TODAY’S EVENTS

11am: Investiture at Buckingham Palace. Recipients include retired Army officer Dominic Troulan, who receives the George Cross for helping victims of the Westgate mall terrorist attack in Nairobi, Kenya.

4.45pm: Co-operative Party marks its centenary with a walk from the Methodist Central Hall to Parliament Square in London.

5.15pm: Meeting of G20 finance ministers in Washington DC ahead of the IMF and World Bank summits.

6pm: BFI Patrons’ Gala screening of the comedy drama Downsizing – starring Matt Damon and Laura Dern – at the Odeon in London’s Leicester Square.