Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the British Red Cross Royal Charter event.
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1998
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Colour photograph showing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the British Red Cross Royal Charter event.
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The Royal Charter is the legally binding, governing document of the British Red Cross. It forms the basis for the British Red Cross as we know it today.
We were first granted our Royal Charter more than 100 years ago by His Majesty King Edward VII, patron of the British Red Cross, on 3 September 1908. A number of additions to the Charter have been made over the years. Supplementary Charters were granted in 1919 (to extend our activities to include a peacetime role) and 1998 (to bring our local branches together as one charity). The 1998 charter was presented to the Red Cross by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
We were first granted our Royal Charter more than 100 years ago by His Majesty King Edward VII, patron of the British Red Cross, on 3 September 1908. A number of additions to the Charter have been made over the years. Supplementary Charters were granted in 1919 (to extend our activities to include a peacetime role) and 1998 (to bring our local branches together as one charity). The 1998 charter was presented to the Red Cross by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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