COURT CIRCULAR

Balmoral Castle

The Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP (First Minister of the Scottish Government) and Mr Peter Murrell have arrived at the Castle.

The Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP was received in audience by The Queen this evening.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this evening arrived in Melbourne, Australia, and was subsequently received at Government House by the Hon Linda Dessau (Governor of Victoria).

Mrs Amanda Thirsk, Captain Edward Monckton and Mr David Pogson are in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, The Royal Wessex Yeomanry, this morning departed from Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, for Germany.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended the Annual Training Exercise at Sennelager Training Area, Paderborn.

The Earl of Wessex later arrived at Farnborough Airport from Germany.

Mr Timothy Roberts was in attendance.

The Countess of Wessex this morning visited Krowji Creative Hub, West Park, Redruth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened the Young Person’s Unit at Bosence Farm Community, Bosence Road, Townshend, Cornwall.

The Countess of Wessex afterwards visited West Cornwall Women’s Aid, Greenmarket, Penzance.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon arrived at Gatwick Airport, London, from Peru.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, this evening attended the Chairman’s Circle Dinner at 61 Whitehall, London SW1.