COURT CIRCULAR

Balmoral Castle

The Duke of Edinburgh this morning visited Gordonstoun School, Elgin, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Moray (Lieutenant Colonel Grenville Johnston).

By command of The Queen, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Julio Moreira Moran at 150 Brompton Road, London SW3, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the Court of St James’s.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl and Countess of Wessex this morning visited Ditidaht First Nation, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited Namgis First Nation, Alert Bay, British Columbia.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex later undertook an Ecological Tour by Boat at Sonora Resort, British Columbia.

Their Royal Highnesses this evening attended a Dinner at Sonora Resort.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning attended the “Going Forward: Education Research and the Horse Industry in the Twenty First Century” Conference to open the School of Equine Management and Science at the Royal Agricultural University, Stroud Road, Cirencester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Dame Janet Trotter).

Her Royal Highness, Chancellor, University of the Highlands and Islands, this evening attend a Reception at Shetland Museum and Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shetland (Mr Robert Hunter).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Army Families Federation, this evening attended a Reception at the Honourable Artillery Company, Armoury House, City Road, London EC1.