Sunday, 3 January 2016

Queen Camilla's Official Patronages - History

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Charleston Farmhouse by Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

In a effort to kept things organized this section features only Queen Camilla's History related patronages.  You can find links to all of her patronages here

Patron (2010-Present)

Dundurn National Historic Site is a 40-room Italianate-style villa called Dundurn Castle, built in the 1830’s. It has been turned a museum featuring period life it's residences and their staff. The Castle was owned by Camilla's great, great, great grandfather, Sir Allan MacNab.

The Castle is located in Hamilton, Canada.


Patron (2011-Present)

Medway Aircraft preservation society is a Non-profit aimed to restoring and preserving historic aircraft and artifacts for public display. 

Patron (May 2013-Present)

The Charleston Trust is a charity to maintain and restore the Charleston Farmhouse that was used by the Bloomsbury group. The Bloomsbury group is a group of  21st century English writers, intellectuals, philosophers and artists (E.g. Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, E. M. Forster). 

Today, the Charleston Farmhouse features a museum, garden, shop, tea room, etc. 

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