Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal this week visited Lancashire Constabulary’s Headquarters in Hutton, Preston, for the launch of Victim Care Lancashire.
The Princess Royal met victim ambassadors for Restorative Justice (RJ), some of whom shared their stories at the event, as well as the RJ and VCL teams, our Deputy Chief Constable Sam Mackenzie, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Kimberley Whitehead, amongst others.
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