COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

Her Excellency Ms Elisabeth Hayek-Weinmann was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of El Salvador to the Court of St James’s.

Mr Wolfgang Weinmann was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Dan Mihalache was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from Romania to the Court of St James’s.

Sir Simon McDonald (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.

Mr Paul Madden was received in audience by The Queen and kissed hands upon his appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Japan.

Mrs Madden was also received by The Queen.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Life Member, and Prince Henry of Wales this morning planted Crosses of Remembrance in the Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, London SW1.

His Royal Highness, Patron, Outward Bound Trust, this evening held a Dinner at Frogmore House, Windsor Home Park.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall today carried out engagements in Bahrain.

Their Royal Highnesses this morning visited the Old Post Office Museum and unveiled commemorative stamps marking the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Bilateral Relationship between Bahrain and the United Kingdom.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall afterwards visited the Old Souq and were received by The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister (Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa).

Their Royal Highnesses subsequently visited the Krishna Temple, Manama.

The Prince of Wales afterwards called upon Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain) at the Residence on Jiddah Island.

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Trust International, this afternoon attended an Empowering Communities for Positive Change Meeting at Bin Matar House.

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, afterwards visited Al-Fateh Grand Mosque and subsequently joined University of Bahrain students attending a workshop on Traditional Geometry in Islamic Art, at Isa Cultural Centre.

His Royal Highness later opened the Welfare Block, HMS Jufair, Mina Salman Naval Base, in the presence of The Crown Prince.

The Prince of Wales and The Crown Prince subsequently visited HMS Middleton.

His Royal Highness afterwards visited the National Museum with The Crown Prince.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening attended a Reception at the British Embassy, Manama, given by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain (His Excellency Mr Simon Martin) to celebrate the Two Hundredth Anniversary of Bilateral Relations between Bahrain and the United Kingdom.

Their Royal Highnesses later attended a Dinner given by The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain at Majalis al Khial.

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited St Christopher’s School, Manama.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Supreme Council for Women and attended a Reception for Bahraini Women Leaders.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon visited Willesden New Cemetery, Franklyn Road, Willesden, London NW10, to view the Living Memory project and was received by Miss Mei Sim Lai (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

His Royal Highness, President, Fields in Trust, afterwards visited Kensington Memorial Park, St Mark’s Road, London W10, to officially mark the dedication of the Park by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the Centenary Fields programme and was received by Lady Arnold (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, Centrepoint, this evening attended the Centrepoint at the Palace Gala Dinner at Kensington Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Grand President, Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League, this morning chaired the Commonwealth Council Meeting at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London SW1.

His Royal Highness this afternoon received the Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China (His Excellency Mr Ma Kai) at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, today carried out the following engagements in London to celebrate the Award’s Diamond Anniversary.

His Royal Highness this morning visited Royal Mail Mount Pleasant, Farringdon Road, London EC1, and was received by Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Earl of Wessex later visited Urban Adventure Base, 150 Burdett Road, Mile End Park, Tower Hamlets, London E3, and was received by Mr Leslie Morgan (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

His Royal Highness subsequently visited Mile End Park Leisure Centre and Stadium, 190 Burdett Road, Mile End Park.

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon visited the Old Town Hall, the Broadway, Stratford, Newham, London E15, and was received by Mr. John Barber (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

His Royal Highness later visited Young Hackney, Forest Road Centre, 29 Forest Road, Hackney, London E8, and was received by Lieutenant Colonel Roderick Morriss (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Countess of Wessex this morning visited Waverley Preparatory School and Nursery, Waverley Way, Finchampstead, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (Mr James Puxley).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon held a Meeting for HMS Daring.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, World Horse Welfare, this morning attended the Annual Conference at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7, and was received by Dr Paul Knapman (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness, Guardian, this afternoon held a Reception at Buckingham Palace to launch the Chaffinch Trust.

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, Wise, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended an Awards Ceremony Dinner at the Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-63 Great Queen Street, London WC2.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, accompanied by The Duchess of Gloucester, this morning invested Lieutenant Colonel Sir Malcolm Ross, Dato Dr Low Bin Tick (Chairman of St John Malaysia) and the Right Reverend Timothy Stevens as Bailiffs Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order.

His Royal Highness, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this afternoon installed Lieutenant Colonel Sir Malcolm Ross as Lord Prior, enthroned the Right Reverend Timothy Stevens as Prelate, installed Mr John Mah as Sub-Prior and held an Investiture of Knights and Dames of the Order at the Priory Church of St John, Clerkenwell, London EC1, and was received by Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).