Prince William and Kate Middleton Choose Charities In Lieu of Wedding Gifts

By Christo Varghese Posted Apr 1st 2011 03:00AM

Prince William and Kate Middleton have decided that they would like donations to be made to various charities in lieu of wedding gifts.

According to RadarOnline.com, the royal couple have hand-picked 24 charities for people to donate to, instead of getting a wedding registry. The name of the charity fund is 'The Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund.'

A statement on the website reads, "Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton have created a charitable gift fund to help celebrate their wedding. The fund will focus on assisting charities which support the five causes chosen by the couple. These causes are close to their hearts and reflect the experiences, passions and values of their lives so far."

The statement continued, "Having been touched by the goodwill shown to them since their engagement, they have asked that anyone wishing to send them a wedding gift consider doing so in the form of a donation to the fund."

The charities have been grouped into five categories: 'Changing lives through Arts and Sport,' 'Children fulfilling their potential,' 'Support for Services personnel and their families,' 'Conservation for future generations' and 'Help and Care at Home.'

Among the charities supported include 'Beatbullying,' a children's charity working with young people to create a world where bullying, violence and harassment are unacceptable; and 'Cruse Bereavement Care', a charity that provides care to armed forces families facing bereavement and the support they need to rebuild their lives.

Tags: Kate Middleton, Prince William, royal wedding

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Friday 01 April

By Ted

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I wish them the best, but seriously the media doesn't need to report on them every 5 minutes.

By Lisa

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Why don't they have a small intimate wedding and donate all the millions of dollars they are spending on their lavish affair to charity.

By chris

I'm sure they would love to, but not if the Queen has anything to say about it! A small affair was something the late Princess Diana (R.I.P.) would love for William, and I'm sure would have no problem with. But this is the Royal way, so that's how it must be.......at least til William's King.

By merry

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Bless them for being so generous! Princess Diana would be so proud of this young man and his future wife!

By judy warren

merry she is very proud of him and what he has done since her death shes looking down and smileing from ear to ear

By trish

What a beauitful couple, the media don't need to report to us so often though, leave them alone, give them some privacy don't break up this couple like they did to his mother and father. If those hound dogs had left their parents alone they may have still been married and Diana may have still be with us.

By Anna

Aaah - a couple with SOUL. How refreshing. [It is THEIR wedding and the charities should be of THEIR choosing.] Blessings upon them

By doneldathomas

Love it!! what a beautiful thing to do..his mum would be so proud of him..

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