The Royal Record

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen was represented by General Sir Roger Wheeler (formerly Chief of the General Staff and Aide-de-Camp General) at the Memorial Service for General Sir Thomas Pearson (formerly Aide-de-Camp General) which was held in Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, this afternoon.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, today attended the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Mr Edward Gillespie).

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Buckingham Palace

The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust, this afternoon held a Meeting.

His Royal Highness afterwards received Mr Mark Carney (Governor of the Bank of England).

The Prince of Wales this evening attended a Dinner in aid of the Australian Bushfire Appeal, Mansion House, Walbrook, London EC4.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Fourth Warden, the Fishmongers’ Company, today attended a Committee of Wardens Meeting, Court Meeting, and Luncheon at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, this evening attended a Lecture and Dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London W1.

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Welsh, today received Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Murphy upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Mark Powell upon assuming the appointment.

The Queen, Sovereign Head, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this afternoon received Professor Mark Compton (Lord Prior).

Her Majesty held a Council at 5.30pm.

There were present: the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Lord President), the Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal), the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) and the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (Secretary of State for Transport).

The Rt Hon Professor Andrew Burrows, the Rt Hon Sir James Dingemans, the Rt Hon Sir Stephen Phillips and the Rt Hon Sir Andrew Popplewell were sworn in as members of Her Majesty’s Privy Council.

At the Council, The Queen pricked the List of High Sheriffs for the Counties of England (other than Cornwall and those in the Duchy of Lancaster) and Wales.

After the Council, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP had an audience of The Queen when Her Majesty pricked the List of High Sheriffs for the Counties of the Duchy of Lancaster.

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

The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP had an audience of The Queen before the Council.

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

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust Group, this morning received Mr Anthony Pratt (Founding and Cornerstone Patron, The Prince’s Trust Australia).

His Royal Highness afterwards held a Sustainable Markets Meeting.

The Prince of Wales, Royal Founding Patron, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, this afternoon held a Meeting.

His Royal Highness, President, later attended The Prince’s Trust Awards at the London Palladium, Argyll Street, London W1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).

The Duchess of Cornwall, Honorary Member, the Jockey Club, today attended the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Mr Edward Gillespie).

Kensington Palace

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

His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards received Ms Olivia Garfield (Chief Executive Officer, Severn Trent).

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, today undertook engagements in Bristol.

His Royal Highness this morning visited Bridge Learning Campus, William Jessop Way, Hartcliffe, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County and City of Bristol (Mrs Peaches Golding).

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon visited Merchants’ Academy, Gatehouse Avenue, Withywood.

His Royal Highness later visited Orchard School, Filton Road.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Fourth Warden, the Fishmongers’ Company, this evening attended a Court Dinner to Masters and Clerks of the Great Twelve Livery Companies at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this morning attended the Seven Hundredth Meeting of the Commission at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London SW1.

His Royal Highness, President, this afternoon attended a Lunch at Canada House to mark the Seven Hundredth Meeting of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Buckingham Palace

Her Excellency Mrs Saroja Sirisena was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in London.

Dr Sudath Talpahewa was also received by Her Majesty.

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

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer) had an audience of The Queen this evening.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, this morning attended a WaterAid Summit, Kings Place, York Way, London N1.

His Royal Highness this afternoon held a Meeting with Commonwealth High Commissioners at St James’s Palace.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism, afterwards held a Meeting.

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Trust, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received winners of the Step Into Health Awards.

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

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

Today is the Anniversary of the Birthday of The Earl of Wessex.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex this morning visited the Heritage Centre, Churchend, Foulness Island, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Essex (Mrs Jennifer Tolhurst).

Their Royal Highnesses later visited the Company Shed, 129 Coast Road, West Mersea, Essex.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex today attended a Lunch at West Mersea Yacht Club, 116 Coast Road.

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited Wilkin and Sons Limited, Brook Road, Tiptree, Essex.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Habitat for Humanity Great Britain, this morning received Mr Ian Whitehead (Chairman) and Mr Tum Kazunga (Chief Executive Officer).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Grand Master, United Grand Lodge of England, this morning received Dr David Staples (Chief Executive Officer).

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen this afternoon attended the Commonwealth Day Observance Service in Westminster Abbey and was received by the Dean of Westminster (the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle) and the Chairman of the Council of Commonwealth Societies (the Lord Howell of Guildford).

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and The Earl and Countess of Wessex were also present.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford (Extra Equerry to The Queen and formerly Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Lieutenant Colonel Sir Malcolm Ross (Extra Equerry to The Queen and formerly Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office) which was held in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, this morning.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were represented by the Earl of Rosslyn.

The Duke of York was present.

The Princess Royal was represented by the Hon Dame Shân Legge-Bourke.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

The Duke and Duchess of Kent were represented by Brigadier Harry Nickerson.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy was represented by Mrs Diane Duke.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening attended a Reception given by the Commonwealth Secretary-General (the Baroness Scotland of Asthal) at Marlborough House, London SW1.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, this evening held a Gala Dinner at Buckingham Palace to mark the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of Place2Be.

St James’s Palace

The Earl and Countess of Wessex, Royal Vice Presidents, Royal Windsor Horse Show, this morning held a Meeting.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this afternoon received Mr Palmer Hamilton (Prior of the Priory in the United States of America).

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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 France 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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St James’s Palace

The Countess of Wessex this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from South Sudan.

Mr Alexander Stonor was in attendance.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Patron, Campaign for Wool, this morning visited Celtic Sheepskin and Company Limited, Unit B, Treloggan Industrial Estate, Newquay, to mark its Thirtieth Anniversary, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho).

His Royal Highness, Patron, afterwards attended a Reception to mark the Thirtieth Anniversary of Surfers Against Sewage, Nansledan School (Skol Nansledan), William Hosking Road, Newquay.

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, subsequently officially opened Nansledan School (Skol Nansledan).

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, WOW — Women of the World Festival, this morning delivered the keynote speech at the Festival to mark its Tenth Anniversary, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1, and was received by Dr Sheila Gewolb (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex, President, Sport and Recreation Alliance, today attended the Alliance Awards at King Power Stadium, Filbert Way, Leicester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire (Mr Michael Kapur).

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon attended a Reception at Castle Fine Art, 12-14 King Street, Manchester, and was received by Mr Paul Griffiths (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester).

The Countess of Wessex this morning attended Meetings with Women’s Protection Advisers in Juba, South Sudan.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Reception for International Women’s Day at Afex Camp, Juba.

The Countess of Wessex later departed from Juba International Airport for the United Kingdom.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Commandant-in-Chief, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps), accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning named a Great Western Railway Intercity Express Train Odette Hallowes at London Paddington Railway Station, Praed Street, London W2, and was received by the Reverend Canon Dr Flora Winfield (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Honorary President, this evening attended the Annual General Meeting of the 20-Ghost Club Limited, followed by a Dinner to mark its Seventieth Anniversary, Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London EC2.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, this evening attended a Concert and Dinner at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, to mark the Fortieth Anniversary of His Royal Highness’s Presidency.