Court Circular

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Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning.

The Reverend Thomas MacNeil preached the Sermon.

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The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP (Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia) was received in audience by The King this afternoon.

The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia and Ms. Jodie Haydon remained to Luncheon with His Majesty.

The Queen, Patron, The Queen's Reading Room, this morning attended the Braemar Literary Festival at St. Margaret's Arts Centre, Glenshee Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire.

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The Queen, Patron, The Queen's Reading Room, this evening attended a Dinner for the Braemar Literary Festival, the Fife Arms, Mar Road, Braemar, Aberdeenshire.

The King was represented by Sir Richard Eyre (Director and Producer) at the Service of Celebration for Mr. Timothy West (Actor) which was held at St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1, this morning.

The Queen was represented by Dame Joanna Lumley.

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Pipe Major Paul Burns was received by His Majesty this morning upon relinquishing his appointment as The King's Piper when His Majesty decorated him with the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver).

The King this afternoon visited BAE Systems, Bridge Road, Barrow-in-Furness, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria (Mr. Alexander Scott), the First Sea Lord (General Sir Gwyn Jenkins), the High Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Australia in London (His Excellency the Hon. Stephen Smith), the Ambassador from the United States of America to the Court of St. James's (His Excellency Mr. Warren Stephens), the Chief of Defence Nuclear (Ms. Madelaine McTernan), the Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems (Dr. Charles Woodburn), the Secretary of State for Defence (the Rt Hon. John Healey MP), the Secretary of the United States Navy (the Hon. John Phelan) and the Commanding Officer, HMS AGAMEMNON (Commander David Crosby).

His Majesty was received with a Royal Salute and attended the Commissioning Ceremony for HMS AGAMEMNON.

The King was received later by Mr. Stephen Timms (Submarines Managing Director, BAE Systems) before meeting Serving Personnel and their families, and BAE Systems apprentices.

His Majesty, escorted by the Submarines Managing Director, afterwards visited the Bridge Centre, Portland Walk, Barrow-in-Furness, before being received by the Chairman of the Barrow Delivery Board, Team Barrow (the Lord Case).

The King subsequently attended a Reception in Coffee D'Ash Café, meeting recipients of the Team Barrow Social Impact Fund.

His Majesty afterwards formally presented Letters Patent to confer the Title Royal on the Port of Barrow at the Town Hall, Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, and was received by the Mayor of Barrow (Councillor F. Chatfield).

The King met residents of Parkview Gardens Care Home and Primary Schoolchildren before meeting representatives of local patronages, community groups and members of the public in the town square.

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Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning.

The Reverend Tony Stephen preached the Sermon.

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The President of the United States of America and Mrs. Trump, with the American Suite in attendance, took leave of The King and Queen this morning and The President left Windsor Castle.

The President of the United States of America later visited Chequers Court, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and was received by the Prime Minister and Lady Starmer.

The President and the Prime Minister viewed historical items relating to the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill.

The President of the United States had talks with the Prime Minister and subsequently was entertained to Luncheon by the Prime Minister on behalf of His Majesty's Government.

Mrs. Trump was entertained to Luncheon by Lady Starmer.

The President of the United States and Mrs. Trump, with the Prime Minister and Lady Starmer, this afternoon viewed an aerial display by the Red Devils of The Parachute Regiment.

The President and the Prime Minister afterwards held a Conference with the Media.

The Queen and Mrs. Trump this morning viewed Queen Mary's Dolls House at Windsor Castle.

Her Majesty and Mrs. Trump subsequently viewed treasures in the Royal Library at the Castle.

Mrs. Trump, accompanied by The Princess of Wales, Joint President, the Scout Association, afterwards visited a group of Squirrels from the Scout Association at Frogmore House, Windsor.

The Lord Benyon (Lord Chamberlain) was present at London Stansted Airport this afternoon upon the Departure of The President of the United States of America and Mrs. Trump and bade farewell to The President and Mrs. Trump on behalf of His Majesty upon the conclusion of the State Visit to The King and Queen.

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The President of the United States of America and Mrs. Trump arrived at Windsor Castle today on a State Visit to The King and Queen.

The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed The President and Mrs. Trump on behalf of His Majesty in the Walled Rose Garden and walked to Victoria House where The President and Mrs. Trump were met by The King and Queen.

The President of the United States of America and Mrs. Trump, accompanied by Their Majesties with Their Royal Highnesses, drove in a Carriage Procession to Windsor Castle with a Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry.

Gun Salutes were fired from the East Lawn by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and at HM Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company.

A Guard of Honour was provided at Windsor Castle by Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards, 7 Company Coldstream Guards and F Company Scots Guards with the Massed Bands of the Foot Guards and the Pipes and Drums.

The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery marched past, The Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry ranked past and the Guard of Honour marched past.

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 the Military Knights of Windsor were on duty.

The President of the United States of America and Mrs. Trump this afternoon visited St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and were received by the Dean (the Right Reverend Dr. Christopher Cocksworth).

The President and Mrs. Trump laid a Wreath on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II in The King George VI Chapel.

The President of the United States of America and Mrs. Trump, accompanied by The King and Queen, later attended a Beating Retreat on the East Lawn by the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines Portsmouth, the Band of the Scots Guards and the Central and College Bands of the Royal Air Force, joined by The United States of America Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, and subsequently witnessed a fly-past by the Red Arrows of the Royal Air Force.

The King and Queen gave a State Banquet this evening in honour of The President of the United States of America and Mrs. Trump at which The Prince and Princess of Wales, 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 United States of America and Mrs. Trump:

His Excellency Mr. Warren Stephens (Ambassador from the United States of America to the Court of St. James's) and Mrs. Stephens, the Hon. Marco Rubio (Secretary of State of the United States of America and Acting National Security Advisor), the Hon. Scott Bessent (Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America), the Hon. Susie Wiles (Assistant to The President and Chief of Staff), the Hon. Steve Witkoff (Assistant to The President and Special Envoy for Peace Missions), the Hon. James Blair (Assistant to The President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political and Public Affairs), the Hon. Beau Harrison (Assistant to The President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations), the Hon. Nicholas Luna (Assistant to The President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Implementation), the Hon. Stephen Miller (Assistant to The President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor), the Hon. Dan Scavino (Assistant to The President and Deputy Chief of Staff), and the Hon. Hayley Harrison (Assistant to The President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady).

Specially attached to The President of the United States of America and Mrs. Trump:

The Viscount Hood (Lord-in-Waiting) and Mr. James Roscoe (Chargé d'Affaires to the United States of America).

Diplomatic Corps:

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

The Cabinet and Government:

The Prime Minister and Lady Starmer, the Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP (Deputy Prime Minister) and Ms. Nicola Green, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Nicholas Joicey, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and the Rt. Hon. Edward Balls, the Secretary of State for the Home Department (the Rt. Hon. Shabana Mahmood MP), the Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Secretary of State for Defence) and Mrs. Jackie Healey, and Sir Christopher Wormald (Cabinet Secretary) and Lady Wormald.

Special Invitations:

Mr. Sam Altman (Chief Executive Officer, OpenAI) and Mr. Oliver Mulherin, Mr. Murray Auchincloss (Chief Executive Officer, bp plc) and Ms. Julia Emanuele, the Rt. Hon. Olukemi Badenoch MP (Leader of the Opposition) and Mr. Hamish Badenoch, Mr. Andrew Bailey (Governor of the Bank of England) and Professor Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey, Mr. Marc Benioff (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce) and Mrs. Benioff, the Lord Great Chamberlain and the Lady Carrington, Mr. Varun Chandra (Prime Minister's Special Advisor on Business and Investment), Mr. Timothy Cook (Chief Executive Officer, Apple Incorporated), Mr. Tufan Erginbilgic (Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce plc), Sir Nicholas Faldo (Retired Professional Golfer and Broadcaster) and Lady Faldo, Mr. Niall Farquharson (Chairman, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews) and Dr. Judy Farquharson, Mr. Larry Fink (Chairman and Chief Executive, BlackRock), Ms. Jane Fraser (Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup) and Mr. Alberto Piedra, Mr. John Gosden (Racehorse Trainer) and Ms. Rachel Hood, Dame Katherine Grainger (Chairman, British Olympic Association), Mr. Rene Haas (Chief Executive Officer, Arm Holdings plc), Sir Demis Hassabis (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DeepMind) and Lady Hassabis, Ms. Deborah Hewitt (Chairman, Football Association) and Mr. Paul Hewitt , the Speaker of the House of Commons and Lady Hoyle, Mr. Jensen Huang (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nvidia) and Mrs. Huang, Ms. Charley Hull (Golfer), Dame Vivian Hunt (Chief Innovation Officer, United Health Group), Mr. Greg Jackson (Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Octopus Energy Group) and Ms. Sarah Tye, Ms. Anne Keast-Butler (Director, Government Communications Headquarters) and Mr. Timothy Ash Vie, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton (Chief of the Defence Staff) and Lady Knighton, Mrs. Emma Little-Pengelly (deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland) and Mr. Richard Pengelly, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, Sir Kenneth McCallum (Director General, British Security Service), the Lord Speaker (the Lord McFall of Alcluith), Mr. Morgan McSweeney (Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office), Sir Richard Moore (Chief, Secret Intelligence Service) and Lady Moore, Mr. Brian Moynihan (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America), Mr. Rupert Murdoch (Founder, News Corporation) and Mrs. Murdoch, Mr. Satya Nadella (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation) and Mrs. Nadella, Ms. Ruth Porat (President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google) and Mr. Anthony Paduano, Mr. Jonathan Powell (National Security Adviser), the Lord Reed of Allermuir (President of the Supreme Court) and the Lady Reed of Allermuir, Ms. Paula Reynolds (Chairman, National Grid plc) and Mr. Stephen Reynolds, Sir Oliver Robbins (Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) and Lady Robbins, Sir Mark Rowley (Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) and Lady Rowley, Mr. Christopher Ruddy (Chief Executive Officer, Newsmax Incorporated), Mr. Wael Sawan (Chief Executive Officer, Shell plc) and Mrs. Sawan, Sir Stephen Schwarzman (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Blackstone), Sir Pascal Soriot (Chief Executive Officer, AstraZeneca) and Lady Soriot, the Lady Charles Spencer-Churchill (Interior Designer) , Mr. John Swinney MSP (First Minister of the Scottish Government), the Lord True (Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords) and the Lady True, Mr. C. S. Venkatakrishnan (Group Chief Executive, Barclays) and Mrs. Venkatakrishnan, Dame Emma Walmsley (Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline plc) and Mr. David Owen, and Dr. Charles Woodburn (Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems plc) and Dr. Valerie Woodburn.

White House and United States of America Delegation Guests:

Ms. Tiffany Trump, Mr. Michael Boulos, the Hon. John Ratcliffe (Director of the Central Intelligence Agency), the Hon. Steven Cheung (Assistant to The President and Director of Communications), the Hon. Robert Gabriel (Assistant to The President and Deputy National Security Advisor), the Hon. Michael Kratsios (Assistant to The President for Science and Technology), the Hon. Karoline Leavitt (Assistant to The President and Press Secretary), the Hon. Will Scharf (Assistant to The President and Staff Secretary), the Hon. David Warrington (Assistant to The President and White House Counsel), the Hon. Ross Worthington (Assistant to The President and Director of Speechwriting), the Hon. Monica Crowley (Chief of Protocol of the United States of America), Mr. Mark Burnett (Special Envoy for the United Kingdom), Mr. David Sacks (AI and Crypto Czar), the Hon. Charles McLaughlin (Special Assistant to The President and Senior Director for Europe and Russia), the Hon. Sergio Gor (Assistant to The President and Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel), and Mrs. Jeanette Rubio.

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The Requiem Mass for Her late Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent took place in Westminster Cathedral, London SW1, this afternoon.

The King, with The Duke of Kent and accompanied by Earl and Countess of St. Andrews, Mr. Timothy and the Lady Helen Taylor, the Lord Nicholas Windsor and other Members of the Royal Family and of the family of Her late Royal Highness, was present.

The Viscount Hood (Lord in Waiting) was present at Stansted Airport, London, this evening upon the Arrival of The President of the United States of America and Mrs. Trump and welcomed The President and Mrs. Trump on behalf of The King.

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Divine Service was held in Crathie Parish Church this morning.

The Reverend Dr. Scott Rennie preached the Sermon.

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The King and Queen this morning received members of the Roxburghe Club at Balmoral Castle.

The King held a Council at St. James's Palace at 3.45 p.m..

There were present: the Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Campbell MP, the Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP, the Rt. Hon. Darren Jones MP, the Rt. Hon. Yvette Cooper MP, the Rt. Hon. Shabana Mahmood MP, the Rt. Hon. Steven Reed MP, the Rt. Hon. Patrick McFadden MP, the Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Kendall MP and the Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander MP.

Mr. James Murray MP, Ms. Emma Reynolds MP and Ms. Anna Turley MP were sworn in or made affirmation as members of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.

The King declared in Council the Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Campbell MP Lord President of the Council, who took the Oath of Office and kissed hands on his appointment.

The following took the Oath of Office or made affirmation, kissed hands upon appointment and received the Seals of Office: the Rt. Hon. David Lammy MP (as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice), the Rt. Hon. Yvette Cooper MP (as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs), the Rt. Hon. Shabana Mahmood MP (as Secretary of State for the Home Department), the Rt. Hon. Steven Reed MP (as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities), the Rt. Hon. Patrick McFadden MP (as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions), the Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Kendall MP (as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology), the Rt. Hon. Emma Reynolds MP (as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander MP (as Secretary of State for Scotland).

Mr. Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council..

After the Council the Rt. Hon. Darren Jones MP had an audience of The King and took the Oath of Office, kissed hands on appointment and received the Seals of Office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Mr. Manfred Goldberg was received by The King later when His Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

The Hon. Peter Malinauskas MP (Premier of South Australia) was received by The King this evening.