Court Circular
BUCKINGHAM PALACE May 22nd
The King this afternoon held a Reception for The Prince’s Trust Awards at Buckingham Palace. His Majesty held a Council at 4.15 p.m. There were present: the Rt Hon Penelope Mordaunt MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Edward Argar MP (Minister for Prisons, Parole and Probation) and the Rt Hon Anne-marie Trevelyan MP (Minister of State for the Indopacific). Sir Peter Fraser was sworn in as a member of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. The Lord Beckett, the Rt Hon Stephen Flynn MP and the Rt Hon Gavin Robinson MP made affirmation as members of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. Mr Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council. The Rt Hon Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties) was in attendance. The Rt Hon Penelope Mordaunt MP had an audience of The King before the Council. The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) later had an audience of His Majesty. The Queen, Patron, this morning received Mr Benjamin Chapman (Chief Executive Officer, British Forces Broadcasting Service) at Clarence House. The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning. The Queen was represented by Mrs. Amanda Macmanus at the Funeral of the Lord Field of Birkenhead which was held at Holy Trinity Church Sloane Square, London SW1, this afternoon.
PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE May 22nd
The Duke of Edinburgh, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and The Duchess of Edinburgh today carried out the following engagements in Edinburgh. Their Royal Highnesses this morning attended the Chaplains’ Report at Assembly Hall, Mound Place. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh afterwards held a Meeting with Chaplains at Lothian Chambers, West Parliament Square. His Royal Highness today visited the Free Church Assembly, Mound Place. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon attended a Luncheon at the Scottish Parliament. Their Royal Highnesses this evening attended Beating Retreat and subsequently held a Reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Duke of Edinburgh, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and The Duchess of Edinburgh afterwards held a Dinner at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Capability Scotland, this afternoon visited Capability Scotland, Craigmillar Day Opportunities Service Space, 11 Harewood Road, Edinburgh.
ST JAMES’S PALACE May 22nd
The Princess Royal, President, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, this morning visited Vestre Gravlund Cemetery, 66 Sørkedalsveien, Oslo, Norway, and laid a wreath at the Memorial. Her Royal Highness, Patron, Anglo-norwegian Resistance Commemoration Project, later visited the Linge Club and attended a Reception at Akershus Fortress, Oslo. The Princess Royal, Patron, Anglo-norwegian Resistance Commemoration Project, subsequently visited the Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association, 25 Rådhusgata, Oslo. The Princess Royal, Patron, Anglo-norwegian Resistance Commemoration Project, accompanied by The Crown Prince of Norway, this afternoon visited the Norwegian Resistance Museum, Akershus Fortress. Her Royal Highness this evening arrived at Royal Air Force Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, from Norway. Colonel John Boyd was in attendance.
KENSINGTON PALACE May 22nd
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this morning visited Veterans Launchpad, Avondale House, 50 Raby Way, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, and were received by His Majesty’s Lord-lieutenant of Tyne and Wear (Ms Lucy Winskell). Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited Newcastle upon Tyne YMCA, 592 Welbeck Road, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne. The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Cathedrals in Pilgrimage, and The Duchess of Gloucester, Royal Patron, Cathedral Music Trust, later visited the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne.