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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.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Kent this morning received the Right Reverend Dr. Christopher Cocksworth (Dean of Windsor).

Buckingham Palace

Ms. Selima Hill was received by The King this afternoon when His Majesty presented her with The King's Gold Medal for Poetry for 2022.

Mr. George Szirtes was received by The King when His Majesty presented him with The King's Gold Medal for Poetry for 2024.

The Poet Laureate (Professor Simon Armitage) was present.

The Hon. John Kerry was received by The King when His Majesty presented him with the Insignia of an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Ms. Alexandra Forbes Kerry and Dr. Vanessa Kerry (daughters of the Hon. John Kerry) were also received by The King.

Mr. Andrew Mitchell was received in audience by The King and kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty's Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Mrs. Mitchell was also received by His Majesty.

Her Excellency Ms. Cherie Nisbet was received in audience by The King upon her appointment as High Commissioner for Belize in London.

The King this evening held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for those members of Overseas Territories attending the Joint Ministerial Council.

The Princess Royal, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this afternoon.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Patron, Tusk Trust, this evening attended the Tusk Conservation Awards at the Savoy, Strand, London WC2.

St. James's Palace

The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning visited RAW Workshop, Dunnock Way, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mrs. Marjorie Glasgow).

Her Royal Highness later visited Windale Community Hub, Windale Avenue, Blackbird Leys, Oxford.

The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon visited Ronald McDonald House, John Radcliffe Hospital, Woodlands Road, Oxford.

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, this morning attended an International Conference at the Village Hotel Portsmouth, Lakeshore Drive, Cosham, Portsmouth, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mr. Nigel Atkinson).

The Princess Royal, Honorary Member, the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, this evening attended the Annual General Meeting and Discussion Dinner, One Great George Street, London SW1, and was received by Captain Johnathan Herriman RN (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, this morning received Professor Mark Compton (Lord Prior).

His Royal Highness, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, this evening held a Dinner at St. James's Palace.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Kent, Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys), this afternoon attended a Lunch at the Cavalry and Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, London W1.

The Duke of Kent, Patron, this evening attended a Concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1, to commemorate His Royal Highness's Ninetieth Birthday and Forty Fifth Year as Patron of the Orchestra.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales this morning visited Porth Eirias, Colwyn Bay, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Clwyd (Mr. Henry Fetherstonhaugh).

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Mochdre Youth Shed, Mochdre, Colwyn Bay.

The Prince of Wales afterwards visited Mostyn Gallery, 12 Vaughan Street, Llandudno.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana (His Excellency, Mr Christian Rogg), today carried out engagements in Accra, Ghana.

His Royal Highness this morning laid a wreath at Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Professor Atta Mills High Street.

The Duke of Edinburgh afterwards attended a Durbar with The President of the Republic of Ghana and Traditional Leaders at Jubilee House, Liberation Road.

His Royal Highness today called upon The President of the Republic of Ghana at Jubilee House.

The Duke of Edinburgh this afternoon visited Accra Sports Stadium, 1272 Starlets 91 Road.

His Royal Highness this evening attended The King's Birthday Reception given by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana at the Residence.

The Duke of Edinburgh later departed from Kotoka International Airport, Accra, for the United Kingdom.

The Duchess of Edinburgh this evening held a Dinner at St. James's Palace to mark the start of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence Campaign.

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, Patron, the British Nutrition Foundation, this morning attended the Annual Conference at the Royal College of Physicians, 11 St. Andrews Place, London NW1, and was received by Ms. Roxane Zand (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon opened the Spectra Building at the University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire (Mr. Robert Voss).