The Royal Record

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Windsor Castle

His Excellency Mr. Javier Esteban Figueroa 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 Argentine Republic to the Court of St. James’s.

Minister Alessandra Viggiano Marra was also received by Her Majesty.

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

His Excellency the Hon. Ralph Goodale was received in audience by The Queen via video link upon his appointment as High Commissioner for Canada in London.

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 and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited Bangor Market, Asda Car Park, Castle Square, Bangor, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Down (Mr. David Lindsay).

The Prince of Wales subsequently visited Donaghadee Harbour, the Parade, Donaghadee, and was received by Mrs. Amanda Brownlow (Deputy Lieutenant of County Down).

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Foundation, this afternoon visited Caledon, County Tyrone, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh (the Earl of Caledon).

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

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited Kilcooley Women’s Centre, Enterprise House, North Down Development Organisation, 2-4 Balloo Avenue, Bangor.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Horses for People, 104 Killinchy Road, Comber, Newtownards, and was received by Ms. Amanda Blackmore (Deputy Lieutenant of County Down).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this morning received General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith (Chief of the General Staff).

The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, this morning visited the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, the City and Guilds of London Institute, this afternoon visited Veolia Integrated Waste Management Facility, 43 Devon Street, London SE15, and was received by Colonel Simon Duckworth (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

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Windsor Castle

The Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern MP (Prime Minister of New Zealand) had an audience of The Queen via telephone this morning.

By command of The Queen, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Alexandre Fasel at 21 Bryanston Square, London W1, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Swiss Confederation to the Court of St James’s.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon visited Belfast City Hall, Donegall Square, Belfast, and were received by Sir Nigel Hamilton (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast).

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited the Education Authority, 40 Academy Street, Belfast.

The Prince of Wales later visited Harland and Wolff, Queen’s Island, Belfast, and was received by Professor Mark Sheridan (Deputy Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast).

His Royal Highness subsequently visited Slieve Gullion Forest Park, 89 Drumintee Road, Meigh, Newry, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh (the Earl of Caledon).

The Prince of Wales later received the Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) at Hillsborough Castle.

His Royal Highness received the Rt Hon Arlene Foster MLA (First Minister of Northern Ireland).

The Duchess of Cornwall, Colonel-in-Chief, The Rifles, this afternoon visited 2nd Battalion The Rifles, Thiepval Barracks, Magheralave Road, Lisburn, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim (Mr David McCorkell).

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Cara Murphy, Blessington House, 18 Ballynahinch Street, Hillsborough, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Down (Mr David Lindsay).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a Meeting for the Earthshot Prize via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this afternoon attended a Vision for the Commonwealth Event via video link.

Her Royal Highness subsequently attended a Meeting with the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP (First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, King Charles Street, Whitehall, London SW1.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Injured Jockeys Fund, this afternoon attended a Reception at Jack Berry House, Old Malton Road, Malton, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (Mrs Johanna Ropner).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, Royal Academy of Music, this afternoon held a Meeting with Professor Elizabeth Kenny (Dean of Students) via telephone.

Her Royal Highness, President, Royal Academy of Music, this evening attended the Bicentenary Prize Concert at Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this evening held a Meeting with representatives from Myanmar non-governmental organisations via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Earl and Countess of Wessex today undertook engagements in Somerset.

Their Royal Highnesses this morning visited the Vaccination Centre at the Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset (Mrs Richard Maw).

The Earl of Wessex subsequently visited Somerset Community Foundation at the Bath and West Showground.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex this afternoon visited Elim Connect Centre, Portway, Wells, and were received by Rear Admiral Brian Perowne and Dr Nicholas Hooper (Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset).

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited volunteers of Wells Coronavirus Network in St Cuthbert’s Churchyard, St Cuthbert Street, Wells.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex later walked up Wells High Street to Market Place, meeting local retailers en route.

The Earl of Wessex afterwards visited Wells Cathedral.

His Royal Highness subsequently visited the Bishop’s Palace, Wells.

The Countess of Wessex, Vice Patron, this morning visited the Royal Bath and West of England Society at the Bath and West Showground.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon visited the Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust, Wells Cathedral.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, the City and Guilds of London Institute, this afternoon visited Veolia Integrated Waste Management Facility, 43 Devon Street, London SE15, and was received by Colonel Simon Duckworth (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Princess Royal, President, Carers Trust, this afternoon held a Meeting via video link with Mr John McLean (Chairman) and Mr Martin McMillan (Chairman of the Appeal Board), and subsequently attended an online forum to launch HRH The Princess Royal Respite Fund for Carers.

Her Royal Highness, Royal Fellow, the Royal Academy of Engineering, later presented The Prince Philip Medal to Dr Gladys West via video link.

The Princess Royal, Royal Fellow, the Royal Academy of Engineering, afterwards received Professor John Caldwell (Founding Fellow).

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales today spoke to The King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan via telephone.

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Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Football Association, this afternoon attended the Cup Final between Chelsea and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium. Middlesex.

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Windsor Castle

His Excellency Mr Maxim Yermalovich 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 Belarus to the Court of St James’s.

His Excellency Mr Karel van Oosterom was received in audience by Her Majesty and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs van Oosterom-Niessen was also received by The Queen.

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

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning visited BCB International Limited, Howell House, Lamby Industrial Park, Wentloog Avenue, Cardiff, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Mrs Morfudd Meredith).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Engine House, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan (Professor Peter Vaughan).

The Prince of Wales afterwards visited Merthyr Synagogue, Bryntirion Road, Merthyr Tydfil.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, Breast Cancer Now, today visited the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, the Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3, and was received by Lady Arnold (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

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

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge and The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, this morning visited the Way Youth Zone, School Street, Wolverhampton, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr John Crabtree).

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited Base25, Castle House, Wheeler’s Fold, Wolverhampton.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge subsequently visited Hugglepets, Cooper Street, Wolverhampton.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning carried out the following engagements in support of the Oxfordshire Homeless Movement.

His Royal Highness firstly visited a housing project run by Aspire in Becket Street, Oxford, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mr Timothy Stevenson).

The Earl of Wessex afterwards visited Floyds Row, Oxford, and was received by Mr Brian Buchan (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

His Royal Highness subsequently visited the Gatehouse, 10 Woodstock Road, Oxford.

The Countess of Wessex this morning attended a Wellbeing of Women Meeting via video link.

Her Royal Highness, Chairman, Women’s Network Forum, this afternoon chaired a Meeting via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, this morning opened the Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration at Worthy Down Campus, Worthy Down, Winchester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, afterwards opened the Royal Logistic Corps Museum at Worth Down Campus.

The Princess Royal, Chancellor, University of London, this afternoon opened the University College London Eastman Dental Institute, Rockefeller Building, 21 University Street, London WC1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, the Tank Museum, this morning opened the exhibition, “World War Two: War Stories — The Royal Armoured Corps 1939-1945”, via video link, at which Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset (Mr Angus Campbell) was present.

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Windsor Castle

Her Excellency Mrs Laura Popescu was received in audience by The Queen today via video link and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from Romania to the Court of St James’s.

His Excellency Mr Elnio Manuel Duran was received in audience by Her Majesty this afternoon via video link and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Dominican Republic to the Court of St James’s.

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

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 evening received G7 Sherpas (representatives of the Heads of Government attending the G7 Summit).

The Duchess of Cornwall, Royal Patron, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, this afternoon visited the Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London N19, and was received by Captain Peter Baker (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this morning visited Croydon Custody Station, 90 Windmill Road, Croydon, Surrey.

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 Frimley Park Hospital, Portsmouth Road, Frimley, to mark International Nurses’ Day, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr Michael More-Molyneux).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Bosham Sailing Club, the Quay, Bosham, and was received by Mr John Nelson (Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Border Force Safeguarding and Modern Slavery Command, Gatwick Airport, Horley, and was received by Sir Richard Kleinwort, Bt (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex).

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Windsor Castle

The Queen drove to the Sovereign’s Entrance of the Palace of Westminster this morning to open the Session of Parliament.

Her Majesty was received upon arrival by the Marquess of Cholmondeley (Lord Great Chamberlain), the Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) and Ms Sarah Clarke (Lady Usher of the Black Rod).

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were present.

The Imperial State Crown, the Cap of Maintenance and the Sword of State were conveyed previously to the House of Lords.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, International Rescue Committee — UK, this afternoon held a Meeting via video link.

His Royal Highness later visited Smithfield Market, Grand Avenue, London EC1.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, subsequently visited Barts Heritage, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1.

The President of The Gabonese Republic called upon The Prince of Wales this evening.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, the Desert Rats Association, this afternoon received General Sir Adrian Bradshaw upon relinquishing his appointment as President and Major General Paul Nanson upon assuming the appointment.

Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Rifles, subsequently received General Sir Patrick Sanders (Colonel Commandant).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, London’s Air Ambulance Charity, this morning attended a Meeting via video link.

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

The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, later held a Meeting for the Earthshot Prize via video link.

St. James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning visited the Vine Centre, 33 Station Road, Aldershot, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

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

Her Royal Highness this afternoon held a Meeting via video link with 5th Battalion The Rifles, Royal Air Force Wittering, The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, Corps of Army Music, South Alberta Light Horse and Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, of which Her Royal Highness is Royal Colonel, Honorary Air Commodore, Colonel-in-Chief, Colonel-in-Chief, Colonel-in-Chief and Colonel-in-Chief respectively, and HMS Daring.

St. James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, World Horse Welfare, this morning visited Hall Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre, Snetterton, Norwich, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk (the Lady Dannatt).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Hunter’s Yard Boatyard to mark its Twenty Fifth Anniversary, Horsefen Road, Ludham, Great Yarmouth, and was received by Mr Peter Wilson (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk).

The Princess Royal later visited Suffolk Wildlife Trust to mark its Sixtieth Anniversary, Burnt Hill Lane, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, and opened Carlton Marshes Visitor Centre, and was received by Mr William Kendall (Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk).

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St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Royal Yachting Association, this morning visited Hayling Island Sailing Club on the occasion of its Centenary and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Border Force Maritime Command, Her Majesty’s Naval Base, Portsmouth, and was received by Professor Khalid Aziz (Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire).

The Princess Royal afterwards opened Qinetiq Security and Defence Contractors National Maritime Systems Centre, Portsdown Technology Park, Southwick Road, Cosham, Hampshire.