The Duke of Kent and Prince William will take part in the opening ceremony of the 21st World Scout Jamboree at Hylands Park in Essex on Saturday 28 July 2007.

40,000 Scouts from over 160 countries around the world will attend the ceremony, which will officially start 12 days of celebrating 100 years since the Scouting was founded.

The Duke of Kent, who is President of The Scout Association, and Prince William will be taken on a tour of the site by Scouts attending the Jamboree, observing first hand how Scouting has evolved into the modern organisation it is today.

Hylands Park – July 27, 2007 – From today until the 8th of August 40’000 Scouts from over 160 countries from all across the world are gathering at Hylands Park near the city of Chelmsford, UK, 30 kilometers northeast of London. For the next 12 days they will participate in the 21st World Scout Jamboree and celebrate 100 years of Scouting. Tomorrow, the 28th of July, the official opening ceremony will take place, with a special visit from Prince William and the Duke of Kent from the UK Royal Family.

Prince Mohammad bin Nawaf the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in the UK has visited the Saudi delegation at the 21st World Scout Jamboree in the presence of Dr Abdullah Al Obaid the Minister of Education, who is also the president of the Saudi Arabia Boy Scout Association, and his deputy Dr Abdullah Alfahad. Dr Abdullah Alfahad officially opened the Saudi delegation's exhibition and met with the Scouts.

Prince William and the Duke of Kent graced 40,000 Scouts at the Opening Ceremony of the 21st World Scout Jamboree

“They often say youth is the future, I say youth is the present!” This is how Evelyn Herfkens, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals officially opened the Global Development Village at the 21st World Scout Jamboree in the UK.

31st July 2007, on the eve of the Scouting Centenary, members of the Committee and World Bureau staff present on the Jamboree site, accompanied by the volunteers working at the World Scout Centre, joined together to give Eduardo a surprise this morning: Celebration of his birthday!

His Majesty, the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, has taken part in the adventure at the 21st World Scout Jamboree in Hylands Park, UK.

Today, Scouts worldwide are celebrating Scouting's Sunrise, our 100th anniversary and the dawn of a second century of Scouting.

Millions of Scouts are sharing their Gifts for Peace with their communities, demonstrating how we can work to create a better world.

The 96 year old Milos Miovic is the oldest person camped at the 21st World Scout Jamboree. He is from Slovenia and this is the second World Jamboree he is enjoying.

I salute the Scouts of Romania and Scouts from all over the world on the special occasion of celebrating 100 years of Scouting.