COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

Her Excellency Mrs Karen-Mae Hill was received by The Queen today upon her appointment as High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda in London.

Mr Stephen Chadwick, Ms. Helen Chadwick and Ms Andre Chadwick were received by Her Majesty this afternoon and delivered up the Insignia of the Order of Merit worn by their father, the late Reverend Professor Owen Chadwick.

The Lord Fellowes (Secretary and Registrar of the Order of Merit) was in attendance.

The following were received in audience by The Queen and kissed hands upon their appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassadors: Mr David Cairns (the Kingdom of Sweden) and Ms Judith Gough (Ukraine).

Mrs Cairns and Ms Julia Kleiousi were also received by Her Majesty.

Mr Gregory Quinn was received in audience by The Queen upon his appointment as British High Commissioner to the Republic of Guyana.

Mrs Quinn was also received by Her Majesty.

Ms Elizabeth Carriere was received by The Queen upon her appointment as Governor of Montserrat.

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

By command of The Queen, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Enrique Manalo at 8 Suffolk Street, London SW1, this afternoon in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Republic of the Philippines to the Court of St James’s.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, Business in the Community, this morning attended a Meeting at the Royal Academy of Engineering, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

His Royal Highness later visited the Metropolitan Police Service.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, Children and the Arts, this evening attended a Tenth Anniversary Gala Concert at St James’s Palace.

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, this afternoon held a Reception at Clarence House to celebrate the Southbank Centre’s WOW — Women of the World Festival.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Medical Research Scotland, this morning visited the Meet the Researcher Showcase at Dundee Science Centre, Greenmarket, Dundee, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Dundee (Councillor Robert Duncan, the Lord Provost).

Her Royal Highness, President, Victim Support Scotland, this afternoon opened the Dundee Victim Service, 1 Courthouse Square, Dundee.

The Princess Royal, Renter Warden, the Fishmongers’ Company, this evening attended a Court Dinner at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, British Expertise International, this morning received Ms Tracey Smith (Chief Executive) and Mr Peter O’Kane (Chairman, the D Group).

The Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Friends of St Paul’s Cathedral, this afternoon attended a Lecture entitled “Kings In Exile: the Residences of French Royal and Imperial Exiles in Britain, 1795 to 1920”, followed by a Reception at Stationers’ Hall, Ave Maria Lane, London EC4.

His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness, Patron, Friends of St Paul’s Cathedral, afterwards attended a Service of Evensong in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4.