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Major Oliver Plunket was received by The King and Queen this morning upon relinquishing his appointment as Equerry to Her Majesty when His Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.
Mr. Simon Ovens (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport this morning upon the Arrival of The President of the Republic of Maldives and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.
The Queen, President, the Brooke Hospital for Animals, this afternoon attended a Reception for the Sir Peter O' Sullevan Award Lunch, the Dorchester, 53 Park Lane, London W1, and was received by Mr. Stuart Shilson (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Her Majesty later received Mr. John Hunt and Ms. Amy Hunt (Co-founders, the Hunt Family Fund) and the Baroness May of Maidenhead at Clarence House.
The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The Rifles, and Royal Colonel, 4th Battalion The Ranger Regiment, this evening attended The Rifles' Awards Dinner at Guildhall, London EC2.
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.
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.
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.
The King this morning attended a Reception at Fortnum and Mason, 181 Piccadilly, London W1, to mark the Second Anniversary of the Coronation Food Project and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa), the Founder of the Coronation Food Project (the Baroness Casey of Blackstock), Dame Martina Milburn (Executive Chairman) and the Chief Executive Officer of Fortnum and Mason (Mr. Tom Athron).
His Majesty, accompanied by the Founder and the Executive Chairman, met senior leaders and representatives from Alliance Food Sourcing, supporters of the Coronation Food Project Hubs and apprentice chefs.
The Hon. Louise Imbeault was received in audience by The King this afternoon upon her appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.
The following were received in audience by The King and kissed hands upon their appointment as His Majesty's Ambassadors: Mr. Roderick Drummond (the Republic of Tunisia) and Ms. Katherine Smitton (the Republic of Tajikistan).
Mrs. Drummond and Mr. Mathieu Payet were also received by His Majesty.
The following were received by the King upon their appointment as British High Commissioners:
Mr. Neil Bradley (the Republic of Namibia), Mr. Ajay Sharma (Malaysia) and Mr. Michael Tatham (the Republic of Cyprus).
Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. Evren Birdal-Sharma and Ms. Belinda Cherrington were also received by His Majesty.
Miss Charlette Robinson was received by The King when His Majesty invested her with the Insignia of a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
Later, the Rt. Hon. Sir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The King.
The Queen, Patron, having been received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr. Michael More-Molyneux), this morning visited St. Catherine's School, Station Road, Bramley, to mark its One Hundred and Fortieth Anniversary and officially opened the new Sixth Form building.
Her Majesty this afternoon attended a Meeting at St. Catherine's School with members of the local community who work for domestic abuse charities in Surrey.
The Queen, Patron, Royal School of Needlework, later received Dr. Susan Kay-Williams upon relinquishing her appointment as Chief Executive and Ms. Rhian Harris upon assuming the appointment.
The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.
The King and Queen were represented by the Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Steward and Personal Secretary to Their Majesties) at the Memorial Service for the Hon. Hilary Weston (Chairman Emerita of The King's Trust Canada) which was held at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, this morning.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were represented by Mr. Charles Delevingne.
The Princess Royal was represented by Leonora, Countess of Lichfield.
Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy was represented by Mr. James Ogilvy.
Mr. Stephen Marshall was received by The King this afternoon when His Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
The King and Queen held an Evening Reception at Windsor Castle for the Diplomatic Corps at which The Prince of Wales was present.
The King this afternoon received leaders from fishing industries which have been convened by the Sustainable Markets Initiative.
Today is the Seventy Seventh Anniversary of the Birthday of The King.
Their Majesties today visited South Wales.
The King and Queen this afternoon attended a Reception at Cyfarthfa Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Cyfarthfa Park, Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil, to celebrate the Castle's Two Hundredth Anniversary and His Majesty's Birthday, and were received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan (Professor Peter Vaughan), Ms. Susan Walker (Director of Education, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council), Ms. Kelly Powell (Museums Manager) and Councillor Paula Layton (Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil).
Afterwards Their Majesties met members of the local community outside the Castle.
The King later officially opened the Walnut Tree Depot, Taff's Well, Cardiff Road, Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and was received by Mr. Robert Holmes (Chief of Staff, Transport for Wales).
His Majesty boarded the tram-train MYDDFAI and drove a short distance before disembarking, being received by Mr. Huw Irranca-Davies (Deputy First Minister of Wales), the Rt. Hon. Joanna Stevens MP (Secretary of State for Wales) and Councillor Sheryl Evans (Mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taf), and toured the depot.
The Queen visited Cyfarthfa Park Primary School, Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil, to mark Poetry Together Day, and was received by Colonel Philip Hubbard (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan).
By command of The King, Mr. Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr. Magzhan Ilyassov at 125 Pall Mall, London SW1, this morning in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon lately relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Court of St. James's.
The following were received in audience by The King today and kissed hands upon their appointment as His Majesty's Ambassadors: Mrs. Sally Axworthy (the Republic of Kazakhstan), Mr. James Downer (the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria), Ms. Katherine Leach (the Republic of Latvia), Mr. Christopher Rampling (the Kingdom of the Netherlands) and Dr. Carol van der Walt (the Dominican Republic and non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti).
Dr. Nicola Neary, Mrs. Lies Lauwers and Mr. Paul van der Walt were also received by His Majesty.
The Queen, Patron, The Queen's Reading Room, this afternoon received Ms. Amanda Mackenzie (Chairman) and Mrs. Amanda MacManus (Trustee) at Clarence House.
