COURT CIRCULAR

Windsor Castle

Mr John Mars was received by The Queen this afternoon when Her Majesty presented him with the Insignia of an Honorary Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, President, The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community, this morning held a Meeting at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire.

His Royal Highness, President, the Great Steward of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, this afternoon opened the Gymnasium at Dumfries House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this evening gave a Dinner for supporters of Dumfries House.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Joint President, the Elephant Family, this afternoon received Miss Ruth Powys (Chief Executive) and Mr Ben Elliot (Patron).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, New Queen’s Hall Orchestra, received Mr Jonathan Rose (Trustee) and Mr John Boyden (Artistic Director).

The Duchess of Cornwall this evening attended a performance given by Circolombia at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this afternoon held a Luncheon for Mr John Mars at Windsor Castle.

His Royal Highness later attended Summit, the Future of Growth at Bloomberg European Headquarters, 39-45 Finsbury Square, London EC2.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, this evening attended The London Regiment’s Dinner at Ironmongers’ Hall, Shaftesbury Place, London EC2.

The Countess of Wessex, Chairman, Women in Business (promoting The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award), this morning chaired a Meeting at the offices of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, 11 Belgrave Road, London SW1.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, this morning attended the Annual Conference at the International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham, and was received by Professor Deirdre Kelly (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Royal Scots Club, this afternoon received Mr Brian Adair upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of Trustees and Major General Mark Strudwick upon assuming the appointment.

The Princess Royal, Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), St John Ambulance, later held a Young Achievers’ Reception at St James’s Palace.

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Whitley Fund for Nature, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended the Annual Awards Ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, this morning received the Right Reverend John Nicholls (Prelate of the Order).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel-in-Chief, The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment), this morning received Lieutenant Colonel Duane Hickson (Commanding Officer) and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel William Adcock (Ret’d).

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Society for Army Historical Research, this evening presented the Templar Medal Book Prize at the East India and Public Schools Club, 16 St. James’s Square, London SW1.

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, Royal Honorary Freeman, the Worshipful Company of Barbers, today attended a Reception at Barber-Surgeons’ Hall, Monkwell Square, Wood Street, London EC2.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, later attended the presentation of the PDSA Order of Merit at Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London EC2.