COURT CIRCULAR

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning visited the National Football Museum, Urbis Building, Cathedral Gardens, Todd Street, Manchester, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester (Mr Warren Smith).

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon attended a Memorial Service at Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester, in honour of local recipients of the Victoria Cross.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge afterwards visited the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester, Booth Street East, Manchester, and laid a time capsule at Manchester Engineering Campus.

Their Royal Highnesses later visited Francis House Children’s Hospice, 390 Parrswood Road, Didsbury, Manchester.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Founder, Pitch@Palace, today attended Pitch@Palace Boot Camp at Harwell and Daresbury Science and Innovation Centre, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire.

His Royal Highness, Patron, Science and Technology Facilities Council Harwell and Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus, subsequently visited Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, and attended a Lunch.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex today visited the Isle of Wight and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant (Major General Martin White).

His Royal Highness this morning opened the Annual Isle of Wight Literary Festival at Northwood House, Ward Avenue, Cowes.

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Royal Yacht Squadron Isle of Wight Foundation, afterwards visited Cowes Castle.

His Royal Highness, Patron of Appeal, Renewal of Sts Thomas Church Newport Isle of Wight, today visited Sts. Thomas Church, Town Lane, Newport.

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon visited Isle of Wight Radio, 8-10 Dodnor Park, Dodnor Lane, Newport.

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Quarr Abbey, Ryde.

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Oglander Roman Trust, later visited Brading Roman Villa, Morton Old Road, Brading.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal today opened Scotland’s Boat Show, Kip Marina, Inverkip, Greenock, to mark their Thirtieth Anniversary and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire (Mr Guy Clark).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this morning visited Spencer Court, Woodstock, and was received by Mr John Harwood (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Owen Mumford Limited, Brook Hill, Woodstock.

The Duke of Gloucester subsequently visited the Marlborough Church of England School, Shipton Road, Woodstock.

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Patron, and The Duchess of Gloucester today attended the Blenheim Palace Festival of Literature, Film and Music.

His Royal Highness, Royal Patron, the Blenheim Palace Festival of Literature, Film and Music, and Her Royal Highness this evening attended a Dinner at Blenheim Palace.