HRH The Duchess of Cornwall discusses taking Silver Swans ballet classes as Royal Academy of Dance announces her new role as Vice-Patron.
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) announced that HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is to become Vice-Patron of the Academy, effective immediately. She will join Her Majesty The Queen, who has been Patron of the RAD since 1953. The announcement was made in a special video call with Dame Darcey Bussell DBE, who is President of the RAD, and RAD’s Silver Swans Ambassador and broadcaster Angela Rippon CBE.
The Duchess was joined by Dame Darcey and Angela Rippon to discuss RAD’s initiative to keep older learners moving to the music at home through free, online Silver Swans ballet tutorials. They discussed how beneficial dance is for maintaining mental and physical wellbeing, at any age, with The Duchess explaining how taking part in RAD’s Silver Swans classes has positively impacted her personally. Dame Darcey also had the opportunity to discuss the Academy’s mission to inspire the world to dance through excellence in teaching, even under lockdown conditions.
