The Royal Record

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Windsor Castle

The Queen held a Council at 10.00 a.m.

There were present: the Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (acting for the Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Jim Murphy MP (Secretary of State for Scotland) and the Rt. Hon. Christopher Geidt (Private Secretary to The Queen).

Miss Judith Simpson was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon had an audience of Her Majesty before the Council.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Permanent Master, the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, was represented by Mr. Graham Clarke (Prime Warden) at the Memorial Service for Sir Charles Alexander (Past Prime Warden) which was held in the Church of St. Lawrence Jewry-next-Guildhall, London EC2, today.

Clarence House

The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this morning received Mr. Simon Hodge (Chief Executive, Forestry Enterprise Scotland) and Dr. Hugh Insley (formerly Chief Executive, Forestry Enterprise Scotland).

His Royal Highness afterwards held a Meeting with Deeside food providers and hoteliers.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this morning visited Corus, Shotton Works, Deeside, Flintshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Clwyd (Mr. Trefor Jones).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Mersey Multimodal Gateway 3MG, Kingsway, Widnes, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire (Mr. David Briggs).

The Duke of York later visited the Science and Technology Facilities Council at Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus, Warrington, Cheshire.

His Royal Highness, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, this evening gave a Dinner for representatives of the media, publishing and creative industries.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Honorary Colonel, this morning visited The Royal Wessex Yeomanry on Pre-Deployment Exercise at Netheravon Camp, Wiltshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Royal Yachting Association, this morning opened Portland House, Mulberry Avenue, Portland, and was received by Mr. James Gibson Fleming (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset).

Her Royal Highness, President, afterwards visited the Royal Yachting Association Performance Unit at Osprey Quay, Portland Marina, Portland.

The Princess Royal, President, this afternoon attended the Royal Yachting Association Youth National Championships and Trials at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, Osprey Quay, Portland Marina, Portland.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Butler Trust, later visited Portland Young Offenders Institute, 104 the Grove, Easton, Portland, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset (Mrs. Anthony Pitt-Rivers).

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra, Patron and Air Chief Commandant, Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service, this afternoon received Group Captain Jacqueline Gross at Buckingham Palace upon relinquishing her appointment as Matron-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force and Group Captain Philip Cushen upon assuming the appointment.

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Windsor Castle

The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen at Buckingham Palace this morning.

Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned was received by Her Majesty at Windsor Castle this afternoon.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh afterwards gave a Reception at Windsor Castle to mark the launch of the Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing project.

St. James’s Palace

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, Cadet 150 Expedition to Lesotho, this afternoon visited cadets taking part in a training day at Cwrt Y Gollen, Crickhowell, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Powys (the Hon Mrs Legge-Bourke).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Honorary Air Commodore, this morning visited Royal Air Force Leuchars, St. Andrews, Fife.

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Windsor Castle

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh this morning arrived at Derby Railway Station and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire (Mr William Tucker).

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness drove to Derby Cathedral and were received by the Bishop of Derby (the Right Reverend Dr Alastair Redfern), the Reverend Canon Elaine Jones (Acting Dean) and the Chapter.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh attended the Maundy Service at which Her Majesty distributed the Royal Maundy.

The Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch (Lord High Almoner) and the Reverend Prebendary William Scott (Sub-Almoner) were present.

The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard were on duty.

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness were entertained to Luncheon this afternoon by the Mayor of Derby (Councillor Sean Marshall) at the Cathedral Quarter Hotel, Derby.

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, afterwards officially opened Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, and was received by the Chairman (Mr John Rivers) and Mrs Julie Acred (Chief Executive).

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this evening attended a Reception given by the British Land Company at the Allodis Hotel, Meribel, France.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, Honorary Freeman, the Worshipful Company of Butchers, this morning attended a Court Meeting and Reception at Butchers’ Hall, 87 Bartholomew Close, London EC1.

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Buckingham Palace

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, this morning opened the new Cancer Centre at the London Clinic, Devonshire Place, London W1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer), the Chairman (Mr. Michael Abrahams) and the Lord Mayor of Westminster (Councillor Duncan Sandys).

Her Majesty, escorted by Mr. Malcolm Miller (Chief Executive) and Miss Amanda Hallums (Matron), and His Royal Highness, escorted by the Chairman, toured the new Centre and met medical staff and patients.

The Hon. Arthur Hanna was received by The Queen this afternoon upon relinquishing his appointment as Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.

Her Majesty held a Council at 5.30 p.m..

There were present: the Lord Mandelson (Lord President), the Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor the Duchy of Lancaster), the Rt. Hon. Shaun Woodward MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) and the Rt. Hon. Paul Goggins MP (Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office).

Miss Judith Simpson was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Lord Mandelson had an audience of The Queen before the Council.

The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of Her Majesty this evening.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by His Honour Huw Morgan Daniel (Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd) at the Funeral Service for Professor Emeritus Eric Sunderland (formerly Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd) which was held in Bangor Cathedral this afternoon.

The Prince of Wales was represented by Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, Bt.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales today visited Cumbria and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant (Mr. James Cropper).

His Royal Highness this morning attended a Meeting with representatives from Cumbrian Tourism at Windermere Lake Cruises, Ambleside.

The Prince of Wales, President, Business in the Community, today joined a Seeing is Believing visit to Swinside End Farm, High Lorton, near Cockermouth.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the headquarters of James Walker and Company Limited, Gote Brow, Cockermouth, and attended a Meeting on flood recovery.

The Prince of Wales, President, the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, afterwards visited Wordsworth House Museum, Cockermouth.

His Royal Highness subsequently attended a Meeting on the regeneration of the town at Mitchells Fine Art Auctioneers, Station Road, Cockermouth.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, St. John’s Hospital, this afternoon opened the restored Chapel House at the Hospital, Chapel Court, Bath, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset (Lady Gass).

Her Royal Highness afterwards opened Julian House Charity Shop, Walcot Street, Bath.

The Duchess of Cornwall subsequently visited Julian House Day Centre, Manvers Street, Bath.

Her Royal Highness later visited Bath Cancer Unit Support Group at the Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, to mark the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Group.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex today attended the British Land National Senior Skiing Championships in Meribel, France.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened Cambridge Central Library, 7 Lion Yard, Cambridge, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (Mr. Hugh Duberly).

Her Royal Highness, President, Save the Children UK, afterwards attended a Reception at Churchill College, Cambridge.

The Princess Royal, Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), St. John Ambulance, this afternoon opened the new county headquarters at Crusader House, Mayfield Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Her Royal Highness, Commandant-in-Chief (Youth), St. John Ambulance, later held a Grand Prior’s Reception at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal, President, British Olympic Association, this evening held a Team 2012 Appeal Dinner at St. James’s Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, this morning visited St. John Ambulance headquarters in Meadow Lane, Beaconsfield, and was received by Mrs. Jennifer Hopkirk (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Alfriston School, Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield.

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon visited Axell Wireless Limited, Aerial House, Asheridge Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, and presented The Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, British Computer Society, this morning received Mr. David Clarke (Chief Executive), Dr. Elizabeth Sparrow (President) and Mr. Robert Assirati (Deputy President).

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra this evening attended a Reception to celebrate the Centenary of the formation of the Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurses at the New Cavendish Club, 44 Great Cumberland Place, London W1.

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Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr. Omar Jelban 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 Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the Court of St. James’s.

Mrs. Fatma Shaibi was also received by Her Majesty.

His Excellency Mr. Patrick Pillay was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of Seychelles in London.

Sir Peter Ricketts (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.

Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones was received by The Queen upon relinquishing his appointments as Garter Principal King of Arms and Genealogist of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath and delivered up to Her Majesty the Insignia of the Offices.

Mr. Thomas Woodcock was received by The Queen upon his appointment as Garter Principal King of Arms and Genealogist of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath when Her Majesty handed to him the Insignia of the Offices.

The Queen, Duke of Lancaster, was entertained to Dinner by past and present Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster this evening at the Lanesborough Hotel, London SW1, and was received by the present Chancellor of the Duchy (the Baroness Royall of Blaisdon).

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, this afternoon held The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Local Authority Conference and Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

The Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lord in Waiting) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, this morning upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The Queen.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall today visited the Duchy Estate in Herefordshire.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, British Olympic Association, this morning attended a National Olympic Committee Meeting at 60 Charlotte Street, London W1.

Her Royal Highness, President, UK Fashion and Textile Association, this afternoon opened a new manufacturing unit at Alan Hannah Limited, 18 Riverwalk Business Park, Riverwalk Road, Enfield, Middlesex.

The Princess Royal, President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, later visited Haringey Carers at the Haynes Centre, 151 Park Road, London N8.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Firefighters Memorial Charitable Trust, this evening attended a Reception onboard HMS BELFAST, London SE1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Commandant-in-Chief, St. John Ambulance in Wales, this afternoon opened the Pembrokeshire Centre, St. John House, Salutation Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed (the Hon. Robin Lewis).

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Portfield Special School, Haverfordwest, and was received by Mr. Anthony Brown (Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed).

The Duchess of Gloucester, Commandant-in-Chief, St. John Ambulance in Wales, later opened Ferryside Inshore Lifeboat Station, Ferryside, Carmarthenshire.

The Duke of Gloucester, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Anglian Regiment, was represented by Mr. Barry Eldred (Deputy Lieutenant of South Yorkshire) at the Funeral of Captain Martin Driver which was held in St. John the Baptist Church, Church Street, Cudworth, South Yorkshire, this afternoon.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning visited PhysE Physical Environment Limited at the Harbour Offices, the Quay, Yarmouth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight (Major General Martin White).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited R. F. Engines Limited, St. Cross Business Park, Newport, Isle of Wight.

The Duke of Kent afterwards visited Inflight Peripherals Limited, Bloomsbury Park, Manners View, Newport.

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Buckingham Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh this evening held a Reception for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were represented by the Lord Fellowes (Secretary and Registrar of the Order of Merit) at the Funeral Service for Professor Sir James Black OM which was held in St. Columba’s Church, Pont Street, London SW1, this morning.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning received Mr. Carwyn Jones AM (First Minister, National Assembly for Wales).

His Royal Highness this evening received Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (Governor of Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia).

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning re-opened Haymarket Metro Station, Newcastle upon Tyne, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear (Mr. Nigel Sherlock).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Beacon Hill School and Specialist College for Business and Enterprise, Rising Sun Cottages, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear.

The Princess Royal afterwards visited Ovington Boats Limited, 31 Tanners Bank, North Shields, Tyne and Wear.

Kensington Palace

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, the National Association for Gifted Children, today attended the Annual Awards Ceremony at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.