COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

The King received the Bishop of Truro (the Right Reverend David Williams) this afternoon who did homage upon his appointment.

His Majesty received the Bishop of Coventry (the Right Reverend Sophie Jelley) who did homage upon her appointment.

The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) administered the Oaths.

The Bishop of Hereford (Clerk of the Closet) was in attendance.

The King, Patron, the Royal Society, received Sir Tejinder Virdee and Sir Michael Stratton when His Majesty presented them with Royal Medals.

Professor Sir David Baulcombe (Biological Secretary) was present.

The King held a Council at 4.30pm.

There were present: the Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP (Secretary of State for Transport), the Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP (Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero) and the Baroness Smith of Basildon (Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal).

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.

Later, the Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The King.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Farms for City Children, this morning visited Lower Treginnis Farm, Lower Treginnis, St David’s, Haverfordwest, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed (Miss Sara Edwards).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Vice Royal Patron, the Almshouse Association, this morning officially opened the Elizabeth Twining Almshouses, 1-5 Mitre Mews, Richmond, and was received by Ms Gillian Norton (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Kent, President of the Board of Trustees, Imperial War Museums, this afternoon received Ms Caroline Howell (Director-General).