COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace 

Sir James Bevan was received in audience by The Queen this morning upon his appointment as British High Commissioner to the Repubic of India.

Lady Bevan was also received by Her Majesty.

Sir Stuart Hampson (First Crown Estate Commissioner and Chairman, the Crown Estate Commission) was received by The Queen.

Her Majesty, Duke of Lancaster, received the Lord Shuttleworth (Chairman of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster) and Mr Paul Clarke (Chief Executive).

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning held a Sustainable Food Trust Meeting.

His Royal Highness this evening gave a Dinner for the Sustainable Food Trust.

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon unveiled The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Clock in the High Street, Colnbrook, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (the Hon Mrs Bayliss).

Buckingham Palace 

The Duke of York, Colonel-in-Chief, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot), this afternoon attended a Regimental Luncheon and Families Day at Oxford Barracks, Munster, Germany.

Squadron Leader Charlotte Fenn RAF was in attendance.

Buckingham Palace 

The Earl of Wessex, President, Seafarers UK (King George’s Fund for Sailors), this evening attended a Reception and took the salute at Beat Retreat and Ceremonial Sunset at Plymouth Guildhall and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Devon (Mr Eric Dancer).

His Royal Highness, President, Seafarers UK (King George’s Fund for Sailors), afterwards attended a Dinner at Flag Officer Sea Training, Admiralty House, Her Majesty’s Naval Base, Plymouth.

The Countess of Wessex, Royal Colonel, today visited 5th Battalion The Rifles at Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn, Germany.

Mrs Rosemary Hamer was in attendance.

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, today attended a J-Class Regatta at the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, Greenbank, Falmouth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho).

Kensington Palace 

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, Royal Academy of Music, this morning attended the Graduation Ceremony in St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

Her Royal Highness, Honorary President, this evening attended a Reception given by the Lawn Tennis Association at the All England Club, Wimbledon, London SW19.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent, President, today attended the Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19.