BUCKINGHAM PALACE
June 14: Mr Ian Grant (Chairman of the Crown Estate) was received by The Queen this morning.
The Very Reverend Dr John Moses was received by Her Majesty upon his retirement as Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral when The Queen invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
Mrs Moses was also received by Her Majesty.
Sir Brian Bender (Permanent Secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry) was received by The Queen.
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Mr John Heppell MP (Vice-Chamberlain of the Household) was received in audience by Her Majesty and presented an Address from the House of Commons to which The Queen was graciously pleased to make reply.
The Governor-General of New Zealand and Mr Peter Cartwright were invited to Luncheon with The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the Federation of London Youth Clubs, this morning received Mrs Joan Howard upon relinquishing her appointment as Acting Chief Executive and Mr Nicholas Wilkie upon assuming his appointment as Chief Executive.
His Royal Highness, Captain-General, Royal Marines, received Major- General James Dutton (Commandant-General).
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CLARENCE HOUSE
June 14: The Duke of Cornwall this morning attended the “Showcase Launceston” event at Launceston Castle and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (the Lady Mary Holborow).
His Royal Highness this afternoon opened Duchy Originals Foods Limited, Pennygillam, Launceston.
The Duke of Cornwall later visited Princetown, Dartmoor, and was received by the Earl of Devon (Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Devon).
His Royal Highness afterwards held a Meeting with representatives of the Dartmoor Hill Farm Initiative.
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
June 14: The Duke of York, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Thailand.
Mrs Amanda Thursk and Lieutenant Caroline Clark, RN, were in attendance.
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
June 14: The Earl and Countess of Wessex this evening attended Beat Retreat by the Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines to mark the Eighty Fifth Birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
June 14: The Princess Royal, Patron, Fire Fighters Memorial Charitable Trust, this morning visited the Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Mr Henry Elwes).
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Her Royal Highness, President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, this afternoon attended the National Health Service Confederation Annual Conference and Exhibition at the International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham, and was received by Mr John Crabtree (Deputy Lieutenant of West Midlands).
The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, accompanied by Rear Admiral Timothy Laurence, this evening attended the Officers’ Club Centenary Dinner at St James’s Palace.
ST JAMES’S PALACE
June 14: The Duke of Kent, President, the Scout Association, this morning received Mr Peter Duncan (Chief Scout) and Mr Derek Twine (Chief Executive).
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RICHMOND PARK
June 14: Princess Alexandra, Patron, today opened the Grosvenor House Art and Antiques Fair at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London W1.