COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace 

The Queen held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel, Grenadier Guards, this afternoon attended the 1st Battalion’s Medals Parade at Lille Barracks, Aldershot, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Dame Mary Fagan).

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, on behalf of The Queen in celebration of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee, today carried out the following engagements in New South Wales, Australia.

Their Royal Highnesses this morning visited the Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre, Pyrmont.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Campaign for Wool, later attended a celebration of the Australian wool industry at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 140 George Street, Sydney.

His Royal Highness this afternoon met members of New South Wales’ First Response community at Icebergs Club, Bondi Beach, 1 Notts Avenue, Bondi, and was received by the Hon. Barry O’Farrell MP (Premier of New South Wales).

The Prince of Wales afterwards met participants of the National Rugby League’s programme, “Dream Believe Achieve”, at Bondi Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, Queen Elizabeth Drive.

His Royal Highness later received practitioners of sustainable agriculture.

The Prince of Wales subsequently received representatives of The Prince’s Charities Australia.

Their Royal Highnesses this evening attended a Diamond Jubilee Reception at Sydney Opera House, 2 Macquarie Street, Sydney, given by the Governor of New South Wales (Professor Marie Bashir) and Sir Nicholas Shehadie.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall afterwards attended a Dinner at Admiralty House, Kirribilli, given by the Governor-General of Australia and Mr Michael Bryce.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, this morning visited Victoria Barracks, Sydney.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Reception at Government House, Sydney, given by the Governor of New South Wales for leading women in the community.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning attended the Royal Charities Forum at Wembley Stadium, Middlesex.

Buckingham Palace 

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, The London Regiment, this afternoon attended the Grenadier Guards Medals Parade at Lille Barracks, Aldershot, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Dame Mary Fagan).

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Wooden Spoon Society, and President, Riding for the Disabled Association, this morning opened the new manège at Watershed Riding for the Disabled Association, Glebe House, Coates, near Cirencester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Dame Janet Trotter).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited SPP Pumps Limited, Mushet Industrial Park, near Coleford, Gloucestershire, to mark its Twenty Fifth Anniversary.

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended Gloucester Boat House Appeal’s Olympians’ Dinner at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire.

Kensington Palace 

The Duke of Gloucester, Chancellor, this morning attended the Graduate Award Ceremony for the Institute of Science and Environment and the Institute of Sport and Exercise at the University of Worcester, 8 College Yard, Worcester, and was received by Mrs Michael Brinton (Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire).

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent this morning attended a Service of Remembrance and laid a wreath at the Blue Beach War Cemetery, San Carlos, Falkland Islands.