Court Circular
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
March 7th
His Excellency Mr Alexander Williams was received in audience by The King today upon his appointment as High Commissioner for Jamaica in London.
ST JAMES’S PALACE March 7th
The Duchess of Edinburgh,
Life peers
Baron Cameron of Lochiel, of Achnacarry in the County of Inverness, is the gazetted name, style and title of the life barony conferred upon Donald Andrew John Cameron of Lochiel.
Baron Banner, of Barnt Green in the County of Worcestershire, is the gazetted name, style and title of the life barony conferred upon Mr Charles Edward Raymond Banner, KC.
Baron Shamash, of West Didsbury in the City of Manchester, is the gazetted name, style and title of the life barony conferred upon Mr Gerald David Shamash.
Clergy news
Appointments: Revv Ainsley Swift, v, Bray with Braywood (Oxford), to be hon can, Christ Church Cathedral (same dio); Gillian Barrow-jones, r, Wolverton (Oxford), to be hon can, Christ Church Cathedral (same dio); Darren Mcfarland, v, Headington St Andrew (Oxford), to be hon can, Christ Church Cathedral (same dio); Helen Kendrick, r, Damascus, comprising Drayton St Peter, Appleford St Peter and St Paul, Milton St Blaise, Sutton Courtenay All Saints and Steventon St Michael and All Angels (Oxford), to be hon can, Christ Church Cathedral (same dio); David Williams, tr, Risborough (Oxford), to be hon can, Christ Church Cathedral (same dio); Miss Sue Lamprell to be chapl, Methodist Homes, Swallow Wood, and Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals (Sheffield); Charles Lamont, v, South Wimbledon St Andrew (Southwark), to be dean of revitalisation (same dio); Luke Wickings, tv, Hook St Paul (Southwark), to be r, Avon Valley Churches (Winchester).
Bridge news
The second and final weekend of the 2024 Camrose has taken place at the Cresta Court Hotel in Altrincham, near Manchester,
writes Julian Pottage, Bridge Correspondent. England retained the trophy having started the second weekend in second place behind the English Bridge Union team.
Results for the two weekends combined are as follows:
1st England (Andrew Black, David Gold, Peter Crouch, Simon Cope, Tom Paske, Andrew Mcintosh and non-playing captain Peter Hasenson) 148.44 VPS
2nd English Bridge Union (Tim Leslie, Mike Bell, Stefano Tommasini, Ben Norton, Sarah Bell and NPC Paul Barden) 131.51 VPS
3rd Ireland (Mark Moran, John Carroll, Tom Hanlon, Conor Boland, Ciaran Coyne, David Walsh and NPC Gráinne Barton) 117.19 VPS
4th Wales 85.13 VPS
5th Scotland 75.14 VPS
6th Northern Ireland 41.59 VPS
As well as the Camrose trophy itself, the teams competed for trophies for individual matches (with matches involving England and the English Bridge Union treated as a combined match).
England won three trophies: Alan Pierce (versus Wales), Pat Cotter (versus Scotland) and Billy Kelso (versus Northern Ireland). Wales won two trophies: Patrick Jourdain (versus Scotland) and Causeway (versus Northern Ireland). Scotland won one trophy: Ken Baxter (versus Northern Ireland). Ireland won four trophies: Joe Moran (versus England), Cyfeillon Beiriste (versus Wales), An Cupa Cairdeas (versus Scotland) and Colonel Walshe (versus Northern Ireland).
Patron, Defence Medical Welfare Service, this afternoon received Mr Paul Gaffney upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive Officer and Ms Abigail Dryden upon assuming the appointment.
ST JAMES’S PALACE
March 7th
The Princess Royal, President, this morning attended the National Equine Forum at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, One Birdcage Walk, London SW1, and was received by the Reverend Canon Dr Flora Winfield (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Her Royal Highness, Grand Master, the Royal Victorian Order, this evening attended Evensong and a Reception at The King’s
Chapel of the Savoy, Savoy Hill, London WC2.
Today’s birthdays
Lord Hurd of Westwell, a former Conservative Cabinet Minister, is 94; Maj Gen Sir Christopher Airy, Chairman, “Not Forgotten’’ Association, 1992-2001, 90; Sir Nicolas Bevan, Speaker’s Secretary, 19932003, 82; Lord Grade of Yarmouth, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive, ITV, 2007-09, 81; Mr Gyles Brandreth, author, broadcaster and former Conservative MP, 76; Sir Roderic Wood, a former High Court Judge, 73; Mr Phil Edmonds, former England cricketer, 73; Mr David Wilkie,
former swimmer; Olympic gold medallist, Montreal 1976, 200m breaststroke, 70; Mr Mark
Goldring, Chief Executive, Oxfam GB, 2013-19, 67; Mr Robin Barnett, former diplomat, 66; Mr Irek Mukhamedov, ballet
dancer, 64; Lord Barker of
Battle, former Coalition Cabinet minister, 58; Ms Laura
Unsworth, field hockey player; Olympic gold medallist, Rio 2016, 36; Miss Petra Kvitová, tennis player; Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Champion 2011 and 2014, 34; and Ms Ellen Buttrick, rower; Paralympic gold medallist mixed coxed four, Tokyo 2020, 29.
Today is the anniversary of the birth of the author Kenneth Grahame in 1859.