Court Circular
BUCKINGHAM PALACE October 9th
The Rt Hon Christopher Pincher, MP, was received by The Queen this afternoon and delivered up his Wand of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Treasurer of the Household.
Miss Amanda Milling, MP, was received by Her Majesty upon her appointment as Treasurer of the Household when Her Majesty handed to her her Wand of Office.
The Rt Hon Mark Spencer, MP, was received by The Queen when he delivered up his Wand of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Comptroller of the Household.
Mr Jeremy Quin, MP, was received by Her Majesty upon his appointment as Comptroller of the Household when Her Majesty handed to him his Wand of Office.
Mr Craig Whittaker, MP, was received by The Queen and delivered up his Wand of Office upon relinquishing his appointment as Vice-chamberlain of the Household.
Mr Stuart Andrew, MP, was received by Her Majesty upon his appointment as Vice-chamberlain of the Household when Her Majesty handed to him his Wand of Office.
The Lord Ashton of Hyde was received by The Queen upon his appointment as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.
The Lord Bethell was received by The Queen upon his appointment as Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty.
The Baroness Berridge and The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist were received by The Queen upon their appointment as Baronesses in Waiting to Her Majesty.
Mr Stuart Andrew, MP (Vice-chamberlain of the Household), was received in audience by The Queen and presented an Address from the House of Commons to which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to make reply.
The Rt Hon Boris Johnson, MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury), had an audience of The Queen this evening.
KENSINGTON PALACE October 9th
The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received Ms D. Jevans (Executive Chairman, English Football League).
His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, received Mr Richard Master (Managing Director, Premier League).
The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and President, the Football Association, this afternoon received Mr Mark Bullingham (Chief Executive, the Football Association).
The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, Natural History Museum, this morning attended a Meeting with Sir Michael Dixon (Chief Executive) at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7.
Her Royal Highness then visited the Angela Marmot Centre for Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE October 9th
The Duke of York, Founder, Pitch@palace, this morning attended Pitch@palace UAE 3.0 at the Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
ST JAMES’S PALACE October 9th
The Earl of Wessex this morning visited Florence Court, Enniskillen, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-lieutenant of County Fermanagh (the Viscount Brookeborough).
His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon opened the Fermanagh Scouting Centre at Cladagh Glen Scout Centre, 142 Marble Arch Road, Enniskillen, and was received by Mrs Jane Styles (Deputy Lieutenant of County Fermanagh).
The Earl of Wessex later visited Lakeland Community Centre, 1 Lattone Road, Belcoo, and was received by Mr Charles Plunket (Vice Lord-lieutenant of County Fermanagh).
His Royal Highness afterwards visited Mullylusty Cottage, Belcoo.
The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Disability Initiative, this afternoon held a Meeting.
Her Royal Highness, Patron, afterwards held a Meeting for the Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations.
ST JAMES’S PALACE October 9th
The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning arrived at Tokyo Haneda Airport and was received by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Japan (His Excellency Mr Paul Madden).
Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited the Burrell Collection at the Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Ali Tower, Koyamachi, Ali-ku, Shizuoka.
The Princess Royal, Patron, Scottish Rugby Union, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, later attended the International Rugby Match between Scotland and Russia at Kakegawa Stadium, Fukuroi, Shizuoka.
KENSINGTON PALACE October 9th
The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Patron, Global Heritage Fund UK, today visited local granaries in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. For more details, visit royal.uk