{"id":2180106,"date":"2025-11-28T18:19:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T18:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2180106"},"modified":"2025-11-28T18:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T18:19:23","slug":"businessmans-joy-as-member-of-royal-family-officially-opens-his-new-venture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/businessmans-joy-as-member-of-royal-family-officially-opens-his-new-venture\/","title":{"rendered":"Businessman&#8217;s joy as member of Royal family officially opens his new venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A BRADFORD businessman has told of his joy after a member of the Royal family officially opened his new venture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Duke of Gloucester, Prince Richard &#8211; who is Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s cousin and a full-time working member of the Royal family &#8211; arrived in a helicopter at Bradford Grammar School earlier today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He then went on to officially launch the new IK School of Fine Tailoring, based at IK Collections on Westgate in Bradford city centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">The Duke unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the IK School of Fine Tailoring <em>(Image: Lorne Campbell)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Established by IK owner Imran Khan, the school offers a 12-week programme of free tailoring lessons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It covers sewing skills, pattern cutting, measurement taking &#8211; and much more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking of the Royal visit, Imran told the Telegraph &amp; Argus: &#8220;It was amazing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk\/news\/25657311.royal-visit-bradford-today-prince-arrives-field\/?ref=ed_direct\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:We had a lovely time with the Duke today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">We had a lovely time with the Duke today<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;d like to say a huge thank you to him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m delighted he officially opened the new IK School of Fine Tailoring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">The Duke cutting the ribbon to officially open the new school <em>(Image: Lorne Campbell)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He was very impressed with the school and the building it&#8217;s in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Imran added: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been working on making the IK School of Fine Tailoring a reality for the last two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;More than 200 people have signed up for it already, which I&#8217;m thrilled about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I want to put something back into the community and empower people, helping to teach them new skills and give them new opportunities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Imran gave special thanks to the Bradford 2025 team for providing a grant for the IK School of Fine Tailoring, and Deputy Lieutenant Kevin Sharp for the part he played in making the Royal visit possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">The Duke was impressed with the school and the building it is in <em>(Image: Lorne Campbell)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also thanked everyone who turned out for the Royal visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone interested in finding out more about the IK School of Fine Tailoring can call IK Collections on 07525758025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saffora Uddin, who works at IK Collections, added: &#8220;It&#8217;s been a wonderful day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The Duke showed a lot of interest in the school and the people it is helping.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"inline-image-caption\">The Duke showed a lot of interest in the new school <em>(Image: Lorne Campbell)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In another visit in Bradford, the Duke learned more about a new orthopaedic care centre planned for Kingfisher House on Filey Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Proposals for the new centre were given the go-ahead in February this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Standard Health Group, the organisation behind the plans, said the work would be a &#8220;transformative step in addressing the demand for enhanced medical facilities&#8221; 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