The Royal Record

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Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Honorary Air Commodore, today visited Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, Morayshire, to mark the arrival of No. 1 Squadron to the base.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, and The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning departed from Farnborough Airport, Hampshire, for Italy and were received upon arrival this afternoon by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Holy See (His Excellency Mr. Nigel Baker).

Their Royal Highnesses later attended a Reception at Valentino Haute Couture Headquarters, Via dei Condotti, Rome.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex this evening attended a Dinner at Circolo della Caccia, Palazza Borghese, Rome.

Mrs. Angus Galletley is in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Tanzania.

Mrs. Anne Sullivan was in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning visited Chichester Harbour Conservancy, Itchenor, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex (Mrs. Susan Pyper). His Royal Highness this afternoon visited South Downs National Park Authority, South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, West Sussex.

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Balmoral Castle

The Duke of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were present at the Funeral of the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire which was held in Saint Peter’s Church, Edensor, Bakewell, Derbyshire, today.

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, this evening attended a Reception for the River Dee Trust, the Marcliffe Hotel, North Deeside Road, Pitfodels, Aberdeen.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited Barking and Dagenham College, Dagenham Road, Romford, Essex, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

His Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon visited the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence, Marsh Way, Rainham, Essex, followed by a Working Lunch with Industry Leaders in manufacturing and research.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning received Mr Mogoeng Mogoeng (Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa).

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Royal Wolverhampton School, this afternoon held a Meeting.

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, the Wallace Collection, this evening attended a Dinner and afterwards re-opened the Great Gallery at Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Vine Trust, today carried out engagements in Tanzania.

Her Royal Highness this morning visited Juma Island, Lake Victoria, and launched the Jubilee Hope Medical Project on board MV Jubilee Hope, North Pier, Mwanza Port, Mwanza.

The Princess Royal this afternoon attended a Reception on board MVVictoria, North Pier, Mwanza Port.

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited the Vine Trust’s Family Homebuilding Project in Dipu sub-village, Kwasadala Village, Hai District, Kilimanjaro.

The Princess Royal later opened the Kimashuku Children’s Centre, Himo Road, Moshi, Kilimanjaro.

Her Royal Highness subsequently visited Rafiki School, Himo Road, Moshi.

The Princess Royal this evening departed from Kilimanjaro Airport for the United Kingdom.

Her Royal Highness was represented by Brigadier Andrew Parker-Bowles at the Funeral of the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire in St Peter’s Church, Edensor, Bakewell, Derbeyshire, today.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra, Patron, the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, this afternoon attended a Reception at Highclere Castle, near Newbury, Berkshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr. Nigel Atkinson).

Her Royal Highness was represented by Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Birdwood at the Funeral of the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire which was held in St. Peter’s Church, Edensor, Bakewell, Derbyshire, today.

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Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, Patron, the National Trust for Scotland, this morning received the Lord Lindsay (President).

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Trust, this afternoon received Mr Allan Watt (Director, The Prince’s Trust Scotland), Mr James Thomson (Scotland Council Member) and Mr James Barrack (Scotland Council Member).

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning attended a University Technical College Demonstration Day at the University of Hull and was received by the Mr Andrew Marr (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of East Riding of Yorkshire).

His Royal Highness, Admiral, Sea Cadet Corps, later visited Hull Sea Cadets, 118 Argyle Street, Kingston-upon-Hull.

The Duke of York this afternoon met entrepreneurs at the Centre for Digital Innovation Beta, the Fruit Market,

47 Queen Street, Hull, followed by a Lunch and Discussion on Entrepreneurship and Enterprise.

His Royal Highness later received a briefing on the Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership at Malet Lambert School, James Reckitt Avenue, Kingston-upon-Hull.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning opened the Central Sixth Campus at Sandwell College, 1 Spon Lane, West Bromwich, and was received by Mr Stephen Goldstein (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

His Royal Highness, Patron, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, this afternoon opened the renovated City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham.

The Earl of Wessex later presented The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service to Phoenix Swimming Club at St. Mary’s Guildhall, Bayley Lane, Coventry.

His Royal Highness afterwards presented The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service to Coventry City Mission at Queen’s Road Baptist Church, Queen’s Road, Coventry.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Save the Children UK, this morning visited the Save the Children Ethiopia Head Office in Addis Ababa.

Her Royal Highness, on behalf of The Queen, this afternoon held an Investiture at the Residence in Addis Ababa.

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Vine Trust, afterwards departed Addis Ababa International Airport for Tanzania and was received on arrival at Mwanza Airport later by the British High Commissioner to the United Republic of Tanzania (Her Excellency Mrs Dianna Melrose).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Vine Trust, this evening attended a Dinner at the Royal Orchid Malaika Beach Resort, Ilemela, Mwanza.

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Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited the Centre de Formation Professionnelle Technique, Butin, Geneva, Switzerland.

His Royal Highness this afternoon arrived at Royal Air Force Benson, Oxfordshire, from Switzerland.

Mrs Amanda Thirsk and Lieutenant Jack Cooper RN were in attendance.

The Duke of York, Commodore-in-Chief, Fleet Air Arm, afterwards attended the 78 Squadron Disbandment and 846 Naval Air Squadron Standing-Up Parade at Royal Air Force Benson.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this morning attended a Development Group Meeting at 11 Belgrave Road, London SW1.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon held a Meeting.

The Countess of Wessex, Honorary Air Commodore, this morning visited Royal Air Force Wittering, Peterborough, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (Mr Hugh Duberly).

Her Royal Highness, Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Wittering, this afternoon reopened the Wittering Families’ Centre at Wittering Primary School, Church Road, Wittering.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Save the Children UK, this morning visited Tierkidi Refugee Camp, Gambella, Ethiopia.

Her Royal Highness, President, Save the Children UK, this afternoon attended a Reception at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Sub-Office, Gambella.

The Princess Royal later laid a wreath at the grave of Major William Lesslie at the Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus of Ethiopia, Gambella.

Her Royal Highness, President, Save the Children UK, afterwards visited a World Food Programme Aircraft at Gambella Airport.

The Princess Royal, President, Save the Children UK, this evening attended a Girl Hub Ethiopia Reception at the Department for International Development Building, British Embassy Compound, Comoros Street, Addis Ababa.

Her Royal Highness later attended a Dinner at the Residence in Addis Ababa.

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Balmoral Castle

The Earl of Rosslyn was received by The Queen this afternoon upon relinquishing his appointment as Commander Royalty and Specialist Protection Department, Metropolitan Police, when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

The Queen was represented by Diana, Lady Farnham (Lady in Waiting) at the Funeral of Mr Philip Somerville which was held in the Parish and Ward Church of St Botolph without Bishopsgate, London EC2, this afternoon.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning departed from Dyce Airport, Aberdeen, for Switzerland and was received on arrival at Geneva Airport this afternoon by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation (His Excellency Mr David Moran) and Her Majesty’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organisations (Her Excellency Ms Karen Pierce).

His Royal Highness later visited the Compact Muon Solanoid, CERN, the European Centre for Nuclear Research, Cessy, France.

The Duke of York afterwards attended a Lunch with Young British Scientists at the Headquarters of CERN in Geneva.

His Royal Highness subsequently attended the Sixtieth Anniversary Ceremony of CERN at the Company’s Headquarters.

The Duke of York this evening attended a United Kingdom Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation Reception at the World Trade Organisation, Geneva.

His Royal Highness afterwards attended a Dinner given by Her Majesty’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organisations at the Residence in Geneva.

Mrs Amanda Thirsk and Lieutenant Jack Cooper RN are in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning opened the new offices of West Dorset District Council, South Walks House, South Walks Road, Dorchester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset (Mr Angus Campbell).

His Royal Highness, President, Seafarers UK, this afternoon visited Veterans Outreach Support at the Royal Maritime Club, Queen Street, Portsmouth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

The Earl of Wessex afterwards opened the Sixth Form Centre at Portsmouth Grammar School, High Street, Portsmouth.

His Royal Highness subsequently visited WETWHEELS at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning arrived at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and was received by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (His Excellency Mr Gregory Dorey).

Her Royal Highness, President, Save the Children UK, later visited the Save the Children Field Office in Adama.

The Princess Royal, President, Save the Children UK, subsequently visited Dongore Furda Kebele, Boset Woreda.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon called upon The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

The Princess Royal, President, Save the Children UK, this evening attended a Reception at Hilton Addis Ababa, Menelik II Avenue, Addis Ababa.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, this afternoon attended a Meeting of the Governing Body of the Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

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Balmoral Castle

Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning. The Reverend Dr Martin Fair preached the Sermon.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the National Police Memorial Day, this afternoon attended a Service in Waterfront Hall, 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast (Mrs Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Patron, Windsor Festival, this afternoon attended a Concert, “In Flanders Field”, followed by a Reception at Holy Trinity Garrison Church, Trinity Place, Windsor, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (the Hon Mrs Bayliss).

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Save the Children UK, this evening departed Heathrow Airport, London, for Ethiopia. Mrs Anne Sullivan is in attendance.

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Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, Patron, the Campaign for Wool, this morning received Mr Nicholas Coleridge (Chairman) and Mr Peter Ackroyd (Chief Operating Officer).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Honorary Air Commodore, today visited Royal Air Force Waddington at Royal Air Force Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire.

The Countess of Wessex, Patron, the Royal School for Deaf Children, Margate, this morning opened the Hydrotherapy Pool, Gymnasium and Café Complex in Victoria Road, Margate, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (the Viscount De L’Isle).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon unveiled a new War Memorial to commemorate the care of the sick in wartime at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tonbridge Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

The Countess of Wessex afterwards visited the Pickering Cancer Drop-in Centre, 27 Monson Road, Tunbridge Wells.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, this morning attended the “Measuring Progress” Biennial Meeting at Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mr Timothy Stevenson).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened the Clock Tower Building and attended the Seventieth Anniversary of the D-Day Landing Preparations, at Harris Manchester College, Oxford.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, this morning attended the 23 Pioneer Regiment Disbandment Parade at St. David’s Barracks, Bicester, Oxfordshire.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited CABI (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International), Nosworthy Way, Wallingford, and was received by Mr. John Harwood (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

The Duke of Gloucester later presented The Queen’s Award for Enterprise and opened the new building at Oxford Technologies Limited, 14 Eyston Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

His Royal Highness, Royal Patron, the Blenheim Palace Literary Festival, this evening attended a Dinner at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, the Royal Institution of Great Britain, this evening attended the Friday Evening Lecture, entitled “Mysteries of Matter at the LHC”, at 21 Albemarle Street, London W1.

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Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, Fly Navy Heritage Trust, this evening attended a Dinner at the Imperial War Museum, London SE1.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Chancellor, the University of Bath, this afternoon opened the Hive Research Building and launched the Building Research Park at Wroughton Airfield, Swindon, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs Peter Troughton).

His Royal Highness this evening attended the Stanford Club of Great Britain’s Thirty Fifth Anniversary Gala Dinner at St James’s Palace.

The Countess of Wessex this afternoon opened Fitzjames (New Teaching and Learning Centre) at Hazlegrove Preparatory School, Sparkford, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset (Lady Gass).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust, this afternoon visited Wells Cathedral School and later attended Evensong in Wells Cathedral, Somerset.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Park Street, Woodstock, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mr Timothy Stevenson).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford.

The Princess Royal, Honorary Assistant, the Worshipful Company of Loriners, this evening visited Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre, Woodmans Mews, London W12, on the occasion of its Twenty Fifth Anniversary.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and The Duchess of Gloucester this evening attended a Dinner at Mansion House, London EC4, in support of the St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group.

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Balmoral Castle

The Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP (First Minister of the Scottish Executive) was received in audience by The Queen this morning.

By command of Her Majesty, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon Her Excellency Mrs Esther Armenteros Cardenas at 167 High Holborn, London WC1, this afternoon in order to bid farewell to Her Excellency upon relinquishing her appointment as Ambassador from the Republic of Cuba to the Court of St. James’s.

By command of The Queen, the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps called upon His Excellency Mr Kairat Abusseitov at 125 Pall Mall, London SW1, later in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Court of St James’s.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited Shireland Collegiate Academy, Waterloo Road, Smethwick, Birmingham, West Midlands.

His Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon attended a Luncheon and Briefing on Ladder for the Black Country at the Express and Star, 51-53 Queen Street, Wolverhampton.

The Duke of York later received Mr Wolfgang Durheimer (Chief Executive Officer, Bentley Motors).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning visited the Boys’ Brigade Northern Ireland Headquarters, 117 Culcavey Road, Hillsborough, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Down (Mr David Lindsay).

His Royal Highness, Royal Colonel, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, later visited troops and families at Thiepval Barracks, Magheralave Road, Lisburn, County Antrim.

The Countess of Wessex this afternoon chaired the Women’s Network Forum at Buckingham Palace.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Rochester Cathedral Trust, this evening attended a Reception for the launch of “Friends of Rochester Cathedral”, Pewterers’ Hall, Oat Lane, London EC2, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (the Viscount De L’Isle).

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, this morning opened the Ian Stark Equestrian Centre and visited the Ettrickbridge and Dryden Riding for the Disabled Association Group, Greenhill Farm, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Roxborough, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Captain the Hon Gerald Maitland-Carew).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, First World War Centenary Woods Project, this afternoon planted a tree and attended a Reception at Stonyhurst College, Stonyhurst, Clitheroe, and was received by Colonel Alan Jolley (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire).

The Princess Royal this evening attended Evensong at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, as part of Benenden School’s Ninetieth Anniversary celebrations.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited the Anatomy Training Facilites at Keele University, Keele, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Mr. Ian Dudson).

His Royal Highness afterwards visited the Centre of Refurbishment Excellence, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Normandy Veterans Association, this afternoon attended a Service of Dedication for the Normandy Campaign 1944 Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall, Alrewas.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Grand Master, the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, this afternoon attended Evensong at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4, followed by a Reception.