COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The King and Queen this afternoon visited the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, Barnoon Hill, St Ives, marking the Thirtieth Anniversary of Tate St Ives, which manages the museum, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho), the Chairman of the Tate (Mr. Roland Rudd), the Chairman of Tate St Ives (Sir Anthony Salz), Ms Anne Barlow (Director of Tate St Ives) and the Mayor of St Ives (Councillor J Wells).

Their Majesties toured the museum and garden, escorted respectively by Dr Sophie Bowness (Granddaughter of Barbara Hepworth) and the Chairman of the Tate, and met young people from the Tate Collective programme, which organises events at the museum, and members of the local artistic community.

The King and Queen afterwards walked through St Ives before arriving at St Ives Harbour, Wharf Road, St Ives, where Their Majesties met members of the Cornish community and listened to choristers from Truro Cathedral, before meeting a number of Coronation Champions and members of the St Ives’ Royal National Lifeboat Institution team.

The Queen later visited the Oasis Wellbeing Café the Columba Centre, West Street, St. Columb Major, and was received by Mr James Williams (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall).

Her Majesty afterwards visited the Women’s Centre Cornwall.

The King was represented by Admiral Sir Antony Radakin (Chief of the Defence Staff) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Admiral of the Fleet the Lord Boyce KG (former Chief of the Defence Staff) which was held in Westminster Abbey, London SW1, this morning.

The Prince of Wales was represented by Commander Robert Dixon RN.

The Princess Royal was represented by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were represented by Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Lord Stirrup KG.

The Duke and Duchess of Kent were represented by Mr. Nicholas Adamson.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy was represented by Prince Michael of Kent.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon opened the King’s Arch at Government House, St Saviour, and was received by the Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bailiwick of Jersey (Vice Admiral Jeremy Kyd).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, afterwards visited the Tortoise Takeover Trail at Gorey Castle, Castle Green, Gorey, and subsequently opened the Tortoise Tunnel at Jersey Zoo, la Profonde Rue, Trinity, Jersey.

The Princess Royal, Royal Fellow, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended the Royal Academy of Engineering Annual Awards Dinner at the Londoner Hotel, 38 Leicester Square, London WC2, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, Greenwich Foundation, this morning received Mr Antony Hales upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Sir Stuart Etherington upon assuming the appointment.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, Bletchley Park Trust, this morning visited the restored Block A and Teleprinter Building Extension at Bletchley Park and was received by Sir Francis Habgood (Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire).