Kate: My grandmothers, the Red Cross heroines
Duchess pens tribute as charity turns 150
THE Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to her grannies as she joined the Queen and Prince Charles to mark 150 years of the British Red Cross.
Kate wrote a letter thanking staff and volunteers and recalling her grandmother, Valerie Glassborow, and great-granny, Olive Middleton, who were nurses for the charity.
The letter said: “Like you and many others, they are part of the rich history of the British Red Cross, which is helping to
RED LETTER DAY Kate’s note
ensure many people get support they need during a crisis.
“In recent months, I have been deeply moved by the work you have continued to do throughout the pandemic.”
The Queen, who has been a
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sent it to well-wishers as a thank you after their son’s patron for over six decades, also sent a letter, while charity president Charles recorded a video message.
Her Majesty wrote: “Whether those involved are offering care in the aftermath of disaster or the many other activities the British Red Cross encompasses, their contribution is greatly appreciated.”
The Prince’s message will be in a new online exhibition showcasing 150 objects from the charity’s archives. In it, he second birthday in April. Taken by Kate, 38, at their Norfolk home Anmer Hall, it shows him in a £12 Sainsburys shirt and was posted on social media by a royals enthusiast from Germany. says volunteers’ “conspicuous humanity in times of crisis offers an inspiration to us all”.
Red Cross helpers have played a key role in the Covid-19 crisis, with over 200,000 “acts of kindness” including driving people to hospital and taking food to those who are shielding.
Kate and gran Valerie