COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The King this morning visited the Port of Nigg, Cromarty Firth, to mark its recently-awarded Green Freeport status and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty (Mrs Joanie Whiteford) and the Chairman of Global Energy Group (Mr Roy McGregor).

His Majesty, escorted by the Chairman, viewed the Induction Centre and was received by the Managing Director of Mitsui and Company Europe plc (Mr Yukinobu Nakano), before viewing Fabrication Shops housing construction and assembly workspaces and meeting members of the team working on the construction of the J-tube frames for the Moray West Offshore Wind Farm.

The King afterwards visited the inner dock and was received by the Executive Director of Renewables and Energy Transition (Mr Iain Sinclair), the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sumitomo Electric (Mr Masayoshi Matsumoto) and the Chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (Mr Alistair Dodds).

His Majesty subsequently visited Nigg Skills Academy and, having been received by the Chairman (Mr Alistair Kennedy), met students and an instructor.