COURT CIRCULAR

Windsor Castle

The Lord Robertson of Port Ellen was received by The Queen today via video link and delivered up his Gold Badge and Chain upon relinquishing his appointment as Chancellor of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George.

The Baroness Ashton of Upholland was received by The Queen via video link upon relinquishing her appointment as King of Arms of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George and delivered up to Her Majesty the Insignia of Office.

The Queen handed to The Baroness Ashton of Upholland the Gold Badge and Chain upon her appointment as Chancellor of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George.

Sir Mark Lyall Grant was received by The Queen via video link when Her Majesty handed to him the Insignia of Office upon his appointment as King of Arms of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George.

Mr Thomas Trotter was received by The Queen when Her Majesty presented him with The Queen’s Medal for Music.

Ms Judith Weir (Master of The Queen’s Music) was present.

The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of Her Majesty via telephone this evening.

The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

The Princess Royal, on behalf of Her Majesty, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this afternoon.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this afternoon joined a Trustees’ Meeting at Clarence House for The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation.

His Royal Highness, on behalf of The Queen, this afternoon gave a Reception at St James’s Palace and presented the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, this afternoon visited Royal Trinity Hospice, 30 Clapham Common North Side, London SW4, and was received by the Reverend Canon Dr Flora Winfield (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge and The Duchess of Cambridge, as Patron of the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a Carol Service in Westminster Abbey, London SW1.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, National Portrait Gallery, this afternoon held a Meeting with Dr Nicholas Cullinan (Director) via telephone.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chancellor, this morning visited the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies at the University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, Somerset.

His Royal Highness, Chancellor, afterwards presided at Degree Congregations at the University of Bath.

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, this morning attended a Meeting with European Non-Governmental Organisations at the Residence of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium in Brussels.

Her Royal Highness later arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Belgium.

Mr Alexander Stonor was in attendance.

The Countess of Wessex this afternoon attended a Carol Service held by The Duchess of Cambridge in Westminster Abbey, London SW1.