Court Circular
BALMORAL CASTLE September 6th Colonel Peter Mccarthy (Vice Lord-lieutenant of Renfrewshire) was present at Glasgow Airport this morning upon the Arrival of The President of Ireland and Mrs Sabina Higgins and welcomed Their Excellencies on behalf of The Queen. CLARENCE HOUSE September 6th The President of Ireland and Mrs Sabina Higgins called upon The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay and The Duchess of Rothesay at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire, this afternoon.
The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay and The Duchess of Rothesay this evening attended a Recital by Classic FM at Dumfries House.
His Royal Highness, President, the Great Steward of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, and Her Royal Highness later held a Dinner for supporters at Dumfries House. KENSINGTON PALACE September 6th The Duke of Cambridge this morning attended a Meeting of the Royal Foundation Taskforce on the Prevention of Cyberbullying at Sky Central, Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex.
His Royal Highness, Patron, Royal African Society, later received Mr Nicholas Westcott upon assuming his appointment as Director and Mr Richard Dowden upon relinquishing the appointment.
Ms Zeinab Badawi (Chairman) was present.
KENSINGTON PALACE September 6th
Prince Henry of Wales, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, this morning received Mr Nicholas Booth upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive Officer.
His Royal Highness, Patron, Invictus Games Foundation, this afternoon attended a Trustees’ Meeting at the offices of the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Marathon House, 190 Great Dover Street, London SE1.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE September 6th
The Duke of York this afternoon held a Lunch for Madame Fu Ying (Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China).
BUCKINGHAM PALACE September 6th
The Countess of Wessex, Colonel-inchief, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, today received Colonel Susan Bush upon relinquishing her appointment as Colonel Commandant and Colonel Carol Kefford upon assuming the appointment.
Today’s birthdays
Sir Ian Kennedy, a former High Court Judge, is 87; Mr Peter Gill, dramatic author, 78; Lord Stone of Blackheath 75; Prof Sir Curtis Price, Warden of New College Oxford, 2009-16, 72; Sir Robin Young, former senior civil servant, 69; Prof Sir David Cannadine, historian, 67; Lord Reed, a Justice of The Supreme Court, 61; Ms Angela Gheorghiu, soprano, 52; and Miss Elinor Barker, racing cyclist, Olympic gold medallist, team pursuit, Rio 2016, 23.
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth I in 1533. It is also the anniversary of the beginning of the Blitz in 1940, which saw 57 consecutive nights of bombing on London.