Dimbleby Lecture 2009

I had the honour and priviledge to attend the Dimbleby Lecture 2009 given by the Prince of Wales at St James's Palace. It was a heartfelt lecture and very inspiring. After the lecture there were some drinks and canapes in the gardens. There I had the chance to meet and speak to Prince Charles, who shook my hand and wouldn't let go, said had heard about my successes... and laughed at the idea of the portrait I did of him!; the Duchess of Cornwall who had to be introduced twice to me because I froze; the actor Michael Sheen (played in 'Frost/Nixon' and Blair on 'The Queen')who is now Ambassador to the Prince's Trust and who was extremely friendly and kind to me (Michael, I'm waiting for your blog comment!); and other interesting people from other Prince's Charities and the BBC. Overall, it was a great night and I'm still diguesting it all!

To read the full transcript on the lecture- Click here

Video of the lecture is no longer available due to right issues. What a shame!

Elena's been invited to St James's Palace!

I'm delighted to let you know that I've been invited to St James's Palace for The Richard Dimbleby Lecture, followed by a reception with HRH The Prince of Wales.
The R. Dimbleby Lecture will be televised on BBC1 on wednesday 8th July at 22.35. Don't miss it!

About the Dimbleby Lecture:
The Richard Dimbleby Lecture (also known as the Dimblebly Lecture) was founded in the memory of Richard Dimbleby, the BBC broadcaster who was the commentator for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, and hosted Panorama. He died in 1965.
The RD Lecture has been delivered by an influential business or political figure almost every year since 1972 . Other previous Richard Dimbleby lecturers include Bill Clinton, General Sir Mike Jackson, Dame Stella Rimington and Dr Rowan Williams.

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Os escribo para anunciaros que me han invitado a St James's Palace para asistir a la 'Richard Dimbleby Lecture', seguida de una recepcion con SM el Principe de Gales.
La conferencia sera televisada en la BBC1 el miercoles 8 de Julio a las 22.35 horas. No os lo perdais!

Sobre la 'Dimbleby Lecture':
Fue fundada en memoria del reportero de la BBC Richard Dimbleby que murio en 1965. El senor Dimbleby fue el comentarista de la coronacion de la Reina Isabel II y el funeral de Sir Winston Churchill. Ademas presentaba el programa Panorama.
Esta conferencia ha sido dada por diferentes figuras influentes del mundo de la politica o los negocios desde 1972. Otros conferenciantes han sido Bill Clinton, el General Sir Mike Jackson, Dame Stella Rimington y Dr Rowan Williams.

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