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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.

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The King this afternoon gave a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace for Realm Governor-Generals and Prime Ministers.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and The Duke of Kent attended.

His Majesty afterwards attended a Reception for Commonwealth Heads of Government at Marlborough House, London SW1, and was received by the Commonwealth Secretary-General (the Baroness Scotland of Asthal).

The King later held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for visiting Heads of State and Overseas Guests at which The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and The Duke of Kent were present.

Members of Foreign Royal Families, Heads of State and Representatives from the Commonwealth were received and welcomed to the United Kingdom today on behalf of The King.

Buckingham Palace

The Governor-General of Canada (Her Excellency the Rt. Hon. Mary Simon) and the following Canadian Indigenous Leaders were received by The King this afternoon: Chief RoseAnne Archibald (National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations), Mr. Natan Obed (President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami) and Ms. Cassidy Caron (President of the Métis National Council).

The King of the Ashanti visited His Majesty.

Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai and Ms. Atossa Soltani (Amazonian Indigenous Leaders) were received by The King.

Members of Foreign Royal Families, Heads of State and Representatives from the Commonwealth were received and welcomed to the United Kingdom today on behalf of The King.

Mrs. Gillian Norton (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of The Governor-General of the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of The King.

Mr. Neil Hart (Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex was present at Gatwick Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Grenada and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of His Majesty.

Mr. Simon Ovens (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Jamaica and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

Mrs. Julie Fosh (Deputy Lieutenant of Essex) was present at London Stansted Airport today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of His Majesty.

Ms. Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Tuvalu and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

Buckingham Palace

The Rt. Hon. Christopher Hipkins MP (Prime Minister of New Zealand) was received in audience by The King this afternoon.

The King and The Queen Consort gave an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace to celebrate Their Majesties' Coronation.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and The Duke of Kent were present.

His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty.

The Band of the Welsh Guards and the Waterloo Band of The Rifles with support from the Salamanca Band of The Rifles played selections of music during the afternoon.

Later, the Rt. Hon. Rishi Sunak MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of His Majesty.

Mr. Harry Goring (Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex) was present at Gatwick Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

Ms. Roxane Zand (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at St. Pancras International Railway Station today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of New Zealand and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of His Majesty.

Buckingham Palace

The King and The Queen Consort this afternoon attended a Reception with Members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons at Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster, London SW1, in advance of Their Majesties' Coronation, and were received at the North Door by the Lord Great Chamberlain (the Lord Carrington), the Lord Speaker (the Lord McFall of Alcluith), the Speaker of the House of Commons (the Rt. Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP) and the Lady Usher of the Black Rod (Ms. Sarah Clarke).

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

The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau MP (Prime Minister of Canada) had an audience of His Majesty via video link.

Mr. David Travis (Deputy Lieutenant of Essex) was present at Stansted Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Canada and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of The King.

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Major Jeremy Fern (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Solomon Islands and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of The King.

Colonel Jane Davis (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, today upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and welcomed His Excellency on behalf of His Majesty.

Colonel Jane Davis was present at Heathrow Airport upon the Arrival of the Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and welcomed Her Excellency on behalf of The King.