The Royal Record

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St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Uganda.

Commander Anne Sullivan RN was in attendance.

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St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Transaid, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning visited Safe Way Right Way Driver Training Centre, Plot 493, Block 198, Kigombya, Mukono District, Uganda.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Sense International, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, later visited the Sense International Uganda Head Office, Plot 27, Kimera Road, Ntinda, Kampala.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Save the Children UK, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at Sheraton Kampala Hotel, Ternan Avenue, Kampala.

Her Royal Highness, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, later departed from Entebbe International Airport for the United Kingdom.

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Buckingham Palace

The King held a Council at 11am.

There were present: the Rt Hon Penelope Mordaunt MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP (Prime Minister), the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, the Rt Hon Sue-Ellen Braverman MP, the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, the Rt Hon Melvyn Stride MP, the Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP and the Rt Hon Mark Harper MP.

Mr David TC Davies MP and Ms Gillian Keegan MP were sworn in as members of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP was sworn First Lord of the Treasury.

The following took the Oath of Office or made affirmation, kissed hands upon appointment and received the Seals of Office: the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP (as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice), the Rt Hon Sue-Ellen Braverman MP (as Secretary of State for the Home Department), the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities), the Rt Hon Melvyn Stride MP (as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions), the Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP (as Secretary of State for Education), the Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP (as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), the Rt Hon Mark Harper MP (as Secretary of State for Transport) and the Rt Hon David TC Davies MP (as Secretary of State for Wales).

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

The Rt Hon Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties) and the Rt Hon Sir Edward Young (Joint Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty) were in attendance on The King.

The Rt Hon Penelope Mordaunt MP had an audience of His Majesty before the Council.

After the Council the Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP had an audience of The King and took the Oath of Office, kissed hands on appointment and received the Seals of Office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

His Excellency Mr Nehemia Sekhonyana Bereng was received in audience by The King today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Kingdom of Lesotho in London.

Mrs Bereng was also received by His Majesty.

Her Excellency Ms Susana Herrera 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 Chile to the Court of St James’s.

Mr Kassian Obkircher was also received by His Majesty.

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

Senator John Kerry (United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate), Mr Brian Moynihan (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America) and Ms Anne Finucane (Former Vice Chairman, Bank of America and Chairman of the Board, Bank of America, Europe) were received by The King at Windsor Castle this evening.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Save the Children UK, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, today carried out the following engagements in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Kikuube District, Uganda.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Save the Children Catch-up Clubs at the Maratatu Education Centre.

The Princess Royal later visited a Child Friendly Space to hear about Save the Children’s Child Protection Programmes.

Her Royal Highness subsequently visited Save the Children Base Camp.

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended a Reception to mark Sixty Years of United Kingdom-Uganda partnership and afterwards attended a Dinner at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Kampala.

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Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr Robert Ondrejcsak 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 Slovak Republic to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Maryna Vorotnyuk was also received by His Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of South Africa in London.

Mrs Mamabolo was also received by His Majesty.

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

The President of the Republic of Indonesia spoke to The King via telephone this afternoon.

Mr John Neal (Chief Executive Officer, Lloyds of London) was received by His Majesty.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Opportunity International UK, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, today carried out the following engagements in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Isingiro District, Uganda:

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened the Opportunity Bank Uganda Nakivale Branch.

The Princess Royal afterwards met members of the Wenzetu Women’s Group at the Sangano Village Community Hall.

Her Royal Highness subsequently visited the Unleashed Youth Empowerment Project, Sangano Village.

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, later attended a Reception at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Kampala.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Opportunity International UK, accompanied by Vice Admiral Laurence, this evening attended a Reception and Dinner at Kampala Serena Hotel, Kintu Road, Kampala.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from the United States of America.

Lieutenant Colonel Alastair Todd was in attendance.

The Duchess of Gloucester this morning attended the Senior Serving and Retired Officers’ Briefing at the Army and Navy Club, 36-39 Pall Mall, London SW1.

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Buckingham Palace

The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP had an audience of The King this morning and tendered her resignation as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury which His Majesty was graciously pleased to accept.

Mr Hugh O’Leary was also received by The King.

His Majesty received in audience the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP and requested him to form a new Administration. The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP accepted The King’s offer and kissed hands upon his appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

His All Holiness Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch was received by His Majesty this afternoon.

The King of Morocco spoke to The King via telephone this evening.

The President of the Republic of Turkey spoke to His Majesty via telephone.

Kensington Palace

The Princess of Wales this afternoon held a Meeting via telephone with Captain Harpreet Chandi in advance of her solo expedition across Antarctica.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this afternoon arrived at Entebbe International Airport and was received by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Uganda (Her Excellency Ms Kate Airey).

Her Royal Highness, Chancellor, University of London, and Patron, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, visited Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Plot 51-59 Nakiwogo Road, Entebbe.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Opportunity International UK, and Patron, Save the Children UK, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, later attended a Reception at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Kampala.

The President of the Republic of Uganda, accompanied by Mrs Natasha Karugire Museveni (daughter), called upon Her Royal Highness and Admiral Laurence at the Residence this evening and remained to Dinner.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, St George’s Society of New York, today visited Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, the Bronx, New York, United States of America.

His Royal Highness, Patron, St George’s Society of New York, this afternoon visited the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park Square, New York.

The Duke of Gloucester this evening attended a Reception to celebrate Architecture, Design and Culture, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York.

His Royal Highness later departed from John F Kennedy International Airport, New York, for the United Kingdom.

St James’s Palace

Princess Alexandra, Royal Colonel, Third Battalion The Rifles, this afternoon received Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Boardman upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer and Lieutenant Colonel John Barry upon assuming the appointment.

Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, Canadian Scottish Regiment, received Brigadier Dwayne Parsons (Commander and Defence Advisor to the United Kingdom in London).

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St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Uganda.

Commander Anne Sullivan RN is in attendance.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, St George’s Society of New York, today carried out the following engagements in New York, United States of America.

His Royal Highness this morning attended a Meeting of the Pilgrim Society of the United States of America at the Racquet and Tennis Club, 370 Park Avenue.

The Duke of Gloucester afterwards visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Luncheon with representatives of St George’s Society of Philadelphia at Antonucci Café, 170 East 81st Street.

The Duke of Gloucester later attended an afternoon tea at Alice’s Tea Cup, 156 East 64 Street, New York, with Senior Citizen beneficiaries of St George’s Society of New York.

His Royal Highness this evening attended the Advisory Council Dinner at the Residence of His Majesty’s Consul-General for New York.

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Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

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Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, today carried out the following engagements in Houston, Texas, United States of America.

His Royal Highness this morning attended the Service of Investiture and Rededication at St Martin’s Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road.

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon attended a Luncheon at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church to mark the St John Eye Hospital’s One Hundred and Fortieth Anniversary.

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Gala Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel, 1300 Lamar Street.

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St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Maritime UK, this morning launched the National Centre for Coastal Autonomy at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Devon (Mr David Fursdon).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Goonhilly Earth Station, Goonhilly Downs, Helston, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho).

The Princess Royal later visited Spaceport Cornwall’s integration facility at Cornwall Airport Newquay, St Mawgan, Newquay.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, this morning visited the Habitat for Humanity Great Britain service projects at 8213 Laura Koppe Road and 6161 South Loop East, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

His Royal Highness later attended a Business Luncheon at the Residence of His Majesty’s Consul-General for Houston.

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this afternoon attended a Reception at the Julia Ideson Building, 550 McKinney Street, Houston.

His Royal Highness, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this evening attended a Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel, 1300 Lamar Street, Houston.