The Royal Record

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Buckingham Palace

His Majesty was present at The King’s Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade this morning at which The King’s Colour of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards was Trooped.

The King was accompanied by The Queen (Colonel, Grenadier Guards), The Duke of Kent (Colonel, Scots Guards), The Prince of Wales (Colonel, Welsh Guards), The Princess of Wales (Colonel, Irish Guards), The Princess Royal (Gold Stick in Waiting and Colonel, The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) and The Duke of Edinburgh (Royal Honorary Colonel, 1st Battalion London Guards).

His Majesty was attended by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne (Colonel, The Life Guards), Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall (Colonel, Coldstream Guards) and Major General Christopher Ghika (Major General Commanding Household Division).

The Lord de Mauley (Master of the Horse), Colonel Toby Browne, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave, (Mounted Equerries in Waiting), Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon, Captain James Boggis-Rolfe (Dismounted Equerries in Waiting) and Colonel Mark Berry (The Life Guards, Silver Stick in Waiting) were in attendance.

Colonel Jeremy Bagshaw (Chief of Staff), Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Griffin (Silver Stick Adjutant) and the Household Division Staff were present.

The Procession was led by Lieutenant Colonel James Shaw, Grenadier Guards (Brigade Major Household Division).

The troops on Parade, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Livesey, Welsh Guards (Field Officer in Brigade Waiting), received The King with a Royal Salute.

The Queen, The Princess of Wales with Prince George of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales, The Duchess of Edinburgh, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and other Members of the Royal Family drove to Horse Guards Parade and witnessed The King’s Birthday Parade.

On the conclusion of the Parade, His Majesty rode back to Buckingham Palace at the head of The King’s Guard, preceded by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major Francesca Sykes, the Massed Mounted Bands of the Household Cavalry, the Sovereign’s Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, under the command of Major William Charlesworth (The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), and the Massed Bands of the Guards Division.

On arrival at Buckingham Palace, The King’s Guard entered the Forecourt and formed up opposite the Old Guard, the remaining Guards marching past His Majesty. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery ranked past The King.

His Majesty, from Buckingham Palace, witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, led by Wing Commander Noel Rees, to mark the official celebration of The King’s Birthday.

Royal Salutes were fired today by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park and from the Tower of London Saluting Battery by the Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Captain Alexander Offer.

St James’s Palace

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, England Hockey, this afternoon attended the Men’s Hockey Match between Great Britain and Germany at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, Eton Manor, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Leadmill Lane, London E20.

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Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams (Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda) was received in audience by The King this afternoon.

Dame Karen Pierce (His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America) was received by The King.

Dr Henry Kissinger (former United States Secretary of State) was received by His Majesty.

The King, Colonel-in-Chief, this evening entertained the Colonels of the Regiments of the Household Division to Dinner at Clarence House.

The Queen, Colonel, Grenadier Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Clarence House.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Colonel, Welsh Guards, and The Princess of Wales, Colonel, Irish Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Clarence House.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Honorary Colonel, 1st Battalion London Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Clarence House.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), this evening presided over a Conference attended by the Colonels of the Regiments of the Household Division at Clarence House.

Her Royal Highness subsequently attended the Senior Colonels’ Dinner at Clarence House.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Colonel, Scots Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Clarence House.

St James’s Palace

Princess Alexandra was represented by the Reverend Canon Paul Wright (Sub-Dean of His Majesty’s Chapels Royal) at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Reverend Canon John Oates (formerly Rector of St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street), which was held at St Bride’s Church, London EC4, this afternoon.

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Buckingham Palace

The President of The Portuguese Republic visited The King this morning.

His Majesty and The President afterwards attended a Service of Thanksgiving at The Queen’s Chapel, Marlborough Road, St. James’s, London SW1, to mark the Six Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance and were received by the Reverend Canon Paul Wright (Sub-Dean of His Majesty’s Chapels Royal) and Dr Maria João Rodrigues de Araujo (President of Portugal-UK 650).

The following were received in audience by The King this afternoon and kissed hands upon their appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassadors: Mr Stephen Conlon (Turkmenistan), Mr John Marshall (the Republic of Guinea), Ms Katharine Ransome (the Republic of Mali and non-resident Ambassador to Burkina Faso) and Mr Darren Welch (the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia).

Mrs Conlon and Mrs Welch were also received by His Majesty.

The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres was received by The King and delivered up the Insignia of the Order of the Thistle worn by his father, the late Earl of Crawford and Balcarres.

The Hon Alexander Lindsay, the Lady Bettina Drummond-Hay and the Lady Iona Mackworth-Young were also received by His Majesty.

The King, Colonel-in-Chief, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), accompanied by The Princess Royal, Colonel, Gold Stick in Waiting, later presented the new Sovereign’s Standard to The Blues and Royals in the Quadrangle of Buckingham Palace.

His Majesty and Her Royal Highness were received on Parade with a Royal Salute.

After the new Standard was consecrated, The King was graciously pleased to address the Parade and Colonel Mark Berry (Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Household Cavalry, Silver Stick in Waiting) replied.

The Parade subsequently ranked past His Majesty and Her Royal Highness.

Kensington Palace

The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this morning visited Riversley Park Children’s Centre, Clinic Drive, Coton Road, Nuneaton, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire (Mr Timothy Cox).

Her Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon received Professor Eamon McCrory (Board Member, the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group) at Windsor Castle.

St James’s Palace

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this morning visited the Royal National Institute of Blind People, Grimaldi Building, 154a Pentonville Road, London N1, and was received by Mr Paul Herbage (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Blind Veterans UK, this afternoon received Mr Adrian Bell upon assuming his appointment as Chief Executive Officer.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), this afternoon attended the parading of the new Sovereign’s Standard to the Regiment followed by a Reception at Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London SW7.

Her Royal Highness, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), afterwards attended a Household Cavalry Council Meeting at Hyde Park Barracks.

The Princess Royal, President, Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, this evening attended the Fellows’ Reception at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7, and was received by Mr Stuart Shilson (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this afternoon attended a Reception at Apsley House, London W1, to mark the Six Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance.

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, later invested The Duchess of Edinburgh as Dame Grand Cross in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem at Buckingham Palace.

The Duchess of Gloucester, President, Royal Academy of Music, later attended a Musical Theatre Company performance of “Jane Eyre” at the Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

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Buckingham Palace

The King today received the Hon Mrs Susan Leyden (daughter of the Lord Hunt), Mr Peter Hillary (son of Sir Edmund Hillary) and Mr Jamling Norgay (son of Mr Tenzing Norgay) to mark the Seventieth Anniversary of the Ascent of Mount Everest.

The following were received in audience by The King and kissed hands upon their appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassadors: Ms Fiona Blyth (Mongolia), Mr Nicholas Bowler (the Kyrgyz Republic), Mr Edward Hobart (the United Arab Emirates) and Mr Michael Nithavrianakis (the Republic of Somalia).

Mrs Bowler, Mrs Suzanna Hobart and Mrs Nithavrianakis were also received by His Majesty.

The King and Queen this afternoon held a Reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate “Windrush: a Pioneering Generation” to mark the Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the Landing of HMT EMPIRE WINDRUSH at the Port of Tilbury.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

The King unveiled portraits of Windrush elders commissioned by His Majesty.

The King held a Council at 4.30 pm.

There were present: the Rt Hon Penelope Mordaunt MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care), the Rt Hon David Davies MP (Secretary of State for Wales) and the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero).

Mr Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Rt Hon Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties) was in attendance.

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of His Majesty.

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, this afternoon received Colonel Ruth Weir (Head of Corps).

Her Majesty, President, later attended a Garden Party at Marlborough House, London SW1, to mark the Thirtieth Anniversary of Bees for Development.

The Princess Royal, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

Her Royal Highness, on behalf of His Majesty, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this afternoon.

The Lord Harlech (Lord in Waiting) was present at Royal Air Force Northolt this afternoon upon the Arrival of The President of the Portuguese Republic and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

Kensington Palace*

The Prince of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon held a Meeting with the Rt. Hon. Humza Yousaf MSP (First Minister of Scotland) via telephone.

His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, later held a Meeting with the Rt. Hon. Mark Drakeford MS (First Minister of Wales) via telephone.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon received His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams (Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda) and Lady Williams.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this evening visited the Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank, Belvedere Road, London SE1, and was received by Mr Christopher Wellbelove (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

*Addendum:

The Prince of Wales’s engagements were added to the Court Circular on June 19th.

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Buckingham Palace

The King this afternoon presented Honours at Buckingham Palace to former and serving members of the Royal Household who were recognised in the Honours List on the Demise of Queen Elizabeth II.

His Majesty later held a Reception for United Kingdom Heads of Mission at St James’s Palace.

The Princess Royal, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this afternoon.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Patron, Centrepoint, this morning opened Reuben House housing development, 54 Lugard Road, London SE15, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).

The Prince of Wales, President, United for Wildlife, with The Duchess of Edinburgh this evening attended a screening of “Rhino Man” at Battersea Power Station, London SW11.

The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales, this morning held an Early Years Meeting at Windsor Castle.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Chairman, International Olympic Committee Members Election Commission, this morning held a Members Election Commission Meeting.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester this morning officially opened Amble Bord Waalk Trail, the Braid, Amble, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland (the Duchess of Northumberland).

His Royal Highness afterwards visited Barter Books, Alnwick Station, Alnwick.

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The King this morning arrived by Royal Train pulled by the Flying Scotsman into Pickering Railway Station, Park Street, Pickering, to mark the Centenary of the Flying Scotsman and the Fiftieth Anniversary of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (Mrs Johanna Ropner) and the Chairman of North Yorkshire Moors Railway Trust (Dr Simon Brockington).

His Majesty, having been received by the Custodian of the Flying Scotsman (the Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill) and the Director of the National Railway Museum (Mrs Judith McNicol), viewed the footplate of the Flying Scotsman and, escorted by Mr Christopher Price (Chief Executive of North Yorkshire Moors Railway), met volunteers, apprentices and members of staff.

The King subsequently proceeded on foot to Market Place, Pickering, and met local shopkeepers before viewing medieval frescoes in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Hall Garth, Pickering, having been received by the Vicar (the Reverend Gareth Atha).

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the British Nutrition Foundation, this morning visited Washingborough Academy, School Lane, Washingborough, Lincoln, to mark the Eleventh Healthy Eating Week for Schools, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (Mr Toby Dennis).

Her Royal Highness, President, Carers Trust, this afternoon visited the new Facilities for Carers at the Carers’ Support Service, the Old Waterworks Office, 1 Town Hall Square, Grimsby, and was received by Mr Andrew Clark (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire).

The Princess Royal, Chairman, International Olympic Committee Members Election Commission, this evening held a Dinner at St James’s Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, President, the Britain-Nepal Society, this evening attended a Dinner at the Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, 12A Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8, to celebrate the Seventieth Anniversary of the Ascent of Mount Everest.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, President, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, this evening attended a Dinner at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London W1.

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The King and The Queen, Patron, The Queen’s Reading Room, this evening attended a Reception for The Queen’s Reading Room Literary Festival at Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, and were received by the Chairman of Historic Royal Palaces (Ms Carole Souter), the Chairman of The Queen’s Reading Room (Ms Amanda MacKenzie) and Ms Victoria Perrin (Chief Executive).

Her Majesty afterwards attended a Festival performance at the Palace.

St James’s Palace

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Honorary President, this morning attended the Linking Environment And Farming Open Farm Sunday at Hampton Estate Farms, Myrtles Courtyard, Littleworth Road, Seale, and was received by Mr William Biddell (Deputy Lieuenant of Surrey).

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Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Colonel, Welsh Guards, this morning took the salute at the Colonel’s Review of The King’s Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade, London SW1.

St James’s Palace

The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning opened the Royal Windsor Rose and Horticultural Society Show in Windsor Great Park.

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The Duke of Edinburgh this morning visited an Armed Forces training exercise at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.

His Royal Highness, Honorary Air Commodore, this afternoon visited Royal Air Force Waddington, Lincoln.

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Buckingham Palace

The King this morning held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace for Disasters Emergency Committee member agency Chief Executive Officers and aid workers.

His Majesty this afternoon received Garrison Sergeant Major Andrew Stokes (Coldstream Guards) and Ms Susan Amer.

The King and Queen entertained The King and Queen of the Belgians to Dinner this evening at Windsor Castle.

The Queen this afternoon opened the British Flowers Week Exhibition at the Garden Museum, 5 Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1, and was received by Mr Christopher Wellbelove (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Majesty later received Colonel Richard Charrington (Colonel, The Royal Lancers, Queen Elizabeths’ Own) and Lieutenant Colonel William Richmond (Commanding Officer) upon The Queen’s appointment as Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment.

Her Majesty, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own), afterwards held a Reception at Clarence House.

The Lord Evans of Rainow (Lord in Waiting) was present at Royal Air Force Northolt this morning upon the Arrival of The King and Queen of the Belgians and welcomed Their Majesties on behalf of The King.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, President, the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, this morning opened the Oak Cancer Centre at the Royal Marsden, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, and was received by Major Christopher Goodwin (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this morning held an Early Years Meeting at Windsor Castle.

St James’s Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon opened a woodland in memory of Queen Elizabeth II at Royal Ascot Golf Club, Winkfield Road, Ascot, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (Mr James Puxley).

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the Orpheus Centre Trust, this evening held a Silver Anniversary Dinner at Windsor Castle.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Brize Norton, this morning attended a Parade to mark the retirement of C-130J Hercules and the disbandment of 47 Squadron at Royal Air Force Brize Norton, Carterton, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mrs Marjorie Glasgow).

Her Royal Highness, Royal Patron, the Security Institute, this afternoon attended a Careers Fair at the Victory Services Club, 63-79 Seymour Street, London W2, and was received by Mr Stuart Shilson (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Signals, afterwards received Colonel Mark Brookes upon relinquishing his appointment as Corps Colonel and Colonel Nicholas Bruce upon assuming the appointment.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, International Students House, later attended a Reception at 229 Great Portland Street, London W1.

Kensington Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this afternoon attended a Reception at the Norfolk Club, 17 King Street, Norwich, and, having been received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk (the Lady Dannatt), afterwards viewed “the Last Voyage of the Gloucester: Norfolk’s Royal Shipwreck, 1682” Exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum, Castle Street, Norwich.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent and The Duchess of Kent, Co-Founder, Future Talent, this evening held a Reception and Concert at St James’s Palace to celebrate the work of the Charity.