BUCKINGHAM PALACE
February 8: Her Excellency Mrs Ana Maria Teles Carreira was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Angola to the Court of St James’s.
Mr Mario Afonso D’Almeida was also received by Her Majesty.
Mr Richard Stagg (Director General, Foreign and Commonwealth Office) was present.
His Excellency Dr Vladimiro P. Villalta was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of El Salvador to the Court of St James’s.
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Mrs de P. Villalta was also received by Her Majesty.
Mr Richard Stagg (Director General, Foreign and Commonwealth Office) was present.
The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr was received by The Queen upon relinquishing his appointment as Dean of Westminster and delivered up to Her Majesty the Badge of Dean of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath when The Queen invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
Mrs Carr was also received by Her Majesty.
Mr John Heppell MP (Vice Chamberlain of the Household) was received in audience by The Queen and presented an Address from the House of Commons to which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to make reply.
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CLARENCE HOUSE
February 8: The Prince of Wales this morning visited BAE Systems, Warton Aerodrome, Preston, to view the Typhoon aircraft production and assembly facility and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire (the Lord Shuttleworth).
His Royal Highness, President, The Prince of Wales Arts and Kids Foundation, this afternoon visited the In the Land of Illustrations Exhibition at 80 Victoria Street, London SW1.
The Prince of Wales, Patron, World Jewish Relief’s Krakow Community Centre Project, and The Duchess of Cornwall this evening gave a Reception at Clarence House in aid of World Jewish Relief.
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
February 8: The Duke of York, President, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, this afternoon gave a Lunch at Buckingham Palace.
His Royal Highness, Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, this evening attended a Reception for Inward Investors given by United Kingdom Trade and Investment at St James’s Palace.
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
February 8: The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this morning held a Meeting with Trustees at Bagshot Park, Surrey.
His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon met Award holders at the Guildhall, Portsmouth, before attending the South East Region’s Fiftieth Anniversary Conference Dinner this evening at the Innlodge, Portsmouth, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mrs Christopher Fagan).
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
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February 8: The Princess Royal, Member, today attended the 118th Session of the International Olympic Committee at the Auditorium, Centro Congressi Lingotto, Turin, Italy.
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RICHMOND PARK
February 8: Princess Alexandra this evening attended a Dinner in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey, London SW1, in honour of the Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr upon his retirement as Dean of Westminster.