Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has taken over patronage of the Retail Trust from her mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Chris Brook-Carter, chief executive of the Retail Trust, says: “We couldn’t be more honoured that The Princess Royal has become our patron, and in doing so continues the Retail Trust’s 74-year relationship with The Royal Family.
“We’re all extremely grateful for the long-standing support of the late Queen and we’re now very much looking forward to engaging HRH The Princess Royal, our new patron, with the Retail Trust’s work to protect the health and happiness of UK retail workers.”
The Retail Trust works with more than 200 retailers to improve the hope, health and happiness of their staff, and runs five supported living estates for people retired from the retail industry, or who are in the care of someone working in or retired from the sector.
Queen Elizabeth II became the Retail Trust’s patron in 1948 and continued to support the charity’s fundraising events and meet with staff and residents from its supported living estates for retired retail workers throughout her subsequent 70-year reign.
