Court Circular
PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE July 4th Mr Kenneth Mackintosh, MSP (Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament), was received by The Queen today.
The Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon, MSP (First Minister of the Scottish Government), was received by Her Majesty.
The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, KT (Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland), was received by The Queen and reported on the recent proceedings of the General Assembly.
Captain Rory Maclachlan, winner of the annual shooting event of The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers, was presented to Her Majesty this afternoon and received The Queen’s Prize.
The Queen gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The Duke of York and The Earl of Wessex were present.
The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers and the High Constables of the Palace of Holyroodhouse were on duty.
The Royal Marine Band Scotland, the Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society played selections of music during the afternoon. CLARENCE HOUSE July 4th The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited Llandovery Station, were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-lieutenant of Dyfed (Miss Sara Edwards) and travelled on the Heart of Wales Line to Builth Wells.
Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited the Strand Hall, Builth Wells, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-lieutenant of Powys (the Hon Dame Shân Legge-bourke).
The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust Group, this afternoon visited a Prince’s Trust team programme in Brecon, Powys.
His Royal Highness later attended a Service in Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, to mark the Seventieth Anniversary of the National Health Service and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Mrs Morfudd Meredith). BUCKINGHAM PALACE July 4th The Duke of York, Patron, this evening held a Dinner at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Institution of Civil Engineers. BUCKINGHAM PALACE July 4th The Earl of Wessex this morning opened the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service at the Jack Copland Centre, 52 Research Avenue North, Heriot-watt Research Park, Edinburgh, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Francis Ross, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost). BUCKINGHAM PALACE July 4th The Princess Royal, President, Carers Trust, this morning received Mr Stuart Taylor upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Mr John Mclean upon assuming the appointment.
Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended the Three Hundredth Anniversary of Horse Racing at Worcester and was received at Worcester Racecourse by Her Majesty’s Lord-lieutenant of Worcestershire (Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Holcroft).
The Princess Royal, President, the English-speaking Union of the Commonwealth, this evening attended the Centenary of Foundation Reception at Dartmouth House, 37 Charles Street, London W1, and was received by Dr Paul Knapman (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London). KENSINGTON PALACE July 4th The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust, this morning attended a Lecture at One Great George Street, London SW1.
The Duchess of Gloucester, President, Royal Academy of Music, this morning attended the Graduation Ceremony at St Marylebone Parish Church, London NW1.
Her Royal Highness, Patron, Friends of St Paul’s Cathedral, this afternoon attended the Annual Festival Service in St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4. ST JAMES’S PALACE July 4th The Duke of Kent, President, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, this afternoon attended the Wimbledon Championships at Church Lane, London SW19.