COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Queen today received the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (the Right Reverend Martin Seeley) who did homage upon his appointment.

Her Majesty received the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham (the Right Reverend Paul Williams) who did homage upon his appointment.

The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) administered the Oath.

The Bishop of Carlisle (Clerk of the Closet) was in attendance.

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Welsh, this afternoon received Lieutenant Colonel Shon Hockney upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Paul Clayton upon assuming the appointment.

Her Majesty received Lieutenant Colonel Robert Manuel upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Nigel Crew-Read upon assuming the appointment.

The Rt Hon David Cameron (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen this evening.

The Duke of Edinburgh, 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 Duchess of Cornwall held an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace to mark the Centenary of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes of England, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty.

The Bands of the Royal Marines Collingwood and the Irish Guards played selections of music during the afternoon

Her Royal Highness this evening attended the Annual Dinner of the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, International Special Projects, this afternoon held a Meeting.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, later held a Meeting.

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

The Countess of Wessex attended an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace to mark the Centenary of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes of England, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Transaid, this morning attended the International Federation of Warehousing and Logistics Associations’ Convention at the Town Hall, High Street, Liverpool, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Dame Lorna Muirhead).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Injured Jockeys Fund, this afternoon opened Jack Berry House, Old Malton Road, Malton, and was received by Mr Peter Scrope (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Royal Academy Schools, this evening attended the Royal Academy of Arts Annual Dinner at the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1.

The Duchess of Gloucester attended an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace to mark the Centenary of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes of England, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England, this morning received Mr Peter Lowndes (Pro Grand Master).

His Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon visited Restore Burn and Wound Research, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt).

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra attended an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace to mark the Centenary of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes of England, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.