COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The King held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.

The King this afternoon visited the Korean community in New Malden in advance of the forthcoming State Visit by The President of the Republic of Korea, and was received at New Malden Methodist Church, 49 High Street, New Malden, by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa), the Ambassador from the Republic of Korea to the Court of St James’s (His Excellency Mr Yeocheol Yoon) and the Mayor of New Malden (Councillor Diane White).

Inside the Church His Majesty, escorted by Councillor Elizabeth Park (Councillor, Kingston Council), viewed an exhibition on the One Hundred and Fortieth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the United Kingdom and Korea and met representatives from community, cultural, culinary and faith groups based in New Malden and the surrounding area.

The King, escorted by the Founder of the Korean British Cultural Exchange (Mrs Justina Jang) subsequently visited a local Korean-owned cake shop and met local young Korean residents.

His Majesty afterwards visited New Malden War Memorial in the High Street and, having been received by the President of the New Malden Branch of the Royal British Legion (Alderman Ken Smith), met Korean War veterans.

Later, Mr Mark Lane was received by The King when His Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The King.

The King and Queen this evening held a Reception at Buckingham Palace to recognise the United Kingdom’s contribution to humanitarian efforts across the world.

The Duke of Gloucester was present.

By command of The King, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Dr Farahanaz Faiza at 22 Nottingham Place, London W1, this afternoon in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner for the Republic of Maldives in London.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales today undertook the following engagements in Singapore:

His Royal Highness this morning visited TreeTop Walk, Central Catchment Nature Reserve.

The Prince of Wales, President, the Earthshot Prize, later attended the Earthshot+ Summit at Park Royal Pickering, Upper Pickering Street.

His Royal Highness, President, United for Wildlife, this afternoon visited the Centre for Wildlife Forensics.

The Prince of Wales later attended a Meeting with United Kingdom Defence Advisers at the British High Commission.

His Royal Highness, President, the Earthshot Prize, this evening attended a Reception for the Earthshot Prize given by Conservation International at Spago, Bayfront Avenue.

The Prince of Wales later departed from Singapore Changi Airport for the United Kingdom.

The Princess of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards, this morning visited the Regiment at Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley, Norfolk.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Honorary Colonel, Royal Wessex Yeomanry, this morning visited Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land, Hadley Castle Works, Telford, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire (Mrs Anna Turner).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited cadets at Dawley Reserve Centre, Bridgeman House, Cavan Drive, Dawley Bank, Telford.

The Duke of Edinburgh afterwards visited Dawley Town Hall, New Street, Telford, to mark its One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary.

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen’s Royal Hussars (The Queen’s Own and Royal Irish), this evening attended a Reception at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London W1.

The Duchess of Edinburgh today visited Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Her Royal Highness this evening departed from Toronto Pearson Airport for the United Kingdom.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Honorary Fellow, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, this morning presented Royal Medals and subsequently attended a Reception at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Robert Aldridge, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Catch22, this afternoon attended the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum, the Studio, 7 Cannon Street, Birmingham, and was received by Mrs Jean Templeton (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Wooden Spoon Society, this evening attended a Reception at the House of Lords, London SW1.

Her Royal Highness, Court Member, the Fishmongers’ Company, later attended a Livery Dinner, Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Member, St George’s Chapel Advisory Committee, this morning attended the College and Chapel of St George’s Fabric Advisory Committee Meeting at Windsor Castle.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Friends of St Paul’s Cathedral, this evening attended a Reception for “Introducing Girls’ Voices”, at Mansion House, Walbrook, London EC4.