
Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity was founded more than 25 years ago by Felicity Dahl in memory of the determination of her husband Roald Dahl, the famous children's author, to improve the lives of those around him.
The charity provides specialist nurses for a range of conditions to ensure all seriously ill children and their families receive the support they need and deserve.
Working in tandem with the NHS, the charity has now funded 58 specialist nursing posts around the UK, helping more than 12,000 seriously ill children and their families each year.
Both charities help look after very ill children
Camilla has invited ill children to Clarence House at Christmas for eight years now