COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The King held a Council at 4.30pm.

There were present: the Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice), the Rt Hon Ian Murray MP (Secretary of State for Scotland) and the Rt Hon Wesley Streeting MP (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care).

The Baroness Morgan of Ely and the Rt Hon John Swinney MSP were sworn in as members of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Rt Hon Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties) was in attendance.

The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP had an audience of His Majesty before the Council.

The King later received Dr Enric Sala (Founder, National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas) and Ms Kristin Rechberger (Advisory Board Member).

Afterwards the Rt Hon David Lammy MP (Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) was received in audience by His Majesty.

The King and Queen, in advance of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa, this evening held a Reception at St James’s Palace to celebrate the Commonwealth Diaspora.

The Duchess of Edinburgh and The Duke of Kent were present.

The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon visited St Catherine’s College, 2 Convent Road, Armagh, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh (the Earl of Caledon).

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, afterwards attended a Reception at Hillsborough Castle to mark the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Joint Award Initiative.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening attended a Dinner at Hillsborough Castle.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Stoll, this morning held a Meeting.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Chartered Management Institute, afterwards attended a Meeting of the Women’s Advisory Committee at 77 Kingsway, London WC2.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, British Cycling, this afternoon held a Meeting.

Her Royal Highness subsequently attended the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals Order of Merit Presentation, the Reveller, HM Tower of London, London EC3.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Nursing Memorial Appeal, later attended the Nursing Memorial Appeal Bursary Buddy Award launch at the University Women’s Club, 2 Audley Square, London W1.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited Blackburn Meadows Bio-Mass Power Plant at Tinsley, Sheffield, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire (Dame Hilary Chapman).

Her Royal Highness later visited Sheffield Forgemasters, Brightside Lane, Sheffield.

The Princess Royal this afternoon visited Loadhog at the Hog Works, Alfred Road, Sheffield.

Her Royal Highness later opened the University of Sheffield’s Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre, Europa Avenue, Sheffield Business Park, Tinsley, Sheffield.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning met representatives from the New Forest National Parks Authority at spudWORKS, Station Road, Sway, near Lymington, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited East Boldre Community Stores, Chapel Lane, East Boldre, near Brockenhurst, Hampshire.

The Duke of Gloucester later opened the newly restored station platform at Hythe Pier Heritage Association, Hythe, Hampshire.

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, Royal Academy of Music, this morning attended a Meeting of the Governing Body at the Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1.