FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The London Marathon Charitable Trust pays tribute to The Duke of Sussex
The London Marathon Charitable Trust (The Trust) pays tribute to The Duke
of Sussex for his unstinting support during his time as Patron of the
charity.
The Duke spent nine years as Patron of The Trust, from January 2012 to
January 2021.
Sir Rodney Walker, Chairman of The London Marathon Charitable Trust, said:
"The Duke of Sussex has been a wonderful Patron of The London Marathon
Charitable Trust since 2012 and we are immensely grateful for his
unstinting support and interest in our work over the past nine years.
Everyone at The Trust and the wider London Marathon family sends our best
wishes and thanks to The Duke for all that he has done for The Trust."
During his time as Patron, The Duke played an active role in the work of
The Trust and was a regular presence at the London Marathon, presenting
prizes to the winners of both the elite races and the mini marathon races
as well as meeting mass runners, volunteers and staff.
In 2017, the Royal Foundation's Heads Together campaign was appointed the
London Marathon's Charity of the Year - spearheaded by the Duke alongside
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The campaign's objective was to raise awareness of mental health and the
Duke played a huge role, including attending training days for Heads
Together runners and opening the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon Running
Show. Memorably, he was also one of the official starters of the 2017
Virgin Money London Marathon, alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
and appeared at various points along the route to cheer the runners on.
Heads Together raised £4 million in 2017 - the most by any Charity of the
Year - and succeeded in its objective to change the conversation on mental
health. In his final year as Patron, The Duke of Sussex helped celebrate
the historic 40th Race in London Marathon history by providing a video
message for all runners and meeting runners in Los Angeles who were taking
on the first ever virtual Virgin Money London Marathon.
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