COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Queen this morning visited the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1, to mark the Tenth Anniversary of the Civil Service Awards and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr. Kenneth Olisa) and the Home Office Permanent Secretary (Mr Mark Sedwill) before meeting members of staff.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh gave a Reception at Buckingham Palace this evening for winners of the 2015 Civil Service Awards, at which The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Founder and Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Association, this morning received Mr John May (Secretary General).

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, received Brigadier Brian McCall upon relinquishing his appointment as Colonel Commandant.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Freeman and Liveryman, the Fishmongers’ Company, this afternoon attended a Court Meeting and Luncheon at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall today carried out the following engagements in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Their Royal Highnesses this morning visited the New South Wales Mounted Police Unit.

The Prince of Wales afterwards attended a Meeting on post-traumatic stress at the Macquarie Group Building.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon attended a Reception at Government House given by General the Hon David Hurley (Governor of New South Wales).

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, later attended a Meeting with Australian investment leaders at Admiralty House.

The Prince of Wales afterwards received Mr Anthony Pratt (Chairman and Chief Executive, Pratt Industries, and Global Chairman, Visy Industries).

His Royal Highness this evening called upon the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia (General the Hon Sir Peter Cosgrove) at Admiralty House.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall afterwards attended a Dinner given by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Lady Cosgrove at Admiralty House.

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited OzHarvest.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police at Victoria Barracks.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning departed Heathrow Airport, London, for Vietnam.

Mrs Amanda Thirsk is in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning opened the Peace Garden at the Muslim Burial Ground, Monument Road, Horsell Common, Woking, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr Michael More-Molyneux).

The Countess of Wessex this morning departed John F Kennedy Airport, New York, for Canada and was received later upon arrival at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport by the Hon Elizabeth Dowdeswell (Lieutenant Governor of Ontario).

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited the Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, 30 College Street, Toronto.

The Countess of Wessex today visited Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, 439 Dundas Street East, Toronto.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Toronto General Hospital, this evening attended a “Partners for Discovery” Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Renter Warden, the Fishmongers’ Company, this morning attended Court Meetings and a Luncheon at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Royal National Children’s Foundation, this afternoon attended the Annual Conference at Church House, Deans Yard, London SW1.

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, Wise, this evening presented Awards at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel, 10 Godliman Street, London EC4.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon officially opened the Design Centre at Merchant Taylors’ School, Sandy Lodge Road, Moor Park, Northwood, and was received by Mrs Josephine Connell (Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning visited ATP Industries Group, Cannock Wood Industrial Estate, Cannock Wood Street, Cannock, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Mr Ian Dudson).

His Royal Highness this afternoon officially opened the Hub, Vast, 17 Eastgate Street, Stafford.

The Duke of Kent later presented the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015 to LA International at International House, Festival Way, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.