The Royal Record

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Windsor Castle

Her Majesty was represented by The Prince of Wales (Colonel, Welsh Guards) who was present at The Queen’s Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade this morning at which The Queen’s Colour of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards was trooped.

The Prince of Wales was accompanied by The Duke of Cambridge (Colonel, Irish Guards) and The Princess Royal (Gold Stick and Colonel, The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons).

His Royal Highness was attended by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne (Gold Stick in Waiting and Colonel, The Life Guards), Lieutenant General Roland Walker (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel, Grenadier Guards), Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall (Colonel, Coldstream Guards) and Major General Christopher Ghika (Major General Commanding Household Division).

The Lord de Mauley (Master of the Horse), Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave, Colonel Toby Browne (Mounted Equerries in Waiting) and Colonel Crispin Lockhart (The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons, Silver Stick in Waiting) were in attendance.

Colonel Jeremy Bagshaw (Chief of Staff), Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Griffin (Silver Stick Adjutant) and the Household Division Staff were present.

The procession was led by Lieutenant Colonel James Shaw, Grenadier Guards (Brigade Major Household Division).

The Troops on Parade, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James Aldridge, Irish Guards (Field Officer in Brigade Waiting), received The Prince of Wales with a Royal Salute.

The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and Prince Louis of Cambridge, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank and Mr Jack Brooksbank, The Earl and Countess of Wessex with The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and Viscount Severn, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent (Colonel, Scots Guards), Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy, Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and other Members of the Royal Family drove to Horse Guards Parade and witnessed The Queen’s Birthday Parade.

On the conclusion of the Parade, The Prince of Wales rode back to Buckingham Palace at the head of The Queen’s Guard, preceded by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major Francesca Sykes, the Massed Mounted Bands of the Household Cavalry, the Sovereign’s Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, under the command of Major Russell Bond, The Life Guards, and the Massed Bands of the Guards Division.

On arrival at Buckingham Palace, The Queen’s Guard entered the Forecourt and formed up opposite the Old Guard, the remaining Guards marching past Her Majesty, accompanied by The Duke of Kent. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment ranked past The Queen.

Her Majesty, from Buckingham Palace, witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, led by Wing Commander James Calvert, to mark the official celebration of The Queen’s Birthday.

Royal Salutes were fired today by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Hyde Park and from the Tower of London Saluting Battery by the Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Major Matthew Aldridge.

The Queen this evening, from Windsor Castle, lit the National Beacon at Buckingham Palace to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee where The Duke of Cambridge was present.

Mr Clive Jones has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) by The Queen today and has received the medal.

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Windsor Castle

The Duchess of Cornwall was received by The Queen this morning when Her Majesty invested Her Royal Highness with the Insignia of a Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this afternoon received Major General Christopher Ghika (Major General Commanding Household Division).

His Royal Highness, Colonel, Welsh Guards, this evening presided over a Conference at Clarence House attended by the Colonels of the Regiments of the Household Division and subsequently entertained the Colonels to Dinner.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Colonel, Irish Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Clarence House.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, 1st Battalion London Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Clarence House.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Honorary President, Oxford Farming Conference, this afternoon attended a Reception at the Farmers Club, 3 Whitehall Court, London SW1, and was received by Mr Gareth Neame (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), later received Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne (Colonel of the Life Guards) and Colonel Crispin Lockhart (Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Headquarters Household Cavalry).

The Princess Royal, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Clarence House.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel, Scots Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Clarence House.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this evening held a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Honorary Air Commodore, this morning visited Royal Air Force Brize Norton, Carterton, and was received by Mr Brian Buchan (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

Her Royal Highness, Trustee of Council, St George’s House, this afternoon attended a Council Meeting at St George’s House, Windsor Castle.

The Princess Royal, Trustee of Council, St George’s House, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended a Lecture in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited Stourhead House and Gardens, near Mere, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs Peter Troughton).

His Royal Highness, Vice Royal Patron, the Almshouse Association, this afternoon visited the Hospital of St John, Heytesbury, Warminster, Wiltshire, to celebrate its Five Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this evening attended the St George’s House Annual Lecture in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel, Scots Guards, this morning received Colonel James Leask (Regimental Colonel) at Kensington Palace.

His Royal Highness was present at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir Richard Buckley which was held in St Peter’s Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire, this afternoon.

St James’s Palace

Princess Alexandra was present at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir Richard Buckley which was held in St Peter’s Church, Iver, Buckinghamshire, this afternoon.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this afternoon visited the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Sibiu, Thalia Concert Hall, Sibiu, Romania.

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Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Colonel, Irish Guards, this morning took the salute at the Colonel’s Review of The Queen’s Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade, London SW1.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, HMS Ardent Association, this afternoon attended a Service at HMS Drake, Her Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth, to mark the Fortieth Anniversary of the loss of HMS Ardent in the Falklands Conflict and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Devon (Mr David Fursdon).

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Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received the Lord Hague of Richmond (Chairman) and Mr Simon Patterson (Vice Chairman).

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning unveiled a statue of The Queen at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, this afternoon held the President’s Luncheon at St James’s Palace.

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Windsor Castle

By command of The Queen, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon Her Excellency Ms Marie Ndjeka Opombo at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, 200 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1, this morning in order to bid farewell to Her Excellency upon relinquishing her appointment as Ambassador from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Court of St James’s.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a Meeting at Kensington Palace for the Earthshot Prize.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10.

The Countess of Wessex, Vice Patron, the Royal Bath and West of England Society, this morning held a Meeting.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at the York Club, Prince Consort’s Drive, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited the Romney Marsh Community Hub, New Romney, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (the Lady Colgrain).

His Royal Highness this afternoon officially opened the Mountfield Business Centre, New Romney.

The Duke of Gloucester afterwards visited the Littlestone Coastal Destination Project, Coast Drive, Greatstone-on-Sea, New Romney.

St James’s Palace

Princess Alexandra, Patron, the Kew Guild, this evening attended the Annual Dinner at Cambridge Cottage, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey.

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Windsor Castle

The Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen via telephone this evening.

The Duke of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, and The Duchess of Cambridge gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace.

Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, The Earl and Countess of Wessex and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms and The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.

The Band of the Welsh Guards and the British Army Band Tidworth played selections of music during the afternoon.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales was received this afternoon by The President of Romania at Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest, Romania.

His Royal Highness afterwards called upon Mr Nicolae Ciuca (Prime Minister of Romania) at Victoria Palace.

The Prince of Wales called upon Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania at Elisabeta Palace.

His Royal Highness later met Ukrainian refugee families and organisations overseeing a free supermarket, Romexpo, Bucharest.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning attended a Meeting via video link.

His Royal Highness this evening attended the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor Dinner at Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2.

The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this evening attended a Reception at Church House, Dean’s Yard, London SW1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Patron, this morning viewed ‘The World of Stonehenge’ exhibition at the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning attended a Service to Commemorate the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Consecration of Coventry Cathedral at Priory Street, Coventry, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr John Crabtree).

St James’s Palace

Princess Alexandra, President, Royal Humane Society, today attended the Annual General Court at Haberdashers’ Hall, 18 West Smithfield, London EC1.

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Windsor Castle

The Amir of the State of Qatar visited The Queen this afternoon.

Clarence House

The Amir of the State of Qatar called upon The Prince of Wales this morning.

His Royal Highness, Great Master, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, afterwards attended a Service of the Order in Westminster Abbey, London SW1, and was present at the Installation of Knights and Dames of the Most Honourable Order which took place in King Henry VII’s Chapel, the Chapel of the Order.

The Prince of Wales, President, this afternoon attended The Prince’s Trust Awards, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Catherine Street, London WC2, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, this morning visited the Royal Marsden, 203 Fulham Road, London SW3.

His Royal Highness, Colonel, Irish Guards, this evening attended a Reception at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London W1.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held an Early Years Meeting.

St James’s Palace

The Earl and Countess of Wessex this morning visited Pan Together at Downside Community Centre, Furrlongs, Newport, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight (Mrs Susan Sheldon).

Their Royal Highnesses today visited the Royal Agricultural Society Show Ground, 490 Newport Road, Cowes, and were received by Brigadier Maurice Sheen (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight).

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon visited Independent Arts, 48-49 High Street, Newport.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex afterwards visited Columbus House, 189 Sandown Road, Shanklin.

The Countess of Wessex this morning visited East Newport Family Centre, Barnardo’s, Furrlongs, Newport, and was received by Mrs Claire Locke (Deputy Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited South West Area Youth Partnership.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this evening attended the “Armonico Consort: It Takes A City” Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7.

The Duchess of Gloucester this afternoon attended the Three Hundred and Sixty-Seventh Festival Service of the Clergy Support Trust in St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4.

St James’s Palace

Princess Alexandra, Royal Patron, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust, this evening held a Concert and Dinner at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Charity’s Twentieth Year as the University of Oxford’s Orchestra in Residence.