Royals at the 2015 Rugby World Cup

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The British Royal Family are big Rugby Fans. Between the different royals they are patron of 11 different Rugby Clubs (see list at bottom of page). The Royals are expected to make a number of appearances throughout the games.

The following is a list of 2015 Rugby World Cup related appearances:

(To be Updated as More Announced)

Pre-World Cup:
June 10th 

• Prince Harry
• Attended the launch of the Web Ellis Trophy Tour marking One Hundred Days until the Rugby World Cup, Twickenham Stadium,

September 10th 

• Princess Anne 
• Attended the Rugby World Cup Send Off Dinner in Glasgow

September 17th

• Prince Harry
•  Attend Rugby World Cup Official Welcome Party at Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Gave Speech 

September: 

Friday 18th - Opening + 1st Match

• Prince Harry
• Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony 
• Give Speech
• Cameo in Video Intro
• England vs. Fiji match

• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
• Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony 
• England vs. Fiji match

Saturday 19th

No Royals in attendance

Sunday 20th

No Royals in attendance

(No Matches) Monday 21st 

• Prince William
• Attend the Wales Team Welcome Ceremony at the Guildhall in London 
• Give Speech

Wednesday 23rd 

• Princess Anne 
• Scotland vs. Japan match

Thursday 24th 

No Royals in attendance

Friday 25th

No Royals in attendance

Saturday 26th 

•  Prince Harry 
•  England vs. Wales match
• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge  
•  England vs. Wales match

Sunday 27th

No Royals in attendance

Tuesday 29th 

No Royals in attendance

October: 

Thursday 1st

• Prince William  
•   Wales vs. Fiji match
• Prince Harry  
• Canada vs. France match

Friday 2nd

No Royals in attendance

Saturday 3rd

• Prince Harry 
• England vs. Australia  match
• Princess Eugenie
• England vs. Australia  match

Sunday 4th

No Royals in attendance

Tuesday 6th 

No Royals in attendance

Wednesday 7th

• Prince Harry 
• Namibia vs. Georgia match

Friday 9th 

• Prince William  
• Presents the Welsh Team with their  Australia vs. Wales Match jerseys. 

• Princess Eugenie
• ???? Confirmation 

Saturday 10th 

• Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence
• Scotland vs. Samoa Match
• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge  
•  Australia vs. Wales match

Sunday 11th 

•  Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
• USA vs. Japan match

(No Matches) Monday 12th 

• Queen & Prince Phillip
• Hold Reception for Rugby World Cup at BP. 
• Prince Harry, Princess Anne, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Alexandra
• Attend reception for Rugby World Cup at BP
• Harry gave speech

Saturday 17th - Quarter Finals

No Royals in attendance

Sunday 18th - Quarter Finals

• Princess Anne  
• Scotland vs. Australia Match
• With Sir Timothy Laurence 
• Prince Harry  
• Scotland vs. Australia Match

Saturday 24th - Semi Finals

• Prince Phillip
• South Africa vs. Australia Match

Sunday 25th - Semi Finals

• Prince Harry  
• Argentina  vs. Australia Match
• Prince Albert of Monaco 
• Argentina  vs. Australia Match

Friday 30th - Bronze Final

No Royals in attendance

Saturday 31st - Final + Closing Ceremony

• Prince Phillip
• New Zealand  vs. Australia Match
• Prince William  
• New Zealand  vs. Australia Match
• Prince Harry
• New Zealand  vs. Australia Match
• Present trophy 

The Following is a list of Royal Rugby Patronages,

Queen Elizabeth II

• (England) Rugby Football Union
• Welsh Rugby Union
• Royal Air Force Rugby Union
• Royal Navy Rugby Union
• Army Rugby Union

Prince Phillip 

• Cornwall Rugby Football Union
• Windsor Rugby Football Club

Prince Charles

• Llandovery Rugby Football Club (Honorary Patron)
• London Welsh Rugby Football Club

Prince William

• Welsh Rugby Union (Vice Patron)
• Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust

Prince Harry

• (England) Rugby Football Union (Vice Patron)
• Rugby Football Union Injured Players Foundation
• Rugby Football Union All Schools Programme
• Rugby World Cup 2015 (Honorary President)

Princess Anne

• Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union
• Scottish Rugby Union

The Charities Forum

The Charities Forum (originally called The Princes' Charities Forum) was founded by Prince William and Princess Harry in 2006 as a way of bringing together their different patronages. Princess Kate and Duchess Meghan's charities were later added following their respective marriages. The Sussexes patronages departed following their decision to step down. 

The Charities Forum is made up of all of William and Kate's patronages, as well as a few organizations they've worked with, but aren't officially patron of.

The goal of The Charities Forum is to foster collaboration and support between the different patronages.

The Charities Forum meets twice a year to allow William and Kate to get updates on all their patronage's recent activities and projects, as well as allow the charities to learn from each other's successes and struggles. The charities also develop relationships and collaborate on projects. The Forum is hosted by a different charity each time. (The Charities Forum meetings are usually private, unannounced engagements that are not listed on the CC.)

• William's Patronages
• Kate's Patronages

Video of September 2009 Charities Forum Meeting:

Princess Diana's Patronages

During her life, Princess Diana was Patron or President of over 100 charities. Diana ended her official relationship with most of her Patronages after her divorce in 1996. She retained 6 patronages. 

This is by no means a complete list.

Patron

• Anglo-European College of Chiropractice
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (?-1996) 
• Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, London 
• Patron 
• Princess Alice (?-?)
• Prince William of Gloucester (1972)
• King Charles (Prince of Wales at the time) (1972-?)
• Princess Diana (1989-96)
• Duke of Gloucester (?-1998-2018-Present?)
• Association for Spinal Injury Research Rehabilitation and Reintegration (ASPIRE)
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (?-1996) 
• Benesh Institute of Choreology 
• Patron ?
• Princess Diana (?-1996) 
• British Deaf Association 
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1983-1996)
• Prince Andrew (1997-2019)
• British Lung Foundation 
•  Merged with Asthma UK in 2019 to form Asthma + Lung UK
• Patron of British Lung Foundation
• Princess Diana
• Patron of Asthma UK
• Duchess of Gloucester (?-2019)
• Patron of Asthma + Lung UK:
• Duchess of Gloucester (2019-Present)
• British Youth Opera
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (?-1996)
• King Charles (2000-Present)
• Centrepoint 
• Patron
• Princess Diana (1992 - 1997)
• Prince William (-Present)
• Chickenshed Theatre Company
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (?-1996) 
• Chipangali Wildlife Trust 
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1983-1996) 
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1983-1997) 
• Commonwealth Society for the Deaf (Sound Seekers)
• Later merged to become Deaf Kidz International 
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (?-1996) 
• Douglas Bader Foundation
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1991-1996) 
• English National Ballet
• Patron 
• Princess Margret (1976-1989) 
• Princess Diana  (1989-1997)
• Prince Andrew (2001-2019)
• Queen Camilla (2024-Present)
• Foundation for Conductive Education
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1900-1996) 
• Gloucestershire County Cricket Club 
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (?-1996) 
• Guiness Trust
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1987-1996) 
• King Charles (?-?)
• Headway National Head Injuries Association
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1991-1996) 
• Help the Aged
• Merged with Age Concern in 2009 to form Age UK.
• Patron of Help the Aged
• Princess Diana
• Prince Phillip was Patron (?-?)
• Patron of Age UK
• King Charles (?-?)
• Patron of The Silver Line run by Age UK
• Queen Camilla (2017-2024-Present)

• Homestart 
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1992-1997)
• Princess Alexandra (?-2024-Present)
• Junior British Red Cross Society  (Red Cross Youth)
• Patron
• Diana (1988-1996)
• The Leprosy Mission England and Wales
• Patron: 
• Diana  (1990-1997)
• London City Ballet
• Closed in 1996, reopened in 2023
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1983 to 1996)
• London Symphony Orchestra Ltd.
• Patron 
• Queen Elizabeth II (?-2022)
• King Charles (2024-Present)
• National Aids Trust 
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1991-1997)
• National Children's Orchestra
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1983-1996) 
• Royal New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (?-1996) 
• Parkinson's Disease Society
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1990-1996) 
• See Ability, School for the Blind
• Patron 
• Queen Victoria (1838-?)
• King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra (?-1910)
• King George V (1911-1936)
• Prince George, Duke of Kent (1936-1942)
• Princess Marina (1968)
• Princess Diana (?-1996)
• The Duchess of Gloucester (?-Present)
• Ty Hafen
• Patron 
• Princess Diana (1995-1997)
• King Charles (2001-2024)
• Princess Kate (2025-Present)

President/Vice President

• Barnardos
• Patron 
• Queen Elizabeth II was Patron (?-2016)
• Queen Camilla (2016-Present)
• President 
• Princess Diana (1984-1996)
• Duchess Camila (2007-2016)
• British Red Cross 
• Patron 
• Queen Victoria (1870-?)
• King Edward VIII (?-1910)
• King George V (1910-1936)
• King George VI (1936-1952)
• Queen Elizabeth (1952-2022)
• King Charles (2024-Present)
• President 
• Queen Alexandra (?-1925)
• Queen Mary (1925-?)
• Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mum (?-2002)
• King Charles (2003-Present)
• Vice President
• Princess Diana (1993-1996)
• Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
• Patron 
• Queen Victoria (1852-?)
• Queen Elizabeth II (1965- 2022)
• King Charles (2024-Present)
• President 
• Princess Mary, the Princess Royal (?-?)
• And served as Vice President
• Princess Diana (1989-1997)
• The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
• Patron 
• Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
• Prince William (2025-Present)
• Princess Kate (2025-Present)
• President
• Princess Diana (1989-1996)
• Prince William (2007-2025)

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