▁who ▁ab se iled ▁down ▁The ▁Sh ard ▁( t all est ▁building ▁in ▁Europe ) ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁educational ▁char ities ▁the ▁Out ward ▁B ound ▁Trust ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mar ines ▁Char itable ▁Trust ▁Fund . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Duke ▁was ▁becoming ▁the ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁London ▁Metropolitan ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hud ders field . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hud ders field . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁promotion ▁of ▁entrepr ene ur ship ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ship ▁at ▁Hugh es ▁Hall ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁the ▁char ity ▁Att end ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁United ▁Services ▁Institute . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁founded ▁the ▁P itch @ Pal ace ▁initi ative ▁to ▁support ▁entrepr ene urs ▁with ▁the ▁ampl ification ▁and ▁acceleration ▁of ▁their ▁business ▁ideas . ▁Entre pr ene urs ▁selected ▁for ▁P itch @ Pal ace ▁Boot camp ▁are ▁officially ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁to ▁attend ▁St . ▁James ▁Palace ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pitch ▁their ▁ideas ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁connected ▁with ▁potential ▁invest ors , ▁ment ors ▁and ▁business ▁contacts .