COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The President of Montenegro visited The King this morning.

His Majesty this afternoon held a Reception for supporters of the Powerlist Black Excellence Awards.

The King afterwards received a briefing on the humanitarian situation in Gaza from representatives of Medical Aid for Palestinians, the British Red Cross, the United Nations Children’s Fund UK and Christian Aid.

His Majesty later officially opened Priscilla Bacon Lodge, Century Place, Hospital Drive, Norwich and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk (the Lady Dannatt), Lady Bacon (Patron, Priscilla Bacon Norfolk Hospice Care), Mr Robert Carter (Chairman of the Trustees, Priscilla Bacon Trust) and Ms Sandra Dinneen (Chief Executive).

The King toured the hospice meeting inpatients, outpatients, medical staff, volunteers and patients’ families, before viewing the therapy garden and visiting the Chapel.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened the National Honey Show at Sandown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth Road, Esher, on the occasion of its Centenary and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr. Michael More-Molyneux).

Her Royal Highness, Royal Patron, the Security Institute, this afternoon attended the Annual Conference at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1, and was received by Mr Stuart Shilson (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Princess Royal, President, Royal Yachting Association, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended a Dinner at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3, on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Yachtmaster Scheme.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Vice President, Lepra, this evening attended a Reception at the Athenaeum Club, 107 Pall Mall, London SW1, to mark their Ninety Ninth Anniversary.