The queen, who died Thursday at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne.
Queen Elizabeth II was a steadfast global leader for generations, but her influence was also felt locally in the United Kingdom where she championed hundreds of homegrown charities both large and small.
The queen, who died Thursday at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne, was a patron of more than 600 charities in the U.K. All senior members of the British royal family are patrons to charities; their support consists of promoting the charity by visiting the organization or by hosting events. Some 8% of respondents in a 2022 U.K. survey said they were more likely to donate to a charity if it was supported by a royal, and 25% said they “think they have heard about charities and appeals they might not otherwise have known about because of Royal support,” the survey, by the Charities Aid Foundation, found.
Research conducted by CAF in 2012 found that the queen had helped raise more than £1.4 billion for her patronage charities.
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