Princess Eugenie completes cycle challenge for RNOH Appeal

Posted by Sam Bowie on 15 June 2012

Princess Eugenie has raised nearly £10,000 for the RNOH Redevelopment Appeal, of which she is Patron.

The Queen’s granddaughter undertook a 65 mile overnight bike ride around London in aid of the Appeal. All the funds raised will go towards Princess Eugenie House, an accommodation unit for the families of children being treated at the RNOH.

Rosie Stolarski, the hospital's head of fundraising, praised Princess Eugenie for dedicating her time to raising money for the Appeal, particularly during a very busy period of finishing university and attending Royal engagements during the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.

“The Princess’s support for the Appeal is particularly pertinent as our patients can really relate to her given the treatment she received at the hospital,” she said. “The Princess’s donation means that we have now raised just over £2.2 million of the £5 million needed to build Princess Eugenie House and Graham Hill House.”

Speaking ahead of the bike ride, Princess Eugenie said: “The RNOH Redevelopment Appeal is very important to me, as I had an operation at the hospital in 2002. I want to play a part in developing better facilities for its patients and staff; their work transforms lives and the Appeal will help provide state-of-the-art facilities and equipment worthy of the hospital's dedicated professionals and give the 90,000 men, women and children who are patients every year the very best in available treatments and rehabilitation. I would really appreciate your support in helping me raise money for this important cause.”

Please click here for further information about the RNOH’s Redevelopment Appeal.

photo: Timothy Rooke