The Prince of Wales's National Relief Fund.

  • Prince of Wales's National Relief Fund.
Date:
1914
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Credit: The Prince of Wales's National Relief Fund. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lief Fund. How the Fund was started. Our great national emergency calls for a great national endeavour. The sustained efforts of our brave forces at sea and in the field must find their counterpart in the willing sacrifices of our countrymen at home. On the outbreak of war, the Prince of Wales made an appeal to the nation to raise a National Relief Fund. “My first duty,” he said, “is to ask for generous and ready support and I know that 1 shall not ask in vain.” The country was not slow to respond. Within the first seven days £ 1,000,000 was subscribed. The whole of this vast sum, and indeed much more, will be needed to fulfil the purpose of the Fund. But so long as the war continues the nation can be relied upon, without affecting subscriptions properly due to other charities, to give ungrudgingly whatever amount is required to alleviate the distress which the War will create. H is Royal Highness placed the Fund under the direct charge of an Executive Committee, which he appointed after consultation with the Prime Minister.