COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh gave a Dinner Party at Windsor Castle this evening.

The following were invited: Professor and Mrs. Vernon Bogdanor, the Very Reverend and Mrs. John Dury, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Evans, Professor and Mrs. Andrew Hamilton, Sir David and Lady Higgins, Mrs. Pinky Lilani and Mr. Mehboob Lilani, Sir David and Lady Manning, the Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Sir John and Lady Ritblat, the Earl and Countess of Selborne, Mr. Giles Waterfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Williams.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning attended a Meeting with senior British and Kuwaiti business representatives, Marriot Courtyard Hotel, Al Shuhada Street, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

His Royal Highness later took the Salute at a joint British-Kuwaiti Parade to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of Kuwaiti Independence, Bayan Palace.

The Prince of Wales today attended a State Luncheon given by The Amir of the State of Kuwait at Bayan Palace.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Meeting with Members of Parliament at the National Assembly, Kuwait City.

The Prince of Wales afterwards met Kuwaiti scholars at the Residence of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, and subsequently attended a Garden Party and unveiled a plaque to commemorate the United Kingdom’s contribution to Kuwait’s independence and liberation.

His Royal Highness later departed Kuwait for Qatar and was received upon arrival at Doha International Airport by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar (His Excellency Mr. John Hawkins).

The Prince of Wales this evening attended a Dinner given by The Emir of the State of Qatar at Wejbe Palace.

The Duchess of Cornwall this evening departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for South Africa.

Mrs Joy-Maria Camm is in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York today carried out the following engagements in Johor, Malaysia.

His Royal Highness this morning called upon the Sultan of Johor at Isatana Besar Johor.

The Duke of York afterwards visited Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) and attended the Opening Ceremony at Iskander.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Shell’s Floating Production System for the Gumusut Kakap field at Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering, Pasir Gudang.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon arrived at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and was received by Her Majesty’s Consul-General for Hong Kong and Macao (Mr. Andrew Seaton).

His Royal Highness this evening attended the Royal Overseas-League Reception at the China Club, the Old Bank of China Building, Bank Street, Hong Kong.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened the John Paul II Community Centre, Causeway, Bicester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mr. Timothy Stevenson).

Her Royal Highness, Royal Patron, Motor Neurone Disease Association, this afternoon attended the Inaugural Lecture of the Chair of Motor Neuron Biology, University of Oxford at the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, South Parks Road, Oxford.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Livability, this evening attended an Awards Reception at Lambeth Palace, London SE1.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Jubilee Woods Project, later held a Dinner at St. James’s Palace.