Prince Harry Announces A New Charity

Another royal patronage has been announced for Prince Harry.

The Rugby Football Union announced today that Prince Harry will become the royal patron of All Schools.

This is a photo from when Prince Harry was much younger.

A St. James's Palace spokesperson, commented: "This patronage will allow Prince Harry to combine his passion for rugby with his work to help children and young people in society to build their skills, confidence and aspirations. Prince Harry recognises that rugby can play an important role in helping to achieve this."

According to the press release:

All Schools forms one of the seven areas identified by the RFU to deliver the greatest participation legacy for the game in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and beyond. Secondary state schools have been selected in small clusters, allowing them to play rugby against each other locally. The RFU plans to take a school that is new to or has only just started to play rugby union, and turn it into a self-sufficient rugby playing school by the end of the three years providing a pipeline of players to the local rugby club.