Buckingham Palace
20th March, 2012
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, this morning received Addresses from Privileged Bodies at Buckingham Palace and afterwards Her Majesty and His Royal Highness gave a Reception.
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, later received Addresses from both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall in commemoration of the The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Her Majesty and His Royal Highness were received upon arrival at the North Door by the Lord Great Chamberlain (the Marquess of Cholmondeley).
The Address from the House of Lords was read and presented to The Queen by the Lord Speaker (the Baroness D’Souza) and the Address from the House of Commons was read and presented by the Speaker (the Rt Hon. John Bercow MP), to which Addresses Her Majesty was pleased to reply.
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The Queen’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms and Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.
Afterwards The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Reception in the Royal Gallery.
The Rt Hon George Osborne MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer) had an audience of The Queen this evening.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Wildscreen, this afternoon held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.
Clarence House
20th March, 2012
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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall this morning departed from Royal Air Force Brize Norton for Norway and were received this afternoon upon arrival at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, by The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway and Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway (Her Excellency Mrs Jane Owen).
Their Royal Highnesses were subsequently received by The King and Queen of Norway at the Royal Palace in Oslo.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, accompanied by The King and Queen of Norway, later visited the National Monument, Akershus Fortress, Oslo, and His Royal Highness laid a wreath.
The Prince of Wales afterwards attended a Meeting with Mr Jens Stoltenberg (Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway).
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall later attended a discussion on youth engagement at the Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo.
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Their Royal Highnesses this evening attended a Dinner given by The King and Queen of Norway at the Royal Palace.
Mr Clive Alderton, Mrs Amanda MacManus, Miss Eva Omaghomi, Miss Laura McCleary and Major Peter Flynn are in attendance.
Buckingham Palace
20th March, 2012
The Duke of York this morning visited Cosworth, St James’ Mill Road, Northampton, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for Northamptonshire (the Lady Juliet Townsend).
His Royal Highness afterwards visited Northampton College, Booth Lane, Northampton, and subsequently held a Meeting with representatives from the shoe industry.
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The Duke of York, Admiral, Marine Society and Sea Cadets, this afternoon visited Northampton and Wellingborough Sea Cadets, 15 Northampton Road, Blisworth.
Buckingham Palace
20th March, 2012
The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this morning attended a Breakfast Meeting at the Berkley Hotel, London SW1.
His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, later attended a Trustees’ Meeting at Bell Pottinger Group, 14 Curzon Street, Mayfair, London W1.
The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, this evening held a World Fellowship Young Fellowship Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
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The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Mencap, this morning held a Meeting.
Her Royal Highness, Patron, the David Lewis Centre, later held a Meeting.
The Countess of Wessex, Patron, this evening held a Reception for Transform Housing and Support.
Buckingham Palace
20th March, 2012
The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Portsmouth, this morning attended the HMS Collingwood Freedom Parade of Fareham Borough and Fareham Borough Council Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, and subsequently opened the Fareham Diamond Jubilee Children’s Play Area, West Street, Fareham, and was received by Her Majesty’s LordLieutenant of Hampshire (Dame Mary Fagan).
Her Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon visited the Headquarters of Central Scotland Forest Trust, Hillhouseridge, Shottskirk Road, Shotts, to mark its Twenty Fifth Anniversary, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire (Mr Mushtaq Ahmad).
The Princess Royal, this evening attended the Lord Provost’s Farewell Charity Banquet at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, the Exchange, 150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor George Grubb, the Rt Hon the Lord Provost).
Kensington Palace
20th March, 2012
The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, Royal Academy Schools, this evening attended the Annual Dinner and Auction at the Royal Academy of Arts, 6 Burlington Gardens, London W1.