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Buckingham Palace

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this morning visited Her Majesty’s Tower of London and were received by the Constable of Her Majesty’s Tower of London (General the Lord Dannatt) and Colonel Richard Harrold (Governor).

The Constable and Governor surrendered to The Queen the keys of Her Majesty’s Tower of London, which The Queen returned to them.

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness moved through the Poppies in the Moat marking the Centenary of the First World War and The Queen laid a wreath.

Afterwards Her Majesty and His Royal Highness attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration for the restoration of the Chapel Royal of Saint Peter ad Vincula, within Her Majesty’s Tower of London, and were received by Lieutenant General Peter Pearson (Lieutenant of Her Majesty’s Tower of London), the Reverend Canon Roger Hall (Chaplain) and the Bishop of London.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Action Medical Research, his morning received Mr. Richard Price upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Mr. Philip Hodkinson upon assuming the appointment.

His Royal Highness, Patron and Twelfth Man, the Lord’s Taverners, this afternoon presented County Cricket Championship Medals at Buckingham Palace.

Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this afternoon received the Rt. Hon. Alex Salmond MSP (First Minister of the Scottish Executive).

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon gave a Reception at Clarence House to mark International Credit Union Day.

Kensington Palace

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ Philanthropic Initiatives, and Patron, WellChild, this evening attended a Dinner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited the Advanced Manufacturing and Research Centre with Boeing, Highfield Spring, Catliffe, Rotherham, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire (Mr. David Moody).

His Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon presented The Duke of York’s Community Initiative Annual Awards at Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield Road, Templeborough, Rotherham.

The Duke of York this evening attended a Business Dinner given by Bell Pottinger group at 5 Hertford Street, London W1.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon attended the Occupiers’ Lunch, given by le Marché International des Professionnels d’Immobilier United Kingdom, at Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London W14.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, later held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, The London Regiment, this evening attended a Reception at Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, London EC4.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Spinal Injuries Association, this morning attended the Fortieth Anniversary Annual General Meeting at Williams, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, and was received by Mrs. Diana Bagnall (Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

Her Royal Highness, Royal Patron, Motor Neurone Disease Association, this afternoon attended a Visitors’ Forum at the Holiday Inn, Bridgefoot Quay, Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire (Mr. Timothy Cox).

The Princess Royal, Patron, British Quality Foundation, this evening attended the United Kingdom Excellence Awards Ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel, 1 Hamilton Place, London W1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, International Council on Monuments and Sites – UK, this morning received Dr. David Thackray (President) and Ms. Susan Denyer (Secretary).

His Royal Highness, Patron, Normandy Veterans Association, today attended a Service at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, London SW1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, the P. G. Wodehouse Society (United Kingdom), this evening attended the Annual Dinner at Gray’s Inn, 5 South Square, London WC1.