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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.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Colonel, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, this morning visited Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, County Antrim.

His Royal Highness, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, this afternoon held a Reception in the garden of Hillsborough Castle for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of County Down (Mr. Gawn Rowan Hamilton).

The Duke of Edinburgh later visited the Veterans Garden at Baronscourt Estate, Newtownstewart, Omagh, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone (Mr. Robert Scott).

His Royal Highness this evening attended a Dinner for the University of Ulster at Baronscourt Estate.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, President, the Seafarers' Charity, this morning attended the Annual General Meeting at Waterman's Hall, 16-18 St. Mary-At-Hill, London EC3.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations, this morning attended the Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival at Lannock Manor Farm, Weston, Hertfordshire.

Buckingham Palace

The King and Queen today visited Poundbury, Dorchester, and were received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset (Mr. Angus Campbell), the Secretary and Keeper of the Records of the Duchy of Cornwall (Mr. Alastair Martin), Poundbury Development Director (Mr. Andrew Hamilton) and the Mayor of Dorchester (Mr. Alistair Chisholm).

The King and Queen this morning viewed bronze reliefs of Their Majesties commissioned to mark the completion of Queen Mother Square.

The King and Queen this afternoon opened The Duke of Edinburgh Garden at Pavilion Green and walked through the Garden, viewing a bust of His late Royal Highness and meeting the team responsible for building the Garden.

Later, the Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau MP (Prime Minister of Canada) had an audience of The King via video link.

His Majesty this evening held a Reception for recipients of The King's Award for Enterprise at Buckingham Palace.

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

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, this morning held a Trustees' Meeting at Argyll, 20 North Audley Street, London W1.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the London Gardens Society, having been received by Mr. Stuart Shilson (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London), this afternoon visited St. John's Wood Church Ground Gardens, Wellington Place, London NW8, and St. Marylebone Almshouses, 80 St. John's Wood Terrace, London NW8.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, this morning visited Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary, Little Farm, Buttsbury, Ingatestone, to mark its Fortieth Anniversary and was received by Mr. Vincent Thompson (Deputy Lieutenant of Essex).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened Charfleet Book Bindery, Unit 20-21 Vole House, Thamesview Business Park, Fenttiman Road, Canvey Island, and was received by Mrs. Julia Abel-Smith (Deputy Lieutenant of Essex).

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Honorary President, Linking Environment And Farming, later received Mr. Philip Wynn (Chairman) and Mr. David Webster (Chief Executive Officer).

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, this evening held a Dinner at Windsor Castle for the Representatives of the Australian Award.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited, this morning attended a Meeting at St. James's Palace.

His Royal Highness, Patron, the British Paralympic Association, this afternoon attended a Luncheon at The Queen's Club, Palliser Road, London W14.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Queen's Club, later attended the Wheelchair Tennis Championships at Palliser Road, London W14.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, this morning chaired a Trustees' Meeting at Award House, 7-11 St. Matthew Street, London SW1.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, this morning attended The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation Conference at Missenden Abbey, London Road, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.

Buckingham Palace

His Majesty was present at The King's Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade this morning at which The King's Colour of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards was Trooped.

The King was accompanied by The Queen (Colonel, Grenadier Guards), The Duke of Kent (Colonel, Scots Guards), The Prince of Wales (Colonel, Welsh Guards), The Princess of Wales (Colonel, Irish Guards), The Princess Royal (Gold Stick in Waiting and Colonel, The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) and The Duke of Edinburgh (Royal Honorary Colonel, 1st Battalion London Guards).

His Majesty was attended by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne (Colonel, The Life Guards), Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall (Colonel, Coldstream Guards) and Major General Christopher Ghika (Major General Commanding Household Division).

The Lord de Mauley (Master of the Horse), Colonel Toby Browne, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave, (Mounted Equerries in Waiting), Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon, Captain James Boggis-Rolfe (Dismounted Equerries in Waiting) and Colonel Mark Berry (The Life Guards, Silver Stick in Waiting) were in attendance.

Colonel Jeremy Bagshaw (Chief of Staff), Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Griffin (Silver Stick Adjutant) and the Household Division Staff were present.

The Procession was led by Lieutenant Colonel James Shaw, Grenadier Guards (Brigade Major Household Division).

The troops on Parade, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Livesey, Welsh Guards (Field Officer in Brigade Waiting), received The King with a Royal Salute.

The Queen, The Princess of Wales with Prince George of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales, The Duchess of Edinburgh, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and other Members of the Royal Family drove to Horse Guards Parade and witnessed The King's Birthday Parade.

On the conclusion of the Parade, His Majesty rode back to Buckingham Palace at the head of The King's Guard, preceded by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major Francesca Sykes, the Massed Mounted Bands of the Household Cavalry, the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, under the command of Major William Charlesworth (The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), and the Massed Bands of the Guards Division.

On arrival at Buckingham Palace, The King's Guard entered the Forecourt and formed up opposite the Old Guard, the remaining Guards marching past His Majesty. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery ranked past The King.

His Majesty, from Buckingham Palace, witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, led by Wing Commander Noel Rees, to mark the official celebration of The King's Birthday.

Royal Salutes were fired today by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park and from the Tower of London Saluting Battery by the Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Captain Alexander Offer.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Honorary Colonel, 1st Battalion London Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels' Conference and Dinner at Clarence House.