The Royal Record

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Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales, Patron, this morning visited Sue Ryder Care, Leckhampton Court Hospice, Church Road, Leckhampton, Gloucestershire.

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Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales this morning received the Hon Michael Rann (Australian High Commissioner).

His Royal Highness afterwards received Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Osborne (Senior National Co-ordinator Counter-Terrorism, Police of the Metropolis).

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning took the salute at the Passing Out Parade at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park 

Princess Alexandra this evening attended a Service of Thanksgiving in St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4, for the Six Hundredth Anniversary of the University of St Andrews.

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Pipe Major Derek Potter was received by The Queen this morning when Her Majesty decorated him with the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver).

Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales this afternoon received Mr Richard Heaton (Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office).

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, the British Equestrian Federation, this evening attended the London International Horse Show at Olympia, Hammersmith, London W14.

Buckingham Palace 

The Earl and Countess of Wessex, Founders, Wessex Youth Trust, were represented by Mr Mark Foster-Brown (Chairman of the Trustees) at the Funeral of Mr Malcolm Cockren (Trustee) which was held in the Milton Chapel, Chilterns Crematorium, Whielden Lane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, this afternoon.

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Afghanistan.

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The Queen this morning attended a Meeting of the Cabinet at No 10 Downing Street.

The Queen afterwards visited the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London SW1, to commemorate Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee, and was received by the Rt Hon William Hague MP (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) and Mr Simon Fraser (Permanent Under-Secretary).

Her Majesty toured the building, meeting Ministers, former Permanent Under-Secretaries and members of staff.

Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited volunteers running Christmas events for their communities at Hollybush Estate, Bethnal Green, London E2, and the Everlasting Arms Ministries, 600-608 Old Kent Road, London SE15, and were received by Commander John Ludgate (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

His Royal Highness, President, Business in the Community, this afternoon presented The Prince of Wales Medals for Arts Philanthropy at St James’s Palace.

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Teaching Institute, later held a Meeting at Clarence House.

His Royal Highness afterwards held a Meeting with representatives from the Crown Estate at Clarence House.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, this evening held a Reception at Clarence House to mark the Fortieth Anniversary of Action Aid.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, today carried out the following engagements at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, this morning visited the Close Support Logistic Regiment.

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, afterwards visited the Theatre Military Working Dogs Squadron.

Her Royal Highness, Royal Colonel, The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, later visited the Brigade Advisory Group.

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Signals, this afternoon visited the Joint Force Communications and Information Systems Headquarters.

Her Royal Highness subsequently visited Camp Bastion Hospital.

The Princess Royal this evening visited the Joint Aviation Group Apache Detachment.

Her Royal Highness, Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Brize Norton, later visited Royal Air Force Brize Norton Detachment.

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, afterwards departed Camp Bastion for the United Kingdom.

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent, Patron, St Mungo Community Housing Association Limited, this evening attendd a Christmas Carol Concert in St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London EC4.

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Clarence House 

The Prince of Wales this afternoon held a North Highland Initiative Meeting at Clarence House.

His Royal Highness afterwards held a Prince’s Charities Meeting at Clarence House.

The Prince of Wales, Patron, The Prince’s Countryside Fund, subsequently held a Meeting at Clarence House.

His Royal Highness later received the Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

The Duchess of Cornwall, President, the National Osteoporosis Society, this evening attended a Reception in London.

Buckingham Palace 

The Duke of York this afternoon visited the School for Creative Start-ups, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2.

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The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning departed Heathrow Airport, London, for Afghanistan.

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The Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year Award at ExCel London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16.

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The Prince of Wales this morning visited Tata Steel, Port Talbot Works, Port Talbot, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan (Mr Byron Lewis).

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Swansea Market, Oxford Street, Swansea.

The Prince of Wales this afternoon visited Dylan Thomas House, 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Uplands, Swansea.

His Royal Highness later visited the University of Wales Trinity St. David, Carmarthen, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed (the Hon Robin Lewis).

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The Queen has been pleased to appoint Viscount Aithrie and Hugo Bertie to be Pages of Honour to Her Majesty in succession to Lord Stanley of Bickerstaffe and Andrew Leeming.

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Buckingham Palace 

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this morning visited the Bank of England and were received by the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor (Alderman Roger Gifford) and the Governor of the Bank of England (Sir Mervyn King).

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness, escorted respectively by Mr Gareth Ramsay (Head of Division supporting Independent Reviewers of the Bank’s performance) and Ms Victoria Cleland (Head of Banknotes Division), toured the Bank, viewing various operations and meeting members of staff.

The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.

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The Prince of Wales this afternoon received His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Muhammad Al Thani (Prime Minister of the State of Qatar).

His Royal Highness later attended an Accounting for Sustainability Forum at St James’s Palace and subsequently held a Reception at Clarence House.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, Emmaus UK, this morning visited Emmaus Hampshire, Bar End Road, Winchester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Dame Mary Fagan).

Her Royal Highness, President, the National Osteoporosis Society, later visited the Osteoporosis Centre and Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit at Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton.

The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon visited MS Queen Victoria at Ocean Terminal, Southampton.

Buckingham Palace 

The Duke of York this afternoon received Mr Gary Winnick (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Capital Group).

Buckingham Palace 

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Butler Trust, this morning visited HM Prison Liverpool, 68 Hornby Road, Liverpool, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Dame Lorna Muirhead).

Her Royal Highness, President, Carers Trust, this afternoon visited Knowsley Carers Centre, 143 Bewley Drive, Liverpool.

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, afterwards visited Beechley Stables, Harthill Road, Liverpool.

Kensington Palace 

The Duke of Gloucester, President, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, this evening attended a Carol Service in Dorchester Abbey and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mr Timothy Stevenson).

St James’s Palace 

The Duke of Kent this morning visited Ultra Electronics, Bridport Road, Greenford, Middlesex, and was received by Mr Robert Leader (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited 562 Transport Squadron, Territorial Army Centre, Hayes Bridge, Southall, Middlesex.

The Duke of Kent later visited Pitzhanger Manor, Walpole Park, London W5.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park 

Princess Alexandra, Patron, this evening attended the New Bridge Foundation Celebration of Christmas in the Parish Church of St George, Hanover Square, London W1.