COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Rt. Hon. Desmond Swayne MP (Vice-Chamberlain of the Household) was received in audience by The Queen and presented an Address from the House of Commons to which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to make reply.

Sir Paul Britton was received by The Queen upon relinquishing his appointment as the Prime Minister’s Appointments Secretary when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The King’s Own Calgary Regiment (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps), received Lieutenant Colonel Ross Wickware upon assuming his appointment as Commanding Officer and the Hon. Daniel Hays upon relinquishing his appointment as Honorary Colonel.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Founder and Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Association, this morning received Mr. Gregory Belton (Chairman of the Trustees).

His Royal Highness, Patron, today attended Receptions at St. James’s Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, the British Asian Trust, this morning held a Meeting.

His Royal Highness, President, later held a Meeting for The Prince’s Trust.

The Prince of Wales, Honorary Patron, this evening attended a Reception at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London SW1, to mark the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Association of Marshall Scholars.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Honorary Air Commodore, this morning opened the new Station Medical Centre at Royal Air Force Leeming, Northallerton, North Yorkshire.

Her Royal Highness, Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Naval Medical Services, later attended a families day and dedication of the Headquarters and College of Defence Medical Services at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Mr. Ian Dudson).

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, this morning visited Code Club at St. Thomas Primary School, Sherwood Avenue, Huddersfield, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Dr. Ingrid Roscoe).

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Peter Jones Foundation, afterwards visited future Peter Jones Enterprise Academy students at Kirklees College, Manchester Road, Huddersfield.

The Duke of York, Patron, University of Huddersfield, later presented students with The Duke of York Young Entrepreneur Award at the University, Firth Street, Huddersfield.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Pocklington School, West Green, Pocklington, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire (the Hon. Mrs. Susan Cunliffe-Lister).

The Duke of York, Patron, York Minster Appeal, this evening attended a York Minster Trust Dinner.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, today attended Trustees’ Sub-Committee Meetings at Award House, 7-11 St. Matthew Street, London SW1.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening attended a Reception at Award House and afterwards attended a Trustees’ Dinner at the Stafford Hotel, 16-18 St. James’s Place, London SW1.

The Countess of Wessex, Royal Colonel, today visited 5th Battalion The Rifles on exercise on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Chancellor, University of London, this morning visited the Institute of Education London Knowledge Laboratory, 23-29 Emerald Street, London WC1, on the occasion of its Tenth Anniversary.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon presented The Princess Royal Award for the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal, Patron, College of Emergency Medicine, later received Dr. Clifford Mann (President).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Columba 1400, afterwards attended the New Campaign Discussion at the Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London SW1.

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Whitley Fund for Nature, this evening attended the Annual Awards Ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, Rescue and Preparedness in Disasters UK, this morning received Mr. Graham Payne (Director, Rescue and Preparedness in Disasters UK) and Mr. John Holland (Director, Rescue and Preparedness in Disasters International).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, this morning received Mr. Philip Brook (Chairman).