The Royal Record

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St James’s Palace 

Prince Henry of Wales this morning visited the United States Olympics Committee Training Centre in Colorado Springs, United States of America.

His Royal Highness afterwards attended a Reception at the United States Olympics Committee Training Centre in aid of For a Noble Cause.

Prince Henry of Wales this afternoon attended the Warrior Games Opening Ceremony at the United States Olympics Committee Training Centre.

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Reception at Penrose House, Broadmoor Resort, Colorado Springs, for competing athletes and representatives of Walking with the Wounded Allied South Pole Challenge, of which Prince Henry of Wales is Patron.

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Buckingham Palace 

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 gave a Reception for the Royal Horticultural Society.

St James’s Palace 

Prince Henry of Wales this morning laid a wreath at the graves of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States of America, before laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a wreath laying ceremony.

His Royal Highness later met wounded veterans at the Walter Reed Army Medical Centre, Washington DC.

Prince Henry of Wales this evening attended a Reception given by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office at the Sanctuary Golf Course in Denver, Colorado, and was received by Her Majesty’s Consul-General for Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming (Miss Beverley Simpson).

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal this morning attended a Rural Youth Work Showcase at Teme Valley Youth Project, Kings Meadow, Wigmore, and was received by Lieutenant General Sir John Foley (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Kingspan Insulation Limited, Torvale Industrial Estate, near Pembridge, Herefordshire.

Kensington Palace 

The Duke of Gloucester, Member of St George’s Chapel Advisory Committee, this morning attended a College and Chapel of St George’s Fabric Advisory Committee Meeting at Windsor Castle.

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Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, this morning visited the Army Air Corps at Wattisham Airfield, Ipswich, Suffolk, and presented Operational Service Medals to soldiers recently returned from Afghanistan.

His Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon opened the Houghton Revisited Exhibition at Houghton Hall, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.

The Prince of Wales this evening held a Reception at St James’s Palace for the United Kingdom Trade and Investment Global Investment Conference.

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, the Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust, this afternoon attended a Reception at Vogue House, 1-2 Hanover Square, London W1, and was received by Brigadier Paul Orchard-Lisle (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St James’s Palace 

Prince Henry of Wales this morning departed Heathrow Airport, London, for the United States of America and was received upon arrival at Dulles International Airport, Washington DC, this afternoon by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America (His Excellency Sir Peter Westmacott).

His Royal Highness, Patron of the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Halo Trust, later attended the Trust’s Exhibition at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington DC.

Prince Henry of Wales afterwards attended a Reception given by Mrs Barack Obama at the White House.

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Reception given by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America and Lady Westmacott at the Residence and afterwards, as Patron of the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Halo Trust, attended a Dinner given by His Excellency and Lady Westmacott at the Residence.

Mr James Lowther-Pinkerton and Sir David Manning are in attendance.

Buckingham Palace 

The Duke of York this evening attended a Reception at St James’s Palace for the United Kingdom Trade and Investment Global Investment Conference.

His Royal Highness, Commodore-in-Chief, Fleet Air Arm, this evening attended a Dinner onboard HMS Illustrious at Greenwich, London SE10, to commemorate the Seventieth Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic.

Buckingham Palace 

The Countess of Wessex this morning visited St Dominic’s School, Hambledon, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Dame Sarah Goad).

Her Royal Highness today visited Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, to celebrate the expansion of the Hospice Care at Home Service.

The Countess of Wessex this afternoon opened the Cooper Room at St John the Baptist Church, Church Lane, Bisley, and was received by Lady Toulson (Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey).

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal this morning visited Colston Bassett and District Dairy, Harby Lane, Colston Bassett, during its Centenary Year and was received by Colonel Timothy Richmond (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Firefighters Memorial Trust, this afternoon unveiled the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Memorial at St Mary’s Church, High Pavement, Lace Market, Nottingham, followed by a Reception at the Galleries of Justice Museum and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (Sir John Peace).

Kensington Palace 

The Duke of Gloucester, President, Crown Agents Foundation, this afternoon attended the Annual General Meeting and Reception at Lancaster House, London SW1.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent, Colonel, Scots Guards, this morning attended the Battalion Medal Parade at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.

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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 Nicholas Stewart, 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 Deverell, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons).

Guards of Honour were mounted at Buckingham Palace by The Queen’s Guard found by 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, under the command of Major Piers Ashfield, and at the Palace of Westminster by 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, under the command of Major Henry Llewelyn-Usher.

A staircase party of The Household Cavalry was on duty at Victoria Tower, House of Lords.

Royal Salutes were fired in Green Park by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major Mark Edward, and from the Tower of London Saluting Battery by the Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Major John Chorley.

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 was on duty in the Royal Gallery.

The Queen’s Bargemaster and Watermen were on duty.

The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household and the Pages of Honour to The Queen (Arthur Chatto, the Hon Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Aithrie and Hugo Bertie) 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, Admiral, the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, this afternoon opened an exhibition to commemorate the Seventieth Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic on board HQS Wellington, Temple Stairs, Victoria Embankment, London WC2, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales this afternoon held a Meeting of The Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit on Tropical Forest Science at St James’s Palace.

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Teaching Institute, later held a Meeting.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, this evening held a Dinner at Clarence House.

Buckingham Palace 

The Duke of York, Royal Colonel, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, this afternoon visited soldiers injured in action and their families, at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Buckingham Palace 

The Earl and Countess of Wessex this evening held a Dinner for Films Without Borders.

The Countess of Wessex this morning opened the Parapet Breast Unit, Digital Imagining Department, at King Edward VII Hospital, St Leonards Road, Windsor, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (the Hon Mrs Bayliss).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Brendoncare Foundation, this afternoon received Mr Jeremy Delmar-Morgan upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Mr Joseph McHale upon assuming the appointment.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, this morning attended the Greater London Supra Regional Conference at Imber Court, Ember Lane, East Molesey, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Dame Sarah Goad).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, International Students House, this afternoon attended a Garden Party at 229 Great Portland Street, London W1.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Livability, this evening attended a Reception at 250 Bishopsgate, London EC2.

Kensington Palace 

The Duke of Gloucester, President this morning attended the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution’s Annual General Meeting at the Manor Hotel, Weston-on-the-Green, and was received by Reverend Canon Glyn Evans (Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

His Royal Highness this evening attended Victory in Europe Day Celebrations in the Churchill War Rooms, Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London SW1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

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Buckingham Palace 

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this evening attended the rededication of the newly restored Temple Church Organ at Choral Evensong in the Temple Church, London EC4, and were received by the Treasurer Middle Temple (Mr Christopher Symons), Mr Simon Thorley (Treasurer Inner Temple) and the Reverend Robin Griffith-Jones (Master of the Temple).

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness afterwards attended a Reception at Inner Temple and signed Commemorative Scrolls, and subsequently attended a Reception at Middle Temple.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Captain General, Royal Marines, this morning received Major General Edward Davis (Commandant General) and Warrant Officer Class One Alistair McGill (Corps Regimental Sergeant Major).

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Federation of London Youth Clubs, received Mr Davide Rodrigues upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Mr Julian Beare upon assuming the appointment.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Founder and Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Association, this afternoon held a World Fellowship Welcome Luncheon.

Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall this afternoon visited the Duchy of Cornwall Eastern District.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening gave a Reception for British Caribbean communities.

Buckingham Palace 

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, this afternoon held a Meeting.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, this evening attended a Reception at the Embassy of Brazil, 14-16 Cockspur Street, London SW1.

The Countess of Wessex this morning officially opened the County Council offices, Number One Staffordshire Place, Stafford, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Mr Ian Dudson).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended the Bevin Boys Memorial Dedication Service and afterwards unveiled the Bevin Boys Memorial Stone at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal this morning opened Chalkdown House Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust Hospital in Swindon and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs Sarah Troughton).

Her Royal Highness, President, Racing Welfare, this afternoon attended a Luncheon in Oxfordshire and was received by Colonel John Bridgeman (Deputy Lieutenant).

The Princess Royal later visited the Harbour Drop-In Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Migrant Workers, St Luke’s Church Hall, Broad Street, Swindon.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent this morning visited BAE Systems Shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

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Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, British Equestrian Federation, this afternoon attended the Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire.

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Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales, Patron, Music in Country Churches, this evening attended a Concert in Malmesbury Abbey and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs Peter Troughton).

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Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall this morning visited Poundbury development to celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary and subsequently opened Cambridge Court.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent, President, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, today carried out the following engagements.

His Royal Highness this morning visited Tramore Lifeboat Station, the Pier, County Waterford, Ireland.

The Duke of Kent afterwards visited Helvick Head Lifeboat Station, Helvick Head, County Waterford.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Youghal Lifeboat Station, the Mall, County Cork.

The Duke of Kent later arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Ireland.

Mr Nicholas Marden was in attendance.

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Windsor Castle 

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh today visited the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Headley Court, Headley, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Dame Sarah Goad), the Commander, Defence Medical Group (Surgeon Commodore Peter Buxton) and Group Captain Clare Walton (Commanding Officer).

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness toured the Centre, escorted respectively by the Commanding Officer and Colonel Alan Mistlin (Military Clinical Director), viewing patients engaged in therapy and rehabilitation and meeting staff attending each group of patients, and meeting patients, doctors, nurses and therapists.

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, opened the renovated Peter Long Unit, before being entertained to Luncheon by the Commanding Officer in the Officers’ Mess.

Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales, Patron, this morning visited the Samaritans Centre, Soho, 46 Marshall Street, London W1.

His Royal Highness later received representatives from national heritage conservation organisations.

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community, and President, the Heritage Crafts Association, this afternoon presented craft skills awards at Glaziers Hall, 9 Montague Close, London SE1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

His Royal Highness, President, this evening gave a Reception for The Prince’s Regeneration Trust.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, the National Literacy Trust, this morning undertook the following engagements as part of the Middlesbrough Reading Campaign.

Her Royal Highness attended a children’s writing workshop at Middlesbrough Central Library, Centre Square, Middlesbrough, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (the Lord Crathorne).

The Duchess of Cornwall afterwards presented certificates to winners of the “I Love Middlesbrough” poetry competition and joined a book giveaway session in Centre Square.

Her Royal Highness subsequently attended a Reception at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Centre Square, Middlesbrough, for supporters of the campaign.

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, Barnardo’s, this afternoon visited Barnardo’s Sexual Exploitation of Children of the Streets Project in Middlesbrough.

Buckingham Palace 

The Duke of York this morning attended the Lord High Admiral’s Parade at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon.

Buckingham Palace 

The Earl of Wessex, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, today met Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Volunteers at Commonwealth House, Albion 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).

His Royal Highness, Honorary Liveryman, the Worshipful Company of Coopers, this afternoon presented awards to new apprentices at Trades Hall, 85 Glassford Street, Glasgow.

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, later visited Bearsden Academy, Stockiemuir Road, Bearsden, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire (Rear Admiral Michael Gregory).

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Kibble Safe Centre, Goudie Street, Paisley, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire (Mr Guy Clark).

The Countess of Wessex, President, Breast Cancer Haven Guardians, this evening held a Reception for the Wessex Appeal.

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal, President, the Royal British Legion Women’s Section, this afternoon attended the President’s Luncheon at Saddlers’ Hall, 40 Gutter Lane, London EC2.

Her Royal Highness, President, the City and Guilds of London Institute, later presented The Prince Philip Medal, the Highly Commended Certificate, the President’s Award and Livery Company prizes at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal, President, Carers Trust, this evening held a Reception at Buckingham Palace.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Whitley Fund for Nature, afterwards attended the Annual Awards Ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent, President, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this morning visited Dean’s Grange Cemetery, Deansgrange, County Dublin, Ireland.

His Royal Highness, President, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, afterwards visited Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin.

The Duke of Kent, President, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this afternoon visited Curragh Military Cemetery, County Kildare.

His Royal Highness, President, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, later visited Dunmore East Lifeboat Station, West Wharf, County Waterford.

The Duke of Kent, President, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, this evening attended a Dinner at Faithlegg House Hotel, County Waterford.