{"id":42531,"date":"2024-05-29T13:44:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T13:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mylocaloptician.co.uk\/?p=22973"},"modified":"2024-05-29T13:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T13:44:53","slug":"moorfields-eye-hospital-granted-royal-patronage-by-king-charles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bedotdev.com\/mylocaloptician\/moorfields-eye-hospital-granted-royal-patronage-by-king-charles\/","title":{"rendered":"Moorfields Eye Hospital granted royal patronage by King Charles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"c-hero-banner_title c-hero-banner_title--h1 c-hero-banner_title--theme-two\">Moorfields Eye Hospital granted royal patronage by King Charles<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20141\" src=\"https:\/\/primaryhealthnet.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Moorfields-500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Moorfields Eye Hospital<\/strong>, the oldest eye hospital in the world, has been informed by Buckingham Palace that His Majesty King Charles III will be continuing a royal tradition by becoming its new patron after the passing of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Moorfields was once known as the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, named in 1837 after its then royal patron, Queen Victoria I. Its current site at City Road had its first foundation stone placed in 1897 by Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Following Queen Elizabeth\u2019s death in September 2022 and King Charles\u2019 coronation, a review of over 1,000 royal patronages has been underway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u201cI\u2019m delighted to share that we have received news from Buckingham Palace to confirm His Majesty King Charles III will now be patron of Moorfields Eye Hospital,\u201d said Martin Kuper, chief executive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u201cKing Charles is known for his passion for sustainability and our purpose of \u2018working together to discover, develop and deliver excellent eye care, sustainably and at scale\u2019 aligns well with this ethos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cThis prestigious patronage will support us to highlight the excellent work [of our staff] to ensure our patients receive the best care possible.\u201d Martin Kuper, chief executive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moorfields Eye Hospital, is the oldest eye hospital in the world<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28397,"featured_media":21859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2957],"tags":[2980],"class_list":["post-42531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vision-news","tag-moorfields"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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