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Buckingham Palace

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon attended the Patron’s Lunch in the Mall, a celebration of Her Majesty’s Patronage of over Six Hundred organisations within the United Kingdom and around the Commonwealth since 1952.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh drove down the Mall in the State Review Vehicle and were received at Admiralty Arch by Mr. Peter Phillips (Event Director, the Patron’s Lunch).

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales, Joint Patrons, the Patron’s Lunch, and Sir Stuart Etherington (Chairman of the Trustees, the Patron’s Fund) addressed The Queen and Her Majesty was graciously pleased to reply.

Afterwards The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales, travelled back to Buckingham Palace and entered the Royal Box at the Queen Victoria Memorial to view the parade representing Her Majesty’s Reign and Patronages.

The Duke of York with Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex with The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence with Mrs. Peter Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tindall, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, The Lady Sarah and Mr. Daniel Chatto with Mr. Samuel Chatto were also present.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, the Big Lunch, this afternoon attended a Big Lunch in Brimpsfield and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Dame Janet Trotter).