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The Governor-General of Canada (Her Excellency the Rt. Hon. Mary Simon) and the following Canadian Indigenous Leaders were received by The King this afternoon: Chief RoseAnne Archibald (National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations), Mr. Natan Obed (President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami) and Ms. Cassidy Caron (President of the Métis National Council).

The King of the Ashanti visited His Majesty.

Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai and Ms. Atossa Soltani (Amazonian Indigenous Leaders) were received by The King.

Members of Foreign Royal Families, Heads of State and Representatives from the Commonwealth were received and welcomed to the United Kingdom today on behalf of The King.

Mrs. Gillian Norton (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of The Governor-General of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of The King.

Mr. Neil Hart (Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex was present at Gatwick Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Grenada and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of His Majesty.

Mr. Simon Ovens (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Jamaica and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

Mrs. Julie Fosh (Deputy Lieutenant of Essex) was present at London Stansted Airport today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of His Majesty.

Ms. Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Tuvalu and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

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The Rt. Hon. Christopher Hipkins MP (Prime Minister of New Zealand) was received in audience by The King this afternoon.

The King and The Queen Consort gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace to celebrate Their Majesties' Coronation.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and The Duke of Kent were present.

His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.

The Band of the Welsh Guards and the Waterloo Band of The Rifles with support from the Salamanca Band of The Rifles played selections of music during the afternoon.

Later, the Rt. Hon. Rishi Sunak MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of His Majesty.

Mr. Harry Goring (Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex) was present at Gatwick Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

Ms. Roxane Zand (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at St. Pancras International Railway Station today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of New Zealand and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of His Majesty.

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The King and The Queen Consort this afternoon attended a Reception with Members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons at Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster, London SW1, in advance of Their Majesties' Coronation, and were received at the North Door by the Lord Great Chamberlain (the Lord Carrington), the Lord Speaker (the Lord McFall of Alcluith), the Speaker of the House of Commons (the Rt. Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP) and the Lady Usher of the Black Rod (Ms. Sarah Clarke).

Later, the Hon. Anthony Albanese MP (Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia) was received in audience by The King.

The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau MP (Prime Minister of Canada) had an audience of His Majesty via video link.

Mr. David Travis (Deputy Lieutenant of Essex) was present at Stansted Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Canada and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of The King.

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Major Jeremy Fern (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Solomon Islands and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

Colonel Jane Davis (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of His Majesty.

Colonel Jane Davis was present at Heathrow Airport upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of The King.

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The King was represented by Lieutenant General Peter Pearson (formerly of 10th Gurkhas) at the Funeral of Captain Ram Bahadur Limbu VC (formerly 2nd/10th Gurkha Rifles and The Queen's Gurkha Orderly Officer) which was held in Damak, Nepal, today.

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Mr. Simon Ovens (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Belize and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of The King.

Ms. Manju Malhi (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of His Majesty.

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The King today attended the start of the London leg of the Australian Legacy Centenary Torch Relay in the Quadrangle of Buckingham Palace and received the High Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Australia in London (His Excellency the Hon. Stephen Smith), the Chairman of Legacy Australia (Mr. Eric Easterbrook) and the Head of the Australian Defence Staff in London (Brigadier Grant Mason).

The King this afternoon received representatives from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at Windsor Castle upon His Majesty's appointment as Commissioner-in-Chief and to mark the Institution's One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary.

The King was received in the Quadrangle with a Royal Salute and Mr. Michael Duheme (Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) presented His Majesty with the Ceremonial Sword and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Horse, Noble.

The High Commissioner for Canada in London (His Excellency the Hon. Ralph Goodale) was present.

Ms. Manju Malhi (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

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The King, accompanied by The Queen Consort, this afternoon presented a new Standard and Colours at Buckingham Palace.

The King presented a new Standard to the Life Guards of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and was received at The King's Door by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne (Gold Stick-in-Waiting) and General Sir Patrick Sanders (Chief of the General Staff) before moving to the Quadrangle and being received with a Royal Salute.

After the Standard was consecrated, The King presented the new Standard to the Regiment.

The Parade subsequently marched past His Majesty and off Parade.

The King, accompanied by The Queen Consort, presented new Colours to the Royal Navy, the Grenadier Guards and the Royal Air Force and was received by Admiral Sir Antony Radakin (Chief of the Defence Staff) and the Bishop to the Forces (the Right Reverend Hugh Nelson).

Their Majesties were received in the Garden with a Royal Salute.

After the Colours were consecrated, The King presented new Colours to the Royal Navy, the Grenadier Guards and the Royal Air Force.

His Majesty was graciously pleased to address the Parade and the Chief of the Defence Staff replied.

The Parade subsequently marched past The King and The Queen Consort and off Parade.

Later, the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (the Hon. Anita Neville) was received by The King.

Ms. Jessica Neville (daughter) was also received by His Majesty.

The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (the Hon. Salma Lakhani) was received by The King.

His Honour Mr. Zaheer Lakhani was also received by His Majesty.

The King was represented by The Duke of Kent at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Field Marshal the Lord Bramall KG (formerly Chief of the Defence Staff) which was held in Winchester Cathedral this afternoon.

The Queen Consort was represented by The Duchess of Gloucester.

The Princess Royal was represented by Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Lord Stirrup KG.

The Duke of Gloucester was present.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy was represented by the Marquess of Salisbury KG.