COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this morning attended a Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the Seventieth Anniversary of Victory in Europe at Westminster Abbey, London SW1, and were received at the Great West Door by the Dean of Westminster (the Very Reverend Dr John Hall) and Chapter and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Her Majesty laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex and The Duke of Kent were present.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, later took the salute at the Veterans’ March Past, Whitehall, London SW1.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall subsequently attended a Reception and met Second World War Veterans, St James’s Park, London SW1.

Kensington Palace

Prince Henry of Wales this morning received a Civic Welcome at Invercargill Airport, New Zealand.

His Royal Highness today visited Stewart Island and afterwards visited Ulva Island.

Prince Henry of Wales later attended a Service in St Andrew’s Church, Stewart Island.

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Lancers, this morning took the salute and laid a wreath at the Annual Parade and Service of the Combined Cavalry Old Comrades Association in Hyde Park, London W2.

Her Royal Highness, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, later attended a Regimental Lunch given by The Royal Lancers at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London W1.