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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 Gloucester, Grand Prior, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, this afternoon received the Reverend Dr. Robert Beaken (Sussex County Chaplain and Hospitaller).

The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, Papworth Trust, this afternoon officially opened South Cambridgeshire Day Opportunities Service at Iconix One, Unity Campus, Sawston, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (Mrs. Julie Spence).

Her Royal Highness afterwards officially opened the new building at Samuel Pepys School, Cromwell Road, St. Neots, Cambridgeshire.

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 Ghana.

His Royal Highness this morning visited Aburi Education College and Kindergarten School at the Presbyterian Women's College of Education, Aburi, Eastern Region.

The Duke of Edinburgh afterwards visited Aburi Botanical Gardens, Aburi Akuapim South, Eastern Region.

His Royal Highness this afternoon met young entrepreneurs participating in the Commonwealth Start-Up Fellowship Programme at the Affinity Bank Training Centre, Ringway Estates, 6 Asafoatse Ankaa Road, Accra.

The Duke of Edinburgh this evening attended a Performance of 'the Black Star' followed by a Dinner at the Residence in Accra.

The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon attended an Event at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, King Charles Street, London SW1, to commemorate the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Gloucester, Patron, the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust, this evening attended the Building Beauty Awards at Quo Vadis, 26-29 Dean Street, London W1.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, this morning chaired a Trustees' Meeting at the Lagos Continental Hotel, 52a Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

His Royal Highness this afternoon departed Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport for Ghana and was received later upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, by the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana (His Excellency Mr. Christian Rogg).

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, today attended Meetings at the Lagos Continental Hotel, 52a Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Buckingham Palace

The Rt. Hon. Rachel Reeves MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer) had an audience of The King this morning.

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins (First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff) was received by His Majesty.

Mr. Hamish Cooper was received by The King upon his appointment as High Commissioner for New Zealand in London.

Ms. Misako Kitaoka was also received by The King.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, today attended Meetings at the Lagos Continental Hotel, 52a Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

St. James's Palace

The Princess Royal, President, World Horse Welfare, this morning attended the Annual Conference at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7, and was received by Mr. Rupert Goodman (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

Kensington Palace

The Duke of Kent, Patron, London Philharmonic Orchestra, this morning received Mr. Jesús Herrera upon assuming his appointment as Artistic Director.

Mr. David Burke (Chief Executive) was present.

Buckingham Palace

His Excellency Mr. Václav Bartuška was received in audience by The King this afternoon and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Czech Republic to the Court of St. James's.

Mrs. Katerina Englichová was also received by His Majesty.

Her Excellency Ms. Asta Radikaite was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Lithuania to the Court of St. James's.

His Excellency Mr. Dominique Paravicini was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Swiss Confederation to the Court of St. James's.

Mrs. Paravicini was also received by His Majesty.

Sir Oliver Robbins (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) was present.

The President of the Republic of Iceland visited The King.

The Right Reverend and Rt. Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally (Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury designate) was received by The King.

The Queen, Vice Patron, the Royal Commonwealth Society, this morning received Dr Linda Yueh upon relinquishing her appointment as Executive Chairman and Ms. Janet Cooper upon assuming the appointment.

Her Majesty, Vice Patron, the Royal Commonwealth Society, today held a Reception at St. James's Palace, for the winners and runners-up of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2025.

Afterwards Mr. Przemyslaw Kozlowski (Polish Chargé d'Affairs) was received by The Queen.