COURT CIRCULAR

Sandringham, Norfolk

By command of The Queen, Mr. Charles Gray (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso at 7 Chesham Place, London SW1, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Royal Highness upon relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner for the Kingdom of Lesotho in London.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this afternoon visited the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1.

His Royal Highness later held a Meeting with representatives from Biomimetics Health Industries UK.

The Prince of Wales afterwards received Mr. John Hayes MP (Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex and The Countess of Wessex, Colonel-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, this morning visited personnel at R3 Hospital Bastion, Afghanistan.

Their Royal Highnesses later visited 5 Army Co-operation Squadron Royal Air Force.

The Earl of Wessex, Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Waddington, and The Countess of Wessex, Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Wittering, this afternoon attended a Lunch with Forces deployed on Operation HERRICK in Kandahar.

His Royal Highness, Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Waddington, and Her Royal Highness, Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Wittering, later visited Task Force 196, 14 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Royal Air Force Reaper Detachment and 39 Squadron Royal Air Force.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex this evening departed from Afghanistan for Bahrain and were later received at Manama International Airport by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain (His Excellency Mr. Iain Lindsay).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, St. Mungo Community Housing Association Limited, this evening attended the Christmas Carol Concert in St. Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London EC4.

Appendix to Court Circular

The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Reverend Prebendary Paul Lockett to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty in succession to the Reverend Canon Peter Calvert.