COURT CIRCULAR

Balmoral Castle

By command of The Queen, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Dr Ernest Hilaire at 1 Collingham Gardens, London SW5, this afternoon in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner for Saint Lucia in London.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon visited Hammersmith Academy, 25 Cathnor Road, London W12, in support of the Diana Award #Back2School Anti-Bullying Campaign.

His Royal Highness, Vice Patron, Welsh Rugby Union, afterwards attended the Welsh World Cup Rugby Team’s Welcome Ceremony at Guildhall, Gresham Street, London EC2.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, The Royal Wessex Yeomanry, this afternoon attended the Annual Training Exercise at Sennelager training area, Paderborn, Germany.

Brigadier John Smedley was in attendance.

The Countess of Wessex, Honorary Air Commodore, this morning visited Royal Air Force Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened Winterbourne International Academy, High Street, Winterbourne, and was received by Mr Robert Bernays (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire).

Her Royal Highness today visited Cobalt Health Charitable Trust, Linton House Clinic, Thirlestaine Road, Cheltenham, and viewed the new scanner and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Dame Janet Trotter).

The Princess Royal this afternoon launched Hope for Tomorrow’s new Mobile Chemotherapy Unit, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road, Cheltenham.

Her Royal Highness later visited the Nelson Trust Addiction Treatment Centre, Star Centre, Hope Mills Business Park, Brimscombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire, to mark its Thirtieth Anniversary.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Colonel, 6th Battalion The Rifles, this afternoon received Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Harper (Commanding Officer) and Captain Thomas Brown (Adjutant).