COURT CIRCULAR

Balmoral Castle

The Queen visited Ballater this afternoon to meet members of the local community whose homes and livelihoods were affected by the flooding of Winter 2015 to 2016 and was received in Bridge Street by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire (Mr James Ingleby).

The Queen was represented by the Lady Susan Hussey (Lady in Waiting) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Terence Wogan which was held in Westminster Abbey, London SW1, today.

The Princess Royal was represented by the Hon Dame Shan Legge-Bourke.

The Duke of Kent was represented by Mr Nicolas Adamson.

The Duchess of Cornwall was represented by the Marchioness of Lansdowne.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today carried out the following engagements in Canada.

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited the University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge afterwards attended the Taste of British Columbia Festival at Mission Hill Winery, West Kelowna.

His Royal Highness, accompanied by Her Royal Highness, later inspected the Quarter Guards mounted by the Canadian Rangers and Junior Rangers in Yukon and was received by the Rt Hon David Johnston (Governor-General of Canada), the Hon Douglas Phillips (Commissioner of Yukon) and the Hon Darrell Pasloski (Premier of Yukon).

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended a Yukon Cultural Celebration at Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre, Whitehorse.

Kensington Palace

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, MapAction, today visited the bi-annual Triplex humanitarian field exercise in Lista, Farsund, Norway.

Mr Edward Lane Fox was in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning arrived at Maputo International Airport and was received by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Mozambique (Her Excellency Ms Joanna Kuenssberg).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited S4E Futuro Skills Apprentice Training Programme, Beluluane, Maputo.

The Duke of York later visited Caixa Mulher, Maputo.

His Royal Highness afterwards visited the Phoning Out Poverty and AIDS project, Laulane.

The Duke of York this evening attended a Reception at the Residence in Maputo.

His Royal Highness later attended a Dinner on Youth Enterprise at the Residence.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon held a Meeting.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Patron, the British Museum, this morning received Dr Hartwig Fischer upon assuming his appointment as Director.

Sir Richard Lambert (Chairman) was present.

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, Patron, this morning visited the Queen Mother’s Clothing Guild Packing Week on View Day at St James’s Palace.

Her Royal Highness, Joint President, Cancer Research UK, this afternoon visited the Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1.