The Royal Record

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Balmoral Castle

The Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP (First Minister of the Scottish Executive) and Mrs Salmond have arrived at the Castle.

The Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP was received in audience by The Queen this evening.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning arrived at Dhahran Military Airbase and was received by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (His Excellency Sir Tom Phillips).

His Royal Highness later called upon the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber in Al Khobar, and remained for a Round Table Meeting with representatives of the oil and gas sectors.

The Duke of York afterwards visited Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic in Al Khobar.

His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Luncheon given by the Chairman of Al Zamil Group in Al Khobar.

The Duke of York subsequently called upon the Governor of Eastern Province (Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz al Saud) and the Deputy Governor of Eastern Province (Prince Jalawi Bin Abdul Aziz Bin Mosaad Al-Saud) at the office of the Governor of Eastern Province in Al Khobar.

His Royal Highness later called upon the Chief Executive of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company at the company’s offices in Al Khobar.

The Duke of York this evening attended a Dinner given by the Chairman of Xenel Industries at the Xenel Industries Beach House in Jeddah and was received by Her Majesty’s Consul-General for Jeddah (Mr Mohammed Showkat).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Uganda.

Mrs Rosemary Hamer was in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, this afternoon attended a Memorial Service and Re-dedication of the Logistic Grove at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, and was received by Colonel Michael Beatty (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire).

Her Royal Highness later visited Community Service Volunteers Training and Enterprise West Midlands, the Brook Building, Arrow Road North, Redditch, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire (Mr Michael Brinton).

The Princess Royal subsequently attended the Four Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary celebrations of the Elizabethan Royal Charter being presented to the Royal Grammar School Worcester, Upper Tything, Worcester.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel, Scots Guards, this evening attended the Colonel’s Fund Dinner at St James’s Palace.

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Balmoral Castle

Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning.

The Reverend Dr Robin Hill preached the Sermon.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, this evening departed from Farnborough Airport for Saudi Arabia.

Miss Laura Hutchings is in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning visited Nalubaale Dam, Jinja, Uganda.

His Royal Highness later laid a wreath at the Commonwealth War Graves in Junja.

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon visited Soft Power Education Charity, Jinja.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra this afternoon attended a Concert given by Oxford Philomusica at the University of Oxford Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford, and was received by Lady North (Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

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Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning departed from Kenya for Uganda and was received later on arrival at Entebbe Airport by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Uganda (His Excellency Mr Martin Shearman).

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, later attended a Meeting at the Kampala Serena Hotel, Kampala.

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon attended a ‘One year to go’ event given by the British Council in conjunction with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games at Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala.

His Royal Highness later visited the Uganda Museum in Kampala.

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner given by the British High Commissioner at the Residence in Kampala.

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Balmoral Castle

The Queen was represented by the Very Reverend Gileasbuig Macmillan (Chaplain to The Queen in Scotland and Dean of the Order of the Thistle) at the Funeral of the Reverend Dr Mary Levison (Extra Chaplain to The Queen in Scotland) which was held in the Church of St Andrew’s and St George’s West, Edinburgh, this afternoon.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, this morning chaired a Meeting of the International Trustees at Great Rift Valley Lodge, Lake Naivasha, Nairobi, Kenya.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award World Fellowship, this evening attended a Dinner at Muthaiga Country Club, Nairobi.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Liveryman, the Worshipful Company of Masons, this afternoon presented the Natural Stone Craft Awards and The Duke of Gloucester Awards at Mansion House, London EC4.

His Royal Highness, Patron, later attended the Woodstock Literary Festival at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, and was received by Mr. John Harwood (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, this evening attended the Woodstock Literary Festival Dinner at Blenheim Palace.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning visited the “Celebrate Cheshire” Exhibition at Chester Racecourse and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire (Mr. David Briggs).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Ellesmere Port Campus of West Cheshire College, off Regent Street, Ellesmere Port.

The Duke of Kent later visited Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, Sadler Road, Winsford.

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Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, this afternoon presented The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, 30 Meols Drive, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, today chaired a Meeting of the International Council at Great Rift Valley Lodge, Lake Naivasha, Nairobi, Kenya.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, this evening attended a Gala Dinner at Great Rift Valley Lodge.

The Countess of Wessex, Chairman, Women in Business (promoting The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award), this afternoon held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened System Training’s new Logistics Training Facility, Carlisle Airport Business Park, Carlisle, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria (Sir James Cropper).

The Princess Royal, Immediate Past Master, the Worshipful Company of Butchers, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended a Court Meeting and Dinner at Butchers’ Hall, 87-88 Bartholomew Close, London EC1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Anglian Regiment, this morning visited 3rd Battalion at the Ledra Palace Hotel, Nicosia, Cyprus.

His Royal Highness this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Cyprus.

Captain Benjamin Sempala-Ntege was in attendance.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra this afternoon opened the new St Barnabas House Hospice, Titnore Lane, Worthing, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex (Mrs Susan Pyper).

Her Royal Highness later visited Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice, Dover Lane, near Arundel, West Sussex.

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Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning received Mr Peter Bateman (Her Majesty’s Ambassador (designate) to the Republic of Azerbaijan).

His Royal Highness this afternoon gave a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.

The Duke of York later attended a Meeting of Fellows of the Royal Society and subsequently attended a Round Table with Royal Society Research Fellows (University Research Fellows and Dorothy Hodgkins Research Fellows) at the Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, this morning attended a Regional Advisory Board Meeting of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation at Great Rift Valley Lodge, Lake Naivasha, Nairobi, Kenya.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, later attended an International Council Meeting of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation at Great Rift Valley Lodge.

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, this evening attended a “Bush” Dinner at Great Rift Valley Lodge.

The Countess of Wessex this morning opened Drayton Manor Hotel, Drayton Manor Theme Park, near Tamworth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Sir James Hawley).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened the new shelter at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

The Countess of Wessex afterwards visited the Elford Walled Garden, Elford Estate, Tamworth Street, Elford, Staffordshire.

Her Royal Highness later laid a wreath at the Samuel Parkes VC Wigginton War Memorial, Wigginton, Tamworth.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened Stockton Carers’ Centre at the George Hardwick Foundation, Wellington Street, Stockton-on-Tees, and was received by Mr Alasdair MacConachie (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Butler Trust, later visited Durham Youth Offending Service at County Hall, Durham, County Durham.

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Butler Trust, this afternoon visited HM Prison Durham, Old Elvet, County Durham.

Her Royal Highness later named the new Newcastle University Research Vessel The Princess Royal at Quayside Pontoon, Newcastle upon Tyne, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear (Mr Nigel Sherlock).

The Princess Royal subsequently visited the Norcare Veterans’ Centre, 87 Bentinck Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, and was received by Lieutenant General Robin Brims (Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear).

Her Royal Highness this evening attended a Reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse to commemorate the Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Society of High Constables of Edinburgh and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor George Grubb, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Anglian Regiment, this morning visited 2nd Battalion at Alexander Barracks, Dhekelia, Cyprus.

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Anglian Regiment, this afternoon visited 3rd Battalion at the Ledra Palace Hotel, Nicosia, and subsequently attended a Dinner.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen’s Royal Lancers, was represented by Major General Andrew Cumming at the Memorial Service for Lieutenant Colonel Valentine ffrench Blake (formerly Commanding Officer, 17th/21st Lancers), which was held in the Royal Memorial Chapel Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey, today.

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Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, today attended The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy Competition at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, 30 Meols Drive, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside.

His Royal Highness, Patron, The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy, this evening attended the Tournament Dinner at the Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, today opened, and subsequently attended, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation Youth Forum at Great Rift Valley Lodge, Lake Naivasha, Nairobi, Kenya.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening attended a Dinner at Great Rift Valley Lodge.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Dr Ingrid Roscoe).

Her Royal Highness later visited Bradford Social Services Domiciliary Care, 23 Wagtail Close, Bradford, West Yorkshire, to mark its Tenth Anniversary.

The Princess Royal, Patron, the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, this afternoon opened Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice Bureau, George Street, Bradford.

Her Royal Highness later attended a Citizenship Ceremony at Leeds City Council, Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The Princess Royal, President, Riding for the Disabled Association, later attended the Fortieth Anniversary celebrations of Richmond and Catterick Group at visited Garrison Saddle Club, Loos Road, Catterick Garrison, and was received by the Marquess of Zetland (Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Cyprus and later arrived at Larnaca Airport.

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Anglian Regiment, this afternoon visited 2nd Battalion at Alexander Barracks and subsequently attended a Dinner.

Captain Benjamin Sempala-Ntege is in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), and Royal Colonel, The Rifles, this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Afghanistan.

Captain Charles Pearson was in attendance.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra this afternoon opened the Lingard Suite for Sutton Coldfield Municipal Charities, Fox Hollies Road, Sutton Coldfield, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr Paul Sabapathy).

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St James’s Palace

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, Sentebale, this morning attended a Charity Trading Day at BGC Partners, One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Patron, this evening attended The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy Sponsors’ Dinner at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, 30 Meols Drive, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning called upon The President of the Republic of Kenya in Nairobi.

His Royal Highness this morning attended the Paralympics 2012 “Year to go” event at the National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya.

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon attended a Lunch given by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya (His Excellency Mr Robert Macaire) in support of United Kingdom Trade and Investment at the Residence in Nairobi.

His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, this evening attended a Trustees’ Dinner at Great Rift Valley Lodge, Lake Naivasha, Nairobi.

The Countess of Wessex, President, Breast Cancer Haven Guardians, this afternoon attended an Afternoon Tea Party at Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon visited Denby Pottery Company Limited, Denby, Ripley, and was received by Colonel John Wilson (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire).

Her Royal Highness subsequently opened the new Deb Limited Group Headquarters, Denby Hall Way, Denby.

The Princess Royal later visited Thorntons Plc to mark its Centenary, Thornton Park, Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire.

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited David Nieper Limited, Nottingham Road, Alfreton, to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of the company.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), and Royal Colonel, The Rifles, this morning visited the Regiments in Lash Kah Gah, Afghanistan.

His Royal Highness later visited Herrick Memorial and laid a wreath at the Memorial at Camp Bastion.

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Balmoral Castle

Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning.

The Reverend Dr Stewart Gillan preached the Sermon.

Mr William Henderson was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.

Mr David Scrimgeour was received by The Queen when Her Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon attended a Service at the September 11th Memorial Garden, Grosvenor Square, London W1, to commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States of America and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, this morning departed Heathrow Airport, London, for Kenya and was received this evening upon arrival at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya (His Excellency Mr Robert Macaire).

Mrs Rosemary Hamer is in attendance.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), and Royal Colonel, The Rifles, this morning visited Bastian Role 3 Hospital and Task Force Helmand Headquarters, Lash Kah Gah, Afghanistan.

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Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester today visited the Kington Show at the Ovals Farm, Kington, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire (the Countess of Darnley).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), and Royal Colonel, The Rifles, this morning departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Afghanistan and later arrived in Lash Kah Gah.

Captain Charles Pearson is in attendance.