The Royal Record

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Windsor Castle

Mr Andrew Bailey (Governor of the Bank of England) was received by The Queen today.

Lieutenant Colonel John Kaye was received by The Queen this afternoon and delivered up his Stick of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Lieutenant of Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.

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

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, this evening gave a Reception at Sandringham House to mark the Forty Fifth Anniversary of the Norfolk Churches Trust.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Colonel-in-Chief, this evening attended the Biennial Rifles’ Awards Dinner at Guildhall, London EC2.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, Flora and Fauna International, this evening attended a Dinner at Oswald’s, 25 Albemarle Street, London, W1.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning visited Nower Hill High School, George V Avenue, Pinner, Middlesex, and joined a science lesson on the importance of early childhood development created and led by the Secondary Education around Early Neurodevelopment project.

Her Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards met participants of a Secondary Education around Early Neurodevelopment Roundtable at Buckingham Palace.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon held a Lunch.

The Countess of Wessex, President, the Royal Smithfield Club, this afternoon attended a Conference at Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1.

Her Royal Highness, Royal Colonel, 5th Battalion The Rifles, this evening attended The Rifles’ Regimental Awards Dinner at Guildhall, London EC2.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Moredun Foundation, this afternoon attended a Conference at Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, on the occasion of its Centenary and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian (Lieutenant Colonel Richard Callander).

Her Royal Highness, President, the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, this evening chaired the Annual General Meeting and attended a Dinner at One Great George Street, London SW1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Colonel, 6th Battalion The Rifles, this afternoon received Lieutenant Colonel Crispin d’Apice (Commanding Officer).

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Colonel, 6th Battalion The Rifles, and The Duchess of Gloucester, Royal Colonel, 7th Battalion The Rifles, this evening attended The Rifles’ Regimental Awards Dinner at Guildhall, London EC2.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Royal Colonel, 1st Battalion The Rifles, this evening attended the Regimental Awards Dinner at Guildhall, London EC2.

St James’s Palace

Princess Alexandra, Royal Colonel, 3rd Battalion The Rifles, this evening attended the Regimental Awards Dinner at Guildhall, London EC2.

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Windsor Castle

Professor Sir Huw Thomas was received by The Queen today when Her Majesty conferred upon him the honour of Knighthood and invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

Lady Thomas was also received by The Queen.

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 Cambridge Market, Market Hill, Cambridge, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (Mrs Julie Spence).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Homerton College, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge, and was received by Mrs Karen Daber (Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire).

The Prince of Wales afterwards officially opened the AstraZeneca Global Research and Development Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Trumpington, Cambridge.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this morning attended a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting at 10 Buckingham Gate, London SW1.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, this morning participated in an International Council Meeting via video link.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening attended the Lord Mayor’s Appeal Reception at Mansion House, London EC4.

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Rochester Cathedral Trust, this evening attended a Dinner at Mercers’ Hall, Ironmonger Lane, London EC2.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, this morning attended the British Nutrition Foundation Annual Day, the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London NW1, and was received by Ms Roxanne Zand (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness, Chancellor, University of London, this evening attended Foundation Day at Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).

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Windsor Castle

The Queen was represented by The Countess of Wessex at the Funeral of the Lady Maclean which was held in the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, this afternoon.

Clarence House

The President of the State of Israel visited The Prince of Wales this morning.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, Tusk Trust, this evening attended the Tusk Conservation Awards at the British Film Institute, Belvedere Road, London SE1, and was received by Ms Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

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Windsor Castle

The Baroness Rawlings (Baroness in Waiting) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, this morning upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The Queen.

The Baroness Rawlings was present at Heathrow Airport, London, this afternoon upon the Arrival of The President of the State of Israel and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of Her Majesty.

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Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, Ebony Horse Club, this afternoon attended the Ebony Race Day, Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Scottish Rugby Union, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this afternoon attended the International Rugby Match between Scotland and Japan at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Francis Ross, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning visited the GrEEK Campus in Cairo, Egypt.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall afterwards visited Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria.

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, the Brooke Hospital for Animals, this morning visited the Brooke Veterinary Hospital in Cairo.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Jesuit Cultural Centre, Alexandria.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening arrived at Royal Air Force Brize Norton from Egypt.

Mr Clive Alderton, Mr Christopher Fitzgerald, Mr Simon Enright, Mrs Jilly Hurley, Dr Charles Deakin, Major Jonathan Thompson and Mrs Sophie Densham were in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, British Olympic Association, this morning received Sir Hugh Robertson (Chairman), Mr Andrew Anson (Chief Executive Officer) and Mr Mark England (Chef d’Equipe Tokyo 2020).

Her Royal Highness, President, Royal Yachting Association, afterwards chaired the Annual General Meeting and presented Awards before attending a Luncheon at One Great George Street, London SW1.

The Princess Royal, Chancellor, the University of Edinburgh, this evening held the Chancellor’s Dinner at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Francis Ross, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited Burford School, Cheltenham Road, Burford, to mark their Four Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mr Marjorie Glasgow).

His Royal Highness afterwards planted a commemorative tree for The Queen’s Green Canopy at Burford Community Orchard, Tanners Lane, Burford.

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon visited Katharine House Hospice, Aynho Road, Adderbury, Oxfordshire, to celebrate their Thirtieth Anniversary.

His Royal Highness later visited the Sunshine Centre, Edmunds Road, Banbury, and was received by the
Rt Hon Sir Antony Baldry (Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, this evening attended a Regimental Dinner at Mercers’ Hall, Ironmonger Lane, London EC2.

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Windsor Castle

His Excellency Mr Nguyen Hoang Long 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Vu Huong Giang was also received by Her Majesty.

Ms Juliet Chua (Director of Finance and Corporate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) was present.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning departed Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan, for Egypt and were received later upon arrival at Cairo Airport by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt (His Excellency Mr Gareth Bayley).

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon called upon The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Mrs Entissar Amer at Al-Ittihadiya Palace.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall afterwards visited Al Azhar Mosque, Cairo, where His Royal Highness attended an Interfaith discussion.

The Prince of Wales subsequently visited Bayt al-Razzaz Palace, Cairo.

His Royal Highness afterwards held a Meeting with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II (the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark) at the Residence of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall later visited the Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza.

Their Royal Highnesses this evening attended a United Kingdom-Egypt Reception at 9 Pyramids Lounge, Giza.

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon visited Ezbet Khairallah community and social enterprise project, Cairo.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, President, United for Wildlife, this morning visited Microsoft Headquarters, Reading, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (Mr James Puxley).

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended the Royal Variety Performance in aid of the Royal Variety Charity at the Royal Albert Hall, London SW7, and were received by Colonel Jane Davis (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London).

St James’s Palace

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Transform Housing and Support, this morning visited Elmbridge Services, 35 Hersham Road, Walton-on-Thames, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr Michael More-Molyneux).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, this morning attended the Forum for Associate Specialist and Staff Grade Doctors in Emergency Medicine Conference via video link.

Her Royal Highness, President, this afternoon attended a Meeting at the British Olympic Association, 101 New Cavendish Street, London W1.

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, Blond McIndoe Research Foundation, this evening attended a Reception at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2, and was received by Mr Kevin Traverse-Healy (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, Royal Academy of Music, this morning attended a Governing Body Meeting at North House, 27 Great Peter Street, London SW1.

Her Royal Highness, Honorary President, the Lawn Tennis Association, this afternoon visited the National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, Blood Cancer UK, this evening held a Reception at St James’s Palace.

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Windsor Castle

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), today received Lieutenant Colonel Fraser McLemen via video link upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer and Lieutenant Colonel Graeme Craig upon assuming the appointment, and Brigadier David Allfrey upon relinquishing his appointment as Colonel and Brigadier Benjamin Edwards upon assuming the appointment.

General Sir Nicholas Carter was received by Her Majesty upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief of the Defence Staff.

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 Princess Royal, on behalf of Her Majesty, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this afternoon.

By command of The Queen, the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps called upon His Excellency Mr Tarek Adel at 75 South Audley Street, London W1, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Court of St James’s.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited the archaeological site of Umm Qais, Irbid, Jordan.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, International Rescue Committee, this afternoon visited the United Nations Refugee Agency Community Centre, Amman.

His Royal Highness subsequently visited the Royal Scientific Society, Amman.

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust International, and Vice Patron, the British Council, afterwards attended the Centenary Climate Awards at the Residence of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Amman.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening attended a Reception to mark the Centenary of British-Jordanian relations at the Jordan Museum, Amman.

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon visited Princess Taghreed Secondary School for Girls, Amman.

Her Royal Highness, President, WOW — Women of the World, later attended a Reception at the Manara Arts and Culture Centre, Amman.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this morning attended a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting at 10 Buckingham Gate, London SW1.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council Meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, 22 Whitehall, London SW1.

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 of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening held a Reception.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, St George’s Society of New York, this afternoon received Mr Frank Morgan (President) and Mrs Clare Risman (Executive Director).

His Royal Highness, Patron, St George’s Society of New York, this evening attended the Council Advisory Dinner at St James’ Court Hotel, 54 Buckingham Gate, London SW1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, and President, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this morning attended a Funeral and Burial Service and laid wreaths in remembrance of eight First World War soldiers of 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, and one unknown soldier, at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium, and this afternoon attended a Reception at the Old Cheese Factory, Zonnebeke, for members of the families of those who were buried this morning.

His Royal Highness later arrived at Royal Air Force Northolt from Belgium.

Mr Nicholas Turnbull was in attendance.

St James’s Palace

Princess Alexandra, President, Royal Humane Society, this afternoon attended the Stanhope Gold Medal Luncheon at Fishmongers’ Hall, London EC4.

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Windsor Castle

The Duke of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

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

Mr Vincent Thompson (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Essex) was present at Stansted Airport this morning upon the Arrival of The President of the Republic of Botswana and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The Queen.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning arrived at Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, and were received by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Her Excellency Mrs Bridget Brind).

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon called upon The King and Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman.

The Prince of Wales subsequently held a Meeting with The King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

His Royal Highness afterwards visited the King Abdullah II Special Forces Group, Amman.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall later visited Al-Maghtas, the Baptismal Site of Jesus Christ, Juwafat al-Kafrayn.

Their Royal Highnesses this evening attended a Dinner given by The King and Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at Al Husseiniya Palace.

The Duchess of Cornwall and The Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan this afternoon visited the Queen Rania Family and Child Centre, Amman.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, President, British Sub-Aqua Club, this afternoon presented The Duke of Cambridge Prize at Kensington Palace.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning attended the Service in Westminster Abbey for the Inauguration of the Eleventh General Synod of the Church of England and afterwards attended the Inauguration Ceremony in Church House.

The President of the Republic of Botswana visited The Countess of Wessex this morning.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Scar Free Foundation, this afternoon received Young Ambassadors.

The Countess of Wessex received Mr Jonathan Hall (Stabilisation Unit Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, this evening attended a Dinner at the Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Honorary Fellow, Royal Institute of Navigation, this morning attended the Navigation 2021 Conference via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this afternoon departed from Royal Air Force Northolt for Belgium.

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, later attended a Remembrance Service at the Chapel, Talbot House, Poperinge, and was received by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium (His Excellency Mr Martin Shearman).

The Duke of Kent, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, and President, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this evening attended a Last Post Ceremony and laid a wreath at the Menin Gate, Ieper (Ypres).

His Royal Highness, Colonel in Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, later attended a Dinner with the 1st Battalion, at Hotel Ariane, Ieper (Ypres).

Mr Nicholas Turnbull is in attendance.

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St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Immediate Past Master, the Worshipful Company of Fuellers, today attended The Earl of Wessex Future Energy Conference and Reception at the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent’s Park, London NW1.