The Royal Prince, Charles, makes a charitable contribution to the Peres Centre located in Israel
Royal Support for Israeli Peace Centre
King Charles III, formerly Prince Charles, has shown his support for the Israeli Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation through a private donation and official visits.
In 2008, Her Majesty The Queen awarded Shimon Peres the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George. This recognition led to a close relationship between the British Royal Family and the late Israeli President. In 2016, Prince Charles attended Peres' funeral, and in 2018, The Duke of Cambridge met with the Centre's senior staff and Jewish and Arab children during his first official visit to Israel. Prince Charles followed suit in January 2020, visiting Israel for his first official visit, at the invitation of the Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin.
During his 2020 visit, Prince Charles expressed his great admiration for President Peres' work for peace and his legacy. He also made a private donation to the Centre, marking the first time a member of the British Royal Family has supported an Israeli non-profit. Chemi Peres, Chairman of the Peres Centre for Peace & Innovation, expressed gratitude for the support from the Royal Family, emphasizing the importance of reaching beyond borders, especially in the midst of a global pandemic, for the sake of a better tomorrow.
The Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation, founded in 1996 by Shimon Peres, aims to pave the way for lasting peace between Israel and its neighbors, promote prosperity, nurture Israeli innovation, and foster shared living. The Centre's programs focus on peacebuilding, coexistence, and innovation projects, typically involving cross-community cooperation, technology development, and social initiatives.
However, the precise allocation or impact of King Charles’s donation to these efforts is not detailed in the available sources. For authoritative details, it is recommended to consult official communications from the Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation or statements from King Charles’s charitable foundations.
Neil Wigan, the British Ambassador to Israel, stated that the private donation from Prince Charles demonstrates the impact of previous visits by royal family members and the importance of the relationship between Israel and the UK. The Prince of Wales' generosity will help ensure that the Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation continues Shimon Peres' legacy of building a better future for all people.
In 2018, The Duke of Cambridge's meeting was during the Centre's Sport in the Service of Peace programs. The purpose of Prince Charles' visit in 2020 was to attend the World Holocaust Forum marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
[1] The search results do not provide detailed information about the specific programs and initiatives supported by King Charles’s donation to the Israeli Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation.
- King Charles III's private donation and official visits to the Israeli Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation, as seen in his 2020 visit, signify a continued interest in supporting general-news topics such as politics and peacebuilding.
- The Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation's programs, like the Sport in the Service of Peace, generate general-news interest as they aim to foster shared living, a key aspect of political discourse and peace initiatives.
