The Royal Record

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St James’s Palace

Prince William of Wales, Vice Patron, Welsh Rugby Union, and Prince Henry of Wales, Vice Patron, Rugby Football Union, this afternoon attended the International Rugby Match between England and Wales at Twickenham Stadium, Middlesex.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), was represented by Major Simon Cox (previously of The Royal Scots Greys) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Major Wybrants Olphert (The Royal Scots Greys) which was held in St. Peter’s Church, the Square, Petersfield, Hampshire, today.

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Sandringham, Norfolk

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, this morning opened the extension to True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum, North Street, King’s Lynn, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk (Mr. Richard Jewson), Sir Timothy Colman KG (Patron of True’s Yard Trustees), the Chairman of the Trustees (Dr. Paul Richards) and the Mayor of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk (Councillor Michael Pitcher).

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness later attended a Reception for West Norfolk Befriending at Sandringham Visitor Centre and were received by the Chairman (Chief Superintendent Alan Hayes).

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales today visited Burnley and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire (the Lord Shuttleworth).

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Trust and Business in the Community, this morning visited Burnley Football Club, Turf Moor, Harry Potts Way.

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust, Business in the Community and The Prince’s School for Traditional Arts, afterwards visited Burnley College and the University of Central Lancashire Campus.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Offshoots Permaculture Project at Towneley Hall, Towneley Park, before attending a Reception for local businesses at Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum and holding a meeting about the Weavers’ Triangle.

The Prince of Wales, President, Business in the Community, The Prince’s Trust and The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health, afterwards visited Cherry Fold Community Primary School, Cog Lane.

His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Trust and Business in the Community, later visited Burnley Lane Action Group, Fraser Street.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened a new Air Traffic Control Centre at National Air Traffic Services, Sherwood Road, Prestwick, Ayrshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran (Mr. John Duncan).

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Sandringham, Norfolk

The Queen was represented by Field Marshal the Lord Bramall KG at a Service of Thanksgiving and Memorial for the Life of General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson (formerly Aide-de-Camp General) which was held in the Royal Memorial Chapel, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst this afternoon.

The Duke of Edinburgh was represented by General Sir Brian Kenny.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning visited the Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester (Mr Warren Smith).

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall afterwards launched Youth United and met volunteers and staff of Christians Against Poverty at Salford Lads and Girls Club, St Ignatius Walk, Salford, Lancashire.

Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited the John Rylands University Library, the University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester.

The Prince of Wales afterwards visited M&I Materials, Hibernia Way, Trafford Park, Manchester.

His Royal Highness later attended a Reception for the Muslim Community at Old Trafford Football Stadium, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester.

The Prince of Wales this evening held a Meeting to discuss the regeneration of historic buildings in Burnley.

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited the set of Coronation Street to mark the programme’s Fiftieth Anniversary, Granada Television Studios, Manchester, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester (Mr. Warren Smith).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Canon Burrows Church of England Primary School, Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, this morning visited the Davy Roll Company, Close Works, Gateshead, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear (Mr. Nigel Sherlock).

His Royal Highness, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, this afternoon visited MKW Engineering Limited, Stargate Business Park, Stargate, Ryton.

The Duke of York, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, later visited Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex, Royal Colonel, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, this morning visited the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Unit, Headley Court, Headley, Epsom, Surrey.

The Countess of Wessex, Show President 2010, Bath and West of England Society, this morning attended an Extraordinary Meeting at the Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, this morning opened City and Hackney Carers Centre, 96-102 Springfield House Lofts, 5 Tyssen Street, London E8.

Her Royal Highness, Director, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, today attended a Board Meeting at One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this evening attended a Concert to mark the restoration of the 1834 Organ in the Guild Church of St. Dunstan-in-the-West, 186A Fleet Street, London EC4.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Founder and President, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, this morning attended the Annual Conference at St. James’s Palace.

His Royal Highness this afternoon received Mr. Sher Bahadur Pun and presented him with the Insignia of an Honorary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

The Prince of Wales later gave a Tea for the Young Muslim Leadership Programme at Clarence House.

His Royal Highness, Founder and President, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, this evening gave a Dinner at Clarence House.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, St. John’s Smith Square Charitable Trust, this morning received the Lady Rees-Mogg upon relinquishing her appointment as Chairman.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Chairman of the Trustees, Outward Bound Trust, today held a Chairman’s Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, this afternoon gave a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace for representatives of the construction, design and infrastructure sectors.

The Duke of York, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, this evening gave a Dinner for representatives of the engineering and manufacturing sectors at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex, Chairman, Women in Business Group for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this morning attended a Meeting at the offices of KPMG, 8 Salisbury Square, London EC4.

Her Royal Highness this afternoon chaired a Charities Forum at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon attended a Starehe Future Appeal Reception at the May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, London W1.

Her Royal Highness, President, Royal Yachting Association, later received Mr. Rodney Carr (Chief Executive) and Miss Sarah Treseder (incoming Chief Executive).

The Princess Royal, Royal Honorary Colonel, University of London Officers’ Training Corps, this evening attended a Cocktail Party at Yeomanry House, Handel Street, London WC1.

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Sandringham, Norfolk

The Queen, Honorary Air Commodore, today visited Royal Air Force Marham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, and was received by the Station Commander (Group Captain Peter Rochelle).

Her Majesty witnessed a flypast of aircraft and met service and civilian personnel to mark the one hundredth aircraft from the Combined Maintenance and Upgrade Unit.

The Queen drove to the Alpha Dispersal and viewed simulated sortie exercises and a demonstration of a Tactical Imagery Intelligence Wing Cabin.

Her Majesty afterwards attended a Reception in the Sergeants’ Mess before being entertained to Luncheon in the Officers’ Mess by the Station Commander.

The Queen later visited the Primary Care Rehabilitation Facility and subsequently opened the Multi Use Games Area at the Community Support Hub.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust, this morning held a Meeting at Clarence House.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Academy of Culinary Arts, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, this afternoon attended the Chefs Adopt a School Culinary of Arts event at St. George’s (Hanover Square) Church of England Primary School, South Street, Mayfair, London, W1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir David Brewer).

The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Foundation for Integrated Health, later visited the Photodynamic Therapy Services at University College London Hospital, Euston Road, Camden, London NW1, and was received by Sir Ian Johnston (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Prince of Wales, President, Arts and Business, this evening presented The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy at Buckingham Palace.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall later gave a Dinner for The Prince’s Charities at Buckingham Palace.

The Duchess of Cornwall, Commodore-in-Chief, Naval Medical Services, this afternoon received Surgeon Vice Admiral Philip Raffaelli upon relinquishing his appointment as Medical Director General and Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis upon assuming the appointment.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York this evening gave a Dinner for Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel at Royal Lodge, the Great Park, Windsor.

Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex, Show President 2010, Bath and West of England Society, this afternoon held Meetings with the Co-operative Group and Cator and Company at Buckingham Palace.

Her Royal Highness, President, Breast Cancer Haven Guardians, this evening attended a Dinner at Gilmour’s, 9 Park Walk, Chelsea, London SW10.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal, President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, and was received by Mr. Clive Stone (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Butler Trust, later visited West Midlands Probation Area at Crowley House, 31 Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr. Paul Sabapathy).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning attended a Founder’s Day Service in St. Botolph-without-Aldgate Church, Aldgate High Street, London EC3, to mark the Tercentenary of the opening of the Sir John Cass’s Foundation School, followed by a Reception at Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School, 31 Jewry Street, London, EC3, and a Luncheon at Mansion House, London EC4.

The Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Gloucester, President, the Royal Academy of Music, this evening attended the Feast of Candlemas Carol Evensong in the Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, followed by a Reception at St. James’s Palace.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, this morning visited The Royal Dragoon Guards and 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.

St James’s Palace

Prince Henry of Wales this morning arrived at Gatwick Airport, London, from Barbados.

Mr. James Lowther-Pinkerton and Miss Eva Omaghomi were in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Colonel-in-Chief, 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s), this morning visited A and B Squadrons and Battle Group Headquarters in Sennelager, Germany.

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, Small Arms School Corps, this afternoon visited the Tactical Advisory Group (Germany) in Sennelager.

The Duke of York later arrived at Royal Air Force Northolt from Germany.

Captain Duncan Bailey was in attendance.

Thatched House Lodge, Richmond Park

Princess Alexandra, Royal Colonel, Third Battalion The Rifles, this afternoon visited the families of the Regiment at Redford Infantry Barracks, Colinton Road, Edinburgh.

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Sandringham, Norfolk

Divine Service was held in Sandringham Parish Church this morning.

The Reverend Jonathan Riviere preached the Sermon.

St James’s Palace

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, Sentebale, today attended a Lunch and played in the Sentebale Polo Cup at Apes Hill Polo Club, Barbados.

His Royal Highness this evening departed Grantley Adams Airport, Barbados, for the United Kingdom.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Colonel-in-Chief, 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s), this evening attended a Regimental Dinner in Paderborn, Germany.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, was represented by Brigadier General Robert Alden (The Black Watch Advisory Board) at the Funeral of Lieutenant General Duncan McAlpine (Honorary Colonel) which was held in Kingston, Ontario, this afternoon.

St James’s Palace

Prince Henry of Wales this morning visited Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados.

His Royal Highness later visited the Barbados Museum, Bridgetown.

Prince Henry of Wales, Patron, Sentebale, this evening attended a Dinner for the survivors of the Haiti Earthquake and Sentebale.

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Sandringham, Norfolk

The Queen was represented by Mrs. Anthony Pitt-Rivers (Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset) at the Funeral Service for the Hon. Mrs. Marten which was held in the Church of Wimborne St. Giles, Wimborne, Dorset, this afternoon.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were represented by the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire.

The Duke of Gloucester was represented by Mr. John Curtis.

Clarence House

The Prince of Wales this morning received the Lord Shuttleworth (Chairman of the Council, Duchy of Lancaster) and Mr. Paul Clarke (Clerk of the Council).

His Royal Highness, President, Business in the Community, afterwards held a Meeting at Clarence House.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon visited Wootton Bassett to thank the townspeople for their support to bereaved families of the Armed Forces, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mr. John Bush).

St James’s Palace

Prince Henry of Wales this morning departed Gatwick Airport, London, for Barbados.

His Royal Highness this afternoon called upon the Governor-General of Barbados (Sir Clifford Straughn Husbands) at Government House.

Mr. James Lowther-Pinkerton and Miss Eva Omaghomi are in attendance.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, today attended meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with The President of Mongolia, the Chairman of Unilever, the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Chairman of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand and the President of the China Investment Corporation.

His Royal Highness attended Seminars on “Global Redesign — Priorities for Strengthening the International System” and “Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture: an Agenda for Action”.

The Duke of York this evening attended a Dinner given by the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex, Colonel-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, today attended the Passing Out Parade and Lunch at the Army Training Centre, Pirbright, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mrs. Timothy Goad).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust, was represented by Mr. Christopher Older (former Chairman) at the Memorial Service for Captain John Stewart (former Director) which was held in St. Laurence Church, Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire, today.

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Clarence House

The Prince of Wales, President, Business in the Community, this morning led a Seeing is Believing visit to Surrey Square Junior School, Walworth, London SE17.

His Royal Highness this afternoon received Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait and Minister of Foreign Affairs).

The Prince of Wales later received The President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, this evening gave a Dinner at Clarence House.

The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, St. John’s Wood Barracks, London NW8.

Buckingham Palace

The Duke of York, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, today attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

His Royal Highness attended meetings with the Mayor of Tianjin, China, the Chairman of Rio Tinto, the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry, the Director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Executive Director of Upstream International Shell, the Chairman of Unilever, the Mexican Minister for Economic Affairs, the Chief Executive of HGW Management, the Chief Executive of Apax Partners, the Chairman of BT Group, the Chief Executive of Petrofac, the Chief Executive of Prudential, the Premier of Quebec and The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Duke of York this evening gave a “United Kingdom – Standing Out” Reception at the Steigenberger Belvedere.

His Royal Highness afterwards attended a World Food Programme Reception and subsequently attended a Dinner given by Bombardier Incorporated at the Morosani Posthotel.

Buckingham Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning opened Betty Dodd Court, Leagrave, Luton, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (Mr. Samuel Whitbread).

His Royal Highness today visited Putteridge Bury, Luton Campus, the University of Bedfordshire, Park Square, Luton.

The Earl of Wessex this afternoon visited the United Kingdom Centre for Carnival Arts, St. Mary’s Road, Luton.

Buckingham Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited the Erskine Home, Bishopton, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire (Mr. Guy Clark).

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Erskine Park Home, Bishopton.

The Princess Royal subsequently visited Erskine Mains Home, Meadows Drive, Erskine, Renfrewshire.

Her Royal Highness later visited Vascutek Limited, Newmains Avenue, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust, was represented by Mr. Christopher Older (former Chairman) at the Memorial Service for Captain John Stewart (former Director) which was held in St. Laurence Church, Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire, today.