COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace 

The Rt Hon William Hague MP (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was received in audience by The Queen today.

The Sultan of Oman visited The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon and remained to Luncheon.

The following were invited: Air Vice Marshal Sir Erik Bennett (Adviser to The Sultan) and the Rt Hon William Hague MP and Mrs Hague.

Her Majesty later gave a Reception for the winners of the “Cook for The Queen” Competition at which The Duchess of Cornwall was present.

The Queen afterwards received The Duke of Cambridge when Her Majesty invested His Royal Highness with the Insignia of a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel, Grenadier Guards, this evening presided over a Conference at Buckingham Palace attended by the Colonels of the Regiments of the Household Division and subsequently entertained the Colonels to Dinner.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by Sir John Parsons (formerly Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse and Deputy Treasurer to The Queen) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Mr Adrian Pelly (formerly Land Steward, Windsor Castle) which was held at All Saints Church, East Meon, Hampshire, this afternoon.

The Prince of Wales was represented by Mr Ashe Windham.

The Duke of York was represented by Captain Robert Guy RN.

Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall this afternoon chaired a Meeting of The Prince’s Council at the offices of the Duchy of Cornwall, 10 Buckingham Palace, London SW1.

The Duke of Cambridge was present.

The Prince of Wales, Colonel, Welsh Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Cambridge, Colonel, Irish Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, the Art Room, this evening attended a performance of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” at the Threesixty Theatre, Kensington Gardens, London W8.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Colonel, The London Regiment, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Association of Sail Training Organisations, this afternoon met competitors in the London to Portland Small Ships Race at Osprey Quay, Portland, Dorset.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel, Scots Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.