COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The King held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

Mrs Justice Dias, Mrs Justice Hill, Mrs Justice Morgan and Mrs Justice Stacey were received by The King at Windsor Castle this afternoon upon their appointment as Justices of the High Court when His Majesty invested them with the Insignia of Dames Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Mr Justice Bennathan, Mr Justice Bright, Mr Justice Constable, Mr Justice Fowler, Mr Justice Kinney, Mr Justice Rajah, Mr Justice Richards, Mr Justice Smith and Mr Justice Sweeting were received by The King upon their appointment as Justices of the High Court when His Majesty conferred upon them the honour of Knighthood and invested them with the Insignia of Knights Bachelor.

Captain Jiwan Prasad Gurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, and Captain Narendradhoj Gurung, Queen’s Gurkha Engineers (The King’s Gurkha Orderly Officers) were received by The King when His Majesty invested them with the Insignia of Members of the Royal Victorian Order. Colonel David Robinson (Colonel, Brigade of Gurkhas) was present.

The Queen, Patron, this afternoon held a Reception to mark the Fifteenth Anniversary of First Story at Clarence House.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, Hft, this morning visited Flintshire Adult Day Care Centre, Hwb Cyfle, Chester Road West, Queensferry, Deeside, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Clwyd (Mr Henry Fetherstonhaugh).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon visited their Headquarters of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation at Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham, Clwyd.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning attended the Great Yorkshire Show, Railway Road, Great Yorkshire, Showground, Harrogate, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (Mrs Johanna Ropner).

His Royal Highness, Patron, Cathedrals in Pilgrimage, afterwards visited Ripon Cathedral, Ripon.

The Duke of Gloucester this evening attended a Dinner at the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, Fossgate, York.

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, Royal Academy of Music, this morning attended the Graduation Ceremony at Freemasons’ Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, London WC2.