- The King will serve as Royal Patron of the newly established independent charity.
- The Trust will focus on regenerating shared spaces that bring people together.
- The charity will provide a lasting legacy for the late Queen, who devoted so much of her life to recognising the importance of service to others.
A new UK-wide independent charity, the Queen Elizabeth Trust, has been established on the occasion of the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth to honour her lifelong commitment to public service.
His Majesty The King has accepted the Royal Patronage of the Trust, which will bring the late Queen’s values to life for present and future generations.
The Trust is one of three related memorial projects—alongside a national memorial in St James’s Park and a digital memorial—to honour her legacy at local, national, and global levels. These plans are being formally unveiled on Tuesday to mark what would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s hundredth birthday.
Inspired by the late Queen’s stated belief that “everyone is our neighbour”, the Trust will work hand in hand with communities, providing funding and targeted support to restore and sustain shared spaces at the heart of local life.
To ensure the Trust can have the widest positive impact, the Government is providing a one-off £40 million endowment. This provides the initial funding needed to support local projects of public value and will act as a catalyst for future fundraising.
Further information on the funding criteria will be shared in the coming months.
