The Royal Record

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Buckingham Palace

The King and Queen today visited Poundbury, Dorchester, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset (Mr Angus Campbell), the Secretary and Keeper of the Records of the Duchy of Cornwall (Mr Alastair Martin), Poundbury Development Director (Mr Andrew Hamilton) and the Mayor of Dorchester (Mr Alistair Chisholm).

The King and Queen this morning viewed bronze reliefs of Their Majesties commissioned to mark the completion of Queen Mother Square.

The King and Queen this afternoon opened The Duke of Edinburgh Garden at Pavilion Green and walked through the Garden, viewing a bust of His late Royal Highness and meeting the team responsible for building the Garden.

Later, the Rt Hon Justin Trudeau MP (Prime Minister of Canada) had an audience of The King via video link.

His Majesty this evening held a Reception for recipients of The King’s Award for Enterprise at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, today undertook the following engagements to launch the “Homewards” Programme.

His Royal Highness this morning visited East Belfast Mission, Skainos Centre, 239 Newtownards Roads, Belfast, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast (Dame Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle).

The Prince William, Duke of Rothesay this afternoon visited Tillydrone Community Campus, Hayton Road, Aberdeen, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Aberdeen (Councillor David Cameron, the Lord Provost).

His Royal Highness later visited Verdon Recreation Centre, Verdon Street, Sheffield, and was received by Mr Anthony Pedder (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire).

The Princess of Wales today officially opened Hope Street, 30-32 the Avenue, Southampton, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this morning held a Trustees’ Meeting at Argyll, 20 North Audley Street, London W1.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the London Gardens Society, having been received by Mr Stuart Shilson (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London), this afternoon visited St John’s Wood Church Ground Gardens, Wellington Place, London NW8, and St Marylebone Almshouses, 80 St John’s Wood Terrace, London NW8.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, this morning visited Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary, Little Farm, Buttsbury, Ingatestone, to mark its Fortieth Anniversary and was received by Mr Vincent Thompson (Deputy Lieutenant of Essex).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened Charfleet Book Bindery, Unit 20-21 Vole House, Thamesview Business Park, Fenttiman Road, Canvey Island, and was received by Mrs Julia Abel-Smith (Deputy Lieutenant of Essex).

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Honorary President, Linking Environment and Farming, later received Mr Philip Wynn (Chairman) and Mr David Webster (Chief Executive Officer).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Germany and was received later upon arrival at Düsseldorf Airport by Mr Nicholas Russell (His Majesty’s Consul-General of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Düsseldorf).

Her Royal Highness, former President, Fédération Equestre Internationale, this evening opened the Concours Hippique International Officiel World Equestrian Festival, Aachen.

Mrs Timothy Holderness-Roddam is in attendance.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Friends of St Paul’s Cathedral, this morning attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir Christopher Wren in St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4.

The Duke of Gloucester, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Army Medical Corps, and Royal Patron, the Museum of Military Medicine, this afternoon attended a Lunch at the National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3, to mark the Royal Army Medical Corps One Hundred and Twenty Fifth Anniversary.

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Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, today undertook the following engagements to launch the “Homewards” Programme.

His Royal Highness this morning visited Mosaic Clubhouse, 65 Effra Road, London SW2, and was received by Mr Christopher Wellbelove (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Prince of Wales this afternoon visited St John’s Church Hall, Surrey Road, Poole, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset (Mr Angus Campbell).

His Royal Highness later visited Maindee Primary School, Rodney Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, and was received by Professor Simon Gibson (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent).

The Prince of Wales subsequently visited a housing development at Hill Street Car Park, 17 Park Square, Newport.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening held a Dinner at Windsor Castle for the Representatives of the Australian Award.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, King Edward VII’s Hospital (Sister Agnes), this evening held a Reception at St James’s Palace.

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Windsor Castle

The King and Queen honoured Ascot Races with their presence today.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Member, Icelandic Horse Society of Great Britain, today attended the British Championships and Summer Festival at Washbrook Farm, Welsh Road, Aston le Walls, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (Mr James Saunders Watson).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning took the salute at the March Past on National Armed Forces Day in Grove Place, Falmouth, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Edward Bolitho).

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, Royal Academy of Music, this afternoon visited the Junior Academy, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

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Windsor Castle

The King and Queen honoured Ascot Races with their presence today.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited, this morning attended a Meeting at St James’s Palace.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the British Paralympic Association, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at The Queen’s Club, Palliser Road, London W14.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Queen’s Club, later attended the Wheelchair Tennis Championships at Palliser Road, London W14.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, this morning attended the Annual General Meeting at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, and was received by Mr Michael Laing (Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh).

Her Royal Highness, Honorary Member, the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, this afternoon visited the Royal Highland Show at the Royal Highland Centre.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning officially opened Stuart Ross House, Warwickshire Police Control Centre, Gallows Hill, Warwick, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire (Mr Timothy Cox).

His Royal Highness today visited Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire.

The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon visited Rugby School, Lawrence Sheriff Street, Rugby, to mark the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Game of Rugby.

His Royal Highness later visited Aston Martin Lagonda, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, this afternoon officially opened the new Tower Lifeboat Station at Lifeboat Pier, Victoria Embankment, London WC2, and was received by Mrs Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

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Windsor Castle

The King this morning attended a Service in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Celebration of the Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the Landing of HMT Empire Windrush at the Port of Tilbury and was received by the Dean of Windsor (the Right Reverend David Conner).

The King and Queen honoured Ascot Races with their presence today.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, President, the Earthshot Prize, this morning received Ms Hannah Jones (Chief Executive) at Windsor Castle.

His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon held a Meeting at Windsor Castle.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning chaired a Trustees’ Meeting at Award House, 7-11 St. Matthew Street, London SW1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this afternoon attended a Service of Thanksgiving in Southwark Cathedral, London SE1, to mark the Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the Landing of HMT Empire Windrush at the Port of Tilbury and were received by Colonel Simon Duckworth (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

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Windsor Castle

The King and Queen honoured Ascot Races with their presence today.

Kensington Palace

Today is the Anniversary of the Birthday of The Prince of Wales.

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Windsor Castle

The President of the Republic of Estonia visited The King this morning.

The King and Queen honoured Ascot Races with their presence today.

His Majesty held a Reception at St James’s Palace this evening for the Ukraine Recovery Conference.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, President, the Football Association, this afternoon visited St George’s Park, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton upon Trent, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Mr Ian Dudson).

The Princess of Wales, Patron, the National Portrait Gallery, this morning officially reopened the newly renovated National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London WC2, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, this morning attended The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation Conference at Missenden Abbey, London Road, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), this evening attended a Dinner at Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2.

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Windsor Castle

The King, accompanied by The Queen, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of York, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Gloucester, and The Duke of Kent, today held a Chapter of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in the Throne Room, Windsor Castle.

The Princess of Wales, The Duchess of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and The Duchess of Gloucester were present.

The Baroness Ashton of Upholland and the Lord Patten of Barnes were present.

The following Knights Companion were present: the Lord Butler of Brockwell, the Rt Hon Sir John Major, the Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Lord Stirrup, the Lady Manningham Buller, the Lord King of Lothbury, the Viscount Brookeborough, Lady Mary Fagan, the Marquess of Salisbury, Lady Mary Peters, the Baroness Amos and the Rt Hon Sir Tony Blair.

The Officers of the Order were: the Dean of Windsor (Register), Mr David White (Garter King of Arms), Miss Sarah Clarke (Lady Usher of the Black Rod) and Mr Patric Dickinson (Secretary).

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave (Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood) and Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson (Equerry to The King) were in attendance.

His Majesty invested the Baroness Ashton of Upholland with the Insignia of a Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and the Lord Patten of Barnes with the Insignia of a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

The King later gave a Luncheon Party for the Companions of the Most Noble Order of the Garter at which The Queen, The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Duke of York, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and The Duke of Kent were present.

The following had the honour of being invited: the Duke of Abercorn and the Lady Sophie Hamilton, the Lord and Lady Butler of Brockwell, the Rt Hon Sir John Major, the Lord and Lady Phillips of Worth Matravers, Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Lord and Lady Stirrup, the Baroness Manningham-Buller and the Hon Lady Parsons, the Lord and Lady King of Lothbury, the Viscount and Viscountess Brookeborough, Lady Mary Fagan and Captain Christopher Fagan, the Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury, Lady Mary Peters and Mrs Susan Gaunt, the Rt Hon Sir Tony and Lady Blair, the Baroness Amos and Mr Michael Amos, the Baroness Ashton of Upholland and Mr Peter Kellner, the Lord and Lady Patten of Barnes, the Dean of Windsor, Mr David White, Miss Sarah Clarke, Mr Patric Dickinson, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave and Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson.

An Installation Service was held in St George’s Chapel this afternoon at which the Baroness Ashton of Upholland and the Lord Patten of Barnes were installed as a Lady Companion and a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

His Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms and The King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the Chapel.

The King was represented by Sir Kenneth Olisa (His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London) at the Funeral of Sir David Brewer KG (formerly His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London and Lord Mayor of London) which was held in the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, this morning.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were represented by Mrs Angus Galletley.

The Princess Royal was represented by Mrs Susanna Cross.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy was represented by Mrs Diane Duke.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Wellington Trust, was represented by Captain Sir Nicholas Wright RN (Extra Equerry to Her Royal Highness) at the Service of Thanksgiving for Captain Stephen Taylor RN (formerly Chairman) which was held in St Bartholomew’s Church, Habin Hill, Rogate, Petersfield, Hampshire, today.

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