COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

Mr Simon Hickling was received by The King this afternoon upon relinquishing his appointment as Deputy Land Agent, Sandringham Estate, when His Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.

The King this evening held a Reception at Sandringham House for Leaders in Agriculture.

By command of His Majesty, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Moazzam Ahmad Khan at 35-36 Lowndes Square, London SW1, this afternoon in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in London.

The King was represented by Mr Robert Waley-Cohen (Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire) at the Funeral Service of Lieutenant Colonel George Alston-Roberts-West (former Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain’s Office) which was held at St Mary’s Church, Preston on Stour, Warwickshire, today.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Honorary Colonel, The Royal Wessex Yeomanry, was represented by Colonel the Rt Hon Simon Hart MP (Honorary Colonel) at the Memorial Service for Colonel David Lowsley-Williams (formerly Second Commanding Officer) which was held at the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Mary Magdalen, Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, this afternoon.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this evening attended the Tall Ships Races Captains’ Dinner at Lerwick Town Hall, Hillhead, Lerwick, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shetland (Mr Robert Hunter).

Her Royal Highness was represented by Mrs Brian Hammond (Lady in Waiting to The Princess Royal) at the Memorial Service for Mr David Lowsley-Williams which was held at the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Mary Magdalen, Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, this afternoon.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning attended the Royal British Legion’s Remembrance Service on Horse Guards Parade, London SW1, to commemorate the Seventieth Anniversary of the end of the Korean War.