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| Charity to sell royal wedding souvenirs to help Windsor homeless | Charity to sell royal wedding souvenirs to help Windsor homeless |
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| An organisation that supports homeless people in Windsor is hoping to take advantage of enthusiasm for the imminent royal wedding there by selling commemorative Prince Harry and Meghan Markle merchandise. | An organisation that supports homeless people in Windsor is hoping to take advantage of enthusiasm for the imminent royal wedding there by selling commemorative Prince Harry and Meghan Markle merchandise. |
| The Windsor Homeless Project is marketing items from a £10 pack of postcards to a £5,000 plate, with all profits going to support homeless people in the royal borough. | The Windsor Homeless Project is marketing items from a £10 pack of postcards to a £5,000 plate, with all profits going to support homeless people in the royal borough. |
| Other items in the For Richer For Poorer range include a £20 mug, a £15 fridge magnet, a £25 tea towel, a £40 T-shirt and a pack of bunting, also costing £40. | Other items in the For Richer For Poorer range include a £20 mug, a £15 fridge magnet, a £25 tea towel, a £40 T-shirt and a pack of bunting, also costing £40. |
| “This May, all eyes will be on the royal borough of Windsor as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry proclaim their love to the world,” the project’s website says. | “This May, all eyes will be on the royal borough of Windsor as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry proclaim their love to the world,” the project’s website says. |
| “Every item in this unique commemorative range celebrates the happy union and goes directly towards providing the materials and support to help homeless people in Windsor get back on their feet.” | “Every item in this unique commemorative range celebrates the happy union and goes directly towards providing the materials and support to help homeless people in Windsor get back on their feet.” |
| A plate would cover the cost of getting someone off the streets for a year. “This generous donation buys a full moving-in set including furniture, carpets, curtains, appliances, kitchen utensils and everything else that turns an empty space into a safe home. | A plate would cover the cost of getting someone off the streets for a year. “This generous donation buys a full moving-in set including furniture, carpets, curtains, appliances, kitchen utensils and everything else that turns an empty space into a safe home. |
| “Importantly, it also includes a living wage for the support worker that provides the indispensable guidance and companionship needed to stay on track despite challenges and setbacks.” | “Importantly, it also includes a living wage for the support worker that provides the indispensable guidance and companionship needed to stay on track despite challenges and setbacks.” |
| Other items will fund toiletry kits, clean clothes, hot meals and mobile phones and credit. | Other items will fund toiletry kits, clean clothes, hot meals and mobile phones and credit. |
| The Windsor Homeless Project has also produced a video featuring local homeless people and those helping them singing All You Need Is Love by the Beatles. | The Windsor Homeless Project has also produced a video featuring local homeless people and those helping them singing All You Need Is Love by the Beatles. |
| “The royal wedding should be about three things: love, love, love,” says Murphy James of the Windsor Homeless Project, introducing the video. | “The royal wedding should be about three things: love, love, love,” says Murphy James of the Windsor Homeless Project, introducing the video. |
| The leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Simon Dudley, caused a furore in January when he demanded police use legal powers to clear the area of homeless people before the royal wedding. | The leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Simon Dudley, caused a furore in January when he demanded police use legal powers to clear the area of homeless people before the royal wedding. |
| He wrote to Thames Valley police urging action against “aggressive begging and intimidation” and “bags and detritus” accumulating on the streets. | He wrote to Thames Valley police urging action against “aggressive begging and intimidation” and “bags and detritus” accumulating on the streets. |
| He also said: “A large number of adults that are begging in Windsor are not in fact homeless, and if they are homeless they are choosing to reject all support services ... In the case of homelessness amongst this group, it is therefore a voluntary choice.” | He also said: “A large number of adults that are begging in Windsor are not in fact homeless, and if they are homeless they are choosing to reject all support services ... In the case of homelessness amongst this group, it is therefore a voluntary choice.” |
| In a series of tweets sent while on a skiing holiday in Wyoming, Dudley said “residents have had enough of this exploitation of residents and 6 million tourists pa [per annum]” and that he wanted police to “focus on dealing with this before the #RoyalWedding”. | In a series of tweets sent while on a skiing holiday in Wyoming, Dudley said “residents have had enough of this exploitation of residents and 6 million tourists pa [per annum]” and that he wanted police to “focus on dealing with this before the #RoyalWedding”. |
| His letter said: “The whole situation also presents a beautiful town in a sadly unfavourable light.” | His letter said: “The whole situation also presents a beautiful town in a sadly unfavourable light.” |
| Dudley’s comments were criticised by Theresa May, whose constituency is Maidenhead, as well as homeless charities such as Crisis and Shelter. | Dudley’s comments were criticised by Theresa May, whose constituency is Maidenhead, as well as homeless charities such as Crisis and Shelter. |
| Tens of thousands of well-wishers and tourists are expected to go to the picturesque town on the banks of the Thames for the ceremony on 19 May in St George’s chapel, Windsor Castle. | Tens of thousands of well-wishers and tourists are expected to go to the picturesque town on the banks of the Thames for the ceremony on 19 May in St George’s chapel, Windsor Castle. |
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