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In 1980, HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard III’s namesake) agreed to become the Society’s patron, a role he has fulfilled ever since. As he says:

 

‘…the purpose – and indeed the strength – of the Richard III Society derives from the belief that the truth is more powerful than lies; a faith that even after all these centuries the truth is important. It is proof of our sense of civilised values that something as esoteric and as fragile as reputation is worth campaigning for.’