COURT CIRCULAR

Windsor Castle

Sir Tony Blair was received by The Queen today when Her Majesty conferred upon him the honour of Knighthood and invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The Baroness Amos was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested her with the Insignia of a Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association, and The Duchess of Cornwall today attended the Royal Cornwall Show at Wadebridge, marking Seventy Years since His Royal Highness became Duke of Cornwall, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho).

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, today attended a Meeting via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, this morning inspected 10 The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment on public duties at St James’s Palace.

Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, this evening attended the 17 Port and Maritime Regiment Dinner at McMullen Barracks, Marchwood, to commemorate the Fortieth Anniversary of the Falkland Islands Conflict and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, today attended a Service of Rededication of the former lifeboat, SIR WILLIAM ARNOLD, as an Education Centre and Museum at St Katharine Docks, London E1, and was received by Professor Paul Palmer (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Appendix to Court Circular

The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Very Reverend Dr John Chalmers to be an Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty in Scotland.