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September 14: The Prince of Wales, President, Business in the Community, this morning received Mr David Varney, Chairman, and Miss Julia Cleverdon, Chief Executive.
His Royal Highness later attended the Memorial Service for Victims of last November’s Istanbul Bombing, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London SW1.
The Prince of Wales this afternoon opened the Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London WC1.
His Royal Highness, President, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, later received Mr Matthew Line on his relinquishing the post of Chief Executive.
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The Prince of Wales later received His Highness Sayyid Haithem bin Tariq Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture, Oman.
His Royal Highness this evening attended the tenth anniversary lecture of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales’s Business and the Environment Programme given by the Rt. Hon. Tony Blair MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury), Banqueting House, London.
The Prince of Wales later attended a Dinner to celebrate the tenth Anniversary.
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September 14: The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation this afternoon left Helsinki, Finland for Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russia. His Royal Highness was met on arrival by the President of the Republic of Karelia (Mr. Sergei Katanandov) and HM Consul-General at St. Petersburg (Mr. George Edgar).
The Earl of Wessex this evening attended a Dinner at the Museum of History of Karelia.
The Countess of Wessex today visited Cheshire and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire (Mr. William Bromley Davenport).
Her Royal Highness this morning visited the Kingsway Learning Centre, Victoria Road, Widnes, and opened the new Centre of Excellence for Lifelong Learning in Halton.
The Countess of Wessex this afternoon opened the Warrington Deaf Centre, Wilson Patten Street, Warrington.
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Her Royal Highness, Patron of Mencap, later visited The Pyramid, Palmyra Square South, Warrington.
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September 14: The Princess Royal, President, Royal Yachting Association, this morning attended the Southampton International Boat Show and launched the Association’s ‘Onboard’ Programme at Mayflower Park, Southampton, Hampshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mrs. Mary Fagan).
Her Royal Highness, Patron, United Kingdom Sailing Academy, this afternoon named a yacht ‘UKSA FREEDOM’, and visited Lister House at the United Kingdom Sailing Academy, Arctic Road, West, Isle of Wight, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Isle of Wight (Mr. Christopher Bland).
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The Princess Royal, Patron, RYA Sailability, later re-opened Gins Club House at The Royal Southampton Yacht Club, St. Leonards, Beaulieu River, Hampshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mrs. Mary Fagan).
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September 11: The Duke of Gloucester this afternoon called on His Majesty The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam at Istana Nurul Iman, Jalan Tutong, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
His Royal Highness subsequently called on His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah The Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam and Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah.
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September 14: The Duke of Gloucester this morning opened the new Police Station, 31-33 High Street, Annan, Dumfriesshire, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries (Captain Ronald Cunningham-Jardine).
His Royal Highness this afternoon opened the new Headquarters of the Halo Trust at Carronfoot, Buccleuch Estate, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire.
The Duke of Gloucester subsequently opened the new Dumfries and Galloway Headquarters of the Red Cross at the North Lodge, Nithbank, Dumfries.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester this evening attended a Reception and Dinner to mark the opening of the Exhibition ‘Ancient Art to Post-Impressionism, Masterpieces from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptopek, Copenhagen’, in the presence of The Crown and Crown Princess of Denmark, at the Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London W1.
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September 14: Princess Alexandra, Deputy Colonel in Chief, The Queen’s Royal Lancers was represented this afternoon by Lieutenant General Sir Richard Swinburn at the Memorial Service for Colonel Michael Watson, formerly Colonel of the 17th/21st Lancers, at St Mary’s Church, Fairford, Gloucestershire.