COURT CIRCULAR

Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Queen held an Investiture at the Palace of Holyroodhouse this morning.

The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn KT (Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland) was received by Her Majesty this afternoon and reported on the recent proceedings of the General Assembly.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The Earl of Wessex was present.

The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers, and the High Constables of the Palace of Holyroodhouse were on duty.

The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland, the Salamanca Band of the Rifles and The Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society played selections of music during the afternoon The Duke of Edinburgh, President of the Patrons, National Galleries of Scotland, this morning viewed exhibitions entitled The Queen: Art and Image and Elizabeth Blackadder at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Mound, Edinburgh.

His Royal Highness, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, 81 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s School for Traditional Arts, this morning received Dr Khaled Azzam (Director) and Dr Farhad Farjam (Member, Patrons’ Council).

His Royal Highness, Founder and President, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, and President, The Prince’s Regeneration Trust, this afternoon gave a Reception at Clarence House for the Developers Network.

The Prince of Wales afterwards received the Marquess of Salisbury (Chairman, the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation).

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s School for Traditional Arts, later received Dr Khaled Azzam (Director) and Mrs Kim Samuel-Johnson (Member, Patrons’ Council).

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening attended a Gala Dinner to mark the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Board of Deputies of British Jews at Guildhall, Gresham Street, London EC2.

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, East Molesey, Surrey, and was received by Sir Kenneth Knight (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St James’s Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were welcomed this morning by the Premier of Northwest Territories (the Hon Floyd Roland MP) at Somba K’e Civic Plaza, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon attended a Youth Parliament session at the Legislative Assembly, Yellowknife.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge later visited the Canadian Rangers at Blachford Lake.

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards met students studying the Dechinta Programme at Blachford Lake Lodge.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning gave a Seminar at Buckingham Palace to discuss Apprenticeships in Fashion, Design and Textiles Manufacturing.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory, Richmond, Surrey.

The Duke of York later received Mr John Rishton (Chief Executive, Rolls-Royce).

His Royal Highness this evening received the Ambassador from the People’s Republic of China (His Excellency Mr Liu Xiaoming).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon received Canon Stephen Palmer and Mrs Joan Spruce (Trustees, Falklands Heritage Trust) at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited Leonard Cheshire Foundation Rehabilitation Centre in Gaborone, Botswana.

Her Royal Highness, President, City and Guilds of London Institute, afterwards visited City & Guilds Botswana in Gaborone.

The Princess Royal later called upon The President of the Republic of Botswana at The President’s Office.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon laid a wreath at the Commonwealth War Graves Memorial, Gaborone.

The Princess Royal afterwards attended The Queen’s Birthday Party at Westminster House, Gaborone.

Her Royal Highness later visited Diamond Trading Company at Plot 63016, Block 8, Gaborone.

The Princess Royal subsequently visited Stepping Stones International at Boseja Ward in the grounds of St Paul’s Church, Mochudi.

The Princess Royal this evening departed from Botswana for South Africa and later arrived at King Shaka International Airport, Durban.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, British Expertise, this afternoon received Mr David Howell upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Mr Steve Taylor upon assuming the appointment.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Fellow, this morning visited the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra, President, this afternoon presented the Royal Humane Society Police Medal at the Association of Chief Police Officers’ Conference, Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire.