COURT CIRCULAR

Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr Vaclav Bartuska was received in audience by The King this afternoon and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Czech Republic to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Katerina Englichova was also received by His Majesty.

Her Excellency Ms Asta Radikaite 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 Republic of Lithuania to the Court of St James’s.

His Excellency Mr Dominique Paravicini 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 Swiss Confederation to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Paravicini was also received by His Majesty.

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

The President of the Republic of Iceland visited The King.

The Right Reverend and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally (Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury designate) was received by The King.

The Queen, Vice Patron, the Royal Commonwealth Society, this morning received Dr Linda Yueh upon relinquishing her appointment as Executive Chairman and Ms Janet Cooper upon assuming the appointment.

Her Majesty, Vice Patron, the Royal Commonwealth Society, today held a Reception at St James’s Palace, for the winners and runners-up of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2025.

Afterwards Mr Przemyslaw Kozlowski (Polish Chargé d’Affairs) was received by The Queen.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales today officially opened the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease, Seacroft Hospital, York Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, today carried out engagements in Lagos, Nigeria.

During the day His Royal Highness attended Meetings at the Lagos Continental Hotel, 52a Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island.

The Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon visited New Era Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Ogunmola Close, Surulere.

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Reception given by Mr Jonny Baxter (British Deputy High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria) at the Residence of the Deputy High Commissioner.

The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Belize.

Mr Alexander Stonor and Mrs Angus Galletley were in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Signals, this morning visited 3 (UK) Division Signal Regiment on exercise at Salisbury Plain Training Area, Bulford Barracks, Salisbury, and was received by Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Gregory (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire).

Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, Intelligence Corps, this afternoon visited 6 Military Intelligence Battalion, Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Wiltshire.

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, the Security Institute, this evening attended the Twenty Fifth Anniversary Gala Dinner at the Millennium Hotel, 4-18 Harrington Gardens, London SW7, and was received by Mr Gareth Neame (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, the London Playing Fields Foundation, this evening attended the Gala Dinner at the Savoy, Strand, London WC2.