COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr Konstantin Stefanov Dimitrov was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from Bulgaria to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Dimitrova was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Julio Muñoz was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from Peru to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs de Muñoz was also received by Her Majesty.

Mr Simon Fraser (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.

Sir Peter Westmacott was received in audience by The Queen and kissed hands upon his appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America.

Lady Westmacott was also received by Her Majesty.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Honorary Life Member, the British Sub-Aqua Club, this morning presented the Jubilee Trust Duke of Edinburgh Prize at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, this evening attended The Rifles’ “Swift and Bold” Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the Burma Star Association, was represented by the Viscount Slim (President) at the Memorial Service for the Life of Captain Patrick Vincent (formerly Chairman) which was held in St Margaret’s Church, Lothbury, London EC2, this morning.

Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall, Joint Patron, Diamond Champions (Women’s Royal Voluntary Service Campaign to recognise the contribution of older volunteers), this morning received Mrs Madeline Mason (Diamond Champion Volunteer), Miss Kimberley Walsh (Campaign Supporter), and guide dogs, owners and trainers.

Her Royal Highness, President, National Osteoporosis Society, received supporters with osteoporosis participating in the International Osteoporosis Foundation’s “Unbreakable Embrace” Campaign at Clarence House.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, this morning received Professor Richard Holdaway (Director of Space and Technology, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory).

His Royal Highness this evening gave a Reception for Research Fellows of the Royal Society at St James’s Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this morning attended a Breakfast Meeting at the Ritz Hotel, 150 Piccadilly, London W1.

His Royal Highness, Royal Colonel, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, today held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon attended a Development Committee Group Meeting at 10 Brook Street, London W1.

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Colonel, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, and The Countess of Wessex, Royal Colonel, 5th Battalion The Rifles, this evening attended The Rifles’ “Swift and Bold” Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Commodore-in-Chief Portsmouth, this morning attended a Service of Thanksgiving for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and to mark the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict in St Ann’s Church, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Dame Mary Fagan).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Royal Lymington Yacht Club, and Patron, RYA Sailability, later named two Lymington Sailability Boats and afterwards attended a Reception at Royal Lymington Yacht Club, Bath Road, Lymington, and was received by Mr Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre (Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire).

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, this afternoon visited Andover Riding for the Disabled Association to mark its Fortieth Anniversary, Harroway House, Penton Mewsey, Andover, and was received by Mr Mark Maclay (Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Jubilee Woods Project, afterwards attended a Tree Planting Event at East Anton, Andover.

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, this evening presented the Awards at the Thirtieth Anniversary Awards Ceremony and Dinner, the Honourable Artillery Company, Armoury House, City Road, London EC1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, the Japan Society, this morning received Mr Christopher Purvis upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Sir David Warren upon assuming the appointment.

Ms Heidi Potter (Chief Executive) was present.

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Colonel, 6th Battalion The Rifles, and The Duchess of Gloucester, Royal Colonel, 7th Battalion The Rifles, this evening attended The Rifles’ “Swift and Bold” Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies, this afternoon received Mrs Grisilda Harrison upon relinquishing her appointment as National Chairman and Mrs Jill Makepeace-Warne upon assuming the appointment.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Royal Colonel, 1st Battalion The Rifles, this evening attended The Rifles’ “Swift and Bold” Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7.