The Royal Record

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The King was represented by the Lord Hope of Craighead KT at the Memorial Service for the Rt Hon Sir George Reid KT which was held at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, today.

The Princess Royal was represented by Mrs Charles Ritchie.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh this morning visited the Optoelectronic Research Centre, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

His Royal Highness this afternoon opened the South Coast Institute of Technology Wing at the Centre of Excellence for Composites, Advanced Manufacturing and Marine, Cowes, and was received by Dr Nicholas England (Deputy Lieutenant of Isle of Wight).

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, afterwards visited Brading Roman Villa Trust, Morton Old Road, Brading, Sandown, and was received by Mr Nicholas Oulton (Deputy Lieutenant of Isle of Wight).

His Royal Highness later visited Brading Youth and Community Centre, High Street, Brading, and was received by Mrs Katherine Collins (Deputy Lieutenant of Isle of Wight).

The Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Patron, The King’s Volunteer Reserve Medal Association, this evening attended a Reception at HM Tower of London, London EC3.

The Duchess of Edinburgh today arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, having completed four days of confidential engagements in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, accompanied by His Majesty’s Ambassador (Her Excellency Mrs Alyson King), during which Her Royal Highness called upon The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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The President of the Republic of Zambia visited The King this morning at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire.

His Majesty, Royal Founding President, this afternoon attended a Reception at Dumfries House for The King’s Foundation 35 Under 35 network.

The King afterwards met students from the building craft programme and the Bahamas craft programme.

His Majesty, Royal Founding President, The King’s Foundation, this evening held a Dinner at Dumfries House.

Kensington Palace

The Princess of Wales, Royal Honorary Air Commodore, this morning visited Royal Air Force Coningsby, Lincolnshire.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh this morning visited the Women’s Art Collection at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (Mrs Julie Spence).

His Royal Highness, Patron, the Tennis and Rackets Association, this afternoon visited Cambridge University Real Tennis Club, Burrells Walk, Grange Road, Cambridge.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening held a Dinner at Windsor Castle and presented the prizes for the International Golf Charity, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Cup World Finals.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, this morning held the Construction Youth Trust Insight Day at Buckingham Palace.

His Royal Highness, Vice Patron, National Churches Trust, this afternoon received Sir Philip Rutnam (Chairman) and Ms Claire Walker (Chief Executive).

The Duchess of Gloucester this afternoon visited Music in the Round at the Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire (Professor Dame Hilary Chapman).

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited the workshop of Ernest Wright scissors and shears company, 58 Broad Lane, Sheffield.

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The King, Royal Founding President, The King’s Foundation, this afternoon attended a Reception at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire, for International Harmony in Education.

His Majesty, Royal Founding President, afterwards met graduating students of The King’s Foundation.

The King, Royal Founding President, The King’s Foundation, this evening held a Dinner at Dumfries House.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales this morning attended the launch of the first Global Humanitarian Memorial in Gunnersbury Park, London W5, and was received by Mrs Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Commodore-in-Chief, today visited HMS EXCELLENT, Whale Island, Wardroom Road, Portsmouth, to celebrate the One Hundred and Twentieth Anniversary of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

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The Princess Royal, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), was represented by Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Skinner (Deputy Private Secretary to Her Royal Highness) at the Funeral of Captain Elizabeth Godwin The Lifeguards (Company Second-in-Command, Army Training Regiment Pirbright) which was held at the Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London SW1, today.

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The King this morning held a Reception for The King Charles III Charitable Fund at Clarence House.

The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

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The Prince of Wales, Founder and President, the Earthshot Prize, this afternoon participated in the Earthshot Prize Council Judging via video link.

His Royal Highness, Patron, this evening gave a Dinner at Windsor Castle for Fields in Trust’s Centenary.

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The Duke of Edinburgh, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this morning attended a Trustee Meeting at Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1.

His Royal Highness, Patron, this evening attended a Concert for the Windsor Festival at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

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The Princess Royal today carried out the following engagements in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Her Royal Highness this morning met female representatives from the National Police of Ukraine and Ukrainian Armed Forces veterans at the Mother Ukraine Monument.

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Mrs Zelenska, later paid her respects at the Martyrologist Children’s Memorial.

Her Royal Highness subsequently visited the Child Rights Protection Centre.

The Princess Royal this afternoon visited the Pushcha-Vodytsya Medical Rehabilitation Centre.

Her Royal Highness later called upon The President of Ukraine at St Sophia’s Cathedral.

The Princess Royal subsequently visited St Sophia’s Cathedral.

Her Royal Highness afterwards visited the Kherson Steppe Holds Exhibition at the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex.

The Princess Royal this evening attended a Reception with representatives from charitable and cultural organisations at the Residence of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine.

Colonel John Boyd and Captain Fergus Lupton were in attendance.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited Reigate Grammar School, Reigate Road, Reigate, and was received by Mrs Johanna Hamilton (Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey).

His Royal Highness this afternoon presented The King’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade to Zone3, 1 Tannery House, Tannery Lane, Send, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr Michael More-Molyneux).

The Duke of Gloucester later visited Eclipse Leisure Centre, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Enham Trust, this afternoon received Mr Kevin Hodder (Director of Partnerships and Engagement).

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The Princess Royal’s engagements in Ukraine were added to the Court Circular on October 1st.

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The King, Royal Founding President, The King’s Foundation, this evening visited the “Marie of Romania, Artist Queen” exhibition at the Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks, 8 Garrison Square, London SW1, and was received by Major Jeremy Fern (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) and the Ambassador of Romania (Her Excellency Daniela-Laura Popescu).

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall this morning chaired a Meeting of The Prince’s Council at Windsor Castle.

His Royal Highness this afternoon received The Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait at Windsor Castle.

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Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning.

The Reverend Thomas MacNeil preached the Sermon.

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The Hon Anthony Albanese MP (Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia) was received in audience by The King this afternoon.

The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia and Ms Jodie Haydon remained to Luncheon with His Majesty.

The Queen, Patron, The Queen’s Reading Room, this morning attended the Braemar Literary Festival at St Margaret’s Arts Centre, Glenshee Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire.

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The Queen, Patron, The Queen’s Reading Room, this evening attended a Dinner for the Braemar Literary Festival, the Fife Arms, Mar Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire.

The King was represented by Sir Richard Eyre (Director and Producer) at the Service of Celebration for Mr Timothy West (Actor), which was held at St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1, this morning.

The Queen was represented by Dame Joanna Lumley.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh this morning attended Celebrations for the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway at Locomotion, Shildon, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham (Dame Susan Snowdon).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Hopetown Darlington, McNay Street, Darlington, as a continuation of the Celebrations for the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

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The Princess Royal today unveiled a portrait of The King at the Scottish Parliament and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Robert Aldridge the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Lord Lyon Society, this afternoon attended a Reception at HM General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, later opened 154 (Scottish) Regiment Royal Logistic Corps’ Regimental Headquarters, Elgin Street, Dunfermline, and was received by Colonel James Kinloch (Deputy Lieutenant of Fife).

Her Royal Highness subsequently rededicated Dunfermline War Memorial, Monastery Street, Dunfermline, to mark its Centenary and was received by Mrs Fiona Robertson (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Fife).

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Vine Trust, this evening attended a Fortieth Anniversary Dinner at Babcock International, Rosyth Dockyard, Rosyth, Dunfermline.

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The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Southbank Centre, this afternoon held a Meeting for representatives of the Arts Sector at the Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London SE1.

His Royal Highness, Patron, Southbank Centre, this evening attended a Concert at the Royal Festival Hall.

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The Princess Royal this afternoon attended a Service of Dedication and Thanksgiving for le Paradis Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Professor Elizabeth Barnes).

Her Royal Highness, Fellow, the Science Museum, later attended a Reception at the National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, to mark their Fiftieth Anniversary and, having been received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (Mrs Johanna Ropner), opened Station Hall.

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The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Mount Everest Foundation, this morning received Ms Rebecca Stephens (Chairman), Mr Duncan Sperry (President designate, the Alpine Club) and Mr Charles Burbridge (Hon Secretary, the Alpine Club).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Western Approaches, 1-3 Rumford Street, Liverpool, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Mr Mark Blundell).

The Duke of Gloucester afterwards visited Liverpool Empire Theatre, 1 Lime Street, Liverpool.

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Army Medical Service, subsequently attended a Service in Commemoration of Captain Noel Chavasse, VC and Bar (died of wounds in 1917) in Liverpool Cathedral.