Queen Passing on 25 of her Patronages

Today, Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen is passing down 25 of her 600+ patronages to younger members of the Royal Family. Most Patronages are being passed down to Royals already officially associated with the charity (as Vice Patron or President).

Listed below is the Charity and their new Patron.

Holocaust Day Memorial Trust

• Prince Charles

Royal Institution of Great Britain

• Prince Charles 
• (Previous Vice Patron: 1979 - Today)
• (Duke of Kent will remain in his role as President)

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

• Prince Charles 
• (Previously President: ? - Today) 

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

• Duchess Camilla
• (Prince Micheal is currently president)

Barnardo's

• Duchess Camilla
• (Previously President: 2007 - Today) 

Royal School of Needlework

• Duchess Camilla
• Duchess of Gloucester is currently President 

Royal African Society

• Prince William

Welsh Rugby Union

• Prince William
• (Previously, Vice Patron: 2007 - Today) 

Amateur Swimming Association

• Prince William

Action for Children

• Duchess Kate

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club 

• Duchess Kate
• (Duke of Kent will remain in his role as President of the club)
• The Club is commonly referred to as Wimbledon, because the it hosts the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament each summer. 

Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)

• Duchess Kate
• (Duchess of Gloucester will remain in her role as Honorary President)

Rugby Football Union

• Prince Harry
• (Previously, Vice Patron: 2010 - Today) 

Rugby Football League

• Prince Harry 

Edinburgh International Festival

• Prince Edward

Sport and Recreation Alliance

• Prince Edwards 
• (Previously President)

British Cycling Federation

• Countess Sophie

NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)

• Countess Sophie

Blind Veterans UK

• Countess Sophie

Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children's Fund

• Prince Andrew

British Science Association

• Prince Andrew

Institution of Civil Engineers

• Prince Andrew
• (Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Princess Anne,  and Duke of Gloucester are all Honorary Fellows)

Animal Health Trust 

(It was later decided that Princess Anne would remain President, And no new Patron would be appointed.)

• Princess Anne 
• Previously President: 1991 - Today

Royal Geographical Society

• Princess Anne 
• (Previously, Honorary Vice President: ? - Today) 
• (Duke of Kent will remain in his role as Honorary President)

Save the Children UK

• Princess Anne 
• Previously President: 1970 - Today

Nobel Prize - Main Page (2016)

The Annual Nobel Prize Ceremonies, Banquets, & Concerts, in December, are the highlight of the Sweden & Norway Royal Calendar each year.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway each year by the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the presence of King Harald V of Norway, and Royal Family.

While the other Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden by King Carl XVI Gustaf, in the presence of the Royal Family.

Schedule: (All times are local Stockhom/Oslo GMT+1)

• 10th
• Norway 
• Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony/ Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (1:00- 2:40 PM)
• Link
• Nobel Peace Prize Banquet (7:30 PM)
• No Live Stream
• Sweden 
• Nobel Prize Ceremony (4:30 - 6:00 PM)
• Link Nobel Official
• Link STV
• Nobel Prize Banquet (7:00 PM)
• Link

• 11th 
• Norway 
• Nobel Peace Prize Concert
• Sweden 
• King's Banquet for the Nobel Laureates at Palace

The 6 Awards & their 2016 Laureates are:

Physiology or Medicine


Awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan for "his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy."

• Interview 
• Lecture
• About his Research 

The Prize is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute.

Physics
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Awarded to David Thouless (1/2 share), Duncan Haldane (1/4), Michael Kosterlitz (1/4) of UK (Currently working in the USA) for "theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter,”

• Interview
• David Thouless
• Duncan Haldane
• Michael Kosterlitz
• Lectures
• David Thouless
• Duncan Haldane
• Michael Kosterlitz
• About their Research 

The Prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Chemistry

Awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage of France (1/3 share), Sir Fraser Stoddart of UK (working in USA) (1/3) and Bernard Feringa of the Netherlands (1/3) for "the design and synthesis of molecular machines."

• Interview
• Jean-Pierre Sauvage
• Fraser Stoddart
• Benard Feringa
• Lecture
• Jean-Pierre Sauvage
• Fraser Stoddart
• Benard Feringa
• About their Research

 The Prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Economic Sciences

Awarded to Oliver Hart of UK (1/2 share) (working in USA) and Bengt Holmström of Finland  (1/2)(working in USA) for "their contributions to contract theory"

• Interview
• Oliver Hart
• Bengt Holmström
• Interview
• Oliver Hart
• Bengt Holmström
• About their Research

The Prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Literature 

Awarded to Bob Dylan of USA for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.

• Interview
• Lecture
• About his work

 The Prize is awarded by the Swedish Institute.

Peace

Awarded to President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia for "his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end."

• Interview
• Lecture
• About his work

The Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.