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Buckingham Palace 

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this morning attended the Armed Forces Parade and Muster at Windsor Castle to commemorate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee and were received by the Chief of the Defence Staff (General Sir David Richards), the First Sea Lord (Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope), the Chief of the General Staff (General Sir Peter Wall) and the Chief of the Air Staff (Air Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton).

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness were received in the Quadrangle with a Royal Salute and witnessed a flypast by a “Diamond 9” formation of Typhoon aircraft.

Detachments from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force marched past The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.

The Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officers, Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard, The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers), Yeomen Warders from Her Majesty’s Tower of London, the Military Knights of Windsor and the In-Pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea were on duty.

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness then drove through Windsor to the Home Park (Private) to attend a Drumhead Service.

The Chief of the Defence Staff addressed the Parade and The Queen was pleased to reply.

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness subsequently witnessed a Tri-Service flypast of rotary and fixed wing aircraft before attending a Reception.

Afterwards The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were entertained to Luncheon by the Chief of the Defence Staff.

The Duke of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy and Members of Foreign Royal Families were present.

Buckingham Palace 

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association, this evening attended the Association’s Dinner at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel, West Quay Road, Southampton.

Kensington Palace 

The Duke of Gloucester this evening departed Heathrow Airport, London, for Australia.

Mr Alistair Wood is in attendance.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Chief Patron, Hope for Youth Northern Ireland, this evening attended a Gala Dinner in Belfast City Hall, Donegal Square, Belfast, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast (Dame Mary Peters).