St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, National Coastwatch Institution, this morning visited Canvey Island Station and subsequently attended a Reception at the Island Yacht Club, Point Road, Canvey Island, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Essex (Mrs. Jennifer Tolhurst).

Her Royal Highness later opened Huntingdon Fire Station and Service Training Centre, 7 Percy Road, Huntingdon, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (Mrs. Julie Spence).

The Princess Royal this afternoon opened North Cambridgeshire Training Centre, Metalcraft House, 1 Engineers Way, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire.

Her Royal Highness, Honorary Member, the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, this evening attended the Annual General Meeting and Discussion Dinner, One Great George Street, London SW1, and was received by Captain John Herriman RN (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal this morning presented The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Awards, Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

Her Royal Highness, Chancellor, University College of Osteopathy, this afternoon attended a Graduation Ceremony, Bridge Street, 3 Potters Field Park, London SE1, and was received by Colonel Simon Duckworth (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

The Princess Royal, Royal Fellow, the Royal Academy of Engineering, this evening attended a New Fellows' Dinner, the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, 11A New Square Lincoln's Inn, London WC2, and was received by Ms. Geraldine Norris (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, Royal Patron, London Scottish Football Club, today attended the Tenth Anniversary of the St. Andrew's Day Luncheon at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, Piccadilly, London W1, and was received by Mr. Alastair King (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, Commodore-in-Chief, Portsmouth, this morning opened Alford Schools of Military Music, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr. Nigel Atkinson).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Luncheon at Spithead House, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, for The Princess Royal's Patronages based in Hampshire.

Her Royal Highness, President, the City and Guilds of London Institute, this afternoon presented The Princess Royal Training Awards at St. James's Palace.

Her Royal Highness, President, British Olympic Association, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended the TeamGB Ball at the Savoy Hotel, Strand, London WC2, and was received by Mr. Stuart Shilson (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal this morning visited Retrotec Limited near Northiam and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex (Mr. Andrew Blackman).

Her Royal Highness later visited Focus SB Limited, Castleham Industrial Estate, Napier Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, and was received by Mr. Graham Peters (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex).

The Princess Royal, Commandant-in-Chief, St. John Ambulance (Youth), this afternoon attended a Reception for Young Achievers at the Priory Church of the Order of St. John, St. John's Square, London EC1, and was received by Mr. Paul Herbage (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness, Chancellor, University of London, this evening attended Foundation Day at Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1, and was received by Mrs. Geraldine Norris (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, Master, the Corporation of Trinity House, this afternoon presented Merchant Navy medals for Meritorious Service at Trinity House, Trinity Square, London EC3.

Buckingham Palace

The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee today commenced a State Visit to The King and Queen.

The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed The President and Mrs. Kim on behalf of The King at the Four Seasons Hotel, 10 Trinity Square, London EC3.

The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses, drove to Horse Guards and were met by The King and Queen.

The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee, accompanied by The King and Queen, drove in a Carriage Procession to Buckingham Palace with a Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry.

Gun Salutes were fired in Green Park by The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, and at the Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company.

Guards of Honour were provided at Horse Guards by F Company Scots Guards and at Buckingham Palace by 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.

His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard and a Detachment of Household Cavalry were on duty.

The King presented The President of the Republic of Korea with the Insignia of an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee, accompanied by The Duke of Gloucester, this afternoon visited the Korean War Memorial, Victoria Embankment Gardens, London SW1, where The President and Mrs. Kim laid a wreath and His Royal Highness, Patron, the British Korean Veterans Association, also laid a wreath.

The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee subsequently met United Kingdom Korean War veterans.

The President and Mrs. Kim afterwards drove to Westminster Abbey where His Excellency laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee met General Sir Adrian Bradshaw (Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea) and In-Pensioners who fought in the Korean War, before touring the Abbey, escorted by the Dean (the Very Reverend Dr. David Hoyle).

The President and Mrs. Kim afterwards drove to the Palace of Westminster and were received by the Lord Speaker (the Lord McFall of Alcluith) and the Speaker of the House of Commons (the Rt. Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle).

The Speaker welcomed The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee and His Excellency delivered an Address.

The President and Mrs. Kim subsequently attended a Reception with Peers, Members of Parliament and other guests.

The Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer) had an audience of The King this afternoon.

The Lord Hodge (Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland) was received by His Majesty and reported on the recent proceedings of the General Assembly.

The King and Queen gave a State Banquet this evening in honour of The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee at which The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.

The following had the honour of being invited:

Suite of The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee:

His Excellency Mr. Choo Kyungho (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance), His Excellency Mr. Park Jin (Minister of Foreign Affairs), His Excellency Mr. Lee Sangmin (Minister of Interior and Safety), His Excellency Mr. Bang Moonkyu (Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy), His Excellency Mr. Cho Taeyong (Director of National Security), His Excellency Mr. Yoon Yeocheol (Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United Kingdom), Dr. Kim Taehyo (Principal Deputy National Security Advisor), the Hon. Kim Eunhye (Senior Secretary to The President for Public Relations), Dr. Choi Sangmok (Senior Secretary to The President for Economic Affairs) and Ambassador Lee Choongmyon (Secretary to The President for Foreign Affairs).

Specially attached to The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kim Keon Hee:

The Viscount Hood (Lord in Waiting) and the Viscountess Hood, Mr. Colin Crooks (His Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Korea) and Miss Sheila O'Connor (Head of VIP Visits, Protocol Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).

Diplomatic Corps:

His Excellency the Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras and Mrs. Mirian Nasser de Romero.

The Cabinet and Government:

The Prime Minister and Mrs. Murty, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and the Lady Cameron of Chipping Norton, the Rt. Hon. Oliver Dowden MP (Deputy Prime Minister), the Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations and the Lady Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (the Rt. Hon. Michelle Donelan MP) and Mr. T. Turner, and the Leader of the House of Lords and the Lady True.

Special Invitations:

Mr. Ashley Alder (Chairman, Financial Conduct Authority), Mr. Andrew Bailey (Governor of the Bank of England), Sir Timothy Barrow (National Security Adviser) and Lady Barrow, Sir Philip Barton (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) and Lady Barton, Ms. Jenny Bates (Director-General, Indo-Pacific, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Dr. Stephen Billingham (Chairman, Urenco) and Mrs. Billingham, Mr. Jonathan Brearley (Chief Executive Officer, Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) and Mrs. Brearley, Ms. Ruth Cairnie (Chairman, Babcock International Group) and Mr. Anthony Heggs, the Lord Great Chamberlain and the Lady Carrington, Mr. Joshua Carrott (Co-Founder of YouTube Channel, Korean Englishman) and Ms. Gabriela Kook, Sir David Chipperfield (Architect) and Lady Chipperfield, Mr. Jonathan Cole (Chief Executive Officer, Corio Generation) and Mrs. Cole, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Lady Davey, the Rt. Hon. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP (Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party at Westminster), the Leader of the Scottish National Party at Westminster and Mrs. Flynn, Dame Anita Frew (Chairman, Rolls-Royce and Croda) and Mr. Michael van Hemert, Ms. Poppy Gustafsson (Chief Executive Officer, Darktrace Holdings Limited) and Mr. Joel Gustafsson, Mr. Rene Haas (Chief Executive Officer, Arm Holdings) and Ms. Regina Frenkel, Mr. Demis Hassabis (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DeepMind), the Speaker of the House of Commons and Lady Hoyle, General Gwyn Jenkins (Vice Chief of the Defence Staff) and Mrs. Jenkins, Mr. Oliver Kendal (Co-Founder of YouTube Channel, Korean Englishman) and Mrs. Kendal, Dr. Rosalie Kim (Lead Curator, Hallyu Exhibition, Victoria and Albert Museum), Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser (Chief Executive, UK Research and Innovation) and Professor Philip Bond, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, the Lord Speaker (the Lord McFall of Alcluith), the Lord Newby (Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords) and the Reverend Canon the Lady Newby, Sir Kenneth Olisa (His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London) and Lady Olisa, Ms. Jihyun Park (Human Rights Activist) and Mr. Kwanghyun Joo, Miss Sohee Park (Fashion Designer), Mr. Woongchul Park (Founder and Chef Patron, Sollip) and Mrs. Bomee Ki, the Lord Reed of Allermuir (President of the Supreme Court of the UK) and the Lady Reed of Allermuir, the Dowager Viscountess Rothermere (Patron of the Arts), Sir Mark Rowley (Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) and Lady Rowley, Mr. Wael Sawan (Global Chief Executive Officer, Shell Global) and Mrs. Sawan, Professor Hazel Smith (Professor of International Relations, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) and Dr. Mihail Petkovski, Ms. Cho So-hyun (Footballer, Birmingham City), Dr. Sarah Son (Lecturer in Korean Studies, University of Sheffield) and Mr. Kyung Moon Son, the Leader of the Opposition and Lady Starmer, Mr. Jakob Stausholm (Chief Executive Officer, Rio Tinto) and Mrs. Stausholm, Mr. Colin Thackery (Korean War Veteran) and Mrs. J. Simms, Dr. José Vinals (Group Chairman, Standard Chartered) and Mrs. Rafaela Camallonga Vilanova, Dame Emma Walmsley (Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline) and Mr. David Owen, the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs. Welby, Ms. Nari Yi (Florist), and Ms. Jenni Kim, Ms. Jisoo Kim, Ms. Lisa Manobal and Ms. Rosé Park (Band Members, Blackpink).

Korean Delegation and Guests:

Mr. Yonghyun Kim (Chief of Presidential Security Service), Ambassador Taejin Kim (Chief of Protocol), Mr. Joo Sung Kim (Chief Physician to The President), Mr. Dong Man Park (Physician to The President), Mr. Jung Hwan Kim (Assistant Secretary, Office of the Personal Secretary to The President), Ms. Younkyung Cho (Personal Attendant, Office of Personal Secretary to The President), Mr. Jae-yong Lee (Chairman, Samsung Electronics), Mr. Kwang-mo Koo (Chairman, LG Corporation), Mr. Dong-bin Shin (Chairman, Lotte Corporation), Mr. Dong Kwan Kim (Vice Chairman, Hanwha Corporation), Professor Myungsik Kim (Professor, King's College, London), Professor Do Young Noh (President, Institute of Basic Science), Professor Narry Kim (Professor, Institute of Basic Science), Mr. Jin Ryu (Chairman, Federation of Korean Industries), Mr. Kimun Kim (Chairman, Korea Federation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), Mr. Cha Yol Koo (Chairman, Korea International Trade Association), Mr. Kyung Shik Sohn (Chairman, Korea Enterprises Federation), Mr. Hyun Joon Cho (Chairman, Hyosung Corporation), Mr. Saehong Hur (President and Chief Executive Officer, GS Caltex Corporation), Mr. Sunggeun Song (Chief Executive Officer, IL Science Company Limited), Mr. Dabriel Choi (Chief Executive Officer, DC Medical, University College London) and Mr. Chang Hun Yoo (Chief Executive Officer, SSenStone Incorporated).

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, this morning visited Gibraltar Citizens Advice Bureau, 10 Governor's Lane, Gibraltar, to mark its Twentieth Anniversary.

Her Royal Highness later opened the renovated premises of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Association at 122 Irish Town.

The Princess Royal afterwards met representatives of the Emergency Services and members of the Armed Forces at the Convent, 285 Main Street.

Her Royal Highness, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, subsequently visited specialist vehicles provider Bassadone Automotive Group, the Dockyard, 78 Queensway Road.

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this afternoon arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Gibraltar.

Commander Anne Sullivan RN was in attendance.

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this morning departed Heathrow Airport, London, for Gibraltar.

Her Royal Highness, Royal Patron, Gibraltar International Literary Festival, accompanied by Admiral Laurence, this evening attended the Literary Festival Opening Dinner at the Sunborn Hotel, 35 Ocean Village Promenade.

Commander Anne Sullivan RN is in attendance.

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, Vice Patron, the British Horse Society, this morning attended a Coaching Career Insight Day at Ingestre Stables, Ingestre, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire (Mr. Ian Dudson).

Her Royal Highness, Patron, the Butler Trust, later visited HM Prison Drake Hall, Eccleshall, Staffordshire.

The Princess Royal, Patron, Transaid, this evening attended a Reception at London Transport Museum, 39 Wellington Street, London WC2, and was received by the Reverend Canon Dr. Flora Winfield (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).