The Royal Record

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this afternoon called upon The President of Romania at Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest, Romania.

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Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Football Association, this afternoon attended the Football Association Cup Final between Arsenal and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium, Middlesex.

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen, Duke of Lancaster, this morning visited Lancashire and was received at Lancaster Railway Station by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant (the Lord Shuttleworth) and the Mayor of Lancaster (Councillor Jon Barry).

Her Majesty visited Lancaster Castle to mark the Seven Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the creation of the Lancaster inheritance and was received by the Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster).

The Constable (Mrs Pamela Barker) surrendered to The Queen the Keys of the Castle, which Her Majesty returned to her.

The Queen viewed a performance from William Shakespeare’s Richard II and attended a Reception.

The Queen afterwards visited Lodge Livery Yard, Myerscough College, St Michael’s Road, Bilsborrow, and was received by the Deputy Mayor of Wyre (Councillor Ron Greenhough).

Her Majesty toured the Yard, viewing a mobile farrier unit and calf show parade and met students, handlers and members of staff.

The Queen was entertained to Luncheon this afternoon by the Duchy of Lancaster at Light Ash Farm Shop and Cafe, St. Michael’s Road, Bilsborrow, and was received by the Owner (Mrs Edith Morgan).

Her Majesty later met Duchy Tenants at Lee Farm, Moss Lane, Bilsborrow.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, The Prince’s Countryside Fund, this afternoon gave a Tea.

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning attended the live broadcast of the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show’s 500 Words Final and afterwards gave a Reception at St James’s Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning named the Marine Society and Sea Cadets flagship, TS Royalist, and attended a Reception at West India Docks, London E14.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Royal Three Counties Show, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended a Volunteer Dinner at the Three Counties Agricultural Society, the Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, this evening attended the Royal Institution Friday Discourse, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1.

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Buckingham Palace

The President of the Italian Republic visited The Queen today.

Dr Andrew Pocock (British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria) was received in audience by The Queen.

Mrs Pocock was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Moses Kouni Mose was received in audience by The Queen upon his appointment as High Commissioner for Solomon Islands in London.

Mrs Mose was also received by Her Majesty.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace.

Princess Beatrice of York, The Princess Royal, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent were present.

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 Bands of the Grenadier Guards and the Corps of Royal Engineers played selections of music during the afternoon.

The Lord Ashton of Hyde (Lord in Waiting) was present at Royal Air Force Northolt this morning upon the Arrival of The President of the Italian Republic and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The Queen.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning received recently qualified students from the London School of Economics Faith and Leadership Course.

The Bishop of London was present.

His Royal Highness received Mrs Ségolène Royal (French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy).

The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, The Mercian Regiment, today received Lieutenant Colonel Paul Gilby upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Ben Wild upon assuming the appointment, and Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Carter upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 4th Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Lee Mulholland upon assuming the appointment.

His Royal Highness this afternoon received Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford (Chief of the Air Staff).

The Prince of Wales, Patron, Youth United Foundation, received Ms Lindsay Levkoff-Lynn (Chief Executive).

His Royal Highness, Patron, Teach First, this evening held a Reception at Clarence House.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, Royal College of Anaesthetists, this morning received Mr Kevin Storey upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive and Mr Thomas Grinyer upon assuming the appointment.

Her Royal Highness, Master, the Corporation of Trinity House, later attended the Trinitytide Anniversary Annual Court Meeting, Church Service and Luncheon, Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3, and St. Olave’s Church.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Voluntary Service Overseas, this evening attended a Dinner at the Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London SW1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, British Homeopathic Association, this morning received Mrs. Margaret Wyllie (Chairman), Ms. Cristal Sumner (Chief Executive) and Dr. Helen Beaumont (Trustee).

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, President, Sightsavers, this afternoon visited the new Offices at 35 Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath, and was received by Mr. Harry Goring (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex).

Her Royal Highness, Joint President, later visited the Cancer Research UK Shop, 117 South Road, Haywards Heath.

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, travelled in State to the Palace of Westminster today to open the Session of Parliament.

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness drove in a Carriage Procession, escorted by a Sovereign’s Escort of The Household Cavalry, under the command of Major Warren Douglas, The Life Guards, and were received at the Sovereign’s Entrance by the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall drove in a Carriage Procession, escorted by a Travelling Escort of the Household Cavalry, under the command of Major Simon Lukas, The Blues and Royals.

Guards of Honour were mounted at Buckingham Palace by The Queen’s Guard found by 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, under the command of Captain Andrew Dunlop and at the Palace of Westminster by 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, under the command of Major Andrew Seddon.

A staircase party of The Household Cavalry was on duty at Victoria Tower, House of Lords, under the command of Captain Harry Boyt.

Royal Salutes were fired in Green Park by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major Robert Skeggs, and from the Tower of London Saluting Battery by the Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Major David Daniel.

The Imperial State Crown, the Cap of Maintenance and the Sword of State were conveyed previously to the House of Lords in a Carriage Procession, escorted by a Regalia Escort of the Household Cavalry.

Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty in the Prince’s Chamber and the Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

The Queen’s Bargemaster and Watermen were on duty.

The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household and the Pages of Honour to The Queen (Hugo Bertie, Lachlan Legge-Bourke, Marquess of Lorne and the Hon. Augustus Stanhope) were in attendance at the Palace of Westminster.

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness returned to Buckingham Palace and were received by the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel-in-Chief, Intelligence Corps, this evening attended the Seventy Fifth Anniversary Dinner at Painters’ Hall, 9 Little Trinity Lane, London EC4.

Clarence House

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

His Royal Highness later attended a Business Schools’ Meeting at London Business School, Sussex Place, Regent’s Park, London NW1.

The Prince of Wales this evening held a Business Schools’ Reception at Clarence House.

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, United Kingdom Vineyards Association, this afternoon received Mr. Paul Langham upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Mr. Samuel Lindo upon assuming the appointment.

Her Royal Highness, Honorary Liveryman, this evening attended a Reception given by the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers at Plaisterers’ Hall, One London Wall, London EC2.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this evening attended a Business Schools’ Reception held by The Prince of Wales at Clarence House.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Gold Stick, was present today at the opening of the Session of Parliament by The Queen.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Livability, this afternoon opened Ashley Place residential home, Kings Parade, Bognor Regis, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex (Mrs Susan Pyper).

The Princess Royal, Master, the Corporation of Trinity House, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended the Younger Brethren’s Dinner, Trinity House, Trinity Square, London EC3.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Protector, the Anglo-Danish Society’s Scholarship Programme, this evening attended a Reception at the Residence of the Danish Ambassador in London.

Buckingham Palace

Princess Alexandra, Royal Patron, Oxford Philomusica Trust, this evening held a Concert and Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

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Buckingham Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, London Youth (the Federation of London Youth Clubs), today visited Queen’s Crescent Community Association, 170 Weedington Road, London NW5, and Wac Arts, Hampstead Town Hall Centre, 213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this afternoon visited Old Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

His Royal Highness this evening held a Dinner for The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Animal Health Trust, this morning chaired the Council of Management Meeting at the Kennel Club, 1-5 Clarges Street, London W1.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Wellington Trust, this afternoon received Captain Stephen Taylor, Royal Navy (Chairman).

The Princess Royal, President, the City and Guilds of London Institute, this evening attended a Reception at Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, this morning attended the Grand Council Meeting at the Roxburghe Hotel, 38 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning visited Solihull College and opened Woodlands Campus, Auckland Drive, Solihull, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr. Paul Sabapathy).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Resorts Birmingham leisure complex, Pendigo Way, Birmingham.

The Duke of Kent later visited Hadley Industries Holdings Limited, Gaitskell Way Site, off Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, West Midlands.

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The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty in succession to the Reverend Canon John Ovenden.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Honorary Member, Art Workers’ Guild, this morning received Mr Anthony Paine (Master) and Ms Monica Grose-Hodge (Secretary).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, this evening attended a Reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, Music in Country Churches, this evening attended a Concert at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fairford, Gloucestershire.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Regimental Association, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning attended a Service to commemorate the Centenary of the Quintinshill Train Disaster at Rosebank Cemetery, Pilrig Street, Edinburgh, followed by a Reception at Hepburn House, East Claremont 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).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, First World War Centenary Woods Project, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this afternoon opened Dreghorn Woods, Pentland Hills, Edinburgh.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Brazil.

Lieutenant Colonel Alastair Todd was in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, this morning attended Speech Day at Wellington College, Duke’s Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, this morning visited Mount Stewart House, Portaferry Road, Newtownards, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Down (Mr David Lindsay).

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited the Corrymeela Community to mark its Fiftieth Anniversary, 5 Drumaroan Road, Ballycastle, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim (Mrs Joan Christie).

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall later visited Royal Air Force Aldergrove, Crumlin, County Antrim, and met Service personnel and their families.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, this afternoon attended a Lunch for the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre at St James’s Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning received Mr Guo Guangchang (Chairman, Fosun Group).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning attended presentations on Informal Learning in a Virtual Time Zone and met Award participants and leaders at City Hall, Stadhuisplein, Almere, the Netherlands.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon attended the opening of the Golf Tournament and a Lunch at Golfclub Almeerderhout, Watersnipweg, Almere.

The Earl of Wessex later arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from the Netherlands.

Mr Matthew Magee was in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning attended Centenary Commemorations of the Quintinshill Train Disaster at Quintinshill, Gretna, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dumfries (Mrs John Tulloch).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened the Devil’s Porridge Museum, Annan Road, Eastriggs, Annan, Dumfriesshire.

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, later visited Edinburgh Zoo, 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Donald Wilson, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited Favela Alermão, Complexo de Alemão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Unidade de Pronto Attendimento (Accident and Emergency Unit), Complexo de Alemão.

The Duke of Gloucester today called upon the Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Mr. Luiz Pezão) at Palacio das Laranjeiras.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Luncheon with Mr. Bill Sweeney (Chief Executive, British Olympic Association) and Ms. Janet Paterson (Chief Executive Officer, British Olympic Foundation) at La Fiducia, Rua Duvivier 21, Copacabana.