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St James’s Palace
The Princess Royal, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), this morning inspected the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment Kit Ride at Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London SW7, and thanked those who supported the arrangements following the Death of The late Queen.
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Kensington Palace
The Princess of Wales this morning received Commander Philip Burgess (Senior Officer, HMS GLASGOW) and members of the crew at Windsor Castle.
Her Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon held an Early Years Meeting.
St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, today attended a Meeting.
His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Reception at the Castle Hotel, 18 High Street, Windsor, Berkshire, for International Golf for Youth, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Cup World Finals.
The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this morning held a Meeting at St. James’s Palace with the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind and Peek Vision Limited.
Her Royal Highness today attended a Meeting with the Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, King Charles Street, London SW1.
St James’s Palace
The Princess Royal, Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, this morning attended a Governance Board Meeting at 84 George Street, Edinburgh, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Robert Aldridge, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).
Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened the new shopping centre in the St James Quarter, Multrees Walk, Edinburgh.
The Princess Royal, Patron, the Unicorn Preservation Society, later visited HMS UNICORN, South Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Dundee (Councillor William Campbell, the Lord Provost).
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited the Brickworks Museum, Swanwick Lane, Swanwick, to celebrate their its One Hundred and Twenty Fifth Anniversary and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr. Nigel Atkinson).
His Royal Highness, Honorary Air Marshal, Royal Air Force, afterwards visited 78 Squadron Swanwick, Sopwith Way, Swanwick.
The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon visited Mountbatten Hampshire, Botley Road, West End, Southampton, to celebrate their Forty Fifth Anniversary.
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Kensington Palace
The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this morning received Ms Amanda Berry (Chief Executive).
St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, this afternoon received Commodore David Eagles (Commander).
His Royal Highness this evening attended a Reception at St James’s Palace to mark the Centenary of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League.
The Countess of Wessex, Colonel-in-Chief, this morning visited the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at The Prince Philip Barracks, Chippenham, and was received by Air Vice Marshal David Couzens (Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire).
Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, this afternoon visited the Royal Victoria Chapel, Royal Victoria Country Park, Southampton, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).
St James’s Palace
The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, today attended the Clwyd Special Riding Centre’s Fortieth Anniversary Charity Raceday at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Clwyd (Mr Henry Fetherstonhaugh).
Her Royal Highness, Patron, this evening held a Dinner at the Palace of Holyroodhouse for the Royal Celtic Society on the occasion of its Two Hundredth Anniversary.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Heritage of London Trust, this afternoon received Sir Laurence Magnus, Bt (Chairman designate) and Dr Nicola Stacey (Director).
His Royal Highness, Liveryman, this evening attended a Reception at Mansion House, London EC4, to mark the Five Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Masons.
St James’s Palace
The Duke of Kent, Grand Master, the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St George, this afternoon attended a Service of Evensong for the Order in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4.
St James’s Palace
Princess Alexandra, Patron, Leeds Castle Foundation, this afternoon opened the “Queens with Means” Medieval Experience at Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (the Lady Colgrain).
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Balmoral Castle
The King and The Queen Consort were represented by the Duke of Wellington at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Earl of Gowrie which was held at St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1, this afternoon.
By command of The King, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Pisanu Suvanajata at 29-30 Queen’s Gate, London SW7, in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Kingdom of Thailand to the Court of St James’s.
By command of His Majesty, the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps afterwards called upon His Excellency Mr Álvaro Gómez-Jaramillo at 3 Hans Crescent, London SW1, in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Republic of Colombia to the Court of St James’s.
By command of The King, the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps subsequently called upon His Excellency Mr Raffaele Trombetta at 4 Grosvenor Square, London W1, in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Italian Republic to the Court of St James’s.
Kensington Palace
The Prince and Princess of Wales this afternoon visited the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Newry Beach, Holyhead, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd (Mr Edmund Bailey).
Their Royal Highnesses afterwards met local residents at Holyhead Marina Café and Bar.
The Prince and Princess of Wales this afternoon visited St Thomas Church, Lewis Street, St Thomas, Swansea, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan (Mrs Louise Fleet).
St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, this morning attended a Meeting for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Treloar Trust, this morning visited Treloar School and College, Powell Drive, Holybourne, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).
St James’s Palace
The Princess Royal, Patron, the Heart of Arabia Expedition, this morning attended the launch of the Expedition at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7, and was received by Mr Justin Packshaw (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Her Royal Highness, Vice Patron, the British Horse Society, this afternoon attended the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Luncheon at the Household Cavalry Museum, Horse Guards Parade, London SW1, and was received by Mr Gareth Neame (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
The Princess Royal, Patron, Catch22, afterwards visited Microsoft’s Digital Edge Programme at the Microsoft Experience Centre, 253-259 Regent Street, London W1, and was received by Mr Kevin Traverse-Healy (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
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Kensington Palace
The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall this afternoon received Mr Alastair Martin (Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall).
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Balmoral Castle
Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning.
The Reverend Neil Gardner led the Prayers and the Reverend Kenneth MacKenzie preached the Sermon.
Kensington Palace
The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Friends of St Paul’s Cathedral, this afternoon attended the Installation Service of the Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett as Dean in St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4.
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St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, The Royal Wessex Yeomanry, this morning visited Normandy Barracks, Paderborn, Germany.
His Royal Highness this afternoon met members of the public at Paderborn Town Hall and was received by His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (Her Excellency Mrs Jill Gallard).
The Earl of Wessex later arrived at Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, from Germany.
Captain Andrew Aspden RN was in attendance.
Buckingham Palace
The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer) had an audience of The King via telephone this evening.
Kensington Palace
The Prince and Princess of Wales today visited Windsor Guildhall, High Street, Windsor, to meet personnel involved in supporting the arrangements for the Committal Service for The late Queen Elizabeth II and were received by Mr Graham Barker (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire).
His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon held a Meeting via video link with the Lord Hague of Richmond (Chairman), Mr Simon Patterson (Vice Chairman) and Ms Amanda Berry (Chief Executive).
St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Royal Colonel, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, today visited Operation Headquarters in Tallinn, accompanied by His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia (His Excellency Mr Ross Allen).
His Royal Highness this afternoon departed from Tallinn Airport for Germany and was received this evening upon arrival at Paderborn Airport by His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (Her Excellency Mrs Jill Gallard).
St James’s Palace
The Princess Royal, Commodore-in-Chief, Portsmouth, this morning thanked Royal Navy personnel who provided assistance and performed ceremonial duties in support of The late Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, at HMS King Alfred, HM Naval Base Portsmouth, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).
Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, this afternoon met personnel from across the Corps to thank them for providing assistance and performing ceremonial duties in support of Her late Majesty’s State Funeral, at 101 Logistic Brigade Headquarters Officers’ Mess, St Omer Barracks, Aldershot Garrison, Hampshire.
The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Signals, afterwards met personnel from across the Corps to thank them for providing assistance and performing ceremonial duties in support of The late Queen’s State Funeral, at 251 Signal Squadron Headquarters, St Omer Barracks.
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Buckingham Palace
The King and The Queen Consort were represented by The Duke of Kent at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of the Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG which was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2, this morning.
St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex this afternoon departed from Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, for Estonia and Germany and was received this evening upon arrival at Tallinn Airport by His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia (His Excellency Mr Ross Allen). Captain Andrew Aspden RN is in attendance.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Gloucester, also representing The Duchess of Gloucester, was present at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of the Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG which was held at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London WC2, this morning.
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