Court Circular

BUCKINGHAM PALACE June 3rd

The Viscount Brookeborough, KG (Lord in Waiting), was present at Stansted Airport, London, this morning upon the Arrival of The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump and welcomed Their Excellencies on behalf of The Queen.

The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump today commenced a State Visit in London to The Queen.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall welcomed The President and Mrs Trump on behalf of Her Majesty in the Garden of Buckingham Palace.

The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump, accompanied by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, walked to the West Terrace of Buckingham Palace and were met by The Queen.

Gun Salutes were fired in Green Park by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and at the Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company.

A Guard of Honour was provided at Buckingham Palace by Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards.

Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard and a Detachment of Household Cavalry were on duty.

The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump this afternoon drove to Westminster Abbey where, having been received by The Duke of York, The President laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump afterwards had Tea with The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.

The Queen gave a State Banquet this evening in honour of The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump at which The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, The Duke of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy were present.

The following had the honour of being invited: Suite of The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump: His Excellency Mr Robert Wood Johnson (Ambassador from the United States of America to the Court of St James’s) and Mrs Johnson, the Hon Steven Mnuchin (Secretary of the Treasury) and Mrs Louise Linton, the Hon John Mulvaney (Assistant to The President and Acting Chief of Staff), the Hon John Bolton (Assistant to The President for National Security Affairs), the Hon Ivanka Trump (Assistant to The President and Advisor to The President), the Hon Jared Kushner (Assistant to The President and Senior Advisor to The President), the Hon Stephen Miller (Assistant to The President and Senior Advisor for Policy), the Hon Daniel Scavino (Assistant to The President and Senior Advisor for Digital Strategy), the Hon Lindsay Reynolds (Assistant to The President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady), the Hon Kellyanne Conway (Assistant to The President and Senior Counselor), the Hon Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Assistant to The President and Press Secretary), the Hon Stephanie Grisham (Assistant to The President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications for the First Lady), Mr Donald Trump, Mr and Mrs Eric Trump, and Ms Tiffany Trump.

Specially attached to The President of the United States of America and Mrs Trump:

The Hon Dame Annabel Whitehead (Lady in Waiting), the Viscount Brookeborough, KG (Lord in Waiting), and the Viscountess Brookeborough, Sir Kim Darroch (Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America) and Lady Darroch, and Major Nana Twumasi-ankrah (Equerry in Waiting). Diplomatic Corps: His Excellency the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait and Mrs. Al-duwaisan. The Cabinet and Government: The Prime Minister and Mr Philip May, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office and Mrs David Lidington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Mrs Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Defence (the Rt Hon Penelope Mordaunt, MP), the Secretary of State for International Trade and Mrs Liam Fox, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Mrs Michael Gove, the Leader of the House of Lords (the Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) and Mr James Wild, and the Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan, MP (Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office), and Mr James Dunseath. Special Invitations: The Lord and Lady Bamford, Ms Ruth Cairnie and Mr Anthony Heggs, Mr Mark Carney, Sir Roger and Lady Carr, General Sir Nicholas and Lady Carter, the Lord Great Chamberlain and the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, Mr and Mrs Ian Davis, Ms Cressida Dick, the Rt Hon Nigel Dodds, MP, and Mrs Dodds, Mr and Mrs Christopher Fisher, Mr and Mrs Jeremy Fleming, the Lord Speaker and the Lady Fowler, Sir Lucian and Lady Grainge, the Lord and Lady Hague of Richmond, the Baroness Hale of Richmond and Dr Julian Farrand, Mr and Mrs Peter Hill, Dame Vivian Hunt and Mr Nicholas Basden, Mr and Mrs Leif Johansson, the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, Mr and Mrs Helge Lund, Sir Simon and the Hon Lady Mcdonald, Dr and Mrs Gerry Murphy, Sir Kenneth and Lady Olisa, Mr and Mrs Andrew Parker, Ms Kathryn Parsons, Mr Antony Phillipson, Mr Leo Quinn and Mrs Elaine Fitzpatrick-quinn, Mr Christopher Ruddy, Sir Mark and Lady Sedwill, Professor Dr and Mrs Ralph Speth, Mr and Mrs James Staley, Mr and Mrs Jon Stanton, Mr and Mrs Mark Tucker, Mr Ben van Beurden and Mrs Stacey Dickson-van Beurden, Ms Emma Walmsley and Mr David Owen, and Mr and Mrs Alexander Younger. White House and United States Delegation Guests: The Hon Daniel Walsh (Assistant to The President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations), the Hon Emma Doyle (Assistant to The President and Principal Deputy Chief of Staff), the Hon Derek Lyons (Assistant to The President and White House Staff Secretary), the Hon Robert Blair (Assistant to The President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff), the Hon Sean Lawler (Chief of Protocol of the United States), the Hon Fiona Hill (Deputy Assistant to The President and Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs, National Security Council), Ms Yael Lempert (Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy), Mr Aaron Cope (Director for Western Europe, National Security Council), Mr James Goldston (President, ABC News) and Ms Laura Trevelyan, and the Hon John Rogers (Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Directors) and Ms Deborah Lehr.

CLARENCE HOUSE June 3rd

The Prince of Wales, Colonel-inchief, The Parachute Regiment, this afternoon received Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer (Colonel Commandant).

ST JAMES’S PALACE June 3rd

The Princess Royal, Honorary Member, the Rotary Club of Elgin, this afternoon attended the Weekly Lunch, Eight Acres Hotel, Morriston Road, Elgin, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-lieutenant of Moray (Lieutenant Colonel Grenville Johnston).

Her Royal Highness later visited Doctor Gray’s Hospital, Elgin, to mark Two Hundred Years of Health Care in Moray.