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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to step down as patron of 25 charities

United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II will be stepping from her position as the patron of a number of charities at the end of her 90th birthday year.
●    The decision was announced through a statement released by the Buckingham Palace, residence and administrative headquarters of the queen.
●    The queen, who is currently handling more than 600 organisations, will step down as patron of 25 charities.
●    The patronage of these organizations will be passed on to the other members of the Royal family. 
●    Some of the organizations include Holocaust Day Memorial Trust, Blind Veterans UK, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children’s Fund and Wimbledon. 
●    The transition will be smooth, as many of these organizations already have a Royal Family member as a vice-patron or president.  
●    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburg had also similarly resigned from a number of patronages when he had turned 90 in 2011.
●    According to the palace’s statement, the queen will continue her work as patron to hundreds of charities and institutions but will now just share the workload with her family.


 

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