THE Princess Royal will be attending the annual Durrell Lecture in Jersey next month.
Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, will be speaking at the event in her capacity as patron of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
It act as the last of several events the charity is putting on in 2025 to celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of Gerald Durrell. This year also marks the conclusion of the Trust’s eight-year Rewild Our World Strategy.
The 2025 Durrell Lecture, titled Wild Tales, will take place on Tuesday 4 November at the Jersey Opera House.
The evening will also welcome the Trust’s honorary director, Dr Lee Durrell, who will be in conversation with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the award-winning chef, writer and broadcaster renowned for his commitment to sustainable and environmental causes.
Guests will also hear from Dr Mike Hudson, director of conservation knowledge at Durrell, who will discuss how the Trust’s strategy has made a difference to species, people, and places since it launched in 2017.
Ahead of the event, Durrell chief executive Rebecca Brewer said: “We are delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, to speak at this momentous event.
“HRH attended the lecture which launched this strategy back in 2017, so it is rather fitting to have her be there for its close.”
Ms Brewer added: “We hope our members and supporters will join us for this wonderful event as we honour a century of Gerry and celebrate the extraordinary conservation impact of the international charity he founded.”
More information on the event and tickets for it can be found on the Durrell website: www.durrell.org/events.
