COURT CIRCULAR

Balmoral Castle

The King was represented by the Lord Bridges (former Solicitor to The late Queen) at the Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Matthew Farrer (former Solicitor to The late Queen) which was held in St Magnus-the-Martyr, Lower Thames Street, London EC3, this afternoon.

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

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, today undertook the following engagements connected to the “Homewards” programme:

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Pret a Manger, 14 Commercial Road, Bournemouth, Dorset.

The Prince of Wales later visited AFC Bournemouth, Vitality Stadium, Kings Park Drive, Bournemouth, and was received on arrival by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset (Mr Angus Campbell).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Honorary Colonel, Royal Wessex Yeomanry, this afternoon attended Annual Training at Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, this morning received Mr Thomas Wright upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive and Mr Andrew Lennox upon assuming the appointment.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, this morning visited Digswell Place Group, Digswell Place Stables, Rectory Road, Welwyn Garden City, to mark its Fiftieth Anniversary, and was received by Mr Anthony Chapman (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire).

Her Royal Highness, President, UK Fashion and Textile Association, this afternoon visited MAES London Womenswear Manufacturer, the Archives, Unit 10 High Cross Centre, Fountayne Road, London N15, and was received by Captain Peter Baker (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Princess Royal, Patron, South Georgia Heritage Trust, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended the Return of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Quest Crow’s Nest Service at All Hallows by the Tower, Byward Street, London EC3, followed by a Dinner at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon received Mr Benjamin Derbyshire (Chairman, Hunt Thompson Associates Design) and Mr Christopher Dyson (Master, Architects Company).

His Royal Highness, Vice Patron, National Churches Trust, this evening attended a Dinner at C Hoare and Company, 37 Fleet Street, London EC4.