COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

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

His Excellency Mr Nickson Deng Peter Kuccath 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 South Sudan to the Court of St James’s.

Her Excellency Ms Rosa Margarita Hernández Caamaño de Grullón was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Dominican Republic to the Court of St James’s.

Mr Manuel Grullon was also received by His Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Peter Susko 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 Slovak Republic to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Diana Suskova was also received by His Majesty.

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

The King and Queen, Joint Presidents, Elephant Family, this evening attended “Wonders of the Wild” at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, and were received by Mrs Gillian Norton (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London), the Chairman of Elephant Family (the Lord Gadhia) and the Director of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Mr Richard Deverell).

Their Majesties attended a Reception and presented Awards.

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

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Patron, this evening gave a Dinner at Windsor Castle for Child Bereavement UK’s Thirtieth Anniversary.

The Princess of Wales this morning presented The Queen Elizabeth II Design Award for British Design at 180 Studios, 180 Strand, London WC2.

St James’s Palace

The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon opened Elizabeth House at Wellington College, Duke’s Ride, Crowthorne, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (Mr Andrew Try).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, this morning visited Forde Abbey Carriage Driving Group, Forde Abbey, Chard, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset (Professor Michael Dooley).

Her Royal Highness, President, Royal Yachting Association, this afternoon visited East Dorset Sailing Club, 352 Sandbanks Road, Poole, Dorset, to mark its One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary.

The Princess Royal, Patron, the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, later visited East Dorset and Purbeck Citizens Advice Bureau and the Mobile Advice Bus, Allendale House, Hanham Road, Wimborne, Dorset.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Protector, the Anglo-Danish Society’s Scholarship Programme, this evening attended a Reception at the Residence of the Danish Ambassador in London.