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Notable names on the guest list included Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, television personality and author Coleen Rooney, broadcaster and TV presenter Kate Garraway and Sir Ed Davey. But despite being attended by his wife, Duchess Sophie, Edward was miles away carrying out royal duties on the same day.
On Wednesday the Duke visited Durham to attend a number of events.
On Wednesday morning, Edward attended the opening of Fujifilm Biotechnologies’ Single-Use Biomanufacturing Facility and Bioprocess Innovation Center in Billingham, according to the Court Circular, the official record of the Royal Family.
He was received by Dame Susan Snowdon, Lord Lieutenant of Durham.
In the afternoon the King’s brother, as patron of the Friends of Wells Cathedral Grand Organ Appeal, visited Harrison and Harrison Limited, a Durham-based company specializing in the construction and restoration of pipe organs.
In a printed message to his guests on Wednesday, the King praised the millions of carers looking after a loved one across the country, as well as the estimated 1.6 million people employed in the adult social care sector.
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The message read: “My wife and I are delighted to welcome you here this evening as we celebrate and thank the extraordinary individuals who dedicate their lives to the care of others.
“There are around five million people in the UK today providing unpaid care for a loved one.
“This is one in 10 adults who shoulder the sacred and selfless responsibility of caring for another human being, in addition to the demands of their own lives.
“Alongside these incredibly selfless individuals, there are also an estimated 1.6 million professionals working in social care – nurses, care workers, support staff and countless others who have chosen to make compassion their profession.
“Together, these two great pillars of care, and the charities and organizations that support them, form the foundation on which so many families and communities depend.”
