Court Circular
WINDSOR CASTLE
May 26th
By command of The Queen, Mr Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon Her Excellency Ms Marie Ndjeka Opombo at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, 200 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1, this morning in order to bid farewell to Her Excellency upon relinquishing her appointment as Ambassador from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Court of St James’s.
KENSINGTON PALACE
May 26th
The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a Meeting at Kensington Palace for the Earthshot Prize.
ST JAMES’S PALACE
May 26th
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10.
The Countess of Wessex, Vice
Patron, the Royal Bath and West of England Society, this morning held a Meeting.
Her Royal Highness, Patron, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at the York Club, Prince Consort’s Drive, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire.
KENSINGTON PALACE
May 26th
The Duke of Gloucester this morning visited the Romney Marsh Community Hub, New Romney, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-lieutenant of Kent (the Lady Colgrain).
His Royal Highness this afternoon officially opened the Mountfield Business Centre, New Romney.
The Duke of Gloucester afterwards visited the Littlestone Coastal Destination Project, Coast Drive, Greatstone-on-sea, New Romney.
ST JAMES’S PALACE
May 26th
Princess Alexandra, Patron, the Kew Guild, this evening attended the Annual Dinner at Cambridge Cottage, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey.
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Today’s birthdays
Dr Henry Kissinger, United States Secretary of State, 1973-77, is 99; Miss Thea Musgrave, composer, 94; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Benjamin Bathurst, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, 1993-95, 86; Earl Cairns, Chairman, BAT Industries, 1996-98, 83; Lord Freeman, former Conservative Cabinet Minister, 80; Mr Martyn Rose, Chairman, ENO, 2013-15, 74;
Prof Ian Tracey, Organist Titulaire, Liverpool Cathedral, 67; Dame Rosemary Squire, Joint CEO and Executive Chairman, Trafalgar Entertainment, 66; Mr Duncan Goodhew, former swimmer; Olympic gold medallist, 100m breaststroke, Moscow 1980, 65;
Ald Nick Anstee, Lord Mayor of London, 2009-10, 64; Mr David Mundell, MP, 60; Mr Ravi Shastri, former India cricketer and captain, now coach, 60; the Marquess of Sligo 58; Mr Pat Cash, former tennis player; Wimbledon Men’s Singles Champion, 1987, now commentator, 57; Mr Heston Blumenthal, chef and restaurateur, 56; Mr Paul Gascoigne, former England footballer, 55; Mr Tim Farron, MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, 2015-17, 52; Mr Petroc Trelawny, broadcaster, 51; Mr Jamie Oliver, chef and restaurateur, 47; and Mr Jonathan Broom-edwards, athlete; Paralympic gold medallist, high jump, Tokyo 2020, 34.
Today is the anniversary of the passing of the Habeas Corpus Act in 1679.