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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 Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Hallé Concerts Society, this evening attended a Promenade Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Sport, and The Duchess of Edinburgh today attended the XXIII Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

His Royal Highness, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Sport, accompanied by Her Royal Highness, this evening closed the XXIII Commonwealth Games at the Hydro, Scottish Event Campus, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow (Councillor Jacqueline McLaren, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Provost),

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Sport, and The Duchess of Edinburgh today attended the XXIII Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Sport, and The Duchess of Edinburgh today attended the XXIII Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

His Royal Highness, Patron, and Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Reception given by the British Paralympic Association at Team House for Team Wales, YOTEL Glasgow, 260 Argyle Street, Westergate, Glasgow.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Sport, and The Duchess of Edinburgh today attended the XXIII Commonwealth Games and were received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow (Councillor Jacqueline McLaren, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Provost).

St. James's Palace

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations, today visited the Royal Welsh Show, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Powys (Mrs. Tia Jones).

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chairman of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, this morning received Mr. Martin Houghton-Brown (Secretary General).

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh his evening attended the Surrey Lieutenancy Dinner at Loseley Park, Guildford, and were received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey (Mr. Michael More-Molyneux).

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning held a Reception in the garden of the Palace of Holyroodhouse for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award.

Palace Of Holyroodhouse

The King and Queen, accompanied by The Prince William, Duke of Rothesay and The Duke of Edinburgh, this morning attended a Service in St. Giles' Cathedral for the Installation of Professor Sir James McDonald as a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

Their Majesties and Their Royal Highnesses were received at St. Giles' Cathedral by the Chancellor of the Thistle (the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry), the Dean of the Thistle (the Very Reverend Professor David Fergusson) and the Minister of St. Giles' (the Reverend Dr. Scott Rennie).

Master Robin Trotter (Page of Honour to The King) was in attendance.

A Guard of Honour was mounted at the West Door by The King's Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers with the Colours of the Royal Company, under the command of Captain, Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Stewart, and accompanied by the Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

The King and Queen gave a Luncheon Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse for the Knights of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

The following were invited: the Lord and Lady Wilson of Tillyorn, the Lord and Lady Steel of Aikwood, the Lord and Lady Robertson of Port Ellen, the Lord and Lady Cullen of Whitekirk, the Lord and Lady Hope of Craighead, the Lord Patel, the Lord and Lady Smith of Kelvin, the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, Lady Elish and Mr. Domenico Angiolini, the Baroness Black of Strome, the Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore, Professor Sir James and Lady McDonald, the Very Reverend Professor David Fergusson (Dean of the Thistle), Mrs. Christopher Roads (Secretary of the Thistle), Dr. Joseph Morrow (Lord Lyon King of Arms), the Baroness Grainger (Lady Usher of the Green Rod) and Master Robin Trotter (Page of Honour to The King).

Lady Elish Angiolini LT (Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland) was received by The King this afternoon and reported on the recent proceedings of the General Assembly.

The King, Colonel-in-Chief, afterwards unveiled a statue in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, to mark the Twentieth Anniversary of The Royal Regiment of Scotland and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh (Councillor Robert Aldridge, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Provost) and the Colonel of the Regiment (Major General Robin Lindsay).

His Majesty was received with a Royal Salute and addressed the Parade.

The King subsequently attended a Reception for serving and retired members of the Regiment and their families, and those involved in the commission and construction of the statue.

Later, Colonel Angus Loudon, winner of the annual shooting event of The King's Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers, was presented to His Majesty at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and received The King's Prize.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were present.

The King afterwards held a Reception in the garden of the Palace of Holyroodhouse to mark the Three Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of The King's Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were present.

By command of The King, Mr. Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr. Martin Fraser at 17 Grosvenor Place, London SW1, today in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from Ireland to the Court of St. James's.

St. James's Palace

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Scottish Environmental and Outdoor Education Centres Association, this afternoon visited Belmont Outdoor Education Centre, Meigle, Blairgowrie, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross (Mr. Stephen Leckie).

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Honorary President, Linking Environment And Farming, this morning attended Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival at Lannock Farm, Weston, Hitchin, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire (Mr. Robert Voss).