The Royal Record

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The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos today commenced a State Visit in London to The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall welcomed The President and Mrs Santos on behalf of The Queen at Rosewood London Hotel, 252 High Holborn, London WC1.

The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs Santos, accompanied by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, drove to Horse Guards and were met by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.

The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs Santos, accompanied by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, with The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, drove in a Carriage Procession to Buckingham Palace with a Sovereign’s Escort of the Household Cavalry.

Gun Salutes were fired in Green Park by The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, and at the Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company.

Guards of Honour were provided at Horse Guards and at Buckingham Palace by 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards.

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 Queen presented The President of the Republic of Colombia with the Insignia of an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs Santos later drove to Westminster Abbey where His Excellency laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs Santos afterwards 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 The President and His Excellency delivered an Address.

The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs Santos subsequently attended a Reception with Peers, Members of Parliament and other guests.

The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs Santos later visited The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh gave a State Banquet this evening in honour of The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs Santos, at which The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy and Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence were present.

The following had the honour of being invited:

Suite of The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs Santos:

Mrs María Angela Holguín (Minister of Foreign Affairs), His Excellency Mr Néstor Osorio (Ambassador from the Republic of Colombia to the Court of St James’s) and Mrs Paola Napoli, Mr Mauricio Cárdenas (Minister of Finance and Public Credit), Mr Luis Carlos Villegas (Minister of National Defence), Mr Luis Gilberto Murillo (Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development), Mrs María Claudia Lacouture (Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism), Mr Mauricio Lizcano (President of the Congress of Colombia), Mr Néstor Humberto Martínez (Attorney General of Colombia), Mr Enrique Riveira (Private Secretary to The President) and Mr Sergio Londoño Zurek (Notetaker to The President).

Specially attached to The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs Santos:

The Hon Dame Annabel Whitehead (Lady in Waiting), the Viscount Hood (Lord in Waiting) and the Viscountess Hood, Dr Peter Tibber (Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia) and Mrs Tibber and Wing Commander Sam Fletcher RAF (Equerry in Waiting).

Diplomatic Corps:

His Excellency the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait, His Excellency the Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras and Mrs Mirian Nasser de Romero, His Excellency the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain, His Excellency the Ambassador of Ireland and Mrs Daniel Mulhall, Her Excellency the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway and Mr Terje Rød-Larsen and Her Excellency the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba and Mr Antonio Rodriguez.

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 Marina Johnson Wheeler, the Secretary of State for Defence and Lady Fallon, the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade (the Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP), 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, Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and Mr James Dunseath.

Special Invitations:

Mr David Bojanini and Mrs Paula Jaramillo, Mr Matt Burrow, Mr and Mrs Mark Carney, Sir Roger and Lady Carr, Mr and Mrs Giles Clarke, Mr Malcolm Deas, Mr and Mrs Richard Deverell, the Rt Hon Nigel Dodds MP and Mrs Dodds, Mr Juan Carlos Echeverry and Ms Verónica Navas, Mr Tim Farron MP, the Lord Speaker (the Lord Fowler) and the Lady Fowler, the Lord and Lady Garel-Jones, Sir Jeremy Heywood, Mr Gregory Hodkinson and Ms Siobhan O’Connor, Sir Bernard and Lady Hogan-Howe, the Earl and Countess of Kilmorey, the Rt Hon. the Lord Mayor of London and the Lady Mayoress, Sir Mark and Lady Lyall Grant, Mr Bruce Mac Master and Mrs Ana Torres, the Rt Hon Sir John Major KG and Dame Norma Major, Dr Ignacio Mantilla Prada and Dr Liliana Blanco Castañeda, Sir Simon McDonald and the Hon Lady McDonald, Mr Fernando Montaño, Mr and Mrs Jamie Murray, Mr Pablo Navas and Mrs Gina Reyes de Navas, Mr and Mrs John Nelson, the Earl Marshal and the Duchess of Norfolk, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart and Lady Peach, Mr Jonathan Powell and Mrs Sarah Helm, Mr Michael Reid and Mrs Emma Raffo de Reid, the Rt Hon Angus Robertson MP and Mrs Robertson, Mr Mauricio Rodríguez, Mr and Mrs Mike Slee, the Baroness Smith of Basildon and Mr Nigel Smith, the Lord and Lady Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Ms Emily Thornberry MP and the Hon Mr Justice Nugee, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster (Councillor Steve Summers) and Consort, Mrs Andrew McCarthy and Mr and Mrs Alex Younger.

Members of the accompanying Colombian Delegation:

Mr Alejandro Santodomingo (Managing Director, Grupo Santo Domingo) and Lady Charlotte Santodomingo, Mr Carlos Alejandro Pérez (Managing Director, Quadrant Capital Advisors Inc), Mr Carlos Urrutia (Senior Partner, Brigard and Urrutia, Mr Martín Carrizosa (Founding Partner, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU and Uría), Mr Jaime Gilinski (Banco Sabadell), Mr Eduardo Pacheco (Chairman, Banco Colpatria), Mr Felipe Bautista (President, Thomas Greg and Sons), Mr Fernando Bautista (Vice President, Thomas Greg and Sons), Mr Carlos Enrique Cavelier (President, Alqueria), Mr Felipe Jaramillo Samper (President, Alfonso Jaramillo and Cía), Mr Martin Santos (President, Fundación Buen Gobierno), Mr Manuel Parody (Grupo Parody), Mrs Ingrid Betancourt (Fellow, Oxford University), Mr Esteban Santos and Mrs Maria Antonia Santos.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, Business in the Community, this afternoon held a Meeting.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, today attended International Council Meetings, Missenden Abbey Conference Centre, London Road, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.

The Countess of Wessex this morning opened the Benenden Community Shop, the Street, Cranbrook, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (the Viscount De L’Isle).

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning departed from Kuching International Airport, Sarawak, Malaysia, for Singapore and was received later upon arrival at Changi Airport by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore (His Excellency Mr Scott Wightman).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon laid a wreath at the Kranji Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Kranji.

The Princess Royal, President, Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, later attended a Reception followed by a Dinner at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square.

St James’s Palace

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

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Buckingham Palace

The Viscount Hood (Lord in Waiting) was present at Stansted Airport, London, this morning upon the Arrival of The President of the Republic of Colombia and Mrs María Clemencia Rodríguez de Santos and welcomed Their Excellencies on behalf of The Queen.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Past Permanent Master, the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, this evening attended the Annual Banquet at Mansion House, London EC4.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning received Mr Nigel Baker (Deputy Director of Americas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office).

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Trust, this evening attended the Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London W1.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon chaired a Trustees Meeting, Missenden Abbey Conference Centre, London Road, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal today undertook engagements in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Her Royal Highness, President, Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Asia (part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences), this morning attended the Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Asia Closing Session, Hilton Kuching, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman.

The Princess Royal, President, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences, this afternoon attended an Association of Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Executive Meeting, Hilton Kuching.

Her Royal Highness later attended a Meeting with Members of the Executive Committee of Sarawak Cheshire Homes, Hilton Kuching.

The Princess Royal, President, Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Asia (part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences), this evening attended the Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Asia Closing Reception, Hilton Kuching.

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Buckingham Palace

Mr Nicholas Kidd was received by The Queen today when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and Founder and Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner for the Trustees of both organisations.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, President, National Youth Music Theatre, this afternoon attended rehearsals for the Fortieth Anniversary Concert at the Adelphi Theatre, Strand, London WC2.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, and Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening held a Trustees’ Dinner in celebration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Award.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Asia (part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences), this afternoon visited Sarawak Energy Berhad, Menara Sarawak Energy, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Her Royal Highness, President, Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Asia (part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences), later visited Sarawak Economic Development Corporation at Riverside Majestic Hotel, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuching.

The Princess Royal this evening received the Honourable Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Haji Adenan bin Haji (State Minister of Sarawak) at Hilton Kuching, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuching.

Her Royal Highness later attended a Dinner held by the Sarawak Government at Hilton Kuching.

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Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport and was received by the British High Commissioner to Malaysia (Her Excellency Mrs Victoria Treadell).

Her Royal Highness, President, Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Asia (part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences), later visited Proton Holdings Berhad, Centre of Excellence Complex, Suban Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

The Princess Royal, President, Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Asia (part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences), this afternoon visited the British International School Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Her Royal Highness this evening was received by Princess Dato’ Seri DiRaja Tan Sri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz, on behalf of The Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, at the Residence in Kuala Lumpur.

The Princess Royal later attended a Dinner given by the British High Commissioner at the Residence.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, today visited Fifth Battalion and attended the rededication of the Northumberland Fusiliers/Durham Light Infantry Memorial and officially opened Anzio House, Quayside, Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear (Mrs Susan Winfield).

His Royal Highness, Patron, Opera North, this evening attended a performance of Billy Budd, Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

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Buckingham Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh this morning opened British Airways i360, Lower Kings Road, Brighton, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex (Mr Peter Field).

His Royal Highness, Captain General, Royal Marines, this afternoon visited the Royal Marines School of Music, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth.

The Duke of Edinburgh, President Emeritus, WWF, was represented by the Hon Mrs Sara Morrison (Vice-President Emeritus) at the Memorial Service for Dr Luc Hoffmann (formerly Vice-President Emeritus) in Basel Cathedral, Switzerland, this afternoon.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Malaysia.

Captain Nicholas Wright RN is in attendance.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Construction Youth Trust, this morning received Ms Christine Townley upon relinquishing her appointment as Executive Director and Ms Carol Lynch upon assuming the retitled appointment as Chief Executive.

Ms Lucinda Darby (Marketing and Communications Manager) was present.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Royal London Society for Blind People, today received Mr Ian Stephenson (Chairman of the Board of Trustees) and Dr Thomas Pey (Chief Executive).

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Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay today undertook engagements at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire.

His Royal Highness, Patron, The Prince’s Countryside Fund, this morning held a Meeting.

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this afternoon received Mr Keith Brown MSP (Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work).

His Royal Highness, President, Business in the Community, afterwards attended a Reception for Veterans.

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay later received Mrs Janine Kirk (Chief Executive, The Prince’s Charities Australia).

His Royal Highness received Mrs. Amanda Sherrington (Chief Executive, The Prince’s Charities Canada).

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this evening gave a Dinner for The Prince’s Charities.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, this morning launched Thin Red Line Appeal at Stirling Castle to redevelop The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk (Mrs Marjory McLachlan).

Kensington Palace

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, Invictus Games Foundation, this morning attended a Board Meeting at the Honourable Artillery Company, Armoury House, City Road, London EC1.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited Buckingham Enterprise Hub, University of Buckingham, Hunter Street, Buckingham, and was received by Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Bt (Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire).

His Royal Highness, Member of the Advisory Board, Royal United Services Institute, this afternoon held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for visiting Qatari students.

The Duke of York, Founder, Pitch@Palace, this evening attended a Reception at Google Campus, Bonhill Street, London EC2, for Alumni entrepreneurs.

His Royal Highness, Commodore, later attended a Reception at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, 60 Knightsbridge, London, SW1, for Team GB Sailing medallists from the 2016 Olympic Games.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, UK Youth, this morning opened the Fermain Academy, Beswick Street, Macclesfield, and was received by Mr Alastair Stoddart (Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened a new confectionery manufacturing facility at Wrights Food GroupWeston Road, Crewe, on the occasion of its Ninetieth Anniversary and was received by Mr John Lea (Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire).

The Princess Royal later opened a new research and development building at Bentley Motors Limited, Pyms Lane, Crewe.

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, President, the British School at Rome, this afternoon departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Italy.

Mrs Diane Duke is in attendance.

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Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, President, the Great Steward of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, this afternoon opened New Cumnock Town Hall, New Cumnock, Ayrshire.

His Royal Highness, President, the Great Steward of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, this evening held a Dinner for supporters, at Dumfries House, Cumnock.