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Buckingham Palace
His Majesty was present at The King's Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade this morning at which The King's Colour of Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards was Trooped.
The King was accompanied by The Queen (Colonel, Grenadier Guards), The Duke of Edinburgh (Colonel, Scots Guards), The Prince of Wales (Colonel, Welsh Guards), The Princess of Wales (Colonel, Irish Guards) and The Princess Royal (Gold Stick in Waiting and Colonel, The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons).
His Majesty was attended by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne (Colonel, The Life Guards), Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall (Colonel, Coldstream Guards) and Major General James Bowder (Major General Commanding Household Division).
The Lord Ashton (Master of the Horse), Colonel Toby Browne, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave (Mounted Equerries in Waiting), Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon, Captain Hugh Scrope (Dismounted Equerries in Waiting) and Colonel Mark Berry (The Life Guards, Silver Stick in Waiting) were in attendance.
Colonel Guy Stone (Chief of Staff), Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Griffin (Silver Stick Adjutant), Colonel Jeremy Bagshaw (Regimental Adjutant, Coldstream Guards) and the Household Division Staff were present.
The Procession was led by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Foinette, Coldstream Guards (Brigade Major Household Division).
The troops on Parade, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Storm Green, Coldstream Guards (Field Officer in Brigade Waiting), received The King with a Royal Salute.
Prince George of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales, The Duchess of Edinburgh, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and other Members of the Royal Family drove to Horse Guards Parade and witnessed The King's Birthday Parade.
On the conclusion of the Parade, His Majesty drove in a carriage back to Buckingham Palace at the head of The King's Guard, preceded by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major Luke Wadman, the Massed Mounted Bands of the Household Cavalry, the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, under the command of Major Charles Onslow (The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), and the Massed Bands of the Guards Division.
On arrival at Buckingham Palace, The King's Guard entered the Forecourt and formed up opposite the Old Guard, the remaining Guards marching past His Majesty. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery ranked past The King.
His Majesty, from Buckingham Palace, witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Air Force, led by Wing Commander Andrew Watson, to mark the official celebration of The King's Birthday.
Royal Salutes were fired today by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park and from the Tower of London Saluting Battery by the Honourable Artillery Company, under the command of Captain Karl Mackenzie.
St. James's Palace
The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, the Tennis and Rackets Association, and Royal Patron, the Queen's Club, this afternoon attended the Women's Lawn Tennis Championships at Palliser Road, London W14.
His Royal Highness, Colonel, Scots Guards, this evening attended the Senior Colonels' Conference at Clarence House.
The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Rochester Cathedral Trust, this morning visited the gardens of Rochester Cathedral and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (the Lady Colgrain).
Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited St. George's Church, Benenden, the Green, Benenden, Kent.
Buckingham Palace
The King this morning received Professor Muhammad Yunus (Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh).
Ms. Victoria Busby was received by His Majesty upon relinquishing her appointment as Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps and delivered up to The King her Chain of Office.
Mr. Scott Furssedonn-Wood was received by His Majesty and received his Chain of Office upon his appointment as Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.
His Excellency Mr. Seyed Ali Mousavi was received in audience by The King today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Court of St. James's.
Mrs. Zahra Shakouri was also received by His Majesty.
His Excellency Mr. José Gonçalves Martins Patrício 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 Republic of Angola to the Court of St. James's.
Mrs. Patrício was also received by His Majesty.
Sir Oliver Robbins (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) was present.
Mr. Peter Wilson was received in audience by The King and kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.
Mrs. Roma Wilson was also received by The King.
His Majesty, Royal Founding President, The King's Foundation, this afternoon attended the Annual Awards Ceremony at St. James's Palace, marking the Thirty Fifth Anniversary of the Foundation.
The King this evening held a Reception at Windsor Castle for recipients of The King's Award for Enterprise at which The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and The Duke of Gloucester were present.
His Majesty was represented by Dame Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle (His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast) at the Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Kenneth Bloomfield (former Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service) which was held in St. Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, this morning.
St. James's Palace
The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning visited Growing Together Community Project at Blackthorn Good Neighbours Nursery, Blackthorn Bridge Court, Blackthorn, Northampton, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (Mr. James Saunders Watson).
Her Royal Highness this afternoon visited Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Road, Northampton.
The Duchess of Edinburgh afterwards visited Northampton Bike Park, Eagle Drive, Northampton.
St. James's Palace
The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations, and Vice President, the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association, today attended the Royal Cornwall Show, Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall (Colonel Sir Edward Bolitho).
St. James's Palace
The Duke of Edinburgh this morning attended the Annual Founder's Day Parade at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3.
His Royal Highness this evening attended a Reception at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7, to celebrate the Seventieth Anniversary of the ascent of Kanchenjunga by the 1955 British team.
The Duke of Edinburgh afterwards attended a Yeomanry Trust Dinner at St. James's Palace.
The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron, Two Moors Festival, this evening attended the Twenty Fifth Anniversary Dinner at Powderham Castle, Kenton, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Devon (Mr. David Fursdon).
St. James's Palace
The Duke of Edinburgh this morning visited Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire (Mr. Robert Voss).
His Royal Highness, Member of the Court of Assistants, the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, today visited Haberdashers' School, Butterfly Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire.
The Duke of Edinburgh, President, the Seafarers' Charity, this morning attended the Annual General Meeting on board HMS WELLINGTON (1934) at Temple Stairs, Victoria Embankment, London WC2.
The Duchess of Edinburgh this morning visited the 'Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict' Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1.
Buckingham Palace
Sir Michael Stevens was received by The King today upon relinquishing his appointment as Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to The King when His Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.
The King was represented by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Benjamin Bathurst at the Memorial Service for Captain Michael Fulford-Dobson (formerly Her late Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset) which was held in Sherborne Abbey, Dorset, this afternoon.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were represented by Brigadier John Smedley.
The Princess Royal was represented by Captain Sir Nicholas Wright RN.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were represented by the Hon. Charlotte Townshend.
The Duke of Kent was represented by Brigadier Benjamin Edwards.
St. James's Palace
The Duchess of Edinburgh this afternoon attended an Afternoon Tea honouring Women of Distinction in the United Kingdom at Castle Hotel, 18 High Street, Windsor, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (Mr. Andrew Try).
Buckingham Palace
The King was represented by General Sir Roland Walker (Chief of the General Staff) at the Memorial Service for General Sir John Waters (former Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces) which was held at the Royal Memorial Chapel, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey, this afternoon.
The Duke of Edinburgh was represented by Brigadier John Smedley.
The Duke of Gloucester was represented by Colonel Peter Durrant.
The Duke of Kent was represented by Captain Pieter Myburgh.
