The Royal Record

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Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr Evan Garcia 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 Batoon-Garcia was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Sulaiman Hamid Almazroui 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 United Arab Emirates to the Court of St James’s.

Mrs Alia Bastish was also received by Her Majesty.

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

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

The Queen held a Council at 5.30pm.

There were present: the Rt Hon David Lidington MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP (Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport), the Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP (Secretary of State for Wales) and the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP (Secretary of State for Health).

The Rt Hon Ruth Davidson MSP, the Rt Hon Arlene Foster MLA, the Lord Glennie, the Rt Hon Benedict Gummer MP and the Rt Hon Edward Vaisey MP were sworn in as members of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

The Rt Hon David Gauke MP made affirmation as a member of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

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 Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, this afternoon held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Member, the Blue Seal Club, this evening attended a Dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London W1.

The Baroness Goldie (Baroness in Waiting) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, this afternoon upon the Arrival of The President of the Republic of Fiji and Mrs Konrote and welcomed Their Excellencies on behalf of The Queen.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, this afternoon visited the National Health Service Step into Health programme at Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Ark Conference Centre, Basingstoke, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

His Royal Highness this evening presented Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Awards at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this afternoon received Air Vice-Marshal Garry Tunnicliffe (Defence Services Secretary).

His Royal Highness subsequently received Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Commonwealth Secretary-General).

The Duke of York, Fellow, this evening presented the Royal Society Awards at 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

His Royal Highness later held a Financial Services Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, today carried out engagements in Northern Ireland to celebrate the Award’s Diamond Anniversary.

His Royal Highness this morning attended a Meeting at Danske Bank, Donegall Square West, Belfast, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast (Mrs Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle).

The Earl of Wessex later visited Colebrooke Estate, Colebrooke Park, Brookeborough, for the Joint Award Initiative and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Fermanagh (the Viscount Brookeborough).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Ballyclare High School, 31 Rashee Road, Ballyclare, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim (Mrs Joan Christie).

The Earl of Wessex, Honorary Member, the Incorporation of Coopers of Glasgow, this evening attended the Deacon Convener’s Dinner at the Trades House of Glasgow, Trades Hall, 85 Glassford Street, Glasgow, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow (Councillor Sadie Docherty, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association, this afternoon attended a Lunch at Mosimann’s, 11B West Halkin Street, London SW1.

Her Royal Highness, Chairman, Women in Business (promoting The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award), later chaired a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, the Treloar Trust, this evening attended a Gala Dinner at the Mansion House, London EC4.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon attended the Annual National Service for Seafarers in St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4.

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 of Gloucester this morning attended Founder’s Day at King James’s School, King James Road, Knaresborough, to mark their Four Hundredth Anniversary and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (Mr Barry Dodd).

His Royal Highness later visited Chain Lane Community Hub, Chain Lane, Knaresborough.

The Duke of Gloucester afterwards opened Sherburn House, Chain Lane, Knaresborough, in support of the Wilf Ward Family Trust.

His Royal Highness this afternoon officially opened the extension to Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School, Short Road, Dishforth Airfield, Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Bermuda Regiment, today received the Governor designate of Bermuda (Mr John Rankin).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, this evening attended a Concert at the Wigmore Hall, London W1, and presented the Wigmore Hall Medal.

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Buckingham Palace

The President of the Republic of Croatia visited The Queen today.

Mr Jakov Kitarovic was also received by Her Majesty.

General the Lord Dannatt was received by The Queen this afternoon upon relinquishing his appointment as Constable of Her Majesty’s Tower of London.

Lieutenant General Richard Nugee was received by The Queen upon relinquishing his appointment as Defence Services Secretary when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

Air Vice-Marshal Garry Tunnicliffe was received by The Queen upon assuming his appointment as Defence Services Secretary.

The Queen, Patron, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, this evening visited the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr. Kenneth Olisa), the President (Mr Christopher Le Brun) and Mr Charles Saumarez Smith (Chief Executive).

Her Majesty presented awards to individuals who have made a national contribution as practitioners or educators in the fields of visual arts or architecture.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh subsequently attended a Reception and met Royal Academicians, artists and supporters.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, this morning presented The Prince Philip Award at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness this afternoon held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace for the Heart and Lung Research Institute, Papworth Hospital and Cambridge University.

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

The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Baroness in Waiting) was present at Royal Air Force Northolt this morning upon the Arrival of The President of the Republic of Croatia and Mr Jakov Kitarovic and welcomed Their Excellencies on behalf of The Queen.

Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay and The Duchess of Rothesay this evening visited the sites of the new restaurant and Highgrove Shop in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, following His Royal Highness’s flood appeal, managed by the Dumfries House Outreach Programme.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales, Founder Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, this evening attended a Reception at Berry Brothers and Rudd, 3 St. James’s Street, London SW1.

The Duchess of Cambridge this morning departed from London City Airport, London E16, for the Netherlands and was received later upon arrival at Rotterdam Airport by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Sir Geoffrey Adams).

Her Royal Highness was received by The King of the Netherlands at Villa Eikenhorst, Wassenaar.

The Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon visited Mauritshuis, the Hague.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Action on Addiction, and Patron, the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families, afterwards attended a roundtable discussion at the Residence in the Hague.

The Duchess of Cambridge subsequently visited Bouwkeet, the social Makerspace of Bospolder-Tussendijken, Rotterdam.

Her Royal Highness later arrived at London City Airport from the Netherlands.

Sir Christopher Geidt, Miss Rebecca Deacon and Mr Jason Knauf were in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, this morning visited the offices of Attend, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1.

His Royal Highness, Patron, Baker Dearing Educational Trust, this afternoon presented The Duke of York Awards for Technical Education at St James’s Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, today carried out engagements in Northern Ireland to celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim (Mrs Joan Christie).

His Royal Highness this morning met young people participating in the Grass Roots Challenge, at Hillsborough Castle, County Down.

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon visited a Probation Board Project at the Book Reserve, 407 Lisburn Road, Belfast.

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Belfast Activity Centre, Barnett’s Stable Yard, Barnett’s Demesne, Malone Road, Belfast, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast (Mrs Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle).

The Earl of Wessex later visited Strangford Integrated College, Abbey Road, Carrowdore, Newtownards, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Down (Mr David Lindsay).

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Dinner in County Down.

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, this morning opened Place2Be, a new teenage “chillout zone”, and visited the neonatal unit at Leeds Children’s Hospital, Great George Street, Leeds, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Dr Ingrid Roscoe).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon visited Caring for Life, Crag House Farm, Otley Old Road, Cookridge, Leeds.

The Countess of Wessex, Chairman, Women in Business (promoting The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award), this evening attended a Diamond Challenge at Macquarie, Ropemaker Place, 28 Ropemaker Street, London EC2.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning opened the AMP Facility at X-Cel Superturn (GB) Limited, Brindley Way, Rotherham, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire (Mr Andrew Coombe).

His Royal Highness afterwards visited the Alarm Receiving Centre “Suzy Lamplugh House” at SoloProtect Limited, Vantage Park, 1 Vantage Drive, Sheffield.

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon visited the Heart of the Campus Building, Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield.

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Broomgrove Nursing Home, 30 Broomgrove Road, Sheffield, in support of Lost Chord.

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Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales, Joint Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, this morning attended a Reception to mark World Mental Health Day at London County Hall, Riverside Building, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1, and were received by Mrs. Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London), and subsequently met individuals involved in the field of mental health on the London Eye, London SE1.

The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ Philanthropic Initiatives, and Patron, SkillForce, this evening attended a Dinner at Middle Temple, London EC4, and was received by Mrs Nusrat Lilani (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, this afternoon presented the TeenTech Awards at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Trampery, later received Mr Richard Wyatt (Chairman) and Mr Charles Armstrong (Chief Executive Officer).

The Duke of York, Patron, this evening held a Dinner for Baker Dearing Educational Trust at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, this morning opened the new residential campus at Moor House School and College, Mill Lane, Hurst Green, Oxted, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr Michael More-Molyneux).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this evening attended a Reception on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Korea at the Corinthia Hotel London, Whitehall Place, London SW1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, Bloodwise, this morning received Mr Pelham Allen (Chairman).

His Royal Highness, Patron, Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, today received Air Marshal Sir Kevin Leeson (Chairman).

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Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Canada.

Mr Timothy Roberts was in attendance.

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The Queen held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

Mr Peter Taylor was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.

The Queen was represented by the Reverend Canon Paul Wright (Sub-Dean of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal) at the Funeral of the Reverend John Lee (Chaplain to The Queen) which was held at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chiddingstone, Kent, this afternoon.

Kensington Palace

Prince Henry of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, this morning attended the expansion of the Coach Core sports coaching apprenticeship programme at Lord’s Cricket Club, St John’s Wood Road, London NW8.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Vice-Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, today attended the General Assembly Meeting at the Château Lacombe Hotel, Bellamy Hill, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

His Royal Highness, Honorary Deputy Commissioner, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, this afternoon visited the Leduc Detachment, 1-4119 50th Street, Leduc, and was received by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (the Hon Lois Mitchell).

The Earl of Wessex this evening departed Calgary International Airport for the United Kingdom.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this morning attended a Joint Meeting of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Council of the Alliance of the Orders of St John, at the Villa Magistrale, Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, Rome.

His Royal Highness this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Italy.

Lieutenant Colonel Alastair Todd was in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning officially opened the restored Wharton Park, Durham City, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham (Mrs Susan Snowdon).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Hitachi Rail Europe, Merchant Park, Millennium Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.

The Duke of Kent afterwards officially opened Stanley Community Association in the Venue, Wear Road, Stanley, County Durham.

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Buckingham Palace

Mr Gavin Barwell MP was received by The Queen today when he delivered up his Wand of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Comptroller of the Household.

Mr Melvyn Stride MP was received by The Queen upon his appointment as Comptroller of the Household when Her Majesty handed to him his Wand of Office.

Mr Kristan Hopkins MP was received by The Queen and delivered up his Wand of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.

Mr Julian Smith MP was received by The Queen upon his appointment as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household when Her Majesty handed to him his Wand of Office.

The Baroness Goldie and the Baroness Mobarik were received by The Queen upon assuming their appointment as Baronesses in Waiting to Her Majesty.

The Lord Young of Cookham was received by The Queen upon assuming his appointment as a Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty.

Mrs Meryl Walter was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested her with the Insignia of a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.

The Duke of Edinburgh was represented by Group Captain Marcus Wills (formerly of The Queen’s Flight) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Squadron Leader David Hurley (formerly of The Queen’s Flight) which was held at St Agatha’s Church, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire, this afternoon.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this evening attended the Annual Meeting of the Eurasian Council on Foreign Affairs at Cliveden House, Taplow, Berkshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, this morning attended the Commonwealth Sports Summit at the Château Lacombe Hotel, Bellamy Hill, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

His Royal Highness this afternoon received the Hon Rachel Notley (Premier of Alberta) at the Château Lacombe Hotel.

The Earl of Wessex, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, this evening attended a Reception given by the Mayor of Edmonton at City Hall, Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton.

His Royal Highness, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, afterwards attended a Dinner at Madison’s Grill, Jasper Avenue North West, Edmonton.

The Countess of Wessex, President, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, today attended the Annual Council Meeting at Central Hall Westminster, Storey’s Gate, London SW1.

Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner for International Golf for Youth, at Windsor Castle.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, this morning opened Kinfauns Stables, Castle Farm, Kinfauns, Perthshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross (Brigadier Melville Jameson).

Her Royal Highness, Chancellor, University of the Highlands and Islands, today attended Perth College’s Graduation Ceremony at Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Special Forces Club, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended the Annual Dinner at the Honourable Artillery Company, Armoury House, City Road, London EC1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this morning departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Italy.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Meeting of the Council of the Alliance of the Orders of St John at the Grand Magistry, Via Condotti, Rome.

Lieutenant-Colonel Alastair Todd is in attendance.

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

By command of Her Majesty, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Navtej Sarna at India House, Aldwych, London WC2, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner for the Republic of India in London.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning received Mr Malcolm Brinded (Chairman, Royal Academy of Engineering, Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation).

His Royal Highness today received His Excellency Mr Liu Xiaoming (Ambassador from the People’s Republic of China).

The Duke of York, Chairman of the Trustees, the Outward Bound Trust, this afternoon held a Chairman’s Meeting.

His Royal Highness, Patron, London Metropolitan University, received Professor John Raftery (Vice-Chancellor).

The Duke of York, Patron, Raspberry Pi Foundation, this evening held a Reception at St James’s Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning departed from San Francisco International Airport, California, United States of America, for Canada and later arrived at Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon attended a Lunch in Vancouver.

The Earl of Wessex, Vice Patron, the Commonwealth Games Federation, this evening attended a Dinner at Ruth Chris’s Steakhouse, 9990 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta.

The Countess of Wessex this morning visited the Somerset Community Foundation, Yeoman House, Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset (Mrs Richard Maw).

Her Royal Highness, Vice Patron, Royal Bath and West of England Society, subsequently attended the Bath and West Dairy Show, Bath and West Showground.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Sense Scotland, this afternoon opened TouchBase Lanarkshire, 4 Leys Park, Hamilton, and was received by the Lady Haughey (Deputy Lieutenant of Lanarkshire).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, later attended a Tenth Anniversary Diploma Ceremony at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Donald Wilson, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

The Princess Royal, Patron, Opportunity International UK, this evening attended a Dinner at Kinfauns Castle, Perth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross (Brigadier Melville Jameson).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon opened the SciTec Building, Oundle School, Oundle, Peterborough, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (Mr David Laing).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent today opened the Gateway Housing Association Exhibition at the Ecology Pavilion, Grove Road, London E3, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr Kenneth Olisa).

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen arrived at Buckingham Palace from Balmoral Castle this afternoon.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited St Petroc’s Society, 8 City Road, Truro, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho).

His Royal Highness, Founder, Pitch@Palace, afterwards attended Pitch@Palace on Tour for entrepreneurs and potential supporters, Pool Innovation Centre, Trevenson Road, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, today undertook the following engagements in California, United States of America.

His Royal Highness this morning attended a Meeting at RSM United States, 44 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.

The Earl of Wessex subsequently visited Google X, the X Building, 100 Mayfield Avenue, Mountain View.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Headquarters of Apple, One Infinite Loop, Cupertino.

The Earl of Wessex later held a Meeting at Fairmont San Francisco Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco.

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Dinner in San Francisco.

The Countess of Wessex, Royal Colonel, 5th Battalion The Rifles, Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Wittering, Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Army Music, Colonel-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, and Colonel-in-Chief, The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, today attended The Countess of Wessex Cup, Royal Air Force Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, this afternoon installed Surgeon Rear-Admiral Lionel Jarvis as Prior of England and the Islands at a Service in the Priory Church, St John’s, Clerkenwell, London EC1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr Kenneth Olisa).

His Royal Highness, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, afterwards attended a Meeting with Mr Patrick Burgess (Chancellor) and Vice-Admiral Sir Paul Lambert (Secretary General) at St John’s Gate, St John’s Lane, London EC1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, today received Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence upon assuming the appointment of Vice-Chairman.

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The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Field Studies Council, was represented by the Countess of Arran at the Funeral Service of Professor Ian Mercer (formerly President, the Field Studies Council) which was held in St Andrew’s Church, Moretonhampstead, Devon, this afternoon.

Kensington Palace

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, WellChild, this evening attended a Reception and Awards Ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel, 53 Park Lane, London W1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Mr Kenneth Olisa).

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, Alderney Maritime Trust, this morning visited the Alderney Museum, High Street, St Anne’s, and was received by the President of the States of Alderney (Mr Stuart Trought).

His Royal Highness later visited Island Hall and met the organisers of the Alderney Bayeux Tapestry and local school children.

The Duke of York this afternoon attended a Lunch with the Alderney Maritime Trustees at Braye Harbour and subsequently met the archaeologists and divers working on the Elizabethan Wreck.

His Royal Highness, Admiral, Sea Cadet Corps, later presented achievement badges to Sea Cadets of TS Sarnia, Castle Cornet, St Peter Port, and was received by the Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey (Vice-Admiral Sir Ian Corder).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning visited Stanford University Campus, Stanford, California, United States of America.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, subsequently attended a Meeting at Stanford University with Dr Marc Tessier-Lavigne (President of Stanford University).

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, afterwards attended a Meeting with Professor Dr Condoleezza Rice at the Hoover Institution, 434 Galvez Mall, Stanford.

His Royal Highness today attended a Lunch given by Professor Dr Condoleezza Rice at the Hoover Institution.

The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon visited Facebook Headquarters, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California.

His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner at the Olympic Club, 524 Post Street, San Francisco, California.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, YSS Limited (formerly Youth Support Services Limited), this afternoon attended a Thirtieth Anniversary Conference at Worcester Rugby Club, Sixways Stadium, Warriors Way, Worcester, and was received by the Hon Lady Morrison (Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire).