COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace 

The Duke of Edinburgh, President, the Royal Merchant Navy School Foundation, this morning attended the Annual General Meeting at Trinity House, London EC3.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Cutty Sark Trust, this evening attended a Sixtieth Anniversary Reception onboard Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London SE10.

Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Philipp of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Xenia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, this morning visited a traditional bakery in Langenburg, Germany.

His Royal Highness afterwards departed Schwäbisch Hall Airport, Germany, for Armenia and was received this afternoon upon arrival at Yerevan International Airport by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia (His Excellency Mr Jonathan Aves).

His Royal Highness later attended a briefing on the work of Yerevan My Love Charitable Foundation at Matenadaran — Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan.

Mr Simon Martin and Miss Eva Omaghomi are in attendance.

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning met cyclists taking part in the Help for Heroes Big Battlefield Bike Ride at les Invalides, Place Vauban, Paris, France.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the British Equestrian Federation, afterwards visited the Garde Républicaine, 22 Boulevard Henri IV, Paris.

The Duchess of Cornwall later visited the Marché Raspail, Boulevard Raspail, Paris.

Her Royal Highnes this afternoon visited Christian Dior Couture, 30 Avenue Montaigne, Paris.

The Duchess of Cornwall afterwards visited the Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Her Royal Highness this evening arrived at St Pancras International Railway Station, London, from France.

Mrs Amanda MacManus and Miss Laura McCleary were in attendance.

Buckingham Palace 

The Duke of York, Royal Bencher, the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, this morning received the Lord Grabiner (Treasurer).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited CDC Group plc, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1.

The Duke of York, Colonel-in-Chief, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) later received Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Bradbury upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Bassingham-Searle upon assuming the appointment, and Lieutenant Colonel Ian Crowley upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Office 4th Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Iain Hallam upon assuming the appointment.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Trustees, Outward Bound Trust, afterwards held a Chairman’s Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of York, Patron, British Deaf Association, this evening held a Reception at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Trustees, Outward Bound Trust, subsequently attended a Patron’s Company Dinner at St James’s Palace.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent, Patron, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, this morning received Professor Anthony Bowne (Principal).

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, today received Lieutenant Colonel Michael Butterwick upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel James Taylor upon assuming the appointment.

The Duke of Kent, Patron, Endeavour Training, this afternoon visited the hostel at 20 Salter Road, London SE16.