COURT CIRCULAR
Buckingham Palace
His Excellency Mr Nabil Ben Khedher was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Tunisian Republic to the Court of St James’s.
Mrs Maha Ben Larbi was also received by Her Majesty.
His Excellency Mr Stefan Haukur Johannesson 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 the Republic of Iceland to the Court of St James’s.
Mrs Halldora Hermannsdottir was also received by Her Majesty.
Sir Simon McDonald (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.
The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam visited The Queen this afternoon.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by Mr Andrew Coombe (Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Neill (formerly Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire) which was held in Sheffield Cathedral, South Yorkshire, this afternoon.
The Duke of York was represented by Mr Colin Maclaine.
The Princess Royal was represented by Mrs Timothy Holderness-Roddam.
The Duke of Kent was represented by Dame Ingrid Roscoe.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales, this morning attended a Service in St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4, for the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards, this afternoon received Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Duff upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer and Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Stenhouse upon assuming the appointment, and subsequently received soldiers from the Regiment who responded to the shootings in Las Vegas in October 2017.
The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Teaching Institute, later held a Meeting at Clarence House.
His Royal Highness, Patron, afterwards held a Meeting for the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, the British Equestrian Federation, this evening attended the London International Horse Show at Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London W14, and was received by Mr Kevin McGrath (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Kensington Palace
The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam was received by The Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace this afternoon.
Buckingham Palace
The Duke of York, Chairman of the Trustees, Outward Bound Trust, this morning held a Trustees Meeting at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness, Founder, Pitch@Palace, this afternoon received Mr Jonathan Sieff (Chief Executive Officer, Polymateria Limited).
Buckingham Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, today attended Receptions at St James’s Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award.
The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.
Buckingham Palace
The Princess Royal, Prime Warden, the Fishmongers’ Company, this morning chaired the Committee of Wardens and Court Meetings and subsequently attended a Luncheon at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.
Her Royal Highness, Chancellor, University of London, this afternoon opened the King’s College London Wellcome/Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Centre for Medical Engineering at St Thomas’ Hospital, 249 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1, and was received by Lieutenant-Colonel Kevin Traverse-Healy (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
The Princess Royal, Patron, First World War Centenary Woods Project, this evening held a Dinner at Windsor Castle.