COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

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

His Royal Highness this morning visited IMS Research, 3-5 Huxley Close, Wellingborough, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (the Lady Juliet Townsend).

The Duke of York later visited Campden BRI, Station Road, Chipping Campden, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Sir Henry Elwes).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, 40 Fort Parkway, Erdington, Birmingham, and was received by Colonel Anthony Griffiths (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

The Duke of York afterwards opened the MACH 2010 Show at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, today held a Lunch at Buckingham Palace for Commonwealth Games England.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, later presented the Peter Cruddas Social Innovation Initiative Awards at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace for Young Fellows of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened the new glasshouses at the Scottish Crop Research Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross (Brigadier Melville Jameson).

Her Royal Highness subsequently visited Balruddery Farm, Invergowrie.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, this afternoon visited Fifeness Lighthouse.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, this afternoon attended a Governing Body Meeting at the Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Grand Master, the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, this afternoon attended an Officers’ Luncheon at 1 Carlton Gardens, London SW1.

His Royal Highness, Honorary Member, this evening attended a Dinner and Talk entitled “the Moral Component of Soldiering” at the Athenaeum, 107 Pall Mall, London SW1.