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Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr Bader Almunayekh 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 State of Kuwait to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Manal Almahmeed was also received by His Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Guido Martinelli was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Panama to the Court of St James’s.

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

Her Excellency Ms Betty Palaso was received in audience by His Majesty upon her appointment as High Commissioner for the Independent State of Papua New Guinea in London.

The King later visited Royal Air Force Northolt, West End Road, Ruislip, Middlesex, to mark the Eightieth Anniversary of Mission Aviation Fellowship and celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Papua New Guinea’s Independence and was received by the Station Commander (Group Captain Jonathan Hough), the Chief Executive Officer of Mission Aviation Fellowship UK (Mr Donovan Palmer) and Her Excellency the High Commissioner for the Independent State of Papua New Guinea in London.

His Majesty met members of the Fellowship’s staff and volunteers and Papua New Guineans before unveiling the Fellowship’s new Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft.

The King this evening held a Reception at Windsor Castle to celebrate Music in Communities, at which The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Racing Welfare, this morning attended the Charity Luncheon at Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Liverpool, and was received by Mrs Julie Lawson (Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited Hypnos Beds, Longwick Road, Princes Risborough, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (the Countess Howe).

His Royal Highness this afternoon presented The King’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade to Cableflow International Limited, Windsor House, Abbey Barn Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

The Duke of Gloucester later visited Chiltern Rangers Community Tree Nursery, Winchmore Hill, Amersham, Buckinghamshire.