COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award to mark the Diamond Anniversary.

His Royal Highness, Colonel, Grenadier Guards, this evening attended the First Guards Club Dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London W1.

The Queen was represented by The Duke of Kent at the Memorial Service for the Earl of Erne (formerly Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Fermanagh) which was held in St. Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen, this afternoon.

The Duke of Edinburgh was represented by the Duchess of Abercorn.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were represented by the Earl of Caledon.

The Duke of York was represented by the Viscount Brookeborough.

The Princess Royal was represented by Leonora, Countess of Lichfield.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were represented by Mr. William Montgomery.

The Duchess of Kent was also represented by The Duke of Kent.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy was represented by the Lady Moyra Campbell.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales, Joint Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, this morning launched the Heads Together Campaign at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon attended a World Fellowship Reception at the Carlton Club, 69 St. James’s Street, London SW1.

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and The Countess of Wessex afterwards attended a Reception at Buckingham Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award to mark the Diamond Anniversary.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, this afternoon laid the foundation stone for the Welcome Centre at the Grange, Wycombe Road, Saunderton, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt.).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, First World War Centenary Woods Project, this evening attended a Dinner at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1, and was received by Mr. Simon Duckworth (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).