'At every turn the Federation, the TPCC, and the Force have been there to keep me stood up'

28 August 2025

The husband of PC Rosie Prior has spoken of the ‘fantastic support’ he received from the policing family as he encouraged officers to back The Police Children’s Charity (TPCC).

Chris Prior said that he and his two sons have been ‘scooped up’ by North Yorkshire Police, the Federation branch, and the charity since Rosie’s death.

Now he is encouraging North Yorkshire Police Federation members to sign up to TPCC in order to help other families in the future.

Chris said: “Since that day, the police have just scooped me up and helped me with everything, which has been fantastic.

The Police Children's Charity

“The work that the Federation, and the Police Children’s Charity in particular, are doing for people like myself and our children is fantastic.

“I want to help raise awareness of the charity’s amazing work, if anybody is unfortunate to find themselves in a situation like me.”

 

Police Constable Rosie Prior.

 

Mother-of-two Rosie, a serving officer with North Yorkshire Police, died after being hit by a lorry on the A19 at Bagby on 11 January. 

Chris and their two sons have been brought on board as TPCC beneficiaries.

They will be eligible for a series of grants and other benefits from the charity through their educational lifetime.

Chris explained: “They provided a grant straight away, something to help immediately.

“Strangely, the boys’ laptops stopped working around March. Suddenly I had a new expense to think about, but TPCC provided the funds to buy new computers to carry on their education. That was amazing.

Support

“The charity provides an amount of pocket money. My thinking is to put it into a fund for when they’re older.

“That way it can come from mummy and it can come from the police, so they have a good view of the Force and it’s nice that it comes from their mum.”

Chris and his sons have been offered respite breaks in the charity’s holiday accommodation.

“We can get away from the world, just me and the boys, and have a bit of family time, which is lovely,” he said.

“It will pay for driving lessons for them when they're older. You know that's going to be a cost, it's something that the boys will want to do, so knowing that is there is great.

“If they're lucky enough to get to university, the charity provides some money for higher education, which again, is really nice.

“And they do Christmas presents and birthday presents. My youngest son turned 10 after the incident, and I got some money to buy something which is from mummy and from the police, rather than from me.

Keeping her memory alive

“It's a nice thing to keep that going for a 10-year-old. It keeps her memory alive.

“The charity really thinks things through.

“It’s not necessarily the money. At every turn, there's a nice thought.”

Chris asked that people attending Rosie’s funeral donated to The Police Children's Charity in her memory, and is now encouraging them to support the charity.

Officers are asked to make a donation of just 35p a week, which is deducted from their salary.

Chris said: “I don't even think you can buy chewing gum for 35p, but what it does is massively important to families. It’s a small amount of money but the value is unbelievable.

Raise awareness

“Rosie was a member, and I didn’t quite know what the TPCC was. But it is amazing and I want to raise awareness of the work it does if anyone is unfortunate to find themselves in a situation like me.

“Equally, for those who do support it, I want them to know that their contribution is really helping and making a difference.”

Chris said the Federation has been there to pick him up.

“They sorted out quite a lot of the funeral costs, which was amazing,” he said.

“Rosie was 45, so you kind of don't think of life insurance and all the other things, and then suddenly you get some big bills.

“They have been really supportive, not least by just being available. Chatting to them has been brilliant.”

National Police Memorial Day

North Yorkshire Police and the Federation are due to take Chris to this year’s National Police Memorial Day, which is being held in Coventry on Sunday 28 September.

“As a partner of somebody in the police, you're not a police officer, I'm just a civilian who had to sort out the kids while Rosie was on night shifts,” he said.

“But suddenly you feel really welcome and part of that community.

“At every turn, either the Federation, The Police Children’s Charity, and the Force have been there to keep me stood up.”

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