COURT CIRCULAR

Balmoral Castle

The Queen was represented by The Earl of Wessex at the Memorial Service for Mr Galen Weston (Extra Equerry to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall) which was held in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, this morning.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held an Early Years Meeting.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, the Hill 112 Memorial Foundation Appeal, this afternoon attended a Lunch at Churchill War Rooms, Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London SW1.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex this evening attended a Reception at Hillsborough Castle, followed by a Dinner, for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Fiftieth Annual British Isle and Mediterranean Region Conference, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Down (Mr David Lindsay) and Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast (Mrs Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle).

The Countess of Wessex was present at the Memorial Service for Mr Galen Weston which was held in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, this morning.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited Time 24 Limited, 19 Victoria Gardens, Burgess Hill, and was received by Sir Richard Kleinwort, Bt (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, later visited Citizens Advice West Sussex, Lower Tanbridge Way, Horsham, and was received by the Lord Egremont (Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex).

The Princess Royal, Commandant-in-Chief, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps), this afternoon attended a Service to mark the organisation being awarded Privileged Status of the City of London, St Lawrence Jewry, Guildhall Yard, London EC2, followed by an Award Reception at Guildhall, London EC2.

Her Royal Highness, Royal Fellow, the Royal Academy of Engineering, this evening attended a New Fellows’ Reception, Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, and was received by Mr Kevin Traverse-Healy (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited the Bloomin’ Art Centre, 5A Shawlands Court, New Chapel Road, Lingfield, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr Michael More-Molyneux).

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Godstone Flower Farm, Oxted Road, Godstone, Surrey.

The Duke of Gloucester, Vice Royal Patron, the Almshouse Association, later visited Le Personne Homes, Banstead Road, Caterham, Surrey.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Grand Master, the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, this morning attended a Service of Commemoration and Dedication in St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4.