The Royal Record

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St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, The London Regiment, this morning received Major General Christopher Ghika (Major General Commanding Household Division).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this morning visited Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, to commemorate War Graves Week and, having been received by Sir Stephen Lamport (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey), laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance in the Canadian section.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, the Prince’s Trust Australia, this morning held a Meeting via video link.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, and The Duchess of Cornwall later visited Trinity Restaurant, 4 the Polygon, London SW4, and were received by Ms Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited Clapham Old Town, London SW4.

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall later chaired a Meeting of The Prince’s Council at St James’s Palace.

Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Duke of Cambridge, President, Fields in Trust, and The Duchess of Cambridge this morning visited Starbank Park, Edinburgh, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Francis Ross, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

His Royal Highness and Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Lawn Tennis Association, afterwards visited Craiglockhart Leisure and Tennis Centre, 177 Colinton Road, Edinburgh.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge later received the Rt Hon Gordon Brown and Mrs Brown at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

His Royal Highness, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, accompanied by Her Royal Highness, this afternoon attended the Closing Sederunt of the General Assembly at Assembly Hall, Mound Place, Edinburgh.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge afterwards attended Beating Retreat on the Forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, National Portrait Gallery, this morning received Mrs Lynda Sneddon (finalist of the Hold Still photographic project) and Miss Mila Sneddon (participant).

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning visited Malvern Panalytical Limited, Enigma Business Park, Grovewood Road, Malvern, and was received by Brigadier Roger Brunt (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Royal Porcelain Works, Severn Street, Worcester.

The Earl of Wessex later visited DRPG, Ikon Estate, Droitwich Road, Hartlebury, Worcestershire.

The Countess of Wessex, President, the Royal Smithfield Club, this morning attended a Meeting via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, Opera North, this morning held a Meeting via telephone with Mr Richard Mantle (General Director).

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Windsor Castle

The Queen held a Council via video link at 2.30pm.

There were present: the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon George Eustice MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), the Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) and the Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland).

The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP, the Rt Hon Dame Geraldine Andrews, the Rt Hon Jonathan Ashworth MP, the Rt Hon Sir Andrew Edis and the Rt Hon Nigel Evans MP were sworn in as members of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

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

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 this morning held a Meeting for Waitrose Duchy Organic.

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Trust International, this afternoon held a Meeting.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, the Friends of the Royal Academy, this morning visited the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).

Her Royal Highness, Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Naval Medical Service, this afternoon received Commodore Inga Kennedy upon relinquishing her appointment as Medical Director General (Naval) and Surgeon Commodore Fleur Marshall upon assuming the appointment.

Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Duke of Cambridge, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, accompanied by The Duchess of Cambridge, today carried out the following engagements in Fife.

Their Royal Highnesses this morning visited Blown Away and met representatives of Fife Young Carers on St Andrews West Sands Beach.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge afterwards visited the University of St Andrews and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Fife (Mr Robert Balfour).

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon met fishermen and their families at Pittenweem Harbour, 20 East Shore, Pittenweem, Anstruther.

The Duke of Cambridge, President, British Academy of Film and Television Awards, and Joint Patron, NHS Charities Together, and The Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patron, NHS Charities Together, this evening held a Drive-In Cinema for the premiere of Disney’s Cruella on the forecourt of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

St James’s Palace

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

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Windsor Castle

His Excellency Mr Pharidh Kan 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 Kingdom of Cambodia to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Sokhany Leng was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Teferi Melesse Desta 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 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Court of St James’s.

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

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited Coventry Cathedral and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr John Crabtree).

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry.

The Prince of Wales, Royal Founding Patron, British Asian Trust, afterwards held a Meeting.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Almshouse Association, later visited Bond’s Hospital, Hill Street, Coventry, and was received by Lieutenant Colonel George Marsh (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Canal and River Trust, afterwards visited Daimler Powerhouse, Unit 4, Sandy Lane Business Park, Sandy Lane, Coventry.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Canal and River Trust, subsequently visited Coventry Canal Basin, St. Nicholas Street, Coventry.

The Prince of Wales, Royal Founding Patron, this evening attended the Royal Drawing School’s Best of the Drawing Year 2020 Exhibition at Christie’s, 8 King Street, London SW1.

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon visited Coventry Central Library, Smithford Way, Coventry, and was received by Mrs Fleur Sexton (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

Her Royal Highness later visited Panahghar, 3 St Margaret Road, Coventry, and was received by Mrs Louise Bennett (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Duke of Cambridge, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, accompanied by The Duchess of Cambridge, today carried out the following engagements in Orkney.

Their Royal Highnesses this morning officially opened Balfour Hospital, Foreland Road, Kirkwall, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney (Mrs Elizabeth Grieve).

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon visited the European Marine Energy Centre at Kirkwall Harbour.

St James’s Palace

The Countess of Wessex this morning visited the Therapy Garden, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr Michael More-Molyneux).

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning held a Meeting with Leaders of the following countries via video link: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Maldives, Rwanda, Singapore, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.

Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Duke of Cambridge this morning held a Meeting with Mr Tom Joyes (General Manager, Barrowland Ballroom) and Mr Geoff Ellis (Chief Executive Officer, DF Concerts and Events) via video link.

The Duke of Cambridge, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, accompanied by The Duchess of Cambridge, today carried out the following engagements.

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited Turning Point Scotland, Unit 71-73, Fountain Business Centre, Coatbridge, and were received by Mr Gavin Whitefield (Deputy Lieutenant of Lanarkshire).

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge afterwards visited Heavy Sound, a social enterprise supported by the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, at Suite 18, the Cockenzie Hub, Edinburgh Road, Cockenzie, East Lothian.

Their Royal Highnesses later visited Sikh Sanjog, 17A Graham Street, Leith.

St James’s Palace

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

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Friends of St Paul’s Cathedral, this afternoon held a Meeting with the Very Reverend Dr David Ison (Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral) via telephone.

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Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Duke of Cambridge, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, today carried out the following engagements in Edinburgh.

His Royal Highness this morning inspected the Boys’ Brigade at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The Duke of Cambridge afterwards attended Divine Service in Canongate Kirk.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Greyfriars Kirk, 26A Candlemaker Row.

The Duke of Cambridge subsequently visited Queens Bay Lodge, 49 Milton Road East, 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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Windsor Castle

The Queen this morning visited HMS Queen Elizabeth at The Princess Royal Jetty, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, prior to the Ship’s maiden operational deployment and was received onboard by Captain Angus Essenhigh RN (Commanding Officer) and Commodore Stephen Moorhouse (Commander, UK Carrier Strike Group).

Her Majesty received a briefing on the UK Carrier Strike Group and met sailors and other Service personnel who are about to depart with the Ship.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, Music in Country Churches, this evening visited St Mary’s Church, Bibury, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Mr Edward Gillespie).

Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Duke of Cambridge, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, this morning opened the General Assembly at Assembly Hall, Mound Place, Edinburgh.

Afterwards the Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP (First Minister of the Scottish Government) had an audience with His Royal Highness, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, at the Assembly Hall.

The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon attended the Scottish Cup Final at Cold Town House, 4 Grassmarket, Edinburgh.

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Extreme E at Knockhill Racing Circuit, Dunfermline, Fife.

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Windsor Castle

His Excellency Mr Lim Thuan Kuan 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 Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of Singapore in London.

Mrs Patricia Teh was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Dr César Rodríguez-Zavalla 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 Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs María Angélica Algorta-Carrau was also received by Her Majesty.

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

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited Pinewood School, Bourton, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs Peter Troughton).

Their Royal Highnesses, Joint Presidents, the Elephant Family, this evening attended a Reception at Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.

Palace of Holyroodhouse

The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and President, the Football Association, this afternoon visited the Spartans Football Club, Ainslie Park Stadium, Edinburgh, and was received by Mr Edward Green (Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh).

His Royal Highness, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, later arrived 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).

A Guard of Honour found by Balaklava Company, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland was mounted in the Forecourt.

Afterwards The Duke of Cambridge was received in the Forecourt by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh when the Rt Hon Lord Provost surrendered to His Royal Highness the Keys of the City, which The Duke of Cambridge returned to him.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon chaired a Development Group Meeting via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning attended the Annual Chilean Navy Day Service in Westminster Abbey, London SW1, and subsequently was presented with the Chilean Order of Merit, Grand Cross, at Church House Conference Centre, Dean’s Yard.

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Windsor Castle

Ms Alison Blake (Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) had an audience with The Queen via telephone this morning.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning held a Meeting via video link with Leaders of the following countries: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

His Royal Highness this evening held a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video link.

Kensington Palace

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

Her Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon received Mr Jason Knauf (Chief Executive).

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning visited Gatwick Airport and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex (Mrs Susan Pyper).

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, British Wheelchair Basketball, this morning attended the Inspire a Generation Initiative launch at Finsbury Park, Hornsey Gate, Endymion Road, London N4, and was received by Captain Peter Baker (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, this morning attended a Reception at the Woolf Institute, Madingley Road, Cambridge, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (Mrs Julie Spence).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon accepted an Honorary Fellowship of St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, and subsequently opened Mount Pleasant Halls of Residence at St Edmund’s College.