King Charles III donates to Dereham-based life savers NARS

The royal Privy Purse Charitable Trust has given a sum - which has not been revealed - to Dereham-based NARS (Norfolk Accident Rescue Service) on behalf of the King.

Jess Moses, NARS fundraising manager, said the volunteers were thrilled about the donation from the UK's head of state, which they found out about via letter.

Mrs Moses said: “It is just excitement. We are so grateful for every donation and letter we received, but something is so incredibly exciting about an envelope with a royal crest on it.”

NARS volunteers has been serving Norfolk since 1970 (Image: NARS)

NARS has been serving Norfolk since 1970. Its voluntary lifesavers include doctors, paramedics, critical care paramedics, nurses and first responders who provide support to the ambulance service.

Mrs Moses could not disclose a figure for the donation, but described it as “kind and generous.”

Norfolk Accident Rescue Service (NARS) received news of the donation from the Privy Purse Charitable Trust after a letter on behalf of King Charles was sent to them (Image: PA)

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The 37-year-old said she wished she could have heard conversations between the royals about NARS.

Mrs Moses said: “We would love to know what has been said about us, but we can only imagine or hope they had a conversation about the work we do.

“But, we are just super grateful to be on their radar and in their charitable giving.”

NARS is based in Dereham (Image: NARS)

This is not the first time NARS has received a royal stamp of approval.

The charity also received donations from the late Queen Elizabeth II over the last few years.

NARS receives no direct government funding and relies on charitable donations from people in Norfolk and local businesses to keep the service running.

Last year, the group helped a record amount of people in need.