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The Queen, with The Duke of Edinburgh, honoured Ascot Races with her presence today.
Kensington Palace
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today attended an Afternoon Party given by the Rt. Hon. Theresa Villiers MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) in the garden of Hillsborough Castle, County Down.
St. James’s Palace
The Duke of Kent, Patron, London Philharmonic Orchestra, this evening attended a Gala Concert and Dinner near Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
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Windsor Castle
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge, The Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, today held a Chapter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in the Throne Room, Windsor Castle.
The Duchess of Cambridge, The Countess of Wessex and The Duchess of Gloucester were present.
The following Knights Companion were present: the Lord Carrington, Field Marshal the Lord Bramall, the Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, the Lord Ashburton, Sir Timothy Colman, The Duke of Abercorn (Chancellor), Sir William Gladstone, Bt., Sir Antony Acland, the Duke of Westminster, the Lord Butler of Brockwell, the Lord Morris of Aberavon, the Rt. Hon. Sir John Major, the Lord Luce, Sir Thomas Dunne, the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the Lord Boyce, the Lord Stirrup and the Lord King of Lothbury.
The Officers of the Order were: the Bishop of Winchester (Prelate), the Dean of Windsor (Register), Mr. Thomas Woodcock (Garter), Lieutenant General David Leakey (Black Rod) and Mr. Patric Dickinson (Secretary). Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon (Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood), Lachlan Legge-Bourke (Page of Honour) and the Hon. Augustus Stanhope (Page of Honour) were in attendance.
Her Majesty invested the Lord Shuttleworth and Sir David Brewer with the Insignia of Knights Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh later gave a Lunch Party.
The Installation Service was held in St. George’s Chapel this afternoon.
Detachments of 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 the Military Knights of Windsor were on duty in the Chapel.
Buckingham Palace
The Princess Royal this evening attended a Dinner at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7, and received the Longines Ladies Award, and was received by Lady Arnold (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Global Heritage Fund, this evening attended a Lecture entitled “Uncovering the Real Angkor: Early Civilisations Mapped Using Cutting-Edge Technology”, at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.
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Buckingham Palace
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon attended the Patron’s Lunch in the Mall, a celebration of Her Majesty’s Patronage of over Six Hundred organisations within the United Kingdom and around the Commonwealth since 1952.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh drove down the Mall in the State Review Vehicle and were received at Admiralty Arch by Mr. Peter Phillips (Event Director, the Patron’s Lunch).
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales, Joint Patrons, the Patron’s Lunch, and Sir Stuart Etherington (Chairman of the Trustees, the Patron’s Fund) addressed The Queen and Her Majesty was graciously pleased to reply.
Afterwards The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales, travelled back to Buckingham Palace and entered the Royal Box at the Queen Victoria Memorial to view the parade representing Her Majesty’s Reign and Patronages.
The Duke of York with Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex with The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence with Mrs. Peter Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tindall, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, The Lady Sarah and Mr. Daniel Chatto with Mr. Samuel Chatto were also present.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, the Big Lunch, this afternoon attended a Big Lunch in Brimpsfield and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Dame Janet Trotter).
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Her Majesty was present at The Queen’s Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade this morning at which The Queen’s Colour of Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards (2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards) was trooped.
The Queen was accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh (Colonel, Grenadier Guards), The Duke of Kent (Colonel, Scots Guards), The Prince of Wales (Colonel, Welsh Guards), The Duke of Cambridge (Colonel, Irish Guards) and The Princess Royal (Gold Stick in Waiting and Colonel, The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons).
Her Majesty was attended by Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank (Colonel, The Life Guards), Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall (Colonel, Coldstream Guards) and Major General Edward Smyth-Osbourne (Major General Commanding Household Division).
The Lord Vestey (Master of the Horse), Colonel Toby Browne, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon (Mounted Equerries in Waiting), Captain Hugo Codrington (Coldstream Guards, Dismounted Equerry in Waiting) and Lieutenant Colonel James Gaselee (The Life Guards, Silver Stick in Waiting) were in attendance.
Colonel Crispin Lockhart (Chief of Staff), Lieutenant Colonel Harry Scott (Silver Stick Adjutant) and the Household Division Staff were present.
The procession was led by Lieutenant Colonel David Hannah, Irish Guards (Brigade Major Household Division).
The Troops on Parade, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James Thurston, Coldsteam Guards (Field Officer in Brigade Waiting), received The Queen with a Royal Salute.
The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Henry of Wales, The Duchess of Cambridge, The Duke of York with Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy and other Members of the Royal Family drove to Horse Guards Parade and witnessed The Queen’s Birthday Parade.
On the conclusion of the Parade, Her Majesty drove in a carriage back to Buckingham Palace at the head of The Queen’s Guard, preceded by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major Robert Skeggs, the Massed Mounted Bands of the Household Cavalry, the Sovereign’s Escort of the Household Cavalry, under the command of Major Alexander Owen, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), and the Massed Bands of the Guards Division.
On arrival at Buckingham Palace, The Queen’s Guard entered the Forecourt and formed up opposite the Old Guard.
Her Majesty, from Buckingham Palace, witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Air Force, led by Wing Commander James Freeborough, Royal Air Force, to mark the official celebration of The Queen’s Birthday.
Royal Salutes were fired today by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park and from the Tower of London Saluting Battery by the Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Captain George Cobb.
Major General Edward Smyth-Osbourne was received afterwards by The Queen upon relinquishing his appointment as Major General Commanding Household Division when Her Majesty conferred upon him the honour of Knighthood and invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
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Buckingham Palace
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this morning attended the Thanksgiving Service in St. Paul’s Cathedral for Her Majesty’s Ninetieth Birthday.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Henry of Wales, The Duke of York with Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex with Viscount Severn and The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tindall, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester with Earl and Countess of Ulster, The Lady Davina and Mr. Gary Lewis, and The Lady Rose and Mr. George Gilman, The Duke of Kent with Earl and Countess of St. Andrews, accompanied by Lord Downpatrick, The Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor and The Lady Amelia Windsor, and The Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor, The Lady Helen and Mr. Timothy Taylor, accompanied by Mr. Cassius Taylor, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent with The Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor and The Lady Gabriella Windsor, Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy with Mr. and Mrs. James Ogilvy, Viscountess Linley, accompanied by the Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones and the Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones, and The Lady Sarah and Mr. Daniel Chatto, accompanied by Mr. Samuel Chatto and Mr. Arthur Chatto also attended.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were received at the Cathedral by the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor and Her Majesty and His Royal Highness and other Members of the Royal Family were received by the Dean and Chapter, the Bishop of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Service was conducted by the Dean of St. Paul’s with the Bishop of London, Lessons were read by the Canon Pastor, Canon in Residence, and the Rt. Hon. David Cameron MP, Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, the Address was given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a piece was read by Sir David Attenborough.
Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon entertained Commonwealth Governors-General to Luncheon at Buckingham Palace at which The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were present.
Other Members of the Royal Family attended a Reception at Guildhall given by the Lord Mayor and the City of London Corporation.
Today is the Anniversary of the Birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh.
His Royal Highness, Colonel, Grenadier Guards, this evening presided over a Conference at Buckingham Palace attended by the Colonels of the Regiments of the Household Division and subsequently entertained the Colonels to Dinner.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales, Colonel, Welsh Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Cambridge, Colonel, Irish Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
Buckingham Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, The London Regiment, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
The Countess of Wessex, Patron, ChildLine, this afternoon held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.
Buckingham Palace
The Princess Royal, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, this afternoon received Lieutenant General the Rt. Hon.
Sir Jeremiah Mateparae upon relinquishing his appointment as Prior of St. John of New Zealand.
St. James’s Palace
The Duke of Kent, Colonel, Scots Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
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The Queen this morning visited Marlborough House, London SW1, to officially launch the “Commonwealth Hub” which brings Commonwealth organisations together in one place and was received by the Commonwealth Secretary-General (Her Excellency the Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland).
Her Majesty met Commonwealth High Commissioners, Commonwealth Secretariat staff and representatives from the Commonwealth Games Federation, the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum.
The Lord Peel (Lord Chamberlain) had an audience of The Queen and presented an Address from the House of Lords to which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to make reply.
The Lord Shuttleworth was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Sir David Brewer was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
The Queen held a Council at 5.15 p.m. at which The Duke of Edinburgh was present.
There were also present: The Rt. Hon. Christopher Grayling MP (Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Sir Christopher Geidt (Private Secretary to The Queen), the Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP (Secretary of State for the Home Department) and the Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Lord Privy Seal).
The Duke of Cambridge and The Duchess of Cornwall were introduced as Members of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.
Mr. Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.
The Rt. Hon. Christopher Grayling MP had an audience of Her Majesty before the Council.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Honorary Life Member, Marylebone Cricket Club, this morning attended the first day of the Test Match between England and Sri Lanka at Lord’s Cricket Ground, St. John’s Wood, London NW8.
His Royal Highness, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening attended a Gala Dinner to celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of the Award, at Stoke Park Golf and Country Club, Park Road, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.
The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.
By command of The Queen, Mr. Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr. Diego Gómez Pickering at 16 St. George Street, London W1, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the United Mexican States to the Court of St. James’s.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales this afternoon attended the “Food: the Forgotten Medicine” Conference at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1, and was received by Dr. Paul Knapman (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
His Royal Highness afterwards held a Charities Conference at Clarence House.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon attended a Meeting at Buckingham Palace with Commonwealth Governors-General.
His Royal Highness, Founder Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, this evening attended a Dinner at Berry Brothers and Rudd, 3 St. James’s Street, London SW1.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, this evening attended a Dinner at Kensington Palace to celebrate the Fortieth Anniversary of SportsAid.
Buckingham Palace
The Duke of York this morning received the High Commissioner for the Independent State of Papua New Guinea in London (Her Excellency Mrs. Winnie Kiap).
His Royal Highness this evening attended the Household Division Ceremony of Beating Retreat on Horse Guards Parade, London SW1.
Buckingham Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning attended a Trustees’ Meeting at Award House, 7-11 St. Matthew Street, London SW1.
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 attended a Gala Dinner to celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of the Award, at Stoke Park Golf and Country Club, Park Road, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.
Buckingham Palace
The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning attended the Founder’s Day Parade and opened the renovated Long Wards at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.
Her Royal Highness, Patron, Opportunity International United Kingdom, this afternoon attended Africa Discussions at the Ritz Hotel, 150 Piccadilly, London W1.
The Princess Royal, President, Save the Children United Kingdom, later attended a Summer Tea Party at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1.
Her Royal Highness, Patron, UK Youth, this evening attended a Dinner at Boisdale Canary Wharf, Cabot Place, Canary Wharf, London E14, and was received by Mrs. Sandra Cahill (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Kensington Palace
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this evening attended a Civic Service at St. Luke’s and Christ Church, Sydney Street, London SW3, followed by a Reception at Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London SW3, to celebrate The Queen’s Ninetieth Birthday and were received by Lady Arnold (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
The Duchess of Gloucester, Liveryman, the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers, today visited the “Fans of the Livery” exhibition at the Fan Museum, 12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London SE10, and was received by Dr. Pieter van der Merwe (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Buckingham Palace
Princess Alexandra, Royal Patron, this afternoon attended a Presentation by Music for Life at Wigmore Hall, at 36 Wigmore Street, London W1.
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His Excellency Mr. Frederick Hamley Case was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Co-operative Republic of Guyana in London.
His Excellency Dr. Hailemichael Aberra Afework 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 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Court of St. James’s.
Mrs. Abebetch Zeleke Aweke was also received by Her Majesty.
Mrs. Karen Pierce (Chief Operating Officer of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) was present.
Sir Julian King was received in audience by The Queen this afternoon and kissed hands upon his appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the French Republic.
Lady King was also received by Her Majesty.
The Queen held a Council at 5.30 p.m.
There were present: the Rt. Hon. Christopher Grayling MP (Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP (Secretary of State for Transport), the Rt. Hon. Nicola Morgan MP (Secretary of State for Education) and the Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Truss MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
The Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas Hamblen and the Rt. Hon. Sir Keith Lindblom were sworn in as members of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.
Mr. Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.
The Rt. Hon. Christopher Grayling MP had an audience of The Queen before the Council.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Chartered Society of Designers, this evening held a Reception at St. James’s Palace and presented The Prince Philip Designers Prize.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by The Prince of Wales at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, which was held in St. Martin-in-the Fields Church, London WC2, this morning.
The Duke of York was represented by Mrs. James Osborne.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex were represented by Mrs. Peter Troughton.
The Princess Royal was repressented by Mrs. David Bowes-Lyon.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were represented by Mrs. Euan McCorquodale.
The Duke and Duchess of Kent were represented by Mr. Nicholas Marden.
Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy was represented by Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Birdwood.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales, Patron, the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, this morning held a Meeting.
His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Trust, and President, The Prince’s Trust International, this afternoon held a Meeting.
The Prince of Wales afterwards received Mr. Jonathan Tubbs (the Keeper, Middle East, British Museum) and participants in the Iraq Emergency Heritage Management Training Scheme.
His Royal Highness, Patron, the Ashden Awards, subsequently received the winners of the 2016 Awards.
The Prince of Wales, President, this evening gave a Dinner for the Royal Drawing School at Buckingham Palace.
Buckingham Palace
The Duke of York this morning attended a Briefing at the Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, London SW1.
His Royal Highness this afternoon received Mr. Ian Ashman (Principal, Hackney Community College) and Mr. Gerard McDonald (Chief Executive Officer, Tower Hamlets College).
The Duke of York later received His Excellency Mr. Shaukat Aziz (formerly Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan).
Buckingham Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon held a Meeting.
His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Trustees Dinner at the Savoy, Strand, London WC2.
Buckingham Palace
The Princess Royal, Master, the Corporation of Trinity House, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning attended the Trinitytide Anniversary Annual Court Meeting, Church Service and Luncheon, Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.
Her Royal Highness, President, the City and Guilds of London Institute, this afternoon presented The Prince Philip Medal, the Highly Commended Certificate, the President’s Award and Livery Company prizes at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal this evening attended a Reception on board RMS ST. HELENA, moored alongside HMS BELFAST, London SE1.
Her Royal Highness, Renter Warden, the Fishmongers’ Company, later attended a Dinner at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.
St. James’s Palace
The Duke of Kent, Colonel, this morning attended the Scots Guards Council Meeting at Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1.
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The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, with The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, this morning arrived at Cardiff Central Railway Station and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Dr. Peter Beck), the Rt. Hon. Alun Cairns MP (Secretary of State for Wales) and the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Councillor Monica Walsh).
Her Majesty was received with a Gun Salute fired at Cardiff Pierhead.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, with The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, drove to the National Assembly for Wales Senedd in Cardiff Bay and were received by Sir Brooke Boothby, Bt. (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan), the Presiding Officer (Ms. Elin Jones AM) and the First Minister (the Rt. Hon. Carwyn Jones AM).
Her Majesty was received with a Royal Salute.
A Guard of Honour was found by The Queen’s Dragoon Guards, with the Band of The Royal Armoured Corps.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses, entered the Debating Chamber and listened to a performance by the National Youth Choir of Wales.
The Presiding Officer welcomed The Queen and Her Majesty opened the Session of the National Assembly for Wales and the First Minister replied.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon visited Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Maindy Road, Cardiff, and were received by the Vice-Chancellor (Professor Colin Riordan), Professor Stuart Palmer (Chairman, University Council) and the Chancellor (Professor Sir Martin Evans).
Her Majesty and His Royal Highness viewed demonstrations involving a Connectome Scanner and magnetoencephalography and transcranial magnetic stimulation procedures, and The Queen participated in a demonstration using a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner.
Subsequently, Her Majesty opened Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by the Lord Luce, KG (Lord in Waiting) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of the Lord Parkinson (formerly Secretary of State for Transport) which was held in St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, London SW1, today.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon attended a Reception for Members of the National Assembly for Wales, the Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff Bay, South Glamorgan.
Kensington Palace
Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, Invictus Games Foundation, this evening attended a Welcome Home Dinner at the Kia Oval, Surrey County Cricket Club, London SE11.
Buckingham Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, this morning held a Symposium at St. James’s Palace.
His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon held a Meeting.
The Countess of Wessex, Chairman, Women in Business (promoting The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award), this morning attended a Meeting at Stoke Park, Park Road, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.
Buckingham Palace
The Princess Royal this morning attended Erskine Hospital’s Centenary Service of Commemoration in Glasgow Cathedral, followed by a Reception at Barony Hall, Rottenrow, Glasgow, and was received by Mr. John Chapman (Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow).
The Princess Royal, Master, the Corporation of Trinity House, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended a Younger Brethren’s Dinner, Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.
Kensington Palace
The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Friends of St. Paul’s Cathedral, this afternoon visited the Hackney Children’s Choir at St. Paul’s Church, Stoke Newington Road, London N16.
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By command of The Queen, Mr. Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr. Peter Szabadhegy at 46 Eaton Place, London SW1, this evening in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from Hungary to the Court of St. James’s.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales this morning received Dr. Andrew Weil (Professor of Integrative Rheumatology, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health, the University of Arizona College of Medicine) and Dr. Michael Dixon (Chairman, College of Medicine).
His Royal Highness received the Mayor of Yangon (Mr. Maung Maung Soe).
Kensington Palace
Prince Henry of Wales this afternoon visited Double Jab Boxing Club, Moonshot Centre, Angus Street, London SE14.
Buckingham Palace
The Duke of York this afternoon received Mr. Reid Hoffman (Founder, LinkedIn).
His Royal Highness, Founder, Pitch@Palace, this evening held a Dinner at Windsor Castle on the occasion of the UK-China Business Leaders Summit.
Buckingham Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, this morning held a Symposium at St. James’s Palace.
His Royal Highness, Patron, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
St. James’s Palace
The Duke of Kent, Liveryman, the Worshipful Company of Salters, this afternoon attended a Luncheon to reopen Salters’ Hall, 4 Fore Street, London EC2.
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The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, today attended events to mark the Centenary of the sinking of HMS HAMPSHIRE.
Her Royal Highness this morning attended a Service in St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney (Mr. William Spence).
The Princess Royal this afternoon visited Orkney Museum, Tankerness House, Kirkwall, and viewed the First World War Naval exhibition.
Her Royal Highness later attended a Reception for HMS HAMPSHIRE descendants and unveiled a Book of Names at Birsay Community Hall and was received by Mr. Keith Johnson (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney).
Buckingham Palace
Princess Alexandra this morning started the Annual Sponsored Walk for the West London Hospitals Holiday Dialysis Trust from East Sheen Gate, Richmond Park London SW14.
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