COURT CIRCULAR
Buckingham Palace
The President of the United Mexican States and Señora Angélica Rivera de Peña 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 Señora Rivera on behalf of The Queen at the Intercontinental London Park Lane Hotel, One Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London W1.
The President of the United Mexican States and Señora Angélica Rivera de Peña, 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 United Mexican States and Señora Angélica Rivera de Peña, 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 by 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and at Buckingham Palace by Nijmegen Company, Grenadier 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 United Mexican States 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 United Mexican States this afternoon visited The Prince of Wales at Clarence House.
The President and Señora Rivera later drove to Westminster Abbey where His Excellency laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
The President of the United Mexican States afterwards visited the Palace of Westminster and was received by the Lord Speaker (the Baroness D’Souza) 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 Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh gave a State Banquet this evening in honour of The President of the United Mexican States and Señora Angélica Rivera de Peña at which The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke of York, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and The Duke of Kent were present.
The following had the honour of being invited:
Suite of The President of the United Mexican States and Señora Angélica Rivera de Peña:
Senator Miguel Barbosa Huerta (President of the Senate) and Ms María del Rosario Orozco Caballero, Dr. José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), His Excellency Mr Diego Gómez Pickering (Ambassador from the United Mexican States), Dr. Luis Videgaray Caso (Secretary of State for Finance and Public Credit), Mr Pedro Joaquín Coldwell (Secretary of State for Energy), Mr Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal (Secretary of State for Economy), Mr Emilio Chuayffet Chemor (Secretary of State for Education), Ms Claudia Ruíz Massieu (Secretary of State for Tourism), General Roberto Miranda Moreno (Chief of the Presidential Military House), Mrs Ana Cecilia Peña Nieto (Sister of The President), Mrs Elisa de Moretto (Sister of Señora Rivera), Miss Paulina Peña Pretelini (Daughter of The President), Miss Angélica Sofia Castro Rivera (Daughter of Señora Rivera).
Specially attached to The President of the United Mexican States and Señora Angélica Rivera de Peña:
The Lady Susan Hussey (Lady in Waiting), the Viscount Brookeborough (Lord in Waiting) and the Viscountess Brookeborough, Mr Duncan Taylor (Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United Mexican States) and Mrs Taylor, Commander Andrew Canale RN (Equerry in Waiting) and Captain Thomas Tollemache (Assistant Equerry).
Diplomatic Corps:
His Excellency the Ambassador from the State of Kuwait and Mrs Al-Duwaisan, His Excellency the Ambassador from the Republic of Honduras and Mrs Mirian Nasser de Romero, His Excellency the Ambassador from the Republic of Guatemala, Mr Acisclo Valladares Molina, His Excellency the Ambassador from the United States of America and Mrs Barzun, His Excellency the Ambassador from the Republic of Colombia and Ms Paola Napoli and His Excellency the Ambassador from the Republic of Turkey and Mrs Esra Bilgiç.
The Cabinet and Government:
The Prime Minister (the Rt Hon David Cameron MP), the Rt Hon Nicholas Clegg MP (Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats) and Ms Miriam González Durántez, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Hon Mrs Osborne, the Leader of the House of Lords (the Baroness Stowell of Beeston), the Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP (Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and Mrs Swire and the Hon Edward Vaizey MP (Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy).
Special Invitations:
Mr Ayman Asfari and Mrs Asfari, the Speaker of the House of Commons (the Rt Hon John Bercow MP), the Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and the Lord Razzall, Professor and Mrs Edward Byrne, the Most Reverend and Rt Hon the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs.Welby, Mr and Mrs Mark Carney, Mr and Mrs Victor Chavez, the Lord Speaker (the Baroness D’Souza), Sir Kim and Lady Darroch, Mr Ciarán Devane, Mr and Mrs Robert Dudley, Mr and Mrs Douglas Flint, the Lord and Lady Foster of Thames Bank, Sir Simon and Lady Fraser, the Lord and Lady Garel-Jones, Ms Salma Hayek-Pinault and Mr François-Henri Pinault, Sir Jeremy and Lady Heywood, the Baroness Hooper, General Sir Nicholas and Lady Houghton, the Lord Lamont of Lerwick, the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Mr and Mrs Richard Maudslay, Mr and Mrs Ivan Menezes, Professor Kevin Middlebrook and Dr. Helga Baitenmann, the Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP, Sir Paul and Lady Nurse, Mr John Paul Rathbone and Ms Madeleine Farley, Mr and Mrs Christopher Rodrigues, the Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, Mr and Mrs James Smith, Sir John and Lady Sorrell, Professor Sir Martin Sweeting, the Lord and Lady Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Sir Crispin and Lady Tickell, Mr and Mrs Michael Turner, Mr Ben van Beurden and Mrs Stacey Dickson-van Beurden, Mr and Mrs Steve Varley, Mr and Mrs Ian Wakelin, the Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster (Councillor Audrey Lewis), Miss Frances Gladwin, Mr and Mrs Tony Wood and Mr and Mrs Alex Younger.
Members of the accompanying Mexican Delegation:
Mr Juan José Guerra Abud (Secretary of State for Environment), Ambassador Carlos De Icaza (Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs), Mr Aurelio Nuño Mayer (Chief of Staff at the Office of The President), Dr. José Narro Robles (Chancellor of the National University of Mexico), Mr Andrés Rozental (President, Mexico-UK High Level Economic Group), Mr Emilio Lozoya Austin (Chief Executive Officer, Pemex), Mr Gerardo Gutiérrez Candiani (President, CCE Business Council, Consejo Coordinador Empresarial), Ms Angélica Fuentes (Director General, Omnilife), Mr Alberto Bailleres (President, Grupo Bal), Mr Valentín Diez Morodo (President, the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology, COMCE), Mr Eduardo Tricio Haro (President, Aeroméxico), Mr Rogelio Zambrano Lozano (Chairman, CEMEX) and Mr Rafael Tovar y de Teresa (President, National Council for Culture and the Arts, CONACULTA).
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Cambridge today carried out the following engagements in Shanghai, China.
His Royal Highness today attended the GREAT Festival of Creativity at the Long Museum.
The Duke of Cambridge subsequently attended a Premier Skills event at Nanyang School.
His Royal Highness this afternoon attended Education UK’s Alumni Awards Ceremony.
The Duke of Cambridge afterwards reopened the Heritage Building at the Intercontinental Shanghai Ruijin Hotel.
His Royal Highness later attended an Illegial Wildlife Trafficking Meeting with international non-governmental organisations at the Intercontinental Shanghai Ruijin Hotel.
The Duke of Cambridge subsequently officially opened the British Centre.
His Royal Highness afterwards attended the Chinese Film Premiere of “Paddington” at Shanghai Film Museum.
The Duke of Cambridge this evening attended a Dinner for the GREAT Festival of Creativity at the Long Museum.
Buckingham Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chancellor, University of Bath, this afternoon chaired a Meeting of the University Court at the University of Bath, Claverton Down Road, Bath, Somerset, and afterwards attended the Founders’ Day Lecture.
His Royal Highness, Chancellor, University of Bath, this evening attended the Founders’ Day Dinner at the University of Bath.
The Countess of Wessex, Patron, this afternoon attended the National Autistic Society’s Professional Conference at Harrogate International Centre, King’s Road, Harrogate, and was received by Dr. Jonathan Wild (Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire).
Buckingham Palace
The Princess Royal, Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), St. John Ambulance, this afternoon opened the new Park Royal Complex, Unit 9 Central Park, Central Way, London NW10, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).
Her Royal Highness, Patron, UK Youth, later visited the Microsoft Youth Hub at Sulgrave Youth Club, 287 Goldhawk Road, London W12.
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