Kensington Palace
The Duke of Kent, Patron, London Philharmonic Orchestra, this morning received Mr. Jesús Herrera upon assuming his appointment as Artistic Director.
Mr. David Burke (Chief Executive) was present.
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Buckingham Palace
His Excellency Mr. Václav Bartuška was received in audience by The King this afternoon and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Czech Republic to the Court of St. James's.
Mrs. Katerina Englichová was also received by His Majesty.
Her Excellency Ms. Asta Radikaite was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Lithuania to the Court of St. James's.
His Excellency Mr. Dominique Paravicini was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Swiss Confederation to the Court of St. James's.
Mrs. Paravicini was also received by His Majesty.
Sir Oliver Robbins (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) was present.
The President of the Republic of Iceland visited The King.
The Right Reverend and Rt. Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally (Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury designate) was received by The King.
The Queen, Vice Patron, the Royal Commonwealth Society, this morning received Dr Linda Yueh upon relinquishing her appointment as Executive Chairman and Ms. Janet Cooper upon assuming the appointment.
Her Majesty, Vice Patron, the Royal Commonwealth Society, today held a Reception at St. James's Palace, for the winners and runners-up of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2025.
Afterwards Mr. Przemyslaw Kozlowski (Polish Chargé d'Affairs) was received by The Queen.
Kensington Palace
The Prince of Wales today officially opened the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease, Seacroft Hospital, York Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
The Princess of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this morning received Mr. Simon Patterson (Chairman) at Windsor Castle.
St. James's Palace
The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, today carried out engagements in Lagos, Nigeria.
During the day His Royal Highness attended Meetings at the Lagos Continental Hotel, 52a Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island.
The Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon visited New Era Girls' Senior Secondary School, Ogunmola Close, Surulere.
His Royal Highness this evening attended a Reception given by Mr. Jonny Baxter (British Deputy High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria) at the Residence of the Deputy High Commissioner.
The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Belize.
Mr. Alexander Stonor and Mrs. Angus Galletley were in attendance.
St. James's Palace
The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Signals, this morning visited 3 (UK) Division Signal Regiment on exercise at Salisbury Plain Training Area, Bulford Barracks, Salisbury, and was received by Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Gregory (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire).
Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, Intelligence Corps, this afternoon visited 6 Military Intelligence Battalion, Trenchard Lines, Upavon, Wiltshire.
The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, the Security Institute, this evening attended the Twenty Fifth Anniversary Gala Dinner at the Millennium Hotel, 4-18 Harrington Gardens, London SW7, and was received by Mr. Gareth Neame (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, the London Playing Fields Foundation, this evening attended the Gala Dinner at the Savoy, Strand, London WC2.
Buckingham Palace
The King this morning attended a Reception at Fortnum and Mason, 181 Piccadilly, London W1, to mark the Second Anniversary of the Coronation Food Project and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa), the Founder of the Coronation Food Project (the Baroness Casey of Blackstock), Dame Martina Milburn (Executive Chairman) and the Chief Executive Officer of Fortnum and Mason (Mr. Tom Athron).
His Majesty, accompanied by the Founder and the Executive Chairman, met senior leaders and representatives from Alliance Food Sourcing, supporters of the Coronation Food Project Hubs and apprentice chefs.
The Hon. Louise Imbeault was received in audience by The King this afternoon upon her appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.
The following were received in audience by The King and kissed hands upon their appointment as His Majesty's Ambassadors: Mr. Roderick Drummond (the Republic of Tunisia) and Ms. Katherine Smitton (the Republic of Tajikistan).
Mrs. Drummond and Mr. Mathieu Payet were also received by His Majesty.
The following were received by the King upon their appointment as British High Commissioners:
Mr. Neil Bradley (the Republic of Namibia), Mr. Ajay Sharma (Malaysia) and Mr. Michael Tatham (the Republic of Cyprus).
Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Evren Birdal-Sharma and Ms. Belinda Cherrington were also received by His Majesty.
Miss Charlette Robinson was received by The King when His Majesty invested her with the Insignia of a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
Later, the Rt. Hon. Sir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The King.
The Queen, Patron, having been received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr. Michael More-Molyneux), this morning visited St. Catherine's School, Station Road, Bramley, to mark its One Hundred and Fortieth Anniversary and officially opened the new Sixth Form building.
Her Majesty this afternoon attended a Meeting at St. Catherine's School with members of the local community who work for domestic abuse charities in Surrey.
The Queen, Patron, Royal School of Needlework, later received Dr. Susan Kay-Williams upon relinquishing her appointment as Chief Executive and Ms. Rhian Harris upon assuming the appointment.
The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.
The King and Queen were represented by the Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Steward and Personal Secretary to Their Majesties) at the Memorial Service for the Hon. Hilary Weston (Chairman Emerita of The King's Trust Canada) which was held at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, this morning.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were represented by Mr. Charles Delevingne.
The Princess Royal was represented by Leonora, Countess of Lichfield.
Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy was represented by Mr. James Ogilvy.
Kensington Palace
The Prince and Princess of Wales this evening attended the Royal Variety Performance in aid of the Royal Variety Charity at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7, and were received by Colonel Jane Davis (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London).
St. James's Palace
The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, today carried out engagements in Lagos, Nigeria.
His Royal Highness this morning chaired a Trustees' Meeting at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island.
The Duke of Edinburgh today attended Meetings at the Lagos Continental Hotel.
His Royal Highness this afternoon attended The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Forum Opening Ceremony at the Lagos Continental Hotel.
The Duke of Edinburgh this evening attended a Dinner given by the Governor of Lagos (His Excellency Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu) at the Old Parliament Building, Lagos Marina Road, Lagos Island.
His Royal Highness afterwards attended a Reception at the Old Parliament Building, for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award.
The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning visited Fragments of Hope, Laughing Bird Caye, Belize.
Her Royal Highness this afternoon departed from Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, Belize City, for the United Kingdom.
St. James's Palace
The Princess Royal, Patron, the Royal Institute of Navigation, this morning opened the Annual Positioning, Navigation and Timing Seminar at the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton Terrace, London SW1, and was received by Mr. Stuart Shilson (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Her Royal Highness, Patron, Sense, this afternoon held a Seventieth Anniversary Luncheon at St. James's Palace.
The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Signals, later received General Dame Sharon Nesmith upon relinquishing her appointment as Master of Signals and Lieutenant General Paul Griffiths upon assuming the appointment.
The Princess Royal, Chancellor, University of London, this evening attended Foundation Day at Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1, and was received by Ms. Geraldine Norris (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
