COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were present at the Funeral of the Hon Mrs Rhodes which was held in the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor Great Park, this afternoon.

The Prince of Wales was represented by the Earl of Rosslyn.

The Duke of York was present.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex were present.

The Princess Royal was represented by Captain David Bowes-Lyon.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy was present.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this morning held a Meeting.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Trustees’ Meeting for The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this afternoon received Dr Stephen Hodges (President, Hult International Business School) and Mr James Sintros (Director).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Royal Patron, Missing People, this evening attended a Carol Service in St-Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr Kenneth Olisa).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, today received Colonel Jo Butterfill upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Lamb upon assuming the appointment.