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Buckingham Palace
His Excellency Dr Michael Zimmermann 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 Republic of Austria to the Court of St James’s.
Dr Elisabeth Kornfeind was also received by Her Majesty.
His Excellency Mr David Gallagher 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 Chile to the Court of St James’s.
Mrs Sarita Crespo was also received by Her Majesty.
Sir Simon McDonald (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.
Her Honour Judy Foote was received in audience by The Queen upon her appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Mr Howard Foote was also received by Her Majesty.
The Queen gave a Reception at Buckingham Palace this evening for recently retired and appointed Lord-Lieutenants.
The Duchess of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent were present.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel-in-Chief, this morning received Major Bennett Lacey (Captain, The Royal Canadian Regiment Guard) at Windsor Castle.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall his morning departed from Accra Kotoka International Airport, Ghana, for Nigeria and were received this afternoon upon arrival at Abuja, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by the British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria (His Excellency Mr Paul Arkwright) and Mr Geoffrey Oneama (Nigerian Foreign Minister).
Their Royal Highnesses were received later by The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Mrs Buhari at the Presidential Villa.
The Prince of Wales afterwards attended a Meeting with Nigeria’s Traditional Rulers at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Abuja.
His Royal Highness later received Mr Atiku Abubakar (the People’s Democratic Party) at the Hilton Transcorp Hotel, Abuja.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening attended a Reception given by the British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the Residence in Abuja.
The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon attended a Reception at the Salamander Café in Abuja.
Her Royal Highness, President, the Southbank Centre’s WOW — Women of the World Festival, afterwards attended a discussion for women of influence, at the Thought Pyramid, Abuja.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Cambridge, President, the British Sub-Aqua Club, today presented The Duke of Cambridge Prize at Kensington Palace.
Buckingham Palace
The Duke of York this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from China.
Mrs Amanda Thirsk was in attendance.
His Royal Highness, Patron, this evening held a Dinner at Windsor Castle for supporters of English National Ballet.
Buckingham Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chancellor, University of Bath, this morning held a Meeting.
The Countess of Wessex this morning attended a Commemoration Service at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2, to mark the Centenary of the end of the Great War and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).
Her Royal Highness afterwards visited the Queen Mother’s Clothing Guild Packing Week at St James’s Palace.
The Countess of Wessex this afternoon opened the Thames Valley Air Ambulance Headquarters, Stokenchurch House, Oxford Road, Stokenchurch, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt).
Buckingham Palace
The Princess Royal, President, Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, today attended the Commonwealth Agriculture Conference at Edmonton Expo Centre, Avenue North West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Her Royal Highness this evening launched the Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway at Government House, Edmonton, and was received by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta (Mrs Lois Mitchell).
The Princess Royal afterwards attended a Reception, followed by a Dinner at Government House.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, the Society of Antiquaries of London, this morning attended a Meeting at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1.
His Royal Highness, Royal Honorary Colonel, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), this afternoon received Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Gossage upon assuming his appointment as Commanding Officer.
The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, British Homœopathic Association, this evening attended a Reception at Apothecaries’ Hall, Black Friars Lane, London EC4.
St James’s Palace
The Duke of Kent this morning departed from Gatwick Airport, London, for Malta and was received upon arrival this afternoon at Malta International Airport by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Malta (His Excellency Mr Stuart Gill).
His Royal Highness this evening visited The Queen’s Soldiers Exhibition at Fort Rinella, Kalkara, and attended a Reception for Maltese and British veterans.
Captain Alexander Potter is in attendance.
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