Daily Record: May 12th, 2024

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The Queen, Patron, the British Equestrian Federation, this afternoon attended Badminton Horse Trials in Gloucestershire to celebrate the Trials’ Seventy Fifth Anniversary.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Dragoon Guards, this morning attended the Cavalry Memorial Parade in Hyde Park, London W1.

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Daily Record: May 11th, 2024

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The Duchess of Gloucester this morning opened the Danish Fair at the Danish Church, 4 St Katharines Precinct, London NW1, to mark its Seventieth Anniversary.

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Daily Record: May 10th, 2024

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The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall this morning visited the Quay, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Sir Edward Bolitho).

His Royal Highness later visited St Mary’s Hospital, Belmont, St Mary’s.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this morning and this afternoon held Receptions in the garden of Buckingham Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award.

The Bands of the British Army Tidworth and the Royal Air Force Regiment played selections of music during the day.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, today gave a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Catch22, this morning visited Greater Manchester Victims’ Services at Greater Manchester Police Headquarters, Northampton Road, Manchester, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester (Mrs Diane Hawkins).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited East Manchester Community Boat Project at Portland Basin Museum Marina, Portland Place, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, to mark its Thirtieth Anniversary.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Medical Women’s Federation, this morning opened the Spring Conference at Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (Mrs Julie Spence).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Royal Colonel, 1st Battalion The Rifles, this afternoon received Lieutenant Colonel Colin Oliver (Commanding Officer) at Kensington Palace.

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Daily Record: May 9th, 2024

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The King, Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Royal Engineers, this morning visited 3 Royal School of Military Engineering at Gibraltar Barracks, Minley, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson) and the Commanding Officer (Lieutenant Colonel Robert Grant).

His Majesty was received with a Royal Salute from the Quarter Guard.

The King visited Engineering Personnel and their families in the Officers’ Mess and subsequently met Officers from 8 Engineer Brigade Headquarters.

The Queen, Patron, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, this morning visited the Royal London Hospital, Stepney Way, London E1, to mark International Nurses Day and was received by Mr Leslie Morgan (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Majesty, President, this afternoon held a Reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the Ninetieth Anniversary of the Brooke Hospital for Animals.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall this afternoon visited the site of a new homeless housing project in Yeoman Way, Newquay, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Sir Edward Bolitho).

His Royal Highness afterwards met lifeguards and those working with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at Fistral Beach, Headland Road, Newquay, and was received by Mrs Jane Hartley (Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Friends of Wells Cathedral Grand Organ Appeal, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at the Goring, 15 Beeston Place, London SW1.

His Royal Highness, Patron, GB Snowsport Limited, this evening attended a Celebration Reception at Brown Rudnick LLP, 8 Clifford Street, London W1.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the London Mozart Players Trust, afterwards held a Gala Concert and Dinner at St James’s Palace.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Chartered Management Institute, this morning attended the Women’s Annual Conference at 133 Houndsditch, London EC3.

Her Royal Highness today visited Scene and Heard, 128A Chalton Street, London NW1, to mark its Twenty Fifth Anniversary and was received by Ms Roxane Zane (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this afternoon received Mr Peter Holland (Chief Executive Officer).

Her Royal Highness this evening presented the Farmers Club Pinnacle Awards at 3 Whitehall Court, London SW1.

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The Princess Royal, Patron, the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, this morning visited the Headquarters at Building 35/37, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth, and was received by Colonel Charles Ackroyd (Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Women’s Royal Naval Service Benevolent Trust, this afternoon attended the Annual Presentation and Reception at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, and was received by Mr Hugo Cubitt (Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire).

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Association of Wrens, afterwards opened the new Headquarters Building at Lanyard House, Scott Road, HM Naval Base.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, National Museum of the Royal Navy, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, subsequently visited the HMS Victory Conservation Project at HM Naval Base and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

The Princess Royal, Patron, National Museum of the Royal Navy, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, this evening attended the HMS Victory Conservation Project Dinner onboard HMS Victory at HM Naval Base.

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Daily Record: May 8th, 2024

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Major General James Bowder (General Officer Commanding London District) was received by The King this afternoon.

Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton was received by The King and delivered up to His Majesty the Rod, Badge and Chain of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as King of Arms of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Lieutenant General Sir Simon Mayall was received by The King when His Majesty handed to him the Rod, Badge and Chain of Office upon his appointment as King of Arms of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

The King and Queen gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

His Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and The King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.

The British Army Band Tidworth and the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment played selections of music during the afternoon.

Later, the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of His Majesty.

The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

The King was represented by The Duke of Kent at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir Stirling Moss (former Formula One racing driver), which was held in Westminster Abbey, London SW1, this morning.

The Princess Royal was represented by Sir John Stewart.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation and Association, and The Duchess of Edinburgh this evening attended a Dinner at 4 Grosvenor Square, London W1.

The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning received General Gwyn Jenkins (Vice Chief of the Defence Staff) to discuss the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Debra, this afternoon attended a Reception at the Beaumont, 8 Balderton Street, Brown Hart Gardens, London W1.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Woolf Institute, this evening attended a Reception, followed by a Dinner, to launch the Randeree End of Life Programme, Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Road, London W14.

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Daily Record: May 7th, 2024

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Mr Alireza Sagharchi (Chairman of the Board of Trustees, International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism) and Mr Alexander Lamont Bishop (Executive Director) were received by The King this morning.

Major General the Hon Sitiveni Rabuka (Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji) was received by His Majesty today.

The Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) was received by The King this afternoon.

The Queen, Patron, National Literacy Trust, this afternoon visited Moreland Primary School, Moreland Street, London EC1, to celebrate the Trust’s Libraries for Primaries Programme and, having been received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa), opened the School’s Coronation Library.

By command of The King, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Nguyen Hoang Long at 12-14 Victoria Road, London W8, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Court of St James’s.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales this morning received the Lord Janvrin (Chairman, Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee) at Windsor Castle.

His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon received the Lord Hague of Richmond (Chairman) at Windsor Castle.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), St John Ambulance, was represented by Captain Sir Nicholas Wright RN at the Memorial Service for Ursula, the Dowager Lady Westbury (former Superintendent-in-Chief, St John Ambulance) which was held in the Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1, this afternoon.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, was present at the Memorial Service for Ursula, the Dowager Lady Westbury (former Superintendent-in-Chief, St John Ambulance) which was held in the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1, this afternoon.

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Daily Record: May 6th, 2024

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The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Canada.

Commander Anne Sullivan RN was in attendance.

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Daily Record: May 5th, 2024

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The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, today carried out engagements in British Columbia, Canada.

Her Royal Highness this morning visited Government House Gardens, 1401 Rockland Avenue, Victoria.

The Princess Royal, Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Canadian Navy (Pacific Fleet), later attended the Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Parade at the Parliament Building, 501 Belleville Street, Victoria, and laid a wreath at the Cenotaph before taking the salute at the march past of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans, Serving Personnel and Cadets.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Royal Victoria Yacht Club Youth Dinghy Regatta at 3475 Ripon Road, Victoria.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association, later visited Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association, 6917 Veyaness Road, Saanichton.

Her Royal Highness and Admiral Laurence this evening departed Vancouver International Airport for the United Kingdom.

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Daily Record: May 4th, 2024

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The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, today carried out engagements in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Her Royal Highness, Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Canadian Navy (Pacific Fleet), this morning toured HMCS Max Bernays at sea.

The Princess Royal, Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Canadian Navy (Pacific Fleet), later visited Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt.

Her Royal Highness, President, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this afternoon visited God’s Acre Cemetery, Colville Road, and laid a wreath at the Memorial.

The Princess Royal later visited the Maritime Museum of British Columbia Archive, 4000 Seymour Place.

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Fed Urban Agriculture Society Urban Farm, 395 Harbour Road.

The Princess Royal this evening attended a Reception given by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (the Hon Janet Austin) at Government House, 1401 Rockland Avenue.

Her Royal Highness subsequently attended a Dinner given by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia at Government House.

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Daily Record: May 3rd, 2024

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The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning departed Gatwick Airport, London, for Canada and was received upon arrival this afternoon at Vancouver International Airport by the Hon Michael Farnworth (Deputy Premier of British Columbia).

Her Royal Highness, Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Canadian Navy (Pacific Fleet), accompanied by Admiral Laurence, today carried out engagements in Vancouver.

The Princess Royal this afternoon attended the Commissioning Ceremony for HMCS MAX BERNAYS at North Vancouver Burrard Drydock, before attending a Reception on board.

Her Royal Highness this evening attended a Dinner on board HMCS MAX BERNAYS at sea.

Commander Anne Sullivan RN is in attendance.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Gloucestershire County History Trust, this evening attended a Reception at Little Sodbury Manor, Little Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, and was received by Mrs Jane Jenner-Fust (Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire).

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