The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the city of Sunderland in North East England for a day of engagements on February 21st.
Thank you to everyone who came to @FireStationSun to welcome Their Royal Highnesses to Sunderland! pic.twitter.com/UQ7pXojq2a
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018
Thank you to everyone who came to @FireStationSun to welcome Their Royal Highnesses to Sunderland! pic.twitter.com/UQ7pXojq2a
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018Embed from Getty ImagesLocal children gives displays of music, dance & drama for The Duke and Duchess.@FireStationSun has an exciting arts programme for young people, including storytelling, street-dance & aerial dancing. pic.twitter.com/1an8GfbFhy
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018
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Local children gives displays of music, dance & drama for The Duke and Duchess.@FireStationSun has an exciting arts programme for young people, including storytelling, street-dance & aerial dancing. pic.twitter.com/1an8GfbFhy
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018Embed from Getty ImagesIn the old engine room, TRH’s met local cultural groups.
The Duchess chats to members of the Young Asian Voices Youth Project - an organisation that provides affordable education, health, welfare & recreation. pic.twitter.com/oUyBvuRPEw
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018
In the old engine room, TRH’s met local cultural groups.
The Duchess chats to members of the Young Asian Voices Youth Project - an organisation that provides affordable education, health, welfare & recreation. pic.twitter.com/oUyBvuRPEw
The Duke and Duchess started their visit at the Fire Station, one of Sunderland’s most iconic buildings, recently converted into a music and arts hub, where they met members of the local community, enjoyed colourful performances of music, dance and theatre from local children and young people, and officially opened The Fire Station.
The next stop in Sunderland for TRH is a visit to the #NorthernSpire, a new bridge over the River Wear that will improve links between the Port of Sunderland & the city centre. pic.twitter.com/eQVmDnVUFg
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018
The next stop in Sunderland for TRH is a visit to the #NorthernSpire, a new bridge over the River Wear that will improve links between the Port of Sunderland & the city centre. pic.twitter.com/eQVmDnVUFg
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018The 1,550-tonne pylon structure is twice as high as Nelson’s Column and taller than Big Ben's clock tower and has provided new jobs and investment for the city. pic.twitter.com/lq8W2JJ7Mq
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018
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The 1,550-tonne pylon structure is twice as high as Nelson’s Column and taller than Big Ben's clock tower and has provided new jobs and investment for the city. pic.twitter.com/lq8W2JJ7Mq
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018The #NorthernSpire weighs the equivalent of 125 double decker buses, and nothing of this scale has been raised in this way since the London Eye in 1999. pic.twitter.com/ri8rEOCZGP
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018
The #NorthernSpire weighs the equivalent of 125 double decker buses, and nothing of this scale has been raised in this way since the London Eye in 1999. pic.twitter.com/ri8rEOCZGP
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 21, 2018They then traveled to see the Northern Spire, a new bridge over the River Wear, due to open in spring 2018. The Duke and Duchess met local children whose generation will benefit from the bridge in the future, before officially crossing the bridge and meeting the engineers and construction workers.
Wow! That’s a really cool bridge! I’m going to add it to my wish list of places to visit when I return to the UK. 🙂