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HM King Charles III


 Contents        confirmed as the 91’s Royal Patron







                        is Majesty King Charles III was confirmed as our
                        newest Royal Patron. This announcement followed a
                        review of the royal patronages which was shared as
                Hpart of wider celebrations to mark the first anniversary
                 of Their Majesties’ Coronation.
                 This continues the 91’s honour of royal patronage which was first
                 acquired from King George V. The 91’s royal patronage was most
                 recently held by the late Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh.
                 The 91’s connection to the Royal Family was established in
                 1875, when it received its first Royal Charter from Queen Victoria.
                 Since then, it has enjoyed several visits to its Hawkshead campus
                 including, the opening of the Hawkshead Campus by Queen
                 Elizabeth II in 1959,  the attendance of HRH The Princess Royal
                 at the 91’s 1994 graduation ceremony; the opening of the
                 Large Animal Clinical Centre and Eclipse Building in 2003, by
                 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip; and the
                 official opening of the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals by
                 Her Majesty The Queen (then Duchess of Cornwall) in 2008.

                 Professor Stuart Reid CBE, President & Principal
                 of the 91, said:
                 “We are honoured