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Windsor Castle
The King today received the Council for Sustainable Business.
His Majesty, President, Royal Shakespeare Company, and Patron, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, this evening attended a performance of "the Tempest" at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire (Mr. Timothy Cox), the Co-Directors of the Royal Shakespeare Company (Mr. Daniel Evans and Ms. Tamara Harvey) and Councillor Samantha McNaught Barrow (Mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon).
By command of The King, Mr. Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr. Enkhsukh Battumur at 7-8 Kensington Court, London W8, this afternoon in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from Mongolia to the Court of St. James's.
St. James's Palace
The Duke of Edinburgh this morning received the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (the Hon. Edith Dumont).
His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, this morning and this afternoon held Receptions in the garden of Buckingham Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award.
The British Army Band Catterick and the Band of the Royal Air Force Squadronaires played selections of music during the day.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, this afternoon held a Luncheon at St. James's Palace.
The Duchess of Edinburgh, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this morning attended a Meeting with Health Leaders from Pacific Island States at the Residence of the United Kingdom Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation and other organisations in Geneva.
Her Royal Highness later visited the United Nations Human Rights Council, Palais des Nations, Avenue de la Paix, Geneva.
The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Switzerland.
Mr. Alexander Stonor was in attendance.
Hillsborough Castle
The King and Queen this afternoon arrived in Belfast and were received at Alexandra Dock, Queen's Road, by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast (Dame Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle), the President of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (Mrs. Attracta Ní Bhrádaigh), the Chairman of Ards Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (Mr. Niall McClean) and the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of Belfast (Councillor Tracy Kelly).
His Majesty, escorted by the Chief Executive of Belfast City Council (Mr. John Walsh) and Her Majesty, escorted by the Chairman of Ards Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, proceeded along the Dock's walkway and, in advance of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, viewed musical performances, before joining children playing the bodhran and viewing a reel and demonstration of the uilleann pipes.
The King and Queen afterwards visited Titanic Distillers, Thompson Dock, Titanic Dock and Pumphouse, Queen's Road, Belfast, and were received by the Founder (Mr. Peter Lavery) and Mr. Stephen Symington (Chief Executive Officer).
His Majesty, escorted by the Chief Executive Officer, and Her Majesty, escorted by Ms. Siobhán Winston (General Manager), toured the distillery and met members of staff.
The King, Royal Founding Patron, The King's Trust, subsequently visited W5 LIFE (Learning Innovation for Everyone), 2 Queen's Quay, Belfast, and was received by Mrs. Anne McGregor (Deputy Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast), the Director of The King's Trust Northern Ireland (Mr. Mark Dougan) and the Chairman of The King's Trust's Fiftieth Anniversary Campaign (the Earl of Caledon).
His Majesty participated in a robotics demonstration and met young people and King's Trust volunteers.
Later, The King and Queen arrived at Hillsborough Castle and were received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of County Down (Mr. Gawn Rowan Hamilton).
Ms. Michelle O'Neill MLA (First Minister of Northern Ireland) and Mrs. Emma Little-Pengelly MLA (deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland) were received by Their Majesties at Hillsborough Castle and afterwards had audiences with The King.
The Queen this afternoon visited Fane Street Primary School, Fane Street, Belfast, and was received by Mr. Alan Logan (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast).
The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.
St. James's Palace
The Princess Royal, President, the City and Guilds of London Institute, this morning received Ms. Jessica Leigh Jones (Chairman Elect, the City and Guilds Foundation) and Mr. Michael Adamson (Interim Chief Executive).
Her Royal Highness, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Signals, received Colonel Nicholas Bruce upon relinquishing his appointment as Corps Colonel and Colonel Edward Swift upon assuming the appointment.
The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, Voluntary Service Overseas, afterwards held a Reception at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal, Patron, the Not Forgotten Association, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, later held an Afternoon Party at Buckingham Palace.
The Band of the Royal Marines Portsmouth played selections of music during the afternoon.
Her Royal Highness, Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), this evening attended a Household Cavalry Council Meeting and Dinner at Hyde Park Barracks, London SW7.
Buckingham Palace
The King this afternoon visited Sanderson Design Group, Voysey House, Sandersons Lane, London W4, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa) and the Chairman (Dame Dianne Thompson).
His Majesty, escorted by Ms. Lisa Montague (Chief Executive), viewed the design and creative studios, before viewing Sanderson fabric samples and archival pieces and meeting in-house designers, archivists and further members of staff.
The King held a Council at St. James's Palace at 2.20 p.m..
There were present: the Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Campbell MP (Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), the Rt. Hon. James Murray MP (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care), the Rt. Hon. Sir Mark Tami MP (Treasurer of His Majesty's Household) and the Rt. Hon. Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds (Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office).
The Rt. Hon. James Murray MP received the Seals of Office as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, took the Oath of Office and kissed hands on appointment.
Mrs. Ceri King and Mr. Niall Clarke-Petty were in attendance as Deputy Clerks of the Council.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties) was in attendance.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Campbell MP had an audience of His Majesty before the Council.
Later, The President of Ireland and Mr. Brian McEnery visited The King, and His Majesty held a Meeting with Her Excellency.
The King, Patron, Royal Horticultural Society, and The Queen this evening visited the Chelsea Flower Show in the Gardens of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
Kensington Palace
The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Civil Service Sports Council, this afternoon attended the Annual Awards Ceremony at Grocers' Hall, Princes Street, London EC2.
Government House, Bermuda
The King, accompanied by the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda (His Excellency Mr. Andrew Murdoch), today commenced the Royal Visit to Bermuda.
His Majesty this morning drove to King's Square, St. George's Parish, and was received on arrival by the Commanding Officer, The Royal Bermuda Regiment (Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Simons).
The King was received with a Royal Salute and inspected the Parade before being received by the Honorary Colonel, The Royal Bermuda Regiment (Colonel David Gibbons).
His Majesty was received on the north side of King's Square by the President of the Senate (Senator the Hon. Joan Dillas-Wright), the Speaker of the House of Assembly (the Hon. Dennis Lister), the Hon. David Burt (Premier of Bermuda) and his Cabinet.
The King, escorted by the Right Worshipful Quinell Francis (Mayor of St. George), then entered the Town Hall and met members of the Council before walking through King's Square.
His Majesty afterwards visited St. Peter's Church ("Their Majesties Chappell") and was received by the Bishop of Bermuda (the Right Reverend Nicholas Dill) and the Reverend Thomas Nisbett (Priest in Charge).
The King later visited Trunk Island, was received by the Principal Curator, Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (Dr. Ian Walker), the former Chairman of Bermuda Zoological Society (Mr. Richard Winchell), the President of Bermuda Zoological Society (Mr. Philippe Bacon) and Ms. Linda Parker (Education Officer) and toured the island's living classroom.
His Majesty then visited the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo to mark its Centenary and was received by the Hon. Mr. Jache Adams (Minister of Public Works and the Environment).
The King this afternoon visited Hamilton City Hall and was received by the Right Worshipful Charles Gosling (Mayor of Hamilton) and the Corporation of Hamilton Councillors before meeting local artisans and artists.
His Majesty afterwards arrived at Albuoys Point, Hamilton, and was received by the Commodore of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (Mr. Hal Kempe), before boarding the ferry for the Royal Naval Dockyard, escorted by the Hon. Owen Darrell (Minister of Tourism, Transport, Culture and Sports).
The King disembarked the ferry, drove to Keep Yard to witness a traditional Gombey performance and visit 1850 Ordnance House and, having been received by the Executive Director, National Museum of Bermuda (Ms. Elena Strong), viewed an exhibition.
His Majesty afterwards arrived at the Camber in Sandys, was received by the President of the Bermuda Olympic Association (Mr. Peter Dunne) and met Bermudian medallists from the Caribbean Free Trade Association Olympic and Commonwealth Games and Bermudian athletes from the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The King then proceeded along the waterfront and met those from outdoor youth organisations.
His Majesty later held an Investiture at Government House.
The King afterwards met primary school children and Youth Climate Summit students in the garden of Government House before meeting students involved in the Eco Garden Club.
His Majesty this evening received the Premier of Bermuda at Government House before receiving representatives of the re-insurance sector.
The King afterwards attended a Reception for Bermudians on the Garden Terrace of Government House.
The Queen this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from the United States of America, attended by Mr. Theo Rycroft, Mrs. Sophia Densham, Dr. Michael Dixon and Major Robert Treasure.
St. James's Palace
The Princess Royal, Patron, the Field Studies Council, this morning visited Field Studies Council Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran (Sheriff Iona McDonald).
Buckingham Palace
The King held a Council at 2.00 p.m..
There were present: the Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Campbell MP (Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Edward Miliband MP (Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero), the Rt. Hon. Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds MP (Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General), the Rt. Hon. Sir Stephen Timms MP (Minister for Social Security and Disability) and the Rt. Hon. Anna Turley MP (Minister of State without Portfolio).
Mrs. Ceri King was in attendance as Deputy Clerk of the Council.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties) was in attendance.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Campbell MP had an audience of His Majesty before the Council.
The Queen, Patron, BookTrust, this morning received Mr. John Coughlan upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of Trustees and Ms. Radha Chakraborty upon assuming the appointment.
Buckingham Palace
The King this morning held a Reception for Caribbean Foreign Ministers at St. James's Palace.
HIs Majesty this afternoon received representatives from fishing industries which have been convened by the Sustainable Markets Initiative.
Mr. David Cairns was received in audience by The King and kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty's Ambassador to the Argentine Republic.
Mrs. Cairns was also received by His Majesty.
Mr. David Concar was received in audience by The King and kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Chile.
Ms. Caroline North was also received by His Majesty.
The following were received in audience by The King upon their appointment as British High Commissioners: Ms. Alicia Herbert (Jamaica), Mrs. Smita Rossetti (the Commonwealth of the Bahamas) and Mr. Andrew Nethercott (the Independent State of Samoa).
Mr. Daniel Drok, Mr. Matteo Rossetti and Mrs. Madeleine Kingston were also received by His Majesty.
The King held a Council at 4.15 p.m..
There were present: the Rt. Hon. Shabana Mahmood MP (Acting Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Emma Reynolds MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), the Rt. Hon. Joanna Stevens MP (Secretary of State for Wales) and the Rt. Hon. Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds MP (Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General).
Dame Sara Cockerill, Sir David Foxton, Sir Robert Miles and Dame Amanda Yip were worn were sworn in as members of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.
At the Council, The King pricked the List of High Sheriffs for the Counties of England (other than Cornwall and those in the Duchy of Lancaster) and Wales.
After the Council, His Majesty pricked the List of High Sheriffs for the Counties of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Mr. Alastair Martin (Chief Executive Officer and Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster) was present.
Mr. Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.
The Rt. Hon. Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties) was in attendance.
The Rt. Hon. Shabana Mahmood MP had an audience of His Majesty before the Council.
Later, the Rt. Hon. Sir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The King.
The King this evening visited the "Turner and Constable: Rivals and Originals" Exhibition at Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1, and was received by the Chairman of Tate (Mr. Roland Rudd) and the Director of Tate Britain (Mr. Alex Farquharson).
His Majesty viewed the Exhibition, escorted by Dr. Amy Concannon (Senior Curator of Historic British Art, Tate Britain).
The Queen, President, the Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust, this morning received Dame Laura Lee (Chief Executive).
Her Majesty this afternoon held a Meeting for The Consorts' Library.
The Queen, President, WOW - Women of the World, accompanied by The Duchess of Gloucester, later held a Reception at Clarence House to mark International Women's Day.
The Princess Royal, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.
By command of The King, Mr. Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) this morning received His Excellency Mr. Moses Kouni Mose at St. James's Palace in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner for Solomon Islands in London.
