Princess Anne visits West Cumbria
Princess Anne has two royal engagements in West Cumbria today.
The Princess Royal is opening The Whitehaven Campus, which combines St Benedict's Catholic High School with Mayfield School.
The £30 million education campus opened its doors to pupils in January 2019, but is holding its official opening today.
The princess was welcomed to the school by pupils waving flags and presenting her with flowers before she was given a tour of the new facilities.
Funding for Whitehaven Campus came from a range of partners including the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Copeland Community Fund, and Cumbria County Council.
Sellafield Ltd invested the first ten million into the project. Jamie Reed, head of corporate affairs, said: "This is the biggest single investment in education in Whitehaven since the 1960s."
The Princess will then go on to open Gen2's newly built head office at Lillyhall, Workington, in her role as President of The City and Guilds of London Institute.
Gen2 is one of the country's leading apprentice training providers and is part of The City and Guilds Group, as well as The City and Guilds Institute of Advanced Technology.
During the Gen2 opening Princess Anne will have the opportunity to speak to local apprentices and hear about their studies.
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