COURT CIRCULAR

Balmoral Castle 

The Queen this evening visited the Jubilee Cairn in Church Street, Ballater, and, having been received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire (Mr James Ingleby), subsequently met residents and children.

Buckingham Palace 

The Earl of Wessex this morning visited Cheltenham College, Bath Road, Cheltenham, and attended a Service in the College Chapel to mark One Hundred and Fifty Years of the College’s Combined Cadet Force and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Dame Janet Trotter).

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Royal Wolverhampton School, this afternoon visited the School in Penn Road, Wolverhampton, to mark the Eightieth Anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Junior School, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr Paul Sabapathy).

The Earl of Wessex later visited Malvern Theatres, Grange Road, Malvern, and was received by Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Holcroft (Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire).

His Royal Highness afterwards opened the Territorial Army Centre in Dancox House, Pheasant Street, Worcester, for 214 Battery — 104 Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers).

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal, on behalf of The Queen, today carried out the following engagements in Zambia in celebration of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.

Her Royal Highness this morning visited the Commonwealth Youth Programme Regional Centre for Africa, University of Zambia, Lusaka.

The Princess Royal afterwards addressed Parliament at the National Assembly of Zambia, Parliament Building, Lusaka, to mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Kasisi Children’s Home, Kasisi Village, Lusaka.

The Princess Royal, President, Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, later attended the Annual Conference Closing Sessions at the Royal Livingstone Hotel, Mosi-Oa-Tunya Road, Livingstone.

Her Royal Highness, President, Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, this evening attended the Annual Conference Closing Dinner at the Royal Livingstone Hotel.

Kensington Palace 

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Colonel, 6th Battalion The Rifles, today attended Training Exercises at Haltern Training Camp, Paderborn, Germany.

Captain Simon Tidd was in attendance.

The Duchess of Gloucester this afternoon opened the new Woodlands Lower School, Fortyfoot Road, Leatherhead, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Dame Sarah Goad).

Her Royal Highness afterwards opened the new Sydney Simmons Homes, Dene Road, Ashtead.

The Duchess of Gloucester later opened the new Day Case and Endoscopy Unit at Epsom Hospital, Dorking Road, Epsom, Surrey.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent this morning visited Macmillan Academy, Stockton Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (the Lord Crathorne).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Du Pont Teijin Films, Wilton, Middlesbrough.

The Duke of Kent afterwards visited Biffa Polymers, Wilton, Redcar.