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The Earl of Wessex, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, this afternoon took the Salute at the British Military Tournament at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London SW5.
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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this evening attended the British Military Tournament at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London SW5.
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The Queen this morning visited Westminster Hall at the Palace of Westminster, London SW1, to view the Diamond Jubilee stained glass window and was received by the Lord Great Chamberlain (the Marquess of Cholmondeley), the Lord Speaker (the Baroness D’Souza), the Speaker of the House of Commons (Mr John Bercow) and Black Rod (Lieutenant General David Leakey).
Her Majesty, escorted by the Lord Great Chamberlain, met those involved with the creation of the window, Peers, Members of Parliament and members of staff before entering the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, where The Queen was received by the Dean of Westminster (the Very Reverend John Hall).
Her Majesty listened to a short musical performance by the organist before viewing the font and the Emily Davidson cupboard.
Afterwards The Queen listened to speeches delivered by the Speakers of the House of Lords and House of Commons in Westminster Hall.
The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales this afternoon attended a Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit Meeting at the British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.
His Royal Highness later visited the helicopter crash site at the Clutha Bar, 167-169 Stockwell 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 Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay afterwards visited Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow.
His Royal Highness subsequently attended a Reception at Glasgow City Chambers, George Street, Glasgow.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Cambridge, Colonel, Irish Guards, today took the salute and presented Afghanistan Operational Service Medals to No 2 Company, 1st Battalion at a parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire.
The Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon visited Shooting Star House, the Avenue, Hampton, Middlesex.
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The Duke of York this morning opened University Technical College Reading, Crescent Road, Reading, and was received by Mr C. Dobson (Deputy Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire).
His Royal Highness afterwards visited Microsoft UK, Thames Valley Park, Reading.
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The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations, today attended Sainsbury’s Farming Conference at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
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The Princess Royal, Patron, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), this afternoon attended the Annual Fellows’ Luncheon at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, 4-18 Harrington Gardens, London SW7.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon attended a Reception and presented the Royal Charter to the Association of Building Engineers at the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, 8 South Square, London WC1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).
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The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP was received by The Queen today when he delivered up his Wand of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Comptroller of the Household.
The Rt Hon Donald Foster MP was received by The Queen upon his appointment as Comptroller of the Household when Her Majesty handed to him his Wand of Office.
The Rt Hon William Hague MP (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was received in audience by The Queen this afternoon.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales, Admiral, this morning received Captain Matthew Briers RN upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer Commando Helicopter Force and Captain Niall Griffin RN upon assuming the appointment.
His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Dragoon Guards, received Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bateman upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer.
The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, The Parachute Regiment, received Lieutenant Colonel Adam Dawson upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Oliver Kingsbury upon assuming the appointment.
His Royal Highness this afternoon held a Reception for Sustainable Food Trust at Clarence House.
The Prince of Wales later attended a Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit Meeting at the Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2.
The Prince of Wales, Patron, the “Australia” Exhibition, and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening viewed the exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1, and subsequently attended a Reception and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).
The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, Emmaus UK, this afternoon visited Emmaus Hastings and Rother and officially opened Charlie Jordan House, Whitworth Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.
Kensington Palace
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended the Royal Film Performance of “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” in aid of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund and the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund at the Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, London WC2.
Buckingham Palace
The Duke of York, Patron, the Peter Jones Foundation, this morning met Tycoon in Schools teams from the area at Queen Anne’s School, Henley Road, Caversham, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (the Hon Mrs Bayliss).
His Royal Highness, Patron, International Space Innovation Centre, afterwards attended the Appleton Space Conference at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, and was received by Mr John Harwood (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).
The Duke of York this afternoon visited Resurgo Trust at St Paul’s Centre, Queen Caroline Street, London W6.
His Royal Highness later held a Mentoring Session and Reception for Entrepreneur First at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of York, Colonel-In-Chief, 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s), this evening attended the Annual Regimental Dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club, London W1.
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The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner at Windsor Castle.
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The Princess Royal this morning opened the Royal Greenwich Equestrian Centre, 341 Shooters Hill Road, Shooters Hill, Welling, Kent, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).
Her Royal Highness, President, Animal Health Trust, this afternoon held a Fellowship Reception at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal, Patron, College of Emergency Medicine, later attended the Annual Diploma Ceremony, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1.
Her Royal Highness, President, Carers Trust, this evening attended the Co-operative Group Charity Ball, Event City, Phoenix Way, off Barton Dock Road, Manchester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester (Mr Warren Smith).
Kensington Palace
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this afternoon attended the “Not Forgotten” Association Christmas Party at St. James’s Palace.
The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Association For All Speech Impaired Children (Afasic), this evening attended a Carol Service in St Andrew Holborn, 5 St Andrew Street, London EC4.
St James’s Palace
The Duke of Kent this morning presented The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation to De La Rue plc, Overton Mill, Overton, Basingstoke, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Dame Mary Fagan).
His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Chas A. Blatchford and Sons Limited, Unit D Antura, Kingsland Business Park, Basingstoke.
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His Excellency Mr Abdullahi Mohamed Ali 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 Federal Republic of Somalia to the Court of St James’s.
His Excellency Mr Juan Falconi Puig was received in audience by Her Majesty and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from Ecuador to the Court of St James’s.
Sir Simon Fraser (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.
Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank was received by The Queen when Her Majesty handed him his Field Marshal’s Baton.
Mr Keith Griffiths was received by The Queen when Her Majesty decorated him with the Royal Victorian Medal (Gold).
The Queen was represented by the Right Reverend Christopher Hill (Clerk of the Closet and Head of Her Majesty’s College of Chaplains) at the Funeral of the Reverend Canon William Matthews (Chaplain to The Queen) which was held in St Giles Parish Church, Balderton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, this afternoon.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales this morning received Mr Feike Sijbesma (Chief Executive Officer, Royal DSM).
His Royal Highness received Mr Mark Carney (Governor of the Bank of England).
The Prince of Wales this afternoon attended a Reception to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Disasters Emergency Committee, Lancaster House, London SW1.
His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Drawing School, later held a Meeting at Clarence House.
The Prince of Wales afterwards received Mrs Rovana Plumb (Romanian Minister of Environment and Climate Change).
His Royal Highness this evening attended a Dinner to celebrate One Hundred Years of Heritage Protection at Kenwood House, Hampstead Lane, London NW3.
The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon received Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.
Her Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon held a Reception to mark the Twentieth Anniversary of the National Literacy Trust at Clarence House.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, this morning attended a Coach Core project and coaching session at Westway Sports Centre, One Crowthorne Road, London W10.
Buckingham Palace
The Duke of York, Commodore-in-Chief, Fleet Air Arm, this morning visited the Royal Naval Air Station, Culdrose, Helston, Cornwall.
His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Tremough Innovation Centre, Tremough Campus, Penryn, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho).
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The Princess Royal, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), this morning attended a Household Cavalry Regiment Freedom March in Windsor followed by a Medals Parade at Combermere Barracks, Windsor, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (the Hon Mrs Bayliss).
Her Royal Highness, President, Save the Children UK, this afternoon visited a Shop at 2 William Street, Windsor.
The Princess Royal, Patron, the Jubilee Woods Project, this evening held a Dinner at Windsor Castle.
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The Duke of Kent, Fellow, the Royal Society, today visited Chicheley Hall, Chicheley, Buckinghamshire.
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The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Welsh, today received Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Webb upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Shon Hackney upon assuming the appointment.
Her Majesty received Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Barry upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion.
The Queen received Colonel Peter Gooderson upon relinquishing his appointment as Regimental Secretary and Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Kilmister upon assuming the appointment.
Brigadier Philip Napier (Colonel) was present.
The following were received in audience by The Queen and kissed hands upon their appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassadors: Mrs Alexandra Hall Hall (Georgia), Ms Sarah Cowley (Republic of Latvia) and Dr Jeremy Hobbs (Republic of Paraguay).
Mr Paul Boschi and Mrs. Hobbs were also received by Her Majesty.
Ms Christina Scott was received in audience by The Queen upon her appointment as Governor of Anguilla.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh held an Evening Reception at Buckingham Palace for the Diplomatic Corps at which The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were present.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the Gallipoli Association, this morning received Captain Christopher Fagan RN (Chairman).
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales this morning visited Higgins Bedford, Castle Lane, Bedford, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (Mrs Helen Nellis).
His Royal Highness afterwards visited St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Square, Bedford.
The Prince of Wales this afternoon visited St Peter’s Church, Bedford, and afterwards visited Tempsford Village and unveiled a Memorial to women agents who flew out of Royal Air Force Tempsford during World War Two, and was received by Colonel Colin Mason (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire).
His Royal Highness later visited Jordan’s Mill, Broom, near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
The Prince of Wales afterwards met representatives of United Kingdom Trade and Investment and local export companies at Jordan’s Mill.
His Royal Highness later visited Foreign and Commonwealth Office Services staff in Buckinghamshire.
The Duchess of Cornwall, President, National Osteoporosis Society, and President, ShelterBox, this morning attended the Charity Day at Icap plc, 2 Broadgate Circus, London EC2.
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The Duke of York, Patron, London Metropolitan University, this morning attended a Graduation Ceremony at the Barbican Centre, London EC2.
His Royal Highness, Past Captain, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, today held a Past Captains’ Meeting and Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of York, Patron, the Place (London Contemporary Dance Trust), this afternoon received Sir Tim Lankester upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Mr Thomas Lynch upon assuming the appointment.
Mr Kenneth Tharp (Chief Executive) was present.
His Royal Highness received Mr Michael Klowden (President and Chief Executive Officer, the Milken Institute).
Buckingham Palace
The Princess Royal this evening attended the Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust Advent Service in the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1, followed by a Reception.
Kensington Palace
The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, the Lullaby Trust, this evening attended a Reception to mark the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Care of the Next Infant Programme at St James’s Palace.
Her Royal Highness, Royal Colonel, 7th Battalion The Rifles, this evening attended a Carol Service in the Parish Church of St George, Hanover Square, London W1.
St James’s Palace
The Duke of Kent, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), this evening attended the Annual Officers’ Regimental Dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London W1.
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The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the Coal Board Benevolent Association, this evening attended the Annual Festival Dinner at Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, Scarsdale Place, London W8.
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Princess Alexandra, Patron, Oracle Cancer Trust, this evening attended a Christmas Concert at St John’s Smith Square, London SW1.
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The Duke of Edinburgh, formerly Honorary Colonel, Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry, was represented by Colonel Robert Boyle (Honorary Colonel) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Lieutenant Colonel Aubrey Ridley-Thompson (formerly Commanding Officer) which was held in St. Andrew’s Parish Church, Kegworth, Leicestershire, this afternoon.
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The Duchess of Gloucester, President, this afternoon attended a Musical Theatre Performance at the Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1.
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The Duke of Cambridge this morning attended Motorcycle Live at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, and was received by Mr Paul Thandi (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).
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The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning attended the races at Newbury Racecourse, Newbury, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (the Hon Mrs Bayliss).
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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this evening attended the Danish Club’s One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Jubilee Gala Dinner at the Intercontinental London Park Lane Hotel, One Hamilton Place, London W1.
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The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this morning visited Windsor Guildhall for the dedication of a pair of stained glass windows commissioned by the Royal Albert Institute Trust to commemorate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (the Hon Mrs Bayliss) and the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Councillor Andrew Jenner).
Her Majesty and His Royal Highness, escorted by the Chairman of Trustees of the Royal Albert Institute (Mr Peter Gray), viewed the preparatory window designs and met the window designers and Trustees of the Institute.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this evening gave a Reception for the Association of Royal Yachtsmen at Windsor Castle.
The Duke of York, with Princess Beatrice of York, and The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence were present.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Cambridge this morning visited St Basils, Carole Gething House, Small Heath, Birmingham, and was received by Mrs Jenny Loynton (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).
His Royal Highness afterwards visited the Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham.
The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon met members of the local community affected by the 2011 disturbances in the city, Summerfield Community Centre, Winson Green Road, Winson Green, Birmingham.
His Royal Highness later met members of the local community affected by the 2005 disturbances in the city, South and City College Birmingham, High Street Deritend, Birmingham.
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The Queen held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, today attended Receptions at St. James’s Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
His Royal Highness, Patron, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, this afternoon held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.
Clarence House
The Prince of Wales was represented by Lady Portal (Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire) at the Funeral of Sir John Tavener (Composer) which was held in Winchester Cathedral this morning.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Cambridge this evening attended a Dinner for the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre at Buckingham Palace.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, SportsAid, this evening attended a Dinner at Supernova, Embankment Gardens, London WC2.
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The Princess Royal, Patron, Royal National Children’s Foundation, this afternoon attended the Annual Conference at Credit Suisse, One Cabot Square, London E14.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Gloucester, Vice Patron, accompanied by The Duchess of Gloucester, this morning attended the National Churches Trust’s Sixtieth Anniversary Celebratory Service in Westminster Abbey, London SW1.
His Royal Highness, Patron-in-Chief, the Friends of St Clement Danes, this evening attended the Annual Concert in St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London WC2.
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The Duke of Kent, Royal Bencher, this evening attended the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn Dinner at Lincoln’s Inn, Newman’s Row, London WC2.
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