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With William, 37, out of the country on a tour of Kuwait and Oman and Kate attending an outing with school kids in Buckinghamshire, Carole Middleton and Kate’s sisterPippa Middletonand her husband James Matthews attended a concert that honors a cause that was set up in the name of a late close friend of William and his brotherPrince Harry. Kate’s family has been regular attendees over the years.
TheHenry van Straubenzee Memorial Fundhelps schools in Uganda, Africa, and was named for one of the princes’ school friends who died in a car accident. BothPrince Harryand William are patrons of the charity.
Writing in the official program about the success of the charity, William and Harry said that “each year we are delighted to hear about the progress” it continues to make.
“Education is key to alleviating poverty and allows children better opportunities in life to thrive.”
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The princes grew up close to the van Straubenzee boys. Henry was a classmate at the Ludgrove prep school withPrince Harry, while William is friends with Henry’s older brother Tom.
The strength of the two families’ bonds has been underlined when William and Kate chose Thomas to be a godfather toPrincess Charlotte. Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, meanwhile picked Thomas’s younger brother Charlie as one of the godparents to their son Archie.
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The 2018 event event also marked the first times that James Middleton had publicly stepped out withAlizee Thevenet, who became his fiancée in October.
source: people.com
