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Princess opens castle’s new gatehouse display
LEEDS Castle Foundation cele- brated its 40th anniversary as a charitable foundation with a Royal visit from Patron HRH Princess Alexandra. The Princess officially opened The Gatehouse introductory exhibition, viewed the new exhibition centre display rooms, met long-serving staff and attended an education workshop with students from the Leeds and Broomfield Village Pri- mary School. The last private owner of Leeds
Castle, Lady Baillie, made the castle her lifelong love and she ensured that after her death in 1974 it should be enjoyed by visitors from all over the world. During the past 40 years, Leeds
Castle has become one of the most visited historic buildings in Britain and plays hosts to events and func- tions throughout the year. The Gatehouse exhibition details
the 900-year history of the castle and includes a new video display that shows the development of the castle throughout the centuries. The new exhibition is designed as a 15-
Flower honour
LEEDS schoolgirl Phoebe Tresnan was invited to meet Camilla Parker-Bowles after designing and making her a special bouquet. The eight-year-old, who attends
Sutton Valence Prep School in Chart Sutton, met the Duchess of Cornwall when she visited the Chapel Down vineyard in Tenterden. She combined her own favourite
HRH Princess Alexandra opens the Gatehouse exhibition at Leeds Castle
minutewalk through, prior to visit- ing the castle, and includes a com- puter-generated history of the castle from its 12th century origins as a stone fortress on the River Len to an elegant early 20th century retreat. The presentation, housed on Cas-
tle Island, includes a medieval cru- sader’s sword and a missal box said
to have belonged to Anne Boleyn. Acting chief executive Bill Lash
said: “Leeds Castle can be confusing to visitors, with its external me- dieval appearance somewhat at odds with the comfortable 20th cen- tury interiors, so our new Gate- house exhibition gives context to the castle’s history.”
flowers with flowers fromthe Duchess’swedding bouquet. Phoebe's father Guy Tresnan,
marketing director at Chapel Down, said: "The Duchess spent some time talking to Phoebe when she presented the bouquet. Shewas delighted with the flowers. I'm terribly proud of Phoebe.”
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