COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr Luis Vayas Valdivieso was received in audience by The King today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Ecuador to the Court of St James’s.

Ms Mette Pedersen was also received by His Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Osman Topcagic was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for Bosnia and Herzegovina in London.

Mrs Topcagic was also received by His Majesty.

Sir Philip Barton (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) was present.

The King this afternoon visited the Central Synagogue, 36-42 Hallam Street, London W1, to commemorate the Eighty Fifth Anniversary of Kristallnacht and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa) and the Chief Rabbi (Sir Ephraim Mirvis).

His Majesty, escorted by the Chairman of Trustees for the Association of Jewish Refugees (Mr Michael Karp) and Mr Michael Newman (Chief Executive), met survivors of the Kindertransport.

The Queen, Patron, the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory, this morning planted a Cross of Remembrance in the Field of Remembrance at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, London SW1.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Singapore.

Mr Jean-Christophe Gray, Mr David Hunt, Mr Louis Reynolds, Mr Lee Thompson and Miss Edwina Iddles were in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Trustees, The Prince Philip Trust Fund for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, this evening attended a Trustees’ Meeting followed by a Dinner at St George’s School, Wells Lane, Ascot, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (Mr. Andrew Try).

The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Canada.

Mrs Angus Galletley was in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, World Horse Welfare, this morning attended the Annual Conference at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Butler Trust, this afternoon visited HM Prison Wandsworth, Heathfield Road, London SW18, and was received by Major Richard Wilson (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Princess Royal, Patron, Whitley Fund for Nature, this evening held a Thirtieth Anniversary Dinner at St James’s Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Friends of St Paul’s Cathedral, this evening attended a performance by the choristers followed by a Dinner in St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4, to commemorate the Three Hundredth Anniversary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren.