COURT CIRCULAR

Windsor Castle

The Service Chiefs of Staff were invited to Luncheon with The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle this afternoon.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning departed India for Bhutan and were received later upon arrival at Paro Airport by Princess Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck.

Their Royal Highnesses were received this afternoon by The King and Queen of Bhutan at Thimpu Dzong (Tashichho Dzong).

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with Their Majesties, afterwards received a Blessing in the Grand Keunray Hall Temple in Thimpu Dzong.

Their Royal Highnesses later attended an archery match and traditional Bhutanese sports in Thimphu.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were entertained to Dinner this evening by The King and Queen of Bhutan at Lingkana Palace, Thimphu.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this afternoon received Mr. Riad Salame (Governor, Central Bank of Lebanon).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited, and The Countess of Wessex, accompanied by the Lady Louise Mountbatten Windsor and Viscount Severn, this morning visited the Wild Place Project, Blackhorse Hill, Bristol, when His Royal Highness opened the Mahali Pori Exhibit and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Dame Janet Trotter).

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited, and The Countess of Wessex, accompanied by the Lady Louise and Viscount Severn, this afternoon visited Bristol Zoo, Clifton, Bristol, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County and City of Bristol (Mrs. John Prior).

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning attended the Lord High Admiral’s Divisions at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Devon (Mr. David Fursdon).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened Seaton Jurassic Visitor Centre, the Underfleet, Seaton, Devon.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Global Heritage Fund UK, this morning attended the Clays for Culture Charity Shoot at West Wycombe Park, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt.).

St. James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President-in-Chief, the British Racing Drivers’ Club, this morning received Mr. John Grant (Chairman).

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment), today received Colonel Gary Reamey (Honorary Colonel) and Lieutenant Colonel Duane Hickson (Commanding Officer).