Three community foundations feature in a list of 24 beneficiaries chosen by Prince William and Catherine Middleton for a charitable gift fund launched ahead of their April wedding.
In what is described by Clarence House as a "royal first" the couple have personally chosen charities to benefit from goodwill for their marriage by launching a website for members of the public to donate to charity as a wedding gift.
Royalweddingcharityfund.org groups the charities, none of which are currently linked to the pair, into five themes: changing lives through arts and sports; children fulfilling their potential; help and care at home; support for service personnel and their families; and conservation for future generations.
Berkshire Community Foundation, the Scottish Community Foundation and the Community Foundation in Wales are listed within the help and care at home category.
Stephen Hammersley, chief executive of the Community Foundation Network expressed delight that three community foundations, which make targeted investments in community-based charities, were on the list, adding that the couple's actions could prove inspirational:
"I hope that their leadership and vision will encourage people to actively support organisations striving to make a difference to their local community or wider society. It is exciting evidence of a developing culture of responsibility in the UK," he said.
Beatbullying, which is will also benefit from the fund has already earmarked funds for increasing support to victims of bullying and their families, and to expand its social networking site for peer mentoring www.cybermentors.org.uk.
Emma-Jane Cross, Beatbullying chief executive said: "Beatbullying is delighted to be working with the Charitable Gift Fund. We hope this partnership will help Beatbullying's message resonate worldwide."
Funds will be held by the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry and trustees will take the donors preferences into consideration in making final decisions on distribution.
The full list of charities is as follows:
Children fulfilling their potential
IntoUniversity
Beatbullying
Keyfund
Venture Trust
A National Voice
Support for services personnel and their families
Australia, Canada and New Zealand
Cruse Bereavement Care
Army Widows' Association
Benevolent Funds
Combat Stress
Changing lives through arts and sport
PeacePlayers International - Northern Ireland
Ocean Youth Trust UK
Greenhouse Charity
Oily Cart Company
Dance United: Lives Transformed Through Dance
Help and care at home
Association for Children's Palliative Care (ACT)
Berkshire Community Foundation
Youth Access
Scottish Community Foundation
The Community Foundation in Wales
Conservation for future generations
African forest elephant and Asian elephant - ZSL
Black rhino and greater one-horned rhine - ZSL
Earthwatch
Sumatran tiger, Indian tiger and Amur tiger - ZSL
