The Royal Record

The following members of Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms were received by The Queen: Lieutenant Colonel Peter Browne who delivered up his Stick of Office upon his retirement as Standard Bearer, Major David Kennard who delivered up his Stick of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Harbinger and received his Stick of Office upon his appointment as Standard Bearer, and Major Charles Macfarlane who received his Stick of Office upon his appointment as Harbinger of Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were received this morning by The President of the Republic of the Gambia and Mrs. Fatou Bah-Barrow at the State House, Banjul.

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards attended an Official Welcome Ceremony in McCarthy Square, Banjul.

The Prince of Wales today visited the Medical Research Council Unit, Serekunda.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Gambian Armed Forces Training School, Fajara.

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, later visited the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Fajara, and laid a wreath.

His Royal Highness afterwards attended a Meeting on sustainable business, at Ngala Lodge, Fajara.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were entertained at a State Dinner this evening by The President of the Republic of the Gambia and Mrs. Fatou Bah-Barrow at the Coco Ocean Hotel, Serekunda.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Vice Patron, the Royal Commonwealth Society, this morning attended an essay writing workshop for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition at St. Therese’s School, Banjul.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Big Lunch, this afternoon attended a Commonwealth Big Lunch at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Fajara.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this morning held a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting at Clarence House.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex this afternoon departed from Auckland International Airport, New Zealand, for the United Kingdom.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited Peking University HSBC Business School and opened the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lishui Road, Nanshan Qu, Shenzhen, China.

His Royal Highness this afternoon called upon Mr. Wang Weizhong (Communist Party Secretary for Shenzhen) and attended a Luncheon at Shenzhen Government Wuzhou Guesthouse, Shenzhen.

The Duke of York later visited SusTech, Nanshan District.

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Business Dinner at One Shenzhen Bay.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning attended a Meeting with The President of the Republic of Ghana at the Labadi Beach Hotel, La Road, Accra, Ghana.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, afterwards carried out the following engagements in Accra.

The Earl of Wessex this morning attended the Opening Plenary of the Forum.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Luncheon with delegates at the Labadi Beach Hotel.

The Earl of Wessex afterwards attended The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award workshops at the Labadi Beach Hotel.

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Dinner at the Marriott Hotel, Liberation Road.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, National Equine Forum, this morning attended the Organising Committee Meeting at the Kennel Club, 10 Clarges Street, London W1.

Her Royal Highness, Royal Patron, Leuchie Forever Fund, this afternoon held a Luncheon at St. James’s Palace.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Columba 1400, afterwards received Professor Norman Drummond (Founder President) and Mrs. Marie Clare Tully (Chief Executive).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Maritime UK, later attended a Maritime Master Reception at Clarksons Platou, Commodity Quay, London E1, and was received by Mr. Leslie Morgan (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, Accessible Oceans, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Vice Patron, National Churches Trust, this afternoon presented the President’s Award at the Church Architecture Awards, St. Mellitus College, St. Jude’s Church, 24 Collingham Road, London SW5.

St. James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning presented The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade to Jon Tibbs Associates Limited, Speldhurst Business Park, Langton Road, Tunbridge Wells, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (the Viscount De L’Isle).

His Royal Highness later visited Chartwell, Mapleton Road, Westerham, Kent.

The Duke of Kent this evening attended the Tour de Legacy Reception at the Australian High Commission, Australia House, Strand, London WC2, to commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC and of the Armistice and was received by Mr. Matthew Anderson (Deputy High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Australia).

Their Royal Highnesses later attended a Reception at Coco Ocean Hotel, One Bamboo Drive, Kombo Coastal Road, Serrekunda.

Mr Scott Furssedonn-Wood, Mr Julian Payne, Mrs Eva Williams, Professor Charles Deakin, Commander Iain Kearsley and Mrs Amanda MacManus were in attendance.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, President, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, this afternoon held a Meeting at Kensington Palace with representatives from the Games Industry.

The Duchess of Cambridge today visited the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1, to mark the Centenary of the End of the First World War and was received by Mrs Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex this morning visited Te Papaiouru Marae, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand.

Their Royal Highnesses later visited the Kiwi breeding programme at Rainbow Springs National Park, 192 Fairy Springs Road, Fairy Springs, Rotorua.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex this afternoon visited Redwoods Treewalk, Long Mile Road, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this afternoon arrived at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, Guangdong Province, and was received by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (Her Excellency Dame Barbara Woodward).

His Royal Highness this evening held a Business Dinner at Evergrande Group, Excellence Houhai Financial Center, Nanshan District, Shenzhen City.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning attended a Meeting at Labadi Beach Hotel, Number One La Bypass, Accra, Ghana.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon attended a Lunch with delegates at Labadi Beach Hotel.

The Earl of Wessex later attended a Reception given by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana (His Excellency Mr Iain Walker) at the British High Commission in Accra.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Forum Opening Ceremony at Labadi Beach Hotel.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, World Horse Welfare, this morning attended the Annual Conference, Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.

Her Royal Highness, President, the City and Guilds of London Institute, this afternoon presented The Princess Royal Training Awards at St James’s Palace.

The Princess Royal, President, Animal Health Trust, this evening attended the Thirtieth Anniversary UK Equestrian Awards Dinner, the Dorchester Hotel, 53 Park Lane, London W1, and was received by Dr Paul Knapman (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, this morning received Mr Paul Burrows upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive and Ms Alicia Chivers upon assuming the appointment.

Mr Malcolm Thomas (Chairman) was present.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, today attended a Lunch with Trustees at Labadi Beach Hotel, Number One La Bypass, Accra, Ghana.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon attended a Meeting at Labadi Beach Hotel.

The Earl of Wessex later received Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (Vice President of the Republic of Ghana) at Labadi Beach Hotel.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, subsequently attended a Reception at Jubilee House, Accra, for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner given by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana (His Excellency Mr Iain Walker) at the Residence in Accra.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning visited Abbey Mills Pumping Station, Wick Lane, London E15, and subsequently toured the Bazalgette Sewer Network, and was received by Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, this afternoon opened the new Emergency Department at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, St Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1, and was received by Mrs Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this morning attended the Senior Serving and Retired Officers’ Briefing at the Army and Navy Club, 36-39 Pall Mall, London SW1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Field Marshal, this morning attended the Senior Serving and Retired Officers’ Briefing at the Army and Navy Club, 36-39 Pall Mall, London SW1.

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Ghana, and was received this evening at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana (His Excellency Mr Iain Walker).

Colonel Paul Arengo-Jones is in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, this afternoon held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards attended a Ceremony of Welcome at Government House, Wellington, and were received by the Governor-General of New Zealand (the Rt Hon Dame Patricia Reddy) and Sir David Gascoigne.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex later laid a wreath at the National War Memorial, Wellington.

Their Royal Highnesses this evening received the Hon Simon Bridges MP (Leader of the Opposition) at Government House.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex afterwards received the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Their Royal Highnesses subsequently attended a Reception at Government House given by the Governor-General of New Zealand.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex this morning attended the unveiling of a statue to commemorate Talaiasi Labalaba at Nadi International Airport, Fiji.

Their Royal Highnesses afterwards departed for Tonga and were received this afternoon upon arrival at Fua’amotu International Airport by Princess Angelika Latufuipeka Tuku’aho.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were received this evening by The King and Queen of Tonga at Consular House, Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Honorary Fellow, the Royal College of Surgeons of England (Faculty of Dental Surgery), this morning attended a Quarterly Board Meeting at 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2, and received an Honorary Fellowship.

Her Royal Highness, Royal Patron, National Coastwatch Institution, this afternoon visited Calshot Station and was received by Vice Admiral Sir David Steel (Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire).

The Princess Royal later rededicated the Ocean Basin at Qinetic, Haslar Marine Technology Park, Haslar Road, Gosport, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

Her Royal Highness, Commodore-in-Chief, Portsmouth, this evening attended a Trafalgar Night Dinner onboard HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Royal Patron, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association, this evening attended the inaugural Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration International Research Symposium at the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrew’s Place, London NW1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, St Mungo’s, today held a Luncheon at St James’s Palace.

The King and Queen of the Netherlands, accompanied by The Earl and Countess of Wessex, later visited Pop Brixton, 49 Brixton Station Road, London SW9, and were received by the Managing Director of Make Shift (Mr James Leay) and the Mayor of Lambeth (Councillor Christopher Wellbelove).

Their Majesties this afternoon visited No 10 Downing Street and had talks with the Prime Minister and subsequently were entertained to Luncheon by the Prime Minister on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government.

The King and Queen of the Netherlands, with the Dutch Suite in attendance, left Buckingham Palace later upon the conclusion of the State Visit to The Queen.

The Hon Steven Marshall (Premier of South Australia) was received by The Queen today.

The following were received in audience by The Queen this afternoon and kissed hands upon their appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassadors: Dr John Murton (the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Mr Jonathan Wilks (the Republic of Iraq) and Mr Matthew Hedges (the Republic of Paraguay).

Mrs Murton and Mrs Haslach were also received by Her Majesty.

The Rt Hon Theresa May MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen this evening.

The Earl Peel (Lord Chamberlain) was present at Royal Air Force Northolt this afternoon upon the Departure of The King and Queen of the Netherlands and bade farewell to Their Majesties on behalf of The Queen upon the conclusion to the State Visit to Her Majesty.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall this morning held a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon held a Reception for Members of British Ghanaian, Gambian and Nigerian Communities at St James’s Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge this morning attended a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting at Clarence House.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Sussex this morning laid a wreath at the National War Memorial, Suva, Fiji.

The Duke of Sussex, Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, and Duchess of Sussex later visited the University of the South Pacific, Laucala Campus, Suva, to mark its Fiftieth Anniversary.

His Royal Highness afterwards inaugurated The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy in Fiji at Colo-I-Suva National Park.

The Duchess of Sussex this morning attended a Reception given by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji (Her Excellency Ms Melanie Hopkins) at the Residence in Suva.

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Suva Market, Harris Road, Suva.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Founder, Pitch@Palace, this morning held Pitch@Palace Gulf Cooperation Council 2.0 for entrepreneurs and supporters at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Tenovus Cancer Care, this morning opened a Mobile Support Unit, Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Mrs Morfudd Meredith).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Ysgol Bae Baglan, Seaway Parade, Port Talbot, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan (Mr Byron Lewis).

The Princess Royal later visited the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Port Talbot Lifeboat Station, Aberafon Beach, Port Talbot.

Her Royal Highness, Royal Patron, Motor Neurone Disease Association, this evening attended a Dinner at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, this evening attended a Concert by the Czech Philharmonic at the Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

*Addendum:

The Duke of Cambridge’s engagement was added to the Court Circular on October 25th.

Guards of Honour were provided at Horse Guards by 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards and at Buckingham Palace by The Queen’s Colour Squadron, Royal Air Force.

Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard and a Detachment of Household Cavalry were on duty.

The King and Queen of the Netherlands this afternoon drove to Westminster Abbey where His Majesty laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

The King and Queen of the Netherlands later visited the Palace of Westminster and were received by the Lord Speaker (the Lord Fowler) and the Rt Hon John Bercow MP (Speaker of the House of Commons).

The Speaker welcomed Their Majesties and The King of the Netherlands delivered an Address.

The King and Queen of the Netherlands subsequently attended a Reception with Peers, Members of Parliament and other guests.

Their Majesties afterwards visited The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.

The Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP (Leader of the Opposition) called upon The King and Queen of the Netherlands at Buckingham Palace.

The Queen gave a State Banquet this evening in honour of The King and Queen of the Netherlands at which The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent and Princess Michael of Kent were present.

The following had the honour of being invited:

Suite of The King and Queen of the Netherlands:

His Excellency Mr Stef Blok (Minister of Foreign Affairs), His Excellency Mr Jan Versteeg (Grand Master of the Royal Household), His Excellency Rear Admiral Ludger Brummelaar (Adjutant-General to The King of the Netherlands and Chief of the Military Household), His Excellency Mr Simon Smits (Ambassador from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Court of St James’s) and Mrs Astrid Smits-Kleinen, Mrs Yoka Brandt (Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Mr Chris Breedveld (Director of The King of the Netherlands’ Office), Mr Simon van der Burg (Master of Ceremonies to The King of the Netherlands), Mr Sjoert Klein Schiphorst (Marshal of the Court of The King of the Netherlands), Mr Herman Quarles van Ufford (Deputy Director-General, Government Information Service), and Mrs Annemijn Crince le Roy-van Munster van Heuven (Lady-in-Waiting to The Queen of the Netherlands).

Specially attached to The King and Queen of the Netherlands:

Mrs Michael Gordon Lennox (Lady in Waiting), the Viscount Hood (Lord in Waiting) and the Viscountess Hood, the Hon Peter Wilson (Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands) and Dr Mónica Roma Wilson, and Major Nana Twumasi-Ankrah (Equerry in Waiting).

Diplomatic Corps:

His Excellency the Ambassador from the State of Kuwait.

The Cabinet and Government:

The Prime Minister and Mr Philip May, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Mrs Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Defence (the Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP), the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Mrs Gregory Clark, the Leader of the House of Lords (the Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) and Mr James Wild, and the Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP (Minister of State for Europe and the Americas) and Mr James Dunseath.

Special Invitations:

Major General and Mrs Benjamin Bathurst, Dame Janet Beer and Mr David Woodman, the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP and Mrs Benn, Mr Clive Betts MP and Mr James Thomas, the Rt Hon Ian Blackford MP and Mrs Blackford, Mr Marc Bolland, the Lord and Lady Burnett of Maldon, the Rt Hon Sir Vincent Cable MP and Lady Cable, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs Justin Welby, Mr and Mrs Bruce Carnegie-Brown, General Sir Nicholas and Lady Carter, Mr Bart Cornelis and Ms Elizabeth Rabineau, Mr Tim de Wit, Mr and Mrs Pieter Duisenberg, the Lord Speaker and the Lady Fowler, Professor Peter Frankopan and Ms Jessica Sainsbury, Dame Clara Furse and Mr Richard Furse, Professor Stan Gielen, Mrs Evelien Gentis-Smit and Mr Philip Gentis, Mr and Mrs Gerard Kleisterlee, Mr Klaas Knot and Mrs Tiny de Boer, Mr Paul Lightfoot and Ms Sol León, the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, Major and Mrs Kenneth Mayhew, Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas and Mr Christopher Jonas, Sir Simon and the Hon Lady McDonald, Mr and Mrs Andrew Mitchell, the Lord Newby and the Reverend Canon the Hon Lady Newby, Dr Philip and Mrs Nolan, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Sir Michael and Lady Perry, Mr and Mrs Paul Polman, Mrs Kate and Mrs Helen Richardson-Walsh, Professor Alexander Rinnooy Kan and Ms Eva van der Dussen, Sir Mark Sedwill, the Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP and the Hon Mr Justice Nugee, Dr Patrick Vallance and Ms Sophie Dexter, Mr Ben van Beurden and Mrs Stacey Dickson-van Beurden, Mr Jean-François van Boxmeer and Mrs Valérie Behaegel, Professor Wim van Saarloos and Mrs Nynke Smits, Miss Sari van Veenendaal, Sir Mark and Lady Walport, and the Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster (Councillor Lindsey Hall) and Miss Genevieve Hall.

Netherlands Royal Court and Embassy Invitations:

His Excellency Admiral and Mrs Robert Bauer, Mr Hans Büthker, Mrs Wieke Eringa and Mrs Sarah Squires, Mr Hans Hoogervorst and Mrs Yanrong Song, Professor Marcel Levi, Mr and Mrs Leo van der Linden, the Lord and Lady Malloch-Brown, the Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, Captain Wolter Sillevis Smitt, Mrs Brechje Swachöfer, Mrs Louise van Hellenberg Hubar, and Reverend Bertjan van der Lagemaat and Mrs Talitha Frohn.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by the Lord Young of Cookham, Bt (Lord in Waiting) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of the Lord Crickhowell (formerly Secretary of State for Wales) which was held in St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, London SW1, today.

The Prince of Wales was represented by the Hon Dame Shân Legge Bourke.

The Duke of Kent was represented by Mr Andrew Palmer.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex this morning departed from Australia for Fiji and were received this afternoon upon arrival at Nausori International Airport, Suva, by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji (Her Excellency Ms Melanie Hopkins) and the Hon Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama (Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji).

Their Royal Highnesses called upon The President of the Republic of Fiji and Mrs Konrote at Borron House, Suva.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex this evening attended an official Welcome Ceremony at Albert Park, Suva.

Their Royal Highnesses later attended a Dinner given by The President of the Republic of Fiji at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Victoria Parade, Suva.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning attended a Reception for BAE Systems and Mubadala Interns at the Residence in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning visited Leamington Spa Real Tennis Club, 50 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, as part of His Royal Highness’s The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Real Tennis Tour.

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

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Chancellor, the University of Edinburgh, this morning opened Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Francis Ross, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

Her Royal Highness, Chancellor, the University of Edinburgh, later opened Bayes Centre, Charles Street, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, this afternoon attended the launch of the “Vision for the Future of Conservation Education” at Edinburgh Zoo, 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh.