[sinatraphiles] Re: interesting Sinatra record with introduction by Prince Phillip

From: "eob101" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ("eob101")
To: "sinatraphiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <sinatraphiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021 03:34:54 +0000 (UTC)

Hi Ed,  I assume it’s not
different than the September 21st issue.  I’ll include it in the September 21st
listing with a note about the Prince Philip introduction.  What album does it
appear on?    Scott          It is the recording from 9-21-50. Has the intro
tacked on to the beginning. Still looking for the album. Ed  From:
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Subject: [sinatraphiles] Re: interesting Sinatra record with introduction by
Prince Phillip    Hi Scott,               I have a copy of that 78. I also have
it on an album. EdI came across an interesting article about a charity
associated with Prince Phillip and how the Prince did an introduction to a
Sinatra recording in 1950 as part of a fundraiser:
Fields in Trust, Prince Philip’s first national charity commitment, ‘deeply
saddened’
Fields in Trust, an independent charity which protects green spaces, said it
was ‘deeply saddened’ following the news of Prince Philip’s passing
today.Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Duke of Edinburgh died peacefully
this morning, aged 99.In a statement made this afternoon Fields in Trust
praised the duke for his support over the years and highlighted many of his
fundraising achievements. The charity, which was previously called the National
Playing Fields Association (NPFA), was the duke’s first national charity
commitment and he served as its president for 64 years. Fields in Trust chief
executive Helen Griffiths commented: “We are enormously indebted to him for his
support.“His tireless efforts live on through many protected parks and green
spaces and Fields in Trust’s continuing work.”He became president of Fields in
Trust in October 1948, before stepping down in 2013 to be replaced by his
grandson The Duke of Cambridge who remains president today.FUNDRAISING FILM:
The duke starred in a short film featuring Bob Hope which reportedly raised
£84,000 for the Silver Jubilee Fund During his 64-year tenure, Prince Philip
was heavily involved in the organisation particularly in its fundraising
activities.In 1948 he launched a fundraising campaign called the Silver Jubilee
Fund which by 1952 had raised £500,000 for the charity.He also delivered a
spoken introduction to a recording of Frank Sinatra’s “If Only She’d Looked My
Way”, widely accepted as the first charity record.ROYAL WORDS: The duke
connected with Frank Sinatra to make the first charity record As a keen
cricketer the duke played in multiple matches for the charity and in 1949 led a
team of celebrities against the England test team in Bournemouth.Over his
64-year tenure as president, the number of green spaces protected with Fields
in Trust grew from 430 to 2,000, spanning an area of nearly 12,000 hectares.
Here’s a YouTube video of the
recording:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl6JQRamaos&t=114s I’m assuming that ;
the recording is Sinatra’s September 21st, 1950 recording and not an alternate
take.  Scott

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