COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Founder and Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Association, this morning received Mrs. Gillian Shirazi (Secretary General) and Mr. Andrew Smith (Finance and Administration Trustee) at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness afterwards presented the Templeton Prize at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh, President and Honorary Life Fellow, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, this evening chaired The Prince Philip Lecture at 8 John Adam Street, London WC2.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, this morning held a Meeting for The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts.

His Royal Highness, Colonel, Welsh Guards, received Colonel Alexander Malcolm upon relinquishing his appointment as Regimental Colonel and Brigadier Robert Talbot Rice upon assuming the appointment.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, this afternoon attended a Reception at Marlborough House for the Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowship Plan Fiftieth Anniversary Endowment Fund.

His Royal Highness, President, Business in the Community, afterwards received Princess Badiya El Hassan of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Chairman of Mosaic).

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust, received members of the Development Committee.

His Royal Highness, Founder and President, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, held a Meeting at Clarence House.

The Prince of Wales, Founder and President, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, this evening held a Dinner at St. James’s Palace.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Royal Colonel, 4th Battalion The Rifles, today presented Operational Service Medals at Kiwi Barracks, Bulford, Wiltshire, to those who have recently returned from Afghanistan.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, today carried out the following engagements.

His Royal Highness this morning attended a Meeting with Dr. Fadhil Safar Ali Safar (Minister of Public Works) in Kuwait.

The Duke of York afterwards attended Meetings with representatives of Fosters and Arup at the Bayan Palace.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Lunch given by Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait).

The Duke of York subsequently attended a Meeting with United Kingdom representatives involved in the Joint Military Staff Talks at the Bayan Palace.

His Royal Highness afterwards departed Kuwait for Bahrain and was received later upon arrival at Manama International Airport by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain (His Excellency Mr. James Bowden).

The Duke of York this evening attended a Dinner given by The Crown Prince of Bahrain.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning opened the Hilt, Hiltingbury Community Centre, Hiltingbury Road, Chandler’s Ford, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Dame Mary Fagan).

His Royal Highness later presented new Colours to Winchester College Combined Cadet Force.

The Countess of Wessex, President, Royal Bath and West of England Society, this afternoon attended the Annual General Meeting at the Showground, Shepton Mallet, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset (Lady Gass).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, this evening held a Reception for Chase.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Animal Health Trust, this morning chaired an Industry Committee Meeting and the Annual General Meeting of the Council of Management at the Kennel Club, 1-5 Clarges Street, London W1.

Her Royal Highness, Chancellor, University of London, this afternoon opened the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care at King’s College London, Bessemer Road, London SE5.

The Princess Royal this evening held a Starehe Future Appeal Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Royal Patron, the Queen’s Club, this morning received the Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman.

Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Army Dental Corps, received Colonel James Hardy upon relinquishing his appointment as Representative Colonel Commandant.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning visited the site of the London 2012 Olympic Park.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra this afternoon visited St. Mary’s, St. Clare’s and St. Rita’s, new care homes at St. George’s Park Retirement Village, Ditchling Common, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex (Mr. Peter Field).

Her Royal Highness later visited Lewes Victoria Hospital, Nevill Road, Lewes, East Sussex, in its Centenary Year.