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Windsor Castle

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge, The Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, today held a Chapter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in the Throne Room, Windsor Castle.

The Duchess of Cambridge, The Countess of Wessex and The Duchess of Gloucester were present.

The following Knights Companion were present: the Lord Carrington, Field Marshal the Lord Bramall, the Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, the Lord Ashburton, Sir Timothy Colman, The Duke of Abercorn (Chancellor), Sir William Gladstone, Bt., Sir Antony Acland, the Duke of Westminster, the Lord Butler of Brockwell, the Lord Morris of Aberavon, the Rt. Hon. Sir John Major, the Lord Luce, Sir Thomas Dunne, the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the Lord Boyce, the Lord Stirrup and the Lord King of Lothbury.

The Officers of the Order were: the Bishop of Winchester (Prelate), the Dean of Windsor (Register), Mr. Thomas Woodcock (Garter), Lieutenant General David Leakey (Black Rod) and Mr. Patric Dickinson (Secretary). Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon (Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood), Lachlan Legge-Bourke (Page of Honour) and the Hon. Augustus Stanhope (Page of Honour) were in attendance.

Her Majesty invested the Lord Shuttleworth and Sir David Brewer with the Insignia of Knights Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh later gave a Lunch Party.

The Installation Service was held in St. George’s Chapel this afternoon.

Detachments of Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard and the Military Knights of Windsor were on duty in the Chapel.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this evening attended a Dinner at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7, and received the Longines Ladies Award, and was received by Lady Arnold (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Global Heritage Fund, this evening attended a Lecture entitled “Uncovering the Real Angkor: Early Civilisations Mapped Using Cutting-Edge Technology”, at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.