Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:
1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) AMONGST RECIPIENTS OF THE LEGION D?HONNEUR AND THEIR PARTNERS, FAMILIES AND DESCENDANTS; AND
2. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.
'LEGION D'HONNEUR' MEANS THE HIGHEST FRENCH DECORATION PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE FRENCH HEAD OF STATE.
