HRH The Princess Royal to visit the Suffolk Show

HRH The Princess Royal is to attend this year’s Suffolk Show on Wednesday June 1, 2011, at Trinity Park.

The Suffolk Agricultural Association, organisers of the annual two day agricultural Show, said they were absolutely delighted and extremely honoured when they received the news that Her Royal Highness is to attend the Show, and are now working on the details to include the Princess Royal in many aspects of the programme, particularly those that reflect her own interests. 

Executive Director Christopher Bushby told the EADT:”This will be the Princess Royal’s fourth visit to the Show. The first was as Princesses Anne in 1982, the second and third visits as the Princess Royal in 1998 and 2004 respectively. Her Royal Highness’s programme is currently being finalised but she is expected to visit all four corners of the Show and present the Long Service Awards to individuals who have worked for more than 30 years in the agricultural industry. She will be meeting many different people representing many organisations that make up the Show. Her visit will truly enhance what already promises to be a very exciting Show and we are very delighted and honoured that she is attending,” he said.

It is highly likely that the Princess Royal, who is a Member and Director of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and the British representative for the International Olympic Committee, will spend some time in the Suffolk Sports Village and bring welcome encouragement and areal boost to Suffolk’s Olympic and paralympic hopefuls who will be present. Many of them will be attending and demonstrating their sports in this newly expanded area near the Foxhall entrance where the Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville will also be present. The public will also have a chance to try out many of the 25 Olympic sports.

The Princess Royal is the only member of the Royal family to have competed in the Olympic Games when as Princess Anne she was part of the British Olympic Equestrian Team in Montreal in 1976. She is a patron and honorary member of the Suffolk Horse Society and likely to take more than a keen interest in the many equine events around the Show, including the new ridden classes for heavy horses. 

For further information and to keep up to date with all the events happening at the Show as well as purchase discounted advance tickets visit www.suffolkshow.co.uk.

For more details on the few tradestand spaces in the equine and countryside area that are still available email paula.slater@suffolkshow.co.uk and for sponsorship opportunities contact sue.bennitt@suffolkshow.co.uk

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