COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

Mrs Justice Whipple was received by The Queen this afternoon upon her appointment as a Justice of the High Court when Her Majesty invested her with the Insignia of a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Mr Justice Carr, Mr Justice Colton, Mr Justice Fraser, Mr Justice Gilbart, Mr Justice Holgate, Mr Justice Kerr, Mr Justice MacDonald, Mr Justice Picken and Mr Justice Snowden were received by The Queen upon their appointment as Justices of the High Court when Her Majesty conferred upon them the honour of Knighthood and invested them with the Insignia of a Knight Bachelor.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Field Marshal, this morning attended the Senior Serving and Retired Officers’ Briefing at the Army and Navy Club, 36-39 Pall Mall, London SW1.

Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon called upon Mrs Mary Tan (Wife of The President of the Republic of Singapore) at the Istana, Singapore.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Chairman of the Trustees, Outward Bound Trust, today held a Chairman’s Meeting.

His Royal Highness afterwards gave a Luncheon for the Outward Bound Patron’s Company at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of York, Colonel-in-Chief, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot), this afternoon received Lieutenant Colonel Philip Bassingham-Searle upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Mark Yates upon assuming his appointment as Commanding Officer 4th Battalion.

His Royal Highness later received Mr Frank Mars (President, Symbioscience, Mars Incorporated).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning attended a Breakfast Meeting with the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (Brigadier-General the Hon John James Grant) and the Premier of Nova Scotia (the Hon Stephen McNeil) at Government House, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

His Royal Highness later visited the University of Prince Edward Island Health Sciences Centre, Halifax.

The Earl of Wessex subsequently attended the Prince Edward Island Special Olympic Sports Day at the University of Prince Edward Island Athletic Centre, Halifax.

His Royal Highness later arrived at St. John’s International Airport and was received by the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador (the Hon Frank Fagan).

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon attended the Honour 100 Great War Commemoration Reception at the Rooms, St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, later attended a Reception for young people who have reached the Gold Standard of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at the Church Lads’ Brigade Armoury, St John’s.

The Earl of Wessex subsequently called upon the Lieutenant Governor and the Premier of Newfoundland (the Hon Paul Davis) at Government House, St John’s.

His Royal Highness afterwards attended the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland’s Community Leaders Reception at Government House.

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Youth Reception and Barbecue at the Church Lads’ Brigade Armoury.

His Royal Highness later departed from St John’s International Airport for the United Kingdom.

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Caring for Life, this morning held a Meeting. Her Royal Highness this afternoon chaired a Charities Forum.

The Countess of Wessex this evening attended the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Dinner at Claridges, Brook Street, London W1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Gloucester, President, Royal Academy of Music, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Field Marshal, this morning attended the Senior Serving and Retired Officers’ Briefing at the Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall, London SW1.