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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.

Windsor Castle

The King, Colonel-in-Chief, today presented new Colours to the Irish Guards in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle.

Having been received upon arrival by the Regimental Lieutenant Colonel (Major General Sir Christopher Ghika) and the Regimental Adjutant (Major Niall Hall), His Majesty was received on Parade with a Royal Salute and inspected the Regiment.

After the Colours were consecrated The King presented them to the Regiment.

The King was graciously pleased to address the Parade and the Parade Commander (Major Richard Trant) replied.

The Irish Guards afterwards marched past His Majesty.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, President, the Football Association, this morning visited the England Men's European Football Championship Team at St. George's Park, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal this afternoon attended Bramham International Horse Trials Prize Giving at Bramham Park, Wetherby, on its Fiftieth Anniversary and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Mr. Edmund Anderson).

Windsor Castle

The Queen, Patron, The Queen's Reading Room, this evening attended a Reception for The Queen's Reading Room Literary Festival at Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, and afterwards attended a Festival performance at the Palace.

St. James's Palace

The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning opened the Royal Windsor Rose and Horticultural Society Flower Show in Windsor Great Park.

St. James's Palace

The Duchess of Edinburgh, President, South of England Agricultural Society, this morning attended the South of England Show, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex (the Lady Emma Barnard).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, this afternoon opened the Blind Veterans UK Rustington Centre of Wellbeing, Seafield Road, Rustington, and was received by Sir Richard Kleinwort, Bt. (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex).

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal this morning opened Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Forest of Dean Community Hospital, Steam Mills Road, Cinderford, and was received by Mr. Roger Deeks (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Ruskin Mill Trust, Ruskin Mill College, Old Bristol Road, Nailsworth, and was received by Mr. Philip Vickery (Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire).

Buckingham Palace

The King and Queen this morning were received at the British Normandy Memorial, 13 Avenue Paul Poret, Ver-sur-Mer, France, by His Majesty's Ambassador to the French Republic (Her Excellency Dame Menna Rawlings), the National Chairman of the Royal British Legion (Mr. Jason Coward), the Honorary President, the Normandy Memorial Trust (the Lord Ricketts) and the Mayor of Ver-sur-Mer (Madame Lysiane Le Duc Dréan).

Their Majesties subsequently received The President of the French Republic and Madame Macron.

The King and Queen afterwards attended a Ceremony of Remembrance at Gold Beach to mark the Eightieth Anniversary of D-Day and His Majesty addressed those present.

The King and Queen, accompanied by The President of the French Republic and Madame Macron, walked to the Memorial Wall where His Majesty and His Excellency laid wreaths.

The King and Queen witnessed a fly-past by the Red Arrows.

Their Majesties, accompanied by The President and Madame Macron, subsequently walked to the French Civilian Memorial where Her Majesty and Madame Macron laid posies.

The King and Queen afterwards attended a Reception for D-Day Veterans.

His Majesty, Royal Patron, the Normandy Memorial Trust, and Her Majesty this afternoon visited the Winston Churchill Centre for Education and Learning and were received by the Chairman, the Normandy Memorial Trust (General the Lord Dannatt) and Mr. Nicholas Witchell (Founder and Trustee).

The King and Queen were received by the Trustees of the British Normandy Memorial before viewing a Royal British Legion display.

Their Majesties afterwards opened the Centre.

The King and Queen later arrived at Royal Air Force Brize Norton from France.

By command of The King, Mr. Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon Her Excellency Ms. Agnes Oswaha at Zimbabwe House, 429 Strand, London WC2, this morning in order to bid farewell to Her Excellency upon relinquishing her appointment as Ambassador from the Republic of South Sudan to the Court of St. James's.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales today carried out the following engagements in Normandy, France, to commemorate the Eightieth Anniversary of the D-Day Landings and was received by Mr. Theophilus Rycroft (Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy in Paris).

His Royal Highness this morning attended a Ceremony of Remembrance to commemorate Canada's role in the D-Day Landings at Juno Beach Centre, Voie des Français Libres, Courseulles-sur-Mer.

The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, this afternoon attended the International Ceremony at Omaha Beach, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.

Mr. Ian Patrick, Mr. Lee Thompson and Commander Robert Dixon RN were in attendance.

St. James's Palace

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon attended the Armistice Day Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, and were received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Mr. Ian Dudson).