COURT CIRCULAR

Balmoral Castle

Madame Julie Payette (Governor-General designate of Canada) was received in audience by The Queen this morning.

Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay and The Duchess of Rothesay this afternoon received Madame Julie Payette (Governor-General designate of Canada).

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited the Myer Family Company, 171 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and presented Royal Institution of Australia Honorary Bragg Memberships.

His Royal Highness, Founder, Pitch@Palace, this afternoon attended Pitch@Palace on Tour for entrepreneurs and potential supporters at Government House, Melbourne.

The Duke of York later received the Hon Daniel Andrews (Premier of Victoria) at Government House, Melbourne.

His Royal Highness was entertained to a State Dinner at Government House this evening by the Hon Linda Dessau (Governor of Victoria).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon attended an Activity Day at Deeside Sixth Form College, Kelsterton Road, Connah’s Quay, Flintshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Clwyd (Mr Henry Fetherstonhaugh).

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, afterwards attended a Reception at Soughton Hall, Northop, Flintshire.

The Earl of Wessex subsequently visited Theatre Clwyd, Raikes Lane, Mold, Flintshire.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, later attended a Reception at Liberty Stadium, Neath Road, Swansea, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan (Mr Byron Lewis).

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening attended a Dinner at Morgan’s Hotel, Somerset Place, Swansea.

The Countess of Wessex, Honorary President, Linking Environment And Farming, today attended a Global Engagement Conference at Sainsbury’s Headquarters, 33 Holborn, London EC3.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning attended the Tenth Anniversary celebrations and opened Stem laboratories at the University of Cumbria, Fusehill Street, Carlisle, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria (Mrs Peter Hensman).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened the new glasshouse at JG Shanks and Son, Standhill Farm Cottage, Hawick, Roxburghshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry).

The Princess Royal, President, UK Fashion and Textile Association, later visited Lochcarron of Scotland, Waverley Mill, Rogers Road, Selkirk, to mark their Seventieth Anniversary.