COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the Outward Bound Trust, this evening held the Seventy Fifth Anniversary Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

Mr Alan Tait (Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex) was present at Gatwick Airport, London, this afternoon upon the Arrival of The President of the Republic of Ghana and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The Queen.

By command of The Queen, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Ranjan Mathai at 9 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8, this afternoon in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner for the Republic of India in London.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning opened the Session Lima Paris Action Agenda: Focus on Forests at the Twenty First United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change in Paris, France.

His Royal Highness later arrived at Royal Air Force Marham from France.

Mr James Bowden and Miss Kristina Kyriacou were in attendance.

Kensington Palace

Prince Henry of Wales this morning joined a training session at the Sharks Rugby Club, Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa.

His Royal Highness later visited the Surfers Not Street Children Programme in Durban and watched a lifesaving demonstration.

Prince Henry of Wales this afternoon visited the Mission Area Joint Operations Centre at Kruger National Park.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Past Captain, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, today held a Past Captains’ Meeting and Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness this afternoon received The President of the Republic of Malawi.

The Duke of York, Patron, London Metropolitan University, received Professor John Raftery (Vice-Chancellor).

His Royal Highness this evening held Pitch@Palace Africa for entrepreneurs and potential supporters at St James’s Palace.

The Duke of York later attended a Dinner given by General Olusegun Obasanjo (former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) at Mosimann’s, West Halkin Street, London SW1.

Buckingham Palace

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

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner at St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4.

The Countess of Wessex this morning held a Meeting with representatives of Blind Veterans UK.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Carers Trust, this morning attended the Annual Network Conference, Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, National Exhibition Centre, Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham, and was received by Mr David Bradnock (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Sense — the National Deafblind and Rubella Association, this afternoon attended a Reception for TouchBase Specialist Resource Centre, Opus Restaurant, 54 Cornwall Street, Birmingham, and was received by Mr John Crabtree (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies, this morning attended a Lecture entitled Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

Her Royal Highness, Royal President, the Children’s Society, this evening attended an Advent Service at Lambeth Palace, London SE1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel, Scots Guards, today visited 1st Battalion at Mons Barracks, Princes Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire.

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, Royal Patron, this afternoon visited the Alzheimer’s Society, Devon House, 58 St. Katharine’s Way, London E1.