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The Court Circular is the official record of past royal engagements . Search Court Circulars detailing engagements undertaken by all members of the Royal Family going back to 1997 in this section of the Media Centre.

Buckingham Palace

The King held a Council at 10.30a.m..

There were present: the Rt. Hon. Penelope Mordaunt MP (Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Victoria Atkins MP (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care), the Rt. Hon. Alister Jack MP (Secretary of State for Scotland) and the Lord True (Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords).

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 His Majesty before the Council.

The King, President, The Prince's Trust, received Mr. John Booth upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Mr. Thomas Ilube upon assuming the appointment.

Palace Of Holyroodhouse

The Duke of Edinburgh, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning attended the General Assembly at Assembly Hall, Mound Place, Edinburgh.

His Royal Highness, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended the Closing Sederunt of the General Assembly at Assembly Hall.

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, this morning visited Hornet Services Sailing Club to mark its Sixtieth Anniversary and, having been received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr. Nigel Atkinson), opened the Army Sailing Association Offshore Centre at Haslar Road, Gosport.

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, held an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Bicentenary.

The Duke of Kent was present.

His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.

The Band of the Royal Marines (Portsmouth) played selections of music during the afternoon.

Her Royal Highness, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, this evening visited the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Royal Patron, this evening attended a Reception at the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1.

The Duchess of Gloucester, Colonel-in-Chief, Adjutant General's Corps, this afternoon received Colonel Victoria Whiting upon relinquishing her appointment as Corps Colonel and Colonel Stuart Allen upon assuming the appointment, and Warrant Officer Class One Christopher Hastings upon assuming his appointment as Corps Sergeant Major.

Major Benjamin Culleton (Assistant Corps Secretary) was present.

Buckingham Palace

The King, President, The Prince's Trust, this afternoon held a Reception for the Awards at Buckingham Palace.

The Rt. Hon. Rishi Sunak MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of His Majesty.

The King 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 Indo-Pacific).

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 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

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

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

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.

Buckingham Palace

The Baroness Black of Strome was received by The King this morning when His Majesty invested her with the Insignia of a Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

The Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws was received by The King when His Majesty invested her with the Insignia of a Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin Bathurst was received in audience by The King today and kissed hands upon his appointment as Governor of Gibraltar.

Lady Bathurst was also received by His Majesty.

Mr. Ross Matthews was received in audience by The King and kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Chad.

Mrs. Matthews was also received by His Majesty.

Mr. Nikesh Mehta was received in audience by The King upon his appointment as British High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore.

Mrs. Mehta was also received by His Majesty.

Mr. Peter Vowles was received in audience by The King and kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

Mrs. Vowles was also received by His Majesty.

The Queen this morning visited a domestic violence and abuse support service in London.

Her Majesty, Patron, this evening attended a Reception to mark the Eightieth Anniversary of the Army Benevolent Fund at Apsley House, 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London SW1.

The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.

The Band of the Household Cavalry and the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment played selections of music during the afternoon.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Colonel, Welsh Guards, this morning received Major General James Bowder (General Officer Commanding London District and Major General Household Division).