The Royal Record

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Windsor Castle

The Queen held a Privy Council via video link at 12.00 noon.

There were present: the Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Michael Ellis MP (Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General), the Rt Hon Alister Jack MP (Secretary of State for Scotland) and the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care).

The Lord Doherty and the Lady Wise were sworn in as members of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

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

Mr James Colman was received by The Queen this afternoon and delivered up the Insignia of the Order of the Garter worn by his father, the late Sir Timothy Colman.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning departed from Port Moresby International Airport, Papua New Guinea, for the United Kingdom.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, the London Chorus, this afternoon received Professor Graham Anderson upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Professor Simon Heffer upon assuming the appointment.

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Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, this evening held a Meeting with The President of the Republic of Rwanda via telephone.

St James’s Palace

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

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, on behalf of The Queen in celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, today carried out the following engagements in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Her Royal Highness this morning visited Caritas Technical Secondary School, Igua Street.

The Princess Royal later opened the National Cardiac Diagnostic Centre at Port Moresby General Hospital, Taurama Road.

Her Royal Highness, Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), St John Ambulance, subsequently visited the Ambulance Control Centre at 702 Taurama Road.

The Princess Royal afterwards opened the Women’s Resource Centre at Vabukori Village.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon met Elders and Community Leaders at Hanuabada Village.

The Princess Royal later visited Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery at Bomana Road and laid a wreath on behalf of The Queen.

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Adventure Park Papua New Guinea, Tanubada.

The Princess Royal subsequently visited Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, Independence Drive.

Her Royal Highness, on behalf of Her Majesty, this evening held an Investiture at Government House, Champion Parade.

The Princess Royal later attended a Dinner held by the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (Sir Robert Dadae) at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Haus, Paga Ring Road.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Patron, the Blenheim Palace Festival of Literature, Film and Music, this evening attended a Reception held by the Ambassador of the Italian Republic (His Excellency Mr Raffaele Trombetta) at the Residence in London.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Enham Trust, this morning received Professor Khalid Aziz upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, this morning visited the Masterclass Seminar at Porth-en-Alls, Prussia Cove, and was received by Mr James Williams (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall).

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Clarence House

Mr David Geddes was received by The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay when His Royal Highness, on behalf of The Queen, invested him with the Insignia of a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, Colonel-in-Chief, The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Own), this afternoon received representatives to mark the Regiment’s Centenary.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Australian Corps of Signals, and Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Australian Corps of Transport, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning visited Corps Squadrons at Holsworthy Barracks, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

Her Royal Highness, on behalf of The Queen in celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, this afternoon departed from Australia for Papua New Guinea and was received later upon arrival at Port Moresby International Airport by the Hon James Marape (Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea).

The Princess Royal this evening called upon the Governor-General of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea and Lady Dadae at Government House, Champion Parade, Port Moresby.

Her Royal Highness later received the Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea and Mrs Marape at Airways Hotel, Jacksons Parade, Port Moresby.

The Princess Royal afterwards attended a Reception held by the Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea at Airways Hotel.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this afternoon opened Feritech Innovation Centre, Menerdue Lane, Redruth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho).

His Royal Highness, President, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, later visited Penlee Lifeboat Station, Newlyn, and laid a wreath at sea to mark the Fortieth Anniversary of the Penlee Lifeboat Disaster.

The Duke of Kent, Patron, International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, this evening attended a Concert at St John’s Hall, Penzance.

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St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning visited the New South Wales Rural Fire Service Headquarters, 4 Murray Rose Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia.

Her Royal Highness, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, this afternoon visited the Sea Heritage Foundation at Old Coal Loader Terminal, Balls Head Drive, Sydney.

The Princess Royal, on behalf of The Queen, later held an Investiture at Government House, Sydney.

Her Royal Highness, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, afterwards attended a Garden Party at Government House given by the Governor of New South Wales (the Hon. Margaret Beazley) and Mr Dennis Wilson.

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended a Dinner for representatives from Her Royal Highness’s Patronages and other Charities at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 33 Peel Street, Kirribilli, Sydney.

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Windsor Castle

The Queen was represented by the Lord Jay of Ewelme (formerly Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service) at the Memorial Service for Sir Christopher Mallaby (formerly Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the French Republic) which was held at St Marylebone Parish Church, London NW1, this afternoon.

Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon attended the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Mr Mark Blundell).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning arrived at Sydney Airport, Australia, and was received by Colonel Michael Miller (Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales).

Her Royal Highness, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, later carried out the following engagements in Sydney, New South Wales.

The Princess Royal this morning called upon the Governor of New South Wales (the Hon Margaret Beazley) and Mr Dennis Wilson at Government House.

Her Royal Highness afterwards called upon the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Mrs Hurley at Admiralty House, Kirribilli.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, later visited Sydney Royal Easter Show and attended the Opening Ceremony, followed this evening by the Opening Dinner at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this morning attended a Service at London Road Cemetery, Coventry, in memory of St John Ambulance volunteers who lost their lives in World War II and, having been received by Colonel George Marsh (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands), this afternoon attended a Reception at Westfield House, Army Reserve Centre, Radford Road, Coventry.

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Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, this morning received Professor John Wallwork (Chairman of the Board of Directors) and Mr Stephen Posey (Chief Executive).

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Windsor Castle

His Excellency Mr Álvaro Gómez-Jeramillo was received in audience by The Queen today via video link and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Colombia to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs de Gómez was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Nuno Brito was received in audience by The Queen via video link and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Portuguese Republic to the Court of St James’s.

Ms Rosa Batoréu was also received by Her Majesty.

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

Mrs Helen Nellis (Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire) was present at Luton Airport this morning upon the Arrival of The President of the Republic of Poland and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The Queen.

Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this morning planted a commemorative tree at Dumfries House Estate, Cumnock, Ayrshire, for the 1994 Genocide at Rwanda.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Racing Welfare, today attended a Charity Luncheon and unveiled a statue of Dick Francis at Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Mr Mark Blundell).

Her Royal Highness, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening departed Heathrow Airport, London, for Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Mr Charles Davies is in attendance.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Anglian Regiment, this morning received Lieutenant Colonel Adam Wolfe upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer, 3rd Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel David Haggar upon assuming the appointment.

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, the Japan Society, and The Duchess of Gloucester this evening viewed the Japan: Courts and Culture Exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

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Windsor Castle

The Queen, Patron, Royal London Hospital, this afternoon officially opened and named the Queen Elizabeth Unit at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London E1, via video link and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa), Dame Alwen Williams (Group Chief Executive, Barts Health NHS Trust) and Mrs Jacqueline Sullivan (Chief Executive, Royal London Hospital).

Her Majesty met staff who have worked on the unit during the pandemic and heard about their roles in treating patients with Covid-19.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning visited Tebay Services (Southbound) beside the M6 Motorway near Penrith and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria (Mrs Peter Hensman).

His Royal Highness this afternoon met business owners and members of the farming community, and resettled refugee families near Penrith.

The Prince of Wales afterwards visited Typhon Treatment Systems Limited (Cumwhinton), Wetheral Pasture, Carlisle.

His Royal Highness later held a Community Cohesion Meeting at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire.

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, President, The Prince’s Foundation, this evening received the Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon.

His Royal Highness afterwards held a Dinner at Dumfries House.

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited Jane Austen’s House, Winchester Road, Chawton, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

Her Royal Highness, President, the Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust, later officially opened Maggie’s Southampton, 101 Tremona Road, Southampton, and was received by the Hon Hugo Cubitt (Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, the Security Institute, this morning visited Next Generation Training at Boughton House Estate, Kettering, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (Mr James Saunders Watson).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Heritage of London Trust, and Ranger, Epping Forest Heritage Trust, this morning visited Wanstead Grotto, London E11.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Royal Colonel, 1st Battalion The Rifles, today received Lieutenant Colonel Mark Shercliff upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer and Lieutenant Colonel Colin Oliver upon assuming the appointment.

The Duke of Kent, Patron, Boundless by Civil Service Motoring Association, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at the Royal Automobile Club, 89 Pall Mall, London SW1, to mark the Fiftieth Year of His Royal Highness’s Patronage and was received by Mr Kevin Traverse-Healy (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

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Windsor Castle

His Excellency Mr Pascal Gayama was received in audience by The Queen today via video link and presented his Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of the Congo to the Court of St James’s.

His Excellency Mr Salah Mrehil was received in audience by The Queen via video link and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from Libya to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Hanaa Gbasa was also received by Her Majesty.

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

The Princess Royal, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this afternoon.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning visited Darlington Farmers Auction Mart, Humbleton Park, Darlington, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham (Mrs Susan Snowdon).

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Kromek Group plc, Netpark, Thomas Wright Way, Sedgefield, County Durham.

The Prince of Wales this afternoon received The Queen of Spain at Auckland Castle, Market Place, Bishop Auckland, County Durham.

His Royal Highness and Her Majesty afterwards officially opened the Spanish Gallery in Market Place, Bishop Auckland.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom, this afternoon received Mrs Bernadine Evaristo upon assuming her appointment as President.

Her Royal Highness later held a Tea at Clarence House to celebrate the Olivier Awards.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning attended a Service of Reflection and Remembrance in St. Faith’s Chapel, St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4, on the Fortieth Anniversary of the Departure of the South Atlantic Task Force for the Falkland Islands.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, the Strawberry Hill Trust, this afternoon visited Strawberry Hill House, 268 Waldegrave Road, Twickenham, Middlesex.

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St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, this morning visited the Wellow Group at Kilkenny Stables, Kilkenny Lane, Bath, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset (Mrs Richard Maw).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened The Queen’s Royal Hussars Regimental Museum, Trinity Mews, Priory Road, Warwick, (The Duke of Edinburgh was Colonel-in-Chief of The Queen’s Royal Hussars, The Queen’s Own and Royal Irish) and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire (Mr Timothy Cox).

The Princess Royal, Patron, Livability, later attended a Reception at Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, Crown Agents Foundation, this afternoon held a Reception at Buckingham Palace.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England, this morning received Mr Peter Lowndes (Pro Grand Master) and Mr Jonathan Spence (Deputy Grand Master).

His Royal Highness, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), this afternoon attended a Lunch for former Officers of The Royal Scots Greys, at Boodle’s, St James’s Street, London SW1.