Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was in Newmarket last week to give an address at the annual Racing Welfare's Christmas Carol Concert at Tattersalls.
An accomplished horsewoman and former Olympic eventer, Princess Anne is the president of Racing Welfare and has long had an association with the turf having previously ridden in amateur races. Her speech to the sold-out concert included an overview of the importance of the work Racing Welfare undertakes to support the workforce of British horseracing.
The concert raised £4,740 for Racing Welfare's chaplaincy service, which is led by Pastor Simon Bailey, the national chaplain to horseracing.
“Everyone at Racing Welfare would like to thank Her Royal Highness, in her role of Racing Welfare President, for attending our Christmas Carol Concert this year,” said Dawn Goodfellow, chief executive of Racing Welfare.
“Her Royal Highness spoke so passionately about the importance of community, and the work of Racing Welfare, and it was a wonderful to see so many people joining together to celebrate the festive season while thinking of the needs of others.
“I'd like to say thank you to everyone involved in organising, delivering or donating items to the concert and to all those who attended. Also a very special thank you to Penny Taylor, Godolphin UK charities manager, for organising our concerts for the past three years and making such a difference to Racing Welfare in raising awareness of our services and generating much-needed funds.”
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