COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP was received by The Queen today when he delivered up his Wand of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Comptroller of the Household.

The Rt Hon Donald Foster MP was received by The Queen upon his appointment as Comptroller of the Household when Her Majesty handed to him his Wand of Office.

The Rt Hon William Hague MP (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was received in audience by The Queen this afternoon.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Admiral, this morning received Captain Matthew Briers RN upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer Commando Helicopter Force and Captain Niall Griffin RN upon assuming the appointment.

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Dragoon Guards, received Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bateman upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer.

The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, The Parachute Regiment, received Lieutenant Colonel Adam Dawson upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Kingsbury upon assuming the appointment.

His Royal Highness this afternoon held a Reception for Sustainable Food Trust at Clarence House.

The Prince of Wales later attended a Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit Meeting at the Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the “Australia” Exhibition, and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening viewed the exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1, and subsequently attended a Reception and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, Emmaus UK, this afternoon visited Emmaus Hastings and Rother and officially opened Charlie Jordan House, Whitworth Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended the Royal Film Performance of “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” in aid of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund and the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, London WC2.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, the Peter Jones Foundation, this morning met Tycoon in Schools teams from the area at Queen Anne’s School, Henley Road, Caversham, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (the Hon Mrs Bayliss).

His Royal Highness, Patron, International Space Innovation Centre, afterwards attended the Appleton Space Conference at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, and was received by Mr John Harwood (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

The Duke of York this afternoon visited Resurgo Trust at St Paul’s Centre, Queen Caroline Street, London W6.

His Royal Highness later held a Mentoring Session and Reception for Entrepreneur First at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of York, Colonel-In-Chief, 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s), this evening attended the Annual Regimental Dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club, London W1.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner at Windsor Castle.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened the Royal Greenwich Equestrian Centre, 341 Shooters Hill Road, Shooters Hill, Welling, Kent, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

Her Royal Highness, President, Animal Health Trust, this afternoon held a Fellowship Reception at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal, Patron, College of Emergency Medicine, later attended the Annual Diploma Ceremony, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1.

Her Royal Highness, President, Carers Trust, this evening attended the Co-operative Group Charity Ball, Event City, Phoenix Way, off Barton Dock Road, Manchester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester (Mr Warren Smith).

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this afternoon attended the “Not Forgotten” Association Christmas Party at St. James’s Palace.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Association For All Speech Impaired Children (Afasic), this evening attended a Carol Service in St Andrew Holborn, 5 St Andrew Street, London EC4.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning presented The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation to De La Rue plc, Overton Mill, Overton, Basingstoke, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Dame Mary Fagan).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Chas A. Blatchford and Sons Limited, Unit D Antura, Kingsland Business Park, Basingstoke.