COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr. Omar Jelban was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the Court of St. James’s.

Mrs. Fatma Shaibi was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr. Patrick Pillay was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of Seychelles in London.

Sir Peter Ricketts (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.

Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones was received by The Queen upon relinquishing his appointments as Garter Principal King of Arms and Genealogist of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath and delivered up to Her Majesty the Insignia of the Offices.

Mr. Thomas Woodcock was received by The Queen upon his appointment as Garter Principal King of Arms and Genealogist of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath when Her Majesty handed to him the Insignia of the Offices.

The Queen, Duke of Lancaster, was entertained to Dinner by past and present Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster this evening at the Lanesborough Hotel, London SW1, and was received by the present Chancellor of the Duchy (the Baroness Royall of Blaisdon).

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, this afternoon held The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Local Authority Conference and Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

The Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lord in Waiting) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, this morning upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The Queen.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall today visited the Duchy Estate in Herefordshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, British Olympic Association, this morning attended a National Olympic Committee Meeting at 60 Charlotte Street, London W1.

Her Royal Highness, President, UK Fashion and Textile Association, this afternoon opened a new manufacturing unit at Alan Hannah Limited, 18 Riverwalk Business Park, Riverwalk Road, Enfield, Middlesex.

The Princess Royal, President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, later visited Haringey Carers at the Haynes Centre, 151 Park Road, London N8.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Firefighters Memorial Charitable Trust, this evening attended a Reception onboard HMS BELFAST, London SE1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Commandant-in-Chief, St. John Ambulance in Wales, this afternoon opened the Pembrokeshire Centre, St. John House, Salutation Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed (the Hon. Robin Lewis).

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Portfield Special School, Haverfordwest, and was received by Mr. Anthony Brown (Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed).

The Duchess of Gloucester, Commandant-in-Chief, St. John Ambulance in Wales, later opened Ferryside Inshore Lifeboat Station, Ferryside, Carmarthenshire.

The Duke of Gloucester, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Anglian Regiment, was represented by Mr. Barry Eldred (Deputy Lieutenant of South Yorkshire) at the Funeral of Captain Martin Driver which was held in St. John the Baptist Church, Church Street, Cudworth, South Yorkshire, this afternoon.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning visited PhysE Physical Environment Limited at the Harbour Offices, the Quay, Yarmouth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight (Major General Martin White).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited R. F. Engines Limited, St. Cross Business Park, Newport, Isle of Wight.

The Duke of Kent afterwards visited Inflight Peripherals Limited, Bloomsbury Park, Manners View, Newport.