COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Rt Hon Mark Francois MP (Vice Chamberlain of the Household) was received in audience by The Queen this afternoon and presented an Address from the House of Commons to which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to make reply.

Admiral the Lord Boyce was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Founder and Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award World Fellowship, this afternoon held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Senior Colonel, this evening took the salute at the Household Division Beating Retreat on Horse Guards Parade, London SW1.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning received Sir Stuart Hampson (Chairman of the Crown Estate) and Mr Roger Bright (Chief Executive).

His Royal Highness received Mr Robert Diamond (Group Chief Executive, Barclays plc).

The Prince of Wales, President, this afternoon attended the The Prince of Wales’s Business and Sustainability Programme annual reunion at St James’s Palace.

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Drawing School, later held a Meeting.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, afterwards held the Almshouse Association Patron’s Awards at Clarence House and subsequently gave a Tea.

His Royal Highness, Patron, this evening attended a Reception to mark the One Hundred and Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the British School at Athens at the British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry, and The Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended the Absolute Return for Kids (ARK) Tenth Anniversary Gala Dinner at Kensington Palace.

Prince Henry of Wales this morning attended the Annual Founder’s Day Parade and Reception at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York today received Sir Howard Davies (Non-executive Director, Prudential).

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended the Founders Forum at the Grove, Chandler’s Cross, Hertfordshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex today visited the South of England Agricultural Society South of England Show at the South of England Centre, Ardingly, and was received by Mr Gordon Tregear (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex).

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning attended Discussion Sessions as part of the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue at Hilton Barbados Hotel, Needham’s Point St Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados Her Royal Highness, President, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conference, this afternoon attended the Plenary Session of the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue at Hilton Barbados Hotel, Needham’s Point St Michael.

The Princess Royal later departed Barbados for the United Kingdom.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, British Expertise, this evening attended a Reception at the House of Lords, London SW1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel, Scots Guards, this morning attended a Council Meeting at Regimental Headquarters, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra this afternoon visited a Flower Festival at John Keble Church, Mill Hill, London, to mark the Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the Church.