June 24, 2010
HRH Prince Charles visits WaterAid at Glastonbury
HRH Prince Charles throwing a welly boot at the Glastonbury Festival.
Photo: WaterAid/Mark Pengelly
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales today spent time at the iconic British arts and music event,
the Glastonbury Festival, learning about the non-profit organizations supported by the Festival.
As President of WaterAid, Prince Charles was keen to hear how the organization has benefited
from a long-standing partnership with the Glastonbury Festival alongside
Oxfam and Greenpeace.
The Prince spent time talking with
WaterAid's Chief Executive Barbara Frost and meeting some of the organization's 160 volunteers who help keep the festival site trash-free,
provide water to thirsty revelers and maintain the composting toilets
in the King's Meadow.
We were thrilled that The Prince of Wales was able to make it to this year's Glastonbury. 
Barbara Frost, Chief Executive, WaterAid
His Royal Highness also tried his hand at the Hunter for WaterAid welly shy, a game in which
participants have to knock Hunter boots from their perch in return for a
donation to WaterAid. Hunter Boot produce a limited edition WaterAid welly,
where proceeds from the purchase
price goes towards the organization's work to improve access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities.
After the visit Ms Frost commented: "We were thrilled that The Prince of
Wales was able to make it to this year's Glastonbury.
"Many people won't be aware that festival organizers Michael and Emily Eavis
have created an incredible legacy for both international and local charities and
it was wonderful to see His Royal Highness make the trip to find out more about
their support first hand and to see our very committed WaterAid volunteers in
action."
Since 1994 the partnership with Glastonbury has raised hundreds of thousands
of dollars for WaterAid's work and provided a platform to bring the global water
and sanitation crisis to the attention of generations of festival-goers and an
even wider global audience. In 2006 Michael and Emily Eavis visited WaterAid's
work in Mozambique to see first-hand the difference that donations from the
festival make.
The Prince of Wales has been President of WaterAid since 1991; in 2008 he
extended his Presidency for a further five-year period. He is passionate about
finding sustainable solutions to the global water crisis, particularly in light
of the current threats to our climate which are already negatively impacting
freshwater supplies in some of the 26 countries where WaterAid works.