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Buckingham Palace

Her Excellency Ms Yamina Karitanyi was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of Rwanda in London.

His Excellency Mr Navtej Sarna was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of India in London.

Dr Avina Sarna was also received by Her Majesty.

Sir Simon McDonald (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.

Mr Matthew Rycroft was received by The Queen this afternoon upon his appointment as Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations.

The Queen, Patron, and The Duke of Edinburgh this evening attended a Reception given by the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Commonwealth High Commissioners’ Banquet at Guildhall, London EC2, and were received by the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor (Alderman the Lord Mountevans) and the Chairman of the Royal Commonwealth Society (Mrs Claire Whitaker).

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, this afternoon attended a Luncheon to mark the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Cardiff and County Club, Westgate Street, Cardiff, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Dr Peter Beck).

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by Mr Charles Anson (formerly Press Secretary to Her Majesty) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Mr Peter Dimmock which was held in St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London EC4, this morning.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning departed from Croatia for Serbia and were received upon arrival in Belgrade by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia (His Excellency Mr Denis Keefe).

Their Royal Highnesses were received by The President of the Republic of Serbia and Mrs Nikolic.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, with The President and Mrs Nikolić, afterwards laid a wreath at the Memorial Crypt of the Belgrade Defenders, Belgrade New Cemetery, Belgrade.

Their Royal Highnesses, with The President of the Republic of Serbia and Mrs Nikolic, subsequently laid a wreath at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, Belgrade.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited Kalmejdan Fortress.

The Prince of Wales later attended an inter-faith dialogue at Princess Ljublica’s Residence, Belgrade.

His Royal Highness subsequently called upon the Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (His Holiness Patriarch Irinej Gavrilovic of Serbia).

The Prince of Wales visited St Sava Cathedral.

His Royal Highness, Vice-Patron, the British Council, visited Nova Iskra Entrepreneurship Hub.

The Prince of Wales called upon The Crown Prince of Serbia and Princess Katherine of Serbia at the Royal Palace.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening attended a Gala Dinner at Dom Garde given by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia (Mr Aleksandar Vucic).

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon visited Zvecanska Children’s Home, Belgrade.

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Atina and met survivors of rape and domestic abuse.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon received Mr Brent Hoberman (businessman).

His Royal Highness received Ms Jane Powell (Chief Executive Officer, Campaign Against Living Miserably).

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, MapAction, this morning attended a Briefing on the charity’s response to the 2015 Nepal earthquakes.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, this evening attended the Row2Recovery Welcome Home Reception supported by the Endeavour Fund at Stationers’ Hall, Ave Maria Lane, London EC4.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning presented The Duke of York Awards for Technical Education at St James’s Palace.

His Royal Highness, Patron, Fight for Sight, this afternoon held a Lunch at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, today carried out engagements to celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

His Royal Highness this morning named a Train at Paddington Station, Praed Street, London W2, and was received by Wing Commander Michael Dudgeon (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon visited Uplands School, Tadpole Lane, Swindon, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs Peter Troughton).

His Royal Highness later visited Long Wood, Claverton Down, Bath, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset (Mrs Richard Maw).

The Earl of Wessex afterwards attended a Reception at Bath Priory, Weston Road, Bath.

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Dinner at Bath Priory.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this afternoon installed Major General Mark Strudwick as Prior of the Priory of Scotland of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem at Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, Edinburgh, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Donald Wilson, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

His Royal Highness, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, later attended a Reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, the Stroke Association, this evening held a Gala Dinner at Buckingham Palace.