Book of Condolences
If you would like to share a message of condolence, or a memory of the Award and
what it means to you, please share them here. We will collect these tributes to send an official
letter of condolence from the Canadian Award family to HM The Queen, HRH The Earl of
Wessex, and the rest of the family.
Pioneering a new approach to young people’s
development
The Duke of Edinburgh’s unwavering commitment to young
people began in 1956, when The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award was established. Since
it came to Canada in 1963, it has helped motivate young Canadians to set goals
and challenge themselves to take control of their lives and futures.
Over the years the Award program took root in Canada and an estimated 500,000 young Canadians have since benefited from the program. The impact of the Award on young people is extraordinary - it transforms lives.
“HRH The Duke of Edinburgh leaves us not just with the
memory of the man, but with a legacy. And the Award is his living memorial. His
Royal Highness has impacted upon and taken to great heights his life's work. We
all owe him a massive sense of gratitude.” - The Rt Hon The Lord Boateng PC DL,
Chair of International Council
An
Award with a growing worldwide impact
The
Award is now a cornerstone of non-formal education and learning, with more than
a million young people involved, in 130+ countries and territories around the
world. For more than sixty years, millions of young people have participated
and received Awards, with millions more benefiting from its impact in
communities around the world.
An outstanding legacy
From the beginning, His Royal Highness had been steadfast in his commitment to the Award and its work with young people around the world. The global Award family is dedicated to ensuring that The Duke of Edinburgh’s legacy will continue to grow – and in doing so, champion and challenge young people from all corners of the globe – for many years to come. In 2020, over 10,000 young people in Canada started The Award for the first time, and over 4,621 young people achieved their Award.
“The
global program that bears his title — the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award — has
helped empower millions of young people from all backgrounds to realize their
greatest potential, and is but one example of his contributions to the social
fabric of this country and the world,” - Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada.
His Royal Highness had a key driver when promoting the Award over that last sixty years and it was the commitment to serve others. Many people have been in contact on how they can pay tribute to His Royal Highness and support his legacy to serve others by championing young people. If you would like to donate to support young people and provide them the opportunity to discover their true potential through the Award framework in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh, please follow this link.
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