The Royal Record

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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.

By command of The Queen, Mr. Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr. Filipe Chidumo at 21 Fitzroy Square, London W1, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner for the Republic of Mozambique in London.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning held a Meeting with the Mayor of Bristol (Mr. Martin Rees) and community leaders at Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton, Bristol, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County and City of Bristol (Mrs. Peaches Golding).

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited the Pepper Pot Centre, Thorpe Close, London W10, and was received by Mrs. Colleen Harris (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, this morning laid the foundation stone for the Oak Centre for Children and Young People at the Royal Marsden, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey.

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.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, this morning held a Meeting with the Lord Vestey (Chairman) and Mr. Michael Lambert (Honorary Secretary) via video link.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Lattitude Global Volunteering, today held a Meeting via video link with Mr. Gregory Clark upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive and Mr. James Langdon upon assuming the appointment.

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Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon met representatives of the Theatre Artists Fund at the London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street, London W1.

Her Royal Highness, President, Royal Osteoporosis Society, later held a Meeting for World Osteoporosis Day.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge and The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, National Portrait Gallery, this morning viewed images from the “Hold Still” photographic project outside Waterloo Railway Station, London SE1.

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Patron, and The Duchess of Gloucester, today visited the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Civil Service Sports Council, this morning held a Meeting with Mr Simon Lee (Chief Executive Officer) via telephone.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, the Cavalry and Guards Club, this morning held a Meeting via telephone with Major Martyn Pocock (Chairman).

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, this afternoon held a Meeting via video link with Major General Paul Nanson upon relinquishing his appointment as Colonel of the Regiment and Brigadier Jonathan Swift upon assuming the appointment.

The Duke of Kent, Colonel-in-Chief, The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment), later held a Meeting via video link with Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Ruggle upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer.

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Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, Royal Osteoporosis Society, this afternoon spoke to the winner of The Duchess of Cornwall Award via telephone.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon held a Meeting with business owners in Liverpool via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon opened York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Willow Eye Unit at Scarborough Hospital, Woodlands Drive, Scarborough, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (Mrs Johanna Ropner).

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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.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited Bletchley Park Museum, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Hanslope Park, Buckinghamshire.

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Windsor Castle

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Cambridge, this morning visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Porton Down, Salisbury, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs Peter Troughton) and the Chief Executive (Mr Gary Aitkenhead).

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness toured the facility, meeting members of staff and viewing demonstrations of the work carried out.

The Duke of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, presented the Firmin Sword of Peace to Colonel Michael Duff, who received the Sword on behalf of Headquarters South West.

Her Majesty, accompanied by His Royal Highness, subsequently officially opened the new Energetics Analysis Centre.

St James’s Palace

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

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended the United States of America Virtual Summit via video link.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, Greenwich Foundation, this morning visited the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, SE10.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, London Philharmonic Orchestra, this morning held a Meeting via video link with Lady Robey (Chairman of the Board and Advisory Council), Mr Martin Höhmann (President) and Mr David Burke (Chief Executive of the Orchestra).

His Royal Highness, President, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, this afternoon attended a Lecture on “the Impact of Covid 19 on the Global Terrorist Landscape” via video link.

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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 Dr Therese Coffey MP (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions), the Rt Hon Simon Hart MP (Secretary of State for Wales) and the Rt Hon Priti Patel MP (Secretary of State for the Home Department).

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 Charles, Duke of Rothesay, Patron, Atlantic Salmon Trust, this morning held a Meeting.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, this morning received Barnardo’s Young Carers.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received the Lord Hague of Richmond upon his appointment as Chairman.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held a Meeting with Mr Simon Patterson (Vice-Chairman) and Ms Claire Wills (Trustee) via video link.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Tommy’s National Miscarriage Research Centre at the Institute of Reproductive Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12, on the occasion of Baby Loss Awareness Week.

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning spoke via video link to the Head of Integrated Urgent Care and staff from Dorset Healthcare 111 Call Centre, Ringwood.

His Royal Highness afterwards spoke to members of staff at Dorset Waste Partnership and Highways via video link.

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon joined a Dorset Local Resilience Forum briefing with senior representatives via video link.

His Royal Highness later attended a Meeting via video link with front line workers and volunteers from a range of voluntary, NHS, elderly care and business organisations from across Dorset.

The Countess of Wessex this morning presented The Queen’s Award for Enterprise to Babbasa via video link and attended a Meeting with members of staff.

Her Royal Highness later spoke via video link to members of staff from Stand Against Racism and Inequality, Bristol.

The Countess of Wessex this afternoon participated in a Meeting via video link with members of staff from Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station to mark the Station’s One Hundred and Eightieth Anniversary.

Her Royal Highness, Chairman, Women’s Network Forum, subsequently attended a Meeting via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited Wellingborough School on the occasion of its Four Hundred and Twenty Fifth Anniversary, London Road, Wellingborough, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (Mr James Saunders Watson).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon launched Crusader Community Boating’s new passenger trip boat Community Spirit at Blisworth Marina, Blisworth Arm, Blisworth, and was received by Mr James Lowther (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire).

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Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, this afternoon visited Ebony Horse Club, 51 Millbrook Road, London SW9.

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Dwaynamics Boxing Gym, the Arches, 282 Belinda Road, London SW9, and was received by Mrs Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, National Portrait Gallery, this morning received Dr Lemn Sissay (Poet and Artist).

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this morning attended a Seminar via video link.

The Countess of Wessex, President, the Shire Horse Society, this morning attended the Annual General Meeting via video link.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, this afternoon attended a Meeting via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, formerly Patron, the Woodland Trust’s Jubilee Woods Project, this afternoon visited the Woodland Trust’s Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood, Heather Lane, Normanton le Heath, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire (Mr Michael Kapur).

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, this morning visited The Royal Dragoon Guards at Alma Barracks, Catterick, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (Mrs Johanna Ropner).

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Intelligence Agencies, afterwards visited Royal Air Force Menwith Hill, Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, Medical Detection Dogs, this morning held a Meeting with Mrs Claire Guest (Chief Executive) via telephone.

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited the offices of Wiltshire Council, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs Peter Troughton).

The Duchess of Cornwall, Colonel-in-Chief, The Rifles, later received General Sir Patrick Sanders (Colonel Commandant).

St James’s Palace

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

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon participated in a Development Group Meeting via video link.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon visited Bio-Productions Limited, 72 Victoria Road, Burgess Hill, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex (Mrs Susan Pyper).

Her Royal Highness later visited Haywards Heath Covid-19 Mutual Aid Group at Haywards Heath Town Hall, 40 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, and was received by Sir Richard Kleinwort, Bt (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex).