The Royal Record

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Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, Rugby Football Union, this afternoon attended the International Rugby Match between England and Scotland at Twickenham Stadium, Middlesex, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr Kenneth Olisa).

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Scottish Rugby Union, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this afternoon attended the International Rugby Match between England and Scotland at Twickenham Stadium, Middlesex, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr Kenneth Olisa).

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales today visited Bradwell Grove Farm, Burford, and was received by Mr. John Harwood (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

Buckingham Palace

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

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Canal Museum Trust, this morning opened the Boats and Cargoes Exhibition at the London Canal Museum, 12-14 New Wharf Road, London N1.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended the Grand Military Race Meeting at Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr. Michael More-Molyneux).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Honorary Air Commodore, No 501 (County of Gloucester) Logistics Support Squadron, this morning attended the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Honorary Air Commodore’s Annual Briefing and Luncheon at Royal Air Force Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex.

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this morning attended a Service of Dedication on Horse Guards Parade, London SW1, for the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial and, following a Royal Salute, were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr. Kenneth Olisa), the Chief of the Defence Staff (Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach) and Air Vice Marshal Garry Tunnicliffe (Defence Services Secretary).

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Henry of Wales, The Duke of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal, and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, accompanied by Earl of Ulster, were present.

After the Service The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh drove to Richmond Terrace and were received by the Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Lord Stirrup KG (Chairman of Trustees, Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Project).

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness subsequently walked to Victoria Embankment Gardens and met Memorial Trustees and some of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan between 1990 and 2015.

The Bishop of Lambeth and Bishop to the Armed Forces afterwards dedicated the Memorial and The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, unveiled the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial.

Other Members of the Royal Family subsequently attended a Reception on Horse Guards Parade.

The Queen was represented by Mr. David Medlock (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of the Lord Waddington (formerly Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda) which was held at St. John the Baptist Church, Horsington, Somerset, this afternoon.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Founder, Pitch@Palace, this afternoon held a Lunch at Buckingham Palace for members of the Advisory Council, Advertising Week.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and The Countess of Wessex, Chairman, Women in Business (promoting The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award), this evening held a Dinner at Windsor Castle.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, International Students House, this morning received Mr. Peter Anwyl upon relinquishing his appointment as Executive Director and Mr. Martin Chalker upon upon assuming the appointment as Chief Executive.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Butler Trust, this afternoon held the Annual Awards Ceremony at St. James’s Palace.

The Princess Royal this evening attended a Dinner for the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

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His Excellency Mr. Antonio Manuel Lagdameo was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of the Philippines to the Court of St. James’s.

Mrs. Lagdameo was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr. Erlan Idrissov was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Court of St. James’s.

Mrs. Idrissova was also received by Her Majesty.

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

Admiral Sir Philip Jones (First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff) was received by The Queen this afternoon.

The Queen held a Council at 5.30 p.m..

There were present: the Rt. Hon. David Lidington MP (Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Alun Cairns MP (Secretary of State for Wales), the Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal) and the Rt. Hon. Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster).

The Rt. Hon. Sir Stephen Irwin was sworn in as a member of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable 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. Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP had an audience of Her Majesty when The Queen 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. David Lidington MP had an audience of Her Majesty before the Council.

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

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, today attended Receptions at St. James’s Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award.

His Royal Highness, Patron, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace to mark the Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the Outward Bound Trust.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning held a Meeting chaired by the International Commission on Missing Persons.

His Royal Highness this afternoon received Dr. Andrew Steer (President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute).

The Prince of Wales, Patron, Woodland Heritage, later attended a Meeting on Plant Health and Biosecurity, 10 Buckingham Gate, London SW1.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, New Queen’s Hall Orchestra, this morning received Mr. Jonathan Rose (Trustee) and Mr. John Boyden (Artistic Director).

Her Royal Highness, President, the Southbank Centre’s WOW – Women of the World Festival, today held a Reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate International Women’s Day.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, the Charleston Trust, this afternoon gave a Tea at Clarence House.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning visited the University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Dr. Ingrid Roscoe).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Leeds.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Royal College of Anaesthetists, this morning attended the College’s Twenty Fifth Anniversary Conference at the Mermaid Conference Centre, Puddle Dock, London EC4.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, National Museum of The Royal Navy, this afternoon opened the Pioneers to Professionals: Women and the Royal Navy Exhibition at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr. Nigel Atkinson).

The Princess Royal, Patron, Women’s Royal Naval Service Centenary, later launched the Centenary Project, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Her Royal Highness, Second Warden, the Fishmongers’ Company, this evening attended a Court Dinner at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, on behalf of The Queen, this afternoon received the Grand Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia from Prince Davit of Georgia.

The Duchess of Gloucester this afternoon officially opened St. Anne’s and Avondale Park Nursery School, Sirdar Road, London W11.

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.

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

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the Federation of London Youth Clubs, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at Armourers’ Club, 81 Coleman Street, London EC2.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, this morning visited the Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7, and was received by Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

His Royal Highness this afternoon received Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Faisal Al Saud.

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Teaching Institute, this evening held a Tenth Anniversary Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon held a Meeting.

The Countess of Wessex this morning opened the Resource Centre at Action for Blind People, the Forecourt, Albion Street, Stoke-on-Trent, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Mr. Ian Dudson).

Her Royal Highness today visited Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke- on-Trent.

The Countess of Wessex this afternoon visited North Staffs Asperger/Autism Association at Keele Hall, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, UK Fashion and Textile Association, this morning visited Johnstons of Elgin, Newmill, Elgin, to mark the company’s Two Hundred and Twentieth Anniversary, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Moray (Lieutenant Colonel Grenville Johnston).

Her Royal Highness later visited the Castle to Cathedral to Castle Project, High Street, Elgin.

The Princess Royal, Chancellor, the University of London, this afternoon attended the International Programmes Graduation Ceremony, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Livability, this evening presented the charity’s Staff Awards, 6 Mitre Passage, Peninsula Central, London SE10, and was received by Dr. Pieter Van Der Merwe (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, British Geriatrics Society, this evening attended a Reception to mark the Society’s Seventieth Anniversary, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1, and was received by Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Traverse-Healy (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Admiral, the Sea Cadets Corps, today received Mr. Martin Coles (Chief Executive Officer, the Marine Society and Sea Cadets) and Captain Philip Russell RN (Captain).

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Peter Jones Foundation, this afternoon held a prize giving ceremony for Tycoon in Schools at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning arrived at Gatwick Airport, London, from Bermuda.

Mr. Timothy Roberts was in attendance.

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The Princess Royal this afternoon opened Elgin Youth Development Group’s Inkwell Community Kitchen, Elgin Youth Café, Francis Place, Elgin, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Moray (Lieutenant Colonel Grenville Johnston).

Her Royal Highness, Warden, later visited Gordonstoun School, Elgin, and attended a Service to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary and Rededication of St. Christopher’s Chapel.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at Savills, 33 Margaret Street, London W1.

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Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning attended a Fiftieth Anniversary Service in the Anglican Church of Bermuda, Church Street, Hamilton, and was received by the Governor of Bermuda (His Excellency Mr. John Rankin).

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon visited Ben Ainslie Racing America’s Cup Base and viewed the British team in training at the Great Sound, Hamilton.

The Earl of Wessex this evening departed from LF Wade International Airport, Hamilton, for the United Kingdom.

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Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, today carried out the following engagements in Bermuda.

His Royal Highness this morning attended a Reception at Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, 15 Point Pleasant Road, Hamilton, and was received by the Governor of Bermuda (His Excellency Mr. John Rankin).

The Earl of Wessex afterwards attended a Reception at Government House, 11 Langton Hill, Pembroke Parish, for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Lunch given by the Governor of Bermuda at Government House.

The Earl of Wessex this evening attended a Dinner to celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Bermuda, Hamilton Princess and Beach Club, 76 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Hamilton.

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, this morning presented Leeks to The Royal Welsh to mark St. David’s Day at Tidworth Barracks and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs. Peter Troughton) and the Regimental Colonel (Major General James Swift).

Her Majesty was received with a Royal Salute before inspecting the Parade.

The Queen addressed the Parade.

Her Majesty viewed Regimental Capability Stands and met soldiers before being entertained to Luncheon by the Regiment.

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The Earl of Wessex today carried out the following engagements in Bermuda.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning visited Cedarbridge Academy, 1 Cedarbridge Lane, Devonshire, and was received by the Governor of Bermuda (His Excellency Mr. John Rankin).

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, subsequently visited Mount Saint Agnes Academy, Victoria Street, Hamilton.

His Royal Highness, Patron, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, afterwards visited Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, 17 Biological Station, St. George’s.

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon attended a Lunch at the Mid Ocean Golf Club, 1 Mid Ocean Drive, Truckers Town.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner at Government House, 11 Langton Hill, Pembroke Parish.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Nuffield Trust, this morning attended the 2017 Health Policy Summit, Wotton House, Guildford Road, Dorking, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr. Michael More-Molyneux).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union, this afternoon opened the new Clubhouse and facilities at Minchinhampton Rugby Football Club, Hollybush, Hampton Fields, Minchinhampton, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Dame Janet Trotter).

The Princess Royal, Patron, Tenovus Cancer Care, this evening attended a Reception at City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Mrs. Morfudd Ann Meredith).

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry, today received Major General Andrew Farquhar upon relinquishing his appointment as Honorary Colonel and Colonel David Leigh upon assuming the appointment.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, this evening attended a Dinner at the Travellers Club, 106 Pall Mall, London SW1, to mark the Sixty Fifth Anniversary of The Queen’s Accession.

The Duke of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by the Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG (formerly Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of the Lord Mayhew of Twysden (formerly Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) which was held at St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, London SW1, today.

The Prince of Wales was represented by the Earl of Caledon.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by the Earl Peel (Lord Chamberlain) at the Memorial Service for Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Birdwood (Senior Gentleman Usher to The Queen) which was held at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London SW1, this afternoon.

The Duke of York was represented by Major William McLean.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex were represented by Brigadier Alastair Bruce of Crionaich.

The Princess Royal was represented by Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were represented by Mrs. Grant Baker.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy was represented by Mrs. Peter Afia.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Colonel, Irish Guards, this afternoon received Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Turner upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer and Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Palmer upon assuming the appointment.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, the Royal Society for Asian Affairs, this morning received Sir David John upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Mr. Frank Slevin upon assuming the appointment.

The Lord Davies of Abersoch (President) and Mr. Allan Attryde (Secretary) were present.

His Royal Highness received Mr. Robert Williams (Chairman, Insigma HengTian Software Services) and Ms. Karym Murphy (Managing Director).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon departed Gatwick Airport, London, for Bermuda and was received upon arrival at L. F. Wade International Airport, Hamilton, this evening by the Governor of Bermuda (His Excellency Mr. John Rankin).

Mr. Timothy Roberts is in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, National Equine Forum, today attended the Annual Forum at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, London SW1, and was received by Mr. David Dangoor (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the British School of Osteopathy, this evening held a Centenary Reception at St. James’s Palace.