COURT CIRCULAR

Windsor Castle

Her Excellency Mrs Elisa Nkerabirori was received in audience by The Queen via video link today and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Burundi to the Court of St James’s.

Her Excellency Mrs Marie Chatardová was received in audience by Her Majesty via video link and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Czech Republic to the Court of St James’s.

Mr Benoit Chatard was also received by The Queen.

Ms Juliet Chua (Director General for Finance and Corporate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) was present.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning received the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP (Secretary of State for Defence).

His Royal Highness afterwards received the winners of the Royal Mail Stamp Design Competition.

The Prince of Wales this afternoon received the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams).

His Royal Highness received the Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland).

The Duchess of Cornwall, Vice Patron, Royal Academy of Dance, this morning opened the new Headquarters at 188 York Road, London SW11, and was received by Mrs Colleen Harris (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St James’s Palace

Today is the Anniversary of the Birthday of The Earl of Wessex.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex this morning opened the Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Hall, St John’s Church, Thomas Lane, Knotty Ash, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside
(Mr Mark Blundell).

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited Asylum Link Merseyside, St Anne’s Centre, 7 Overbury Street, Liverpool.

The Earl of Wessex afterwards opened Merseyside Police Headquarters in Grosvenor Street, Liverpool.

The Countess of Wessex visited a service user from the Royal Voluntary Service at Newsham House, Newsham Drive, Liverpool, and was received by Dr Ruth Hussey (Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon visited Earthtime for All Forest School Nursery, Duffus House, Duffus, and was received by Mrs Rebecca Russell (Deputy Lieutenant of Moray).

Her Royal Highness, Warden, afterwards visited Gordonstoun School, Elgin, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Moray (Major General the Hon Seymour Monro).

The Princess Royal, President, UK Fashion and Textile Association, later visited Macnaughton Holdings’ weaving plant at Isla Bank Mills, Station Road, Keith, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire (Mr Andrew Simpson).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Richard III Society, this afternoon received Mr Matthew Lewis (Chairman).