COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Queen held a Council at 5.30pm.

There were present: the Rt Hon Nicholas Clegg MP (Lord President), the Lord Strathclyde (Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) and the Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP (Secretary of State for Wales).

The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, the Rt Hon Nicholas Herbert MP, the Rt Hon Carwyn Jones MP, the Rt Hon David Mundell MP, the Rt Hon Grant Shapps and the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP were sworn in as members of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

Miss Judith Simpson was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Rt Hon Nicholas Clegg MP had an audience of Her Majesty before the Council.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chancellor, the University of Cambridge, this evening held a Reception for the outgoing Vice-Chancellor (Professor Dame Alison Richard) at St James’s Palace.

By command of The Queen, Mr Charles Gray (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Dr Ihor Kharchenko at 60 Holland Park, London W11, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from Ukraine to the Court of St James’s.

By command of Her Majesty, Mr Charles Gray (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon Her Excellency Mrs Hamida M’rabet Labidi at 29 Prince’s Gate, London SW7, in order to bid farewell to Her Excellency upon relinquishing her appointment as Ambassador from the Tunisian Republic to the Court of St James’s.

By command of The Queen, Mr Charles Gray (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Mohamed Taha Mustafa at 57 Cromwell Road, London SW7, in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Republic of Yemen to the Court of St James’s.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited Windrush Square, Brixton, London SW2, and were received by Miss Kathryn McDowell (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited Brixton Village, Brixton Market, Brixton, London SW9, and were received by Ms Kathryn McDowell (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Regeneration Trust, afterwards visited the Railway Hotel, 20 Atlantic Road, Brixton, SW9.

His Royal Highness later visited All Saints Church, Blenheim Grove, Peckham, London SE15, and was received by Mrs Jennifer Bianco (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Almshouse Association, in the afternoon visited Trinity Hospital Almshouse, Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10, and was received by Colonel Cyril Young (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

His Royal Highness, President, Business in the Community, later attended a Reception for the Mosaic Summer School at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London SW1.

The Prince of Wales this evening received Major General Michael Jeffery (formerly Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia).

His Royal Highness, Patron, later gave a Dinner for Macmillan Cancer Support at Clarence House.

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, Ebony Horse Club, this afternoon visited the sight of the proposed riding centre, Wyck Gardens, Brixton, London SW9.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Royal Colonel, this afternoon visited The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland on exercise on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.

His Royal Highness, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, this evening attended a Reception given by Prince Abdul Aziz Al Saud to mark the Farnborough Airshow at Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, this morning presented medals to members of The Royal Wessex Yeomanry who have recently returned from Afghanistan.

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

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, the Orpheus Trust, this evening attended a performance of Orpheus — the Mythical at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Millbrook, Guildford, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mrs Timothy Goad).

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, New Haven Trust, this afternoon held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, today, visited Lincoln Cathedral and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (Mr Anthony Worth).

Her Royal Highness, President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, this afternoon attended a Reception to mark the Twenty First Anniversary of the Carers’ Support Centre, 11 Redcombe Lane, Brigg, Lincolnshire.

The Princess Royal afterwards opened Meridian Leisure Centre, Wood Lane, Louth, Lincolnshire.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), later attended the Eighth Annual Transport Practitioners’ Meeting at the University of York, Heslington, York, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (the Lord Crathorne).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning officially opened the Headingley Carnegie Pavilion, Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Dr Ingrid Roscoe).

His Royal Highness this afternoon officially opened Morley Leisure Centre, Queensway, Morley, Leeds.

The Duke of Gloucester afterwards officially opened Severn Trent Laboratories, Silkwood Park, Wakefield.

His Royal Highness later officially opened Pontefract General Infirmary, Friarwood Lane, Pontefract.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, the Engineering Council, this morning visited the Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, Hampshire.