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Buckingham Palace

Today is the Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the Birthday of The King.

The King and Queen today officially launched the Coronation Food Project at South Oxfordshire Food and Education Alliance, Trident Business Park, Didcot, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mrs Marjorie Glasgow), Dame Martina Milburn and the Baroness Casey of Blackstock (Co-Chairmen of the Coronation Food Project) and Mr and Mrs Richard Kennell (Founders of South Oxfordshire Food and Education Alliance).

Their Majesties toured the surplus food distribution centre which rescues surplus food and redistributes it to communities across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire and met members of staff and volunteers.

The King and Queen viewed the packing stations and the food vans loaded for distribution, before visiting the allotment garden and the kitchen, and subsequently meeting supporters of the Coronation Food Project and those who use food larders and food banks.

Their Majesties afterwards met representatives of the major United Kingdom supermarkets and food manufacturers who have agreed to join the Food Alliance.

The King this afternoon held a Reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate nurses and midwives working in the United Kingdom, at which The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

Kensington Palace

The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon received Mr Jack Shonkoff (Director, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University) at Windsor Castle.

Her Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this evening attended a Reception at the Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street, London W8.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh this morning arrived at Singapore Changi Airport and was received by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore (Her Excellency Ms Kara Owen).

His Royal Highness, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, carried out the following engagements.

The Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon received Dame Louise Martin (President of the Commonwealth Games Federation) at Swissȏtel the Stamford, 2 Stamford Road, Singapore.

The Duke of Edinburgh this evening attended a Reception for the Commonwealth Games Federation at Swissȏtel the Stamford.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, the Brendoncare Foundation, this afternoon opened Brendoncare St Giles View Care Home, 42 Quarry Road, Winchester, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Rochester Cathedral Trust, this evening attended a Dinner in Rochester Cathedral and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (the Lady Colgrain).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), this afternoon attended the Tenth Anniversary Transport and Logistics Safety Forum Conference at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Mr Ian Dudson).

Her Royal Highness later visited the new Institute of Shipbuilding course at City of Glasgow College Riverside Campus, 21 Thistle Street, Glasgow, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow (Councillor Jacqueline McLaren, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Royal Celtic Society, afterwards attended a Reception at Glasgow City Chambers, 82 George Street, Glasgow.

Her Royal Highness this evening attended Interfaith Glasgow’s Scottish Interfaith Week Forum at Glasgow City Chambers.