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2016 speeches: HRH The Princess Royal & Edward Whitley

WFN Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal gave an uplifting and empowering speech to over 500 guests at the end of the 2016 Whitley Awards Ceremony last week. Her Royal Highness highlighted how important partnerships are within conservation and the need for us to make the right connections to make life a little easier for our winners.

WFN Founder, Edward Whitley opened the Ceremony by thanking WFN’s supporters for helping the charity in a multitude of ways during 2015 from sponsored walks to exclusively designed silks to matched-funding from Fondation Segré and also celebrating 15 years of partnership with WWF-UK.