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.
Buckingham Palace
The King and Queen bade farewell to the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda and Lady Williams at V. C. Bird International Airport this morning upon the conclusion of the Royal Visit.
Their Majesties, attended by the Rt. Hon. Sir Clive Alderton, Mr. Joshua Puls, Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Johnstone-Burt, Mr. Tobyn Andreae, Ms. Rhiannon Mills, Professor Charles Deakin, Major Benjamin Rigby, Mrs. Sophia Densham, Dr. Robert Powell and Major Robert Treasure, this evening arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Antigua and Barbuda.
St. James's Palace
The Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Patron, British Exploring Society, today held a Meeting.
His Royal Highness, Master, the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, this afternoon attended a Reception at the Naval and Military Club, St. James’s Square, London SW1.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the Ulysses Trust, later attended a Reception celebrating the Seventieth Anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7, and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Alastair King).
His Royal Highness, Patron, London Youth, this evening attended an Awards Ceremony at Christ Church Spitalfields, Commercial Street, London E1, and was received by Mr. Leslie Morgan (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Southbank Centre, later held a Dinner at St. James’s Palace to celebrate the Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the Royal Festival Hall.
St. James's Palace
The Princess Royal today carried out the following engagements in South Africa.
Her Royal Highness, President, Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, this morning attended the Thirty First Commonwealth Agriculture Conference at Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town.
The Princess Royal this afternoon visited Varsfontein Stud Farm, Vryguns Road, Paarl Rock Drive, Paarl, and was received by the Acting British High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa (Mrs. Lisa Weedon).
Her Royal Highness later attended a Supported Township Digital Market Access Programme Showcase at Cape Town Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers, Corner of Century Boulevard and Rialto Road, Century City, Cape Town.
The Princess Royal subsequently visited Mr. Joseph Wilkinson (World War Two Royal Navy Veteran) at Oasis Care Centre, Century Way, Century City.
Her Royal Highness this evening departed from Cape Town International Airport for the United Kingdom.
Kensington Palace
The Duke of Kent, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, this morning visited Tidworth Garrison and was received by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Dame Sarah Troughton).
Other
The King and Queen this morning drove to the National Performing Arts Centre of Antigua and Barbuda, St. John’s, and were received by the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda and Lady Williams, and the Hon. Shirley Botchwey (Commonwealth Secretary-General).
His Majesty opened the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
The King afterwards attended a Reception at Weatherills Hotel, Cedar Grove, St. John’s, for new Commonwealth Heads of Government.
Their Majesties this afternoon visited Fort James Beach and were received by the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Adopt a Coastline (Ms. Jennifer Meranto).
The King and Queen, escorted by Mr. Esquire Henry and Ms. Keisha Joseph (Youth Ambassadors of Adopt a Coastline), met groups of Commonwealth youth participants who have taken part in a litter picking exercise, before meeting the President of Antigua and Barbuda Swimming Federation (Mrs. Edith Clashing) and hearing about the challenges with nationwide water competency and the swimming club initiative.
Their Majesties then met Team Antigua Girls, the all-female rowing team, who intend to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
The King and Queen afterwards visited the Conservation Pavilion and met conservation groups to learn about the challenges and projects relating to wildlife and mangrove conservation and restoration.
Their Majesties subsequently met the President of the Antigua and Barbuda Volleyball Association (Mr. Wilbur Harrigan) and learned about the importance of sport on the beaches before viewing a short volleyball rally.
The King later attended a Youth Forum Reception at the University of West Indies and was received by the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Shenella Govia MP (Minister of State for Housing and Works and Youth Forum Lead) and Ms. Tania Baumann (Deputy Commonwealth Secretary-General).
Their Majesties this evening gave a Dinner for Commonwealth Heads of Government at Blue Waters Restaurant, St. John’s, and were received by the Hon. Gaston Browne MP (Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda) and the Commonwealth Secretary-General.
The Queen, Vice Patron, the Royal Commonwealth Society, having been received this morning by the Hon. Daryll Matthew MP (Minister for Education, Sports and the Creative Industries), visited a Queen’s Commonwealth Writing Competition workshop and viewed a student art exhibition at Princess Margaret School, Hilda Davis Drive and Dickenson Bay Street, St. John's.
St. James's Palace
The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning arrived at Gatwick Airport, London, from Antigua and Barbuda.
Mr. Alexander Stonor was in attendance.
St. James's Palace
The Princess Royal this morning arrived at Cape Town International Airport and was received by Her Excellency Mrs. Lisa Weedon (Acting British High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa).
Her Royal Highness, President, Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, carried out the following engagements.
The Princess Royal today attended the Commonwealth Agriculture Conference at Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town.
Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended the Annual General Meeting at Century City Conference Centre.
The Princess Royal this evening attended the Society’s Dinner at De Grendel Wine Estate and Restaurant, Plattekloof Road, Panorama, Cape Town.
Buckingham Palace
The King and Queen this morning attended a Community Reception given by the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (Sir Rodney Williams) and Lady Williams at Government House, St. John's, Antigua.
Their Majesties afterwards met representatives of organisations involved in the recent restoration of Government House, before visiting the Government House Art Gallery and viewing the History of Antigua Exhibition and the World War Honour Roll in the Government House Museum.
The King and Queen proceeded to the newly-opened Visitors' Pavilion at Government House for a briefing by representatives of the Commonwealth Heritage Forum, The King’s Foundation alumni and students from The King’s Foundation Building, Craft and Conservation Programme on the conservation and training work at St. John’s Cathedral, St. John’s Police Station, Government House and the Heritage Trail.
The King and Queen this afternoon visited Agave Gardens, Friars Hill Road, St. John's, and were received by the President of Antigua and Barbuda Horticultural Society (Mrs. Barbara Japal) and Mrs. Jackie Ferracho Williams (Society Member).
Their Majesties, escorted by the President and Mrs. Williams, viewed a seedwork and basket-weaving demonstration, before The King was shown the Gardens' seed bank and a collection of indigenous plants and The Queen joined schoolchildren participating in a heritage plant workshop.
Their Majesties toured the gardens, visiting the Medicinal Garden, meeting traditional artisans and viewing locally sourced products unique to Antigua and Barbuda.
The King afterwards visited Nelson's Dockyard, English Port, and was received by the Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment (the Hon. Charles Fernandez) and the Chairman of the Board of the National Parks Authority (Senator the Hon. Phillip Shoul).
The King, escorted by Mrs. Ann-Marie Martin (National Parks Commissioner), was briefed by local stonemasons on the conservation of local historic sites, before setting an engraved stone into the wall and proceeding to the dock where His Majesty met representatives of companies leading initiatives to tackle sargassum, and organisations leading marine stewardship and restoration work in Antigua and Barbuda.
The King, escorted by Ms. Desley Gardner (Deputy Heritage Manager, National Parks Authority) and Mr. Ruleo Camacho (Marine Biologist, National Parks Authority), pinned two coral fragments onto a submersible coral spider to be taken out to sea.
The King was received at Nevis Street Pier by the Hon. Gaston Browne MP (Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda) and, accompanied by the Prime Minister, boarded GREEN PIONEER docked alongside the Pier.
On board His Majesty received a briefing on the outcomes of a Meeting convened by the Commonwealth Nature Initiative as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and joined a Reception with Heads of Government and others who had attended the Meeting.
His Majesty later attended the Business Forum at the Sticky Wicket, Pavilion Drive, North Sound, and a Reception organised by the Sustainable Markets Initiative.
His Majesty, having been received by the Lord Marland of Odstock (Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council) and Ms. Jennifer Jordan Saifi (Chairman and Global Envoy of the Sustainable Markets Initiative), met Business Forum participants and representatives of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.
The Queen, accompanied by Lady Williams, having been received by the Hon. Maria Browne (wife of the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda), this afternoon joined a Reception at the American University of Antigua, University Park, Jabberwock Beach Road, Coolidge, for representatives of local and wider Commonwealth organisations working to prevent violence against women and girls, as part of the Women’s Forum being convened for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Her Majesty addressed the opening session of the Forum and met attendees.
Mr. Peter Oliver (His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside) was present at Liverpool John Lennon Airport this evening upon the Arrival of The King of the Netherlands and welcomed His Majesty on behalf of The King.
St. James's Palace
The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this afternoon held a Luncheon.
The Duchess of Edinburgh, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this morning visited an Eye Clinic at the Magistrates Court, St. John’s, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.
Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this afternoon attended the Global Summit for Eye Health at John E. St. Luce Conference Centre, Antigua.
The Duchess of Edinburgh later departed from V.C. Bird International Airport for the United Kingdom.
St. James's Palace
The Princess Royal this evening departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for South Africa.
