The Royal Record

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Buckingham Palace

The King and Queen, accompanied by the Governor-General of Canada (the Rt Hon Mary Simon) and Mr Whit Fraser, this morning drove in a Carriage Procession to the Senate of Canada Building, Ottawa, Ontario, to open the Session of Parliament.

Their Majesties were received at the Senate of Canada Building by the Prime Minister of Canada (the Rt Hon Mark Carney) and Mr Gregory Peters (Usher of the Black Rod).

The King was received with a Royal Salute and inspected the Guard of Honour.

Afterwards Their Majesties were received by the Speaker of the Senate (the Hon Raymonde Gagné), the Representative of the Government in the Senate (the Hon Marc Gold) and the Chief of the Defence Staff (General Jennie Carignan) before meeting the four Senate Leaders.

The King and Queen entered the Senate Chamber and met the Inuit Elder (the Reverend Canon Aigah Attagutsiak).

His Majesty was graciously pleased to address the House of Commons.

The King and Queen afterwards walked to the National War Memorial where His Majesty laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Her Majesty laid a posy.

His Majesty subsequently received a Royal Salute and, with Her Majesty, witnessed a fly-past by the Royal Canadian Air Force.

The King and Queen later left Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Ottawa, for the United Kingdom.

Their Majesties, attended by the Rt Hon Sir Clive Alderton, Mrs Muna Shamsuddin, Mr Tobyn Andreae, Mrs Colette Saunders, Miss Phoebe Goodwin, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson and Mrs Sophia Densham, arrived at Royal Air Force Brize Norton this evening.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited MS QUEEN ANNE at Liverpool Cruise Terminal, Princes Parade, Liverpool, to mark Cunard’s One Hundred and Eighty-Fifth Anniversary and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Mr Mark Blundell).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, this afternoon visited Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Mount Vernon Street, Liverpool and was received by Dr Ruth Hussey (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside).

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, later visited Crosby Riding for the Disabled Group, Crosby Hall, Back Lane, Little Crosby, Liverpool, to mark its Fiftieth Anniversary.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this afternoon held the Installation of Rear-Admiral Simon Williams as Prior of the Priory of England and the Islands at St John’s Gate, St John’s Lane, London EC1.

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Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The King and Queen left Royal Air Force Brize Norton this morning for the Royal Visit to Canada.

Their Majesties were received at the Air Station by the Lord Benyon (Lord Chamberlain), His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mrs Marjorie Glasgow) and the High Commissioner of Canada (His Excellency the Hon Ralph Goodale).

The King and Queen arrived at Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport this afternoon and were received by the Governor-General of Canada (the Rt Hon Mary Simon), the Prime Minister of Canada (the Rt Hon Mark Carney) and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (the Hon Edith Dumont).

Their Majesties drove to Lansdowne Park and were received by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture (the Hon Steven Guilbeault MP) and the Mayor of Ottawa (Mr Mark Sutcliffe).

The King and Queen visited the Farmers’ Market before visiting the hockey rink and the Horticulture Building, and meeting members of community organisations.

Later the Governor-General was received in audience by His Majesty at Rideau Hall.

The Prime Minister of Canada was received in audience by The King.

The King, accompanied by The Queen, held a Council at 4.25pm.

There was present: Mr Kenneth MacKillop (Secretary to the Governor-General and Herald Chancellor).

The Queen was sworn in as a member of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council in Canada.

Mr John Hannaford was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

His Majesty afterwards attended a Reception at Rideau Hall with Lieutenant Governors and Territorial Commissioners.

The following are in attendance: the Rt Hon Sir Clive Alderton, Mrs Muna Shamsuddin, Mr Tobyn Andreae, Mrs Colette Saunders, Miss Phoebe Goodwin, Mr Graham Midgley, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson, Mrs Sophia Densham and Mr Donald Booth (Canadian Secretary to The King).

The President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Angajuqgaaq (Chief) Natan Obed) was received by The King this afternoon.

The National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak) was received by His Majesty.

The President of the Métis National Council (President Victoria Pruden) was received by The King.

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Kensington Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, Opera North, this evening attended a performance of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi at the Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London SE1.

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St James’s Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh this morning visited Colonsay House, Isle of Colonsay, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute (Mrs Jane MacLeod).

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited Colonsay Distillery, Upper Kilchattan.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh afterwards visited local businesses in Scalasaig, Colonsay.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon visited Moira Depot, Railway Road, Moira, and was received by Mrs Susan Cunningham (Deputy Lieutenant of County Down).

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Ulster Aviation Society, Gate 3, Maze Long Kesh, 94 Halftown Road, Lisburn, and was received by Mr Peter Conway (Deputy Lieutenant of County Down).

The Duke of Gloucester, Air Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, this evening held a Reception at Hillsborough Castle to mark the Centenary of 502 (Ulster) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

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Buckingham Palace

The King, Patron, the Royal College of Music, this morning received Professor Colin Lawson upon relinquishing his appointment as Director.

His Majesty received Sir Mark Jones upon relinquishing his appointment as Director of the British Museum and Mr Nicholas Cullinan upon assuming the appointment.

The King, Visitor, the Royal College of Art, received Dr Paul Thompson upon relinquishing his appointment as Vice Chancellor.

His Majesty, Patron, the Royal Academy of Arts, received Ms Rebecca Salter (President) and Ms Natasha Mitchell (Secretary and Chief Executive).

Mr John Barnes (Chief Executive, Historic Royal Palaces) was received by The King.

His Majesty, Patron, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, received Sir Andrew Cahn upon his appointment as Chairman of Trustees.

Ms Janice Lopatkin (Chairman, Refugee Employment Network) was received by The King.

His Majesty, Patron, the Royal Parks, received Sir Loyd Grossman upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman.

Kensington Palace

Prince William, the Duke of Rothesay, and The Duchess of Rothesay this afternoon visited BAE Systems Naval Ships Applied Shipbuilding Academy, 1471 South Street, Scotstoun, when Her Royal Highness named HMS Glasgow, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow (Councillor Jacqueline McLaren, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

St James’s Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh this morning visited “the Campbell Watson” lifeboat at North Pier, Oban, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute (Mrs Jane MacLeod).

Their Royal Highnesses later visited Kerrera Marina, Isle of Kerrera, and were received by Mr Neil Matheson (Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute).

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh afterwards visited Kerrera Community Woodlands.

Their Royal Highnesses later visited Kerrera Old School Community Hub.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon visited Tigh An Truish, Isle of Seil.

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited the Isle of Easdale and were received by Mrs Rachel Ross (Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute).

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh later visited the Atlantic Islands Centre, Cullipool, Isle of Luing, and were received by Mr Andrew Campbell (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Royal President, the Children’s Society, this afternoon visited Pause, 21 Digbeth, Birmingham, and was received by Mrs Louise Bennett (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands).

Her Royal Highness afterwards officially opened Edmonds Transplant Centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Dr Derrick Anderson).

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Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr Warren Stephens was received in audience by The King today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the United States of America to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Stephens was also received by His Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Nadhavathna Krishnamra was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Kingdom of Thailand to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Krishnamra was also received by His Majesty.

Her Excellency Ms Genevieve Kennedy was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Liberia to the Court of St James’s.

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

The King this afternoon received Mr Scott Furssedonn-Wood upon relinquishing his appointment as British High Commissioner to Barbados, and non-resident British High Commissioner to Dominica, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia and Saint Christopher and Nevis when His Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.

The Queen, Patron, Royal Academy of Dance, this morning received Mr Timothy Arthur at Clarence House upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive and Mrs Elizabeth Honer upon assuming the appointment.

Her Majesty, Patron, First Story, received Mrs Antonia Byatt at Clarence House upon relinquishing her appointment as Chief Executive and Mrs Sophie Hiscock upon assuming the appointment.

The Queen, President, Bees for Development Trust, received Mrs Megan Denver at Clarence House upon relinquishing her appointment as Chief Executive and Mrs Hannah Wood upon assuming the appointment.

Kensington Palace

The Prince William, Duke of Rothesay, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon visited Leith Community Centre, 12A Newkirkgate, Leith, Edinburgh, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Robert Aldridge, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

St James’s Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon visited Small Isles Primary School, Isle of Jura, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute (Mrs Jane MacLeod).

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited Jura Care Centre, Craighouse, Isle of Jura.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh later visited Jura Distillery, Craighouse.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Air Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, this afternoon received Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Munro upon relinquishing his appointment as Commandant General.

Kensington Palace

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

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Buckingham Palace

The King and Queen this morning visited Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London SW1, to mark its Centenary and were received by Colonel Jane Davis (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London) and the High Commissioner for Canada in London (His Excellency the Hon Ralph Goodale).

Their Majesties, escorted by the Honorary President of Royal Canadian Geographical Society (Chief Perry Bellegarde) and the Chief Executive Officer of Parks Canada (Mr Ron Hallman), viewed the Royal Canadian Geographical Society floor map in the Borden-Mackenzie Rooms and met guests, including notable Canadian citizens, and members of staff.

His Majesty was presented with a Key to Canada House by the High Commissioner and, with Her Majesty, subsequently viewed an exhibition in the Canada Gallery celebrating the One Hundredth Anniversary of Canada House.

The Baroness Scotland of Asthal was received by The King this afternoon upon relinquishing her appointment as Commonwealth Secretary-General.

His Majesty received the Lord Janvrin (Chairman of The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee).

The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The King.

The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, and The Princess of Wales gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

His Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and The King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.

The British Army Band Tidworth and the Central Band of the Royal Air Force played selections of music during the afternoon.

The King was represented by the Earl Rosslyn (Lord Steward and Personal Secretary to The King and Queen) at the Memorial Service for Dame Rosalind Savill (formerly Director of the Wallace Collection) which was held at St Marylebone Parish Church, 17 Marylebone Road, London NW1, this afternoon.

The Duchess of Edinburgh was represented by Dr Xavier Bray.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, President, United for Wildlife, this morning attended a Screening at the Soho Hotel, 4 Richmond Mews, London W1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon attended a Reception for the Education World Forum at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London SW1.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this evening attended the Orbis Visionaries Reception at Battersea Power Station, Circus Road West, London SW11.

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Buckingham Palace

The King, Patron, Royal Horticultural Society, and The Queen this evening visited the Chelsea Flower Show in the Gardens of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.

By command of The King, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Roy Leonardo Barreras Montealegre at 3 Hans Crescent, London SW1, this afternoon in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Republic of Colombia to the Court of St James’s.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh this evening visited the Chelsea Flower Show of the Royal Horticultural Society in the Gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.

The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning attended the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress at the Arena and Convention Centre, King’s Dock, Liverpool, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Mr Mark Blundell).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Royal School for the Blind, Church Road North, Wavertree, Liverpool, and was received by Mr William Hui (Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside).

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this evening visited the Chelsea Flower Show of the Royal Horticultural Society in the Gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.

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Buckingham Palace

The King was represented by The Duke of Edinburgh at the Inaugural Mass for Pope Leo XIV which was held in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, this morning.