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Royal Diary of Engagements, 16th September, 2009

News Release issued by the COI News Distribution Service on 16 September 2009

Royal Diary of Engagements, 16th September, 2009

No. 80 16th September 2009

With the compliments of the Press Secretary to The Queen

DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS OF

THE QUEEN & THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

THE PRINCE OF WALES & THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL,

PRINCE WILLIAM,

PRINCE HENRY,

THE DUKE OF YORK,

THE EARL & COUNTESS OF WESSEX,

THE PRINCESS ROYAL,

THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER,

THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF KENT,

AND PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.

> = Additions and amendments since the previous list.

x = Cancellations since the previous list.

This Diary of Engagements can also be viewed on the Royal web site, www.royal.gov.uk

(news section).

SEPTEMBER

Wednesday, 16th September

The Earl of Wessex

will open the Grampian Transport Museum new building at Alford, Aberdeenshire.

The Earl of Wessex

will re‑open the new Montgarrie Bridge, over the River Don, Alford, Aberdeenshire.

The Earl of Wessex

will visit the renovated Tullynessle and Forbes Hall, Tullynessle, Alford, Aberdeenshire.

The Earl of Wessex

will visit the Bennachie Centre, Pitcaple, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The College of Emergency Medicine, will attend the Autumn Conference

Reception at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7.

The Princess Royal

will open Phase 1 of the Ceramics Galleries in the Victoria and Albert Museum,

Cromwell Road, London, SW7.

The Princess Royal

President, British Olympic Association, will attend an Executive Board meeting, 1

Wandsworth Plain, London, SW1.

The Duke of Gloucester

Grand Prior, the Order of St John, accompanied by The Duchess of Gloucester will

attend a concert in aid of the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital, Cadogan Hall, London

SW1.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend the Quincentenary Celebrations of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, West

Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend a Dinner at Lancaster University to mark the University's Forty‑Fifth

Anniversary.

Thursday, 17th September

The Princess Royal

will open the new accommodation block and dining room at YMCA Fairthorne Manor,

Curdridge, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, RYA Sailability, will attend the pre‑departure Trans Atlantic Reception for Mr.

Geoff Holt and launch the RYA Sailability "Green Blue" project at Southampton

International Boat Show, Mayflower Park, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Commandant In Chief (Youth), St John Ambulance, will open the new St. John

Ambulance Youth Training Centre, 99 Hawley Lane, Farnborough, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Honorary Freeman, The Worshipful Company of Butchers, will attend a Court Meeting

and a Court Dinner, Butchers' Hall, 87 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1.

> The Duke of Gloucester

will visit the Animated Adventures Exhibtion at the Sensations Science Centre, Dundee.

The Duke of Gloucester

will unveil the Dundee Submarine Memorial, City Quay, Dundee.

The Duchess of Gloucester

Patron, SeeAbility, will attend an Open Day at Heather House,Tadley, Hampshire.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend a Duchy of Lancaster Dinner at Lancaster Castle, Castle Park, Lancaster.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will visit Muncaster Castle, Muncaster, Ravenglass, Cumbria.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will visit the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Company Limited, Ravenglass, Cumbria.

Friday, 18th September

The Duke of York

Chairman of the Trustees, Outward Bound Trust, will attend the Board Meeting at the

Gate House, Eskdale Green, Cumbria.

The Princess Royal

will open British Ceramic Tile's new factory, Old Newton Road, Heathfield, Newton

Abbot, Devon.

The Princess Royal

As Patron Of The Centenary Congress attend The International Federation Of Hardware

And Housewares Associations Centenary Congress at The Queen Elizabeth II

Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1

> The Duchess of Gloucester

Honorary President, The Lawn Tennis Association, will attend the Opening Ceremony of

the Davis Cup Tie, Great Britain v Poland in Liverpool.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Joint President, Cancer Research UK, will visit the Lancaster Shop, 54 Market Street,

Lancaster to celebrate its Twentieth Anniversary.

Saturday, 19th September

> The Duchess of Gloucester

will visit St John's Hospice, Wirral.

> The Duchess of Gloucester

will visit The Manor House, Wirral.

> The Duchess of Gloucester

Honorary President, The Lawn Tennis Association, will attend the Davis Cup Tie, Great

Britain v Poland in Liverpool.

The Duke of Kent

will unveil the Polish War Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall

Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

Sunday, 20th September

The Duke of Edinburgh

Colonel, Grenadier Guards, will attend the Commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of

the Battle of Nijmegen, in Holland.

Monday, 21st September

The Princess Royal

Patron, Wooden Spoon Society, will open a new facility at Greatwood, Rainscombe Hill

Farm, Clench Common, Marlborough, Wiltshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The Injured Jockeys Fund, will open Oaksey House, Oxford Street, Lambourn,

Berkshire.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Patron, will visit the Queen Mary's Clothing Guild Packing Week at St James's Palace,

London SW1.

Tuesday, 22nd September

> The Countess of Wessex

will hold a lunch in support of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award World Fellowship at

Bagshot Park, Bagshot, Surrey

The Princess Royal

Patron, The Butler Trust, will visit HMP Kirkham, Freckleton Road, Kirkham, Preston,

Lancashire.

The Princess Royal

President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will open Enterprise Plc, Gordon House,

Sceptre Way, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire.

The Princess Royal

President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will visit Blackpool Carers Centre,

Norman House, Robson Way, Blackpool, Lancashire.

The Duke of Gloucester

will attend the Citizenship Ceremony at Crawley Register Office, Southgate Avenue,

Crawley.

The Duke of Gloucester

will open the Reeve Art School at Lancing College, Lancing.

The Duke of Gloucester

will visit Broadfield Stadium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Crawley Community

Voluntary Service.

The Duke of Gloucester

will attend the 100th concert in the Story of Christmas Appeal series at the Cadogan

Hall, Chelsea, London SW10.

The Duke of Kent

Colonel, will attend the Scots Guards Colonel's Fund Dinner in New York.

Wednesday, 23rd September

The Earl of Wessex

Honorary Liveryman, the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, will visit Grange

Preparatory School, Almshouse Street, Monmouth

The Earl of Wessex

will visit Osbaston Hydropower and Fish Pass Site, the Old Manor, Forge Road,

Osbaston, Monnouth

The Earl of Wessex

will visit Bridges Community Centre, Drybridge House, Drybridge Park, Monmouth

The Earl of Wessex

will visit St. David's Foundation Hospice Care, Cambrian House, St. John's Road,

Newport

The Earl of Wessex

will visit Alway Police Station, 15 Alway Parade, Newport, Gwent

> The Countess of Wessex

will hold a Reception in support of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award World Fellowship at

Buckingham Palace, London

The Princess Royal

Patron, The British School of Osteopathy, will attend a Dinner at the British School of

Osteopathy Clinic, 98‑118 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1.

The Princess Royal

will open Lowestoft Fire Station, Stradbroke Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

The Princess Royal

will visit the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club to commemorate its 150th

Anniversary, Royal Plain, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

The Princess Royal

will visit The SLP Group, Hamilton Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The Intensive Care Society, will attend a Patient Care and Safety Reception at

The Royal Society, 6‑9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

The Duke of Gloucester

will open the Centre of Excellence in biomechanics and bioengineering at Cardiff

University, Cardiff.

> The Duchess of Gloucester

Patron, The Royal London School for the Blind, will visit The Royal London School for

the Blind at Dorton House, Sevenoaks, Kent.

> The Duchess of Gloucester

will visit The Heart of Kent Hospice, Aylesford, Kent.

Thursday, 24th September

The Countess of Wessex

Honorary Air Commodore, will visit RAF Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

The Princess Royal

President, RYA Sailability, will open new facilities at Grafham Water Centre, Perry,

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

> The Princess Royal

Patron, RNVR Youth Sail Training Trust, will chair a Trustees Meeting at Manches

LLP, Aldwych House, 81 Aldwych, London WC2.

The Princess Royal

Director, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), will attend a

Board Meeting at 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14.

The Princess Royal

President, Save the Children UK, will hold a 90th Anniversary Reception at The Queen's

Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

The Duchess of Gloucester

President, will today attend a meeting of the Governing Body at the Royal Academy of

Music, Marylebone, London, NW1.

The Duke of Kent

President, Wellington College, will attend the 150th Anniversary Service, at St. Paul's

Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard,

London EC4.

Friday, 25th September

The Princess Royal

will visit Nailsworth Youth Club, The Haven, Northfield Road, Nailsworth, Stroud,

Gloucestershire.

The Princess Royal

will visit Bottlegreen Drinks Company, Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud,

Gloucestershire.

> The Princess Royal

will visit Stroud Common Wealth Limited at 'The Exchange', Brick Row, Stroud,

Gloucestershire.

The Duke of Kent

Colonel in Chief, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, will visit the Fusiliers' Museum, Moss

Street, Bury, Lancashire.

The Duke of Kent

will attend a Concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, at the Royal Festival Hall,

Belvedere Road, London SE1.

Monday, 28th September

The Princess Royal

President, Animal Health Trust, will attend a Dinner at Broncroft Castle, Broncroft,

Craven Arms, Shropshire.

The Princess Royal

will open the Royal Air Force Association Remembrance Garden at the National

Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

The Princess Royal

will open a Distribution Hub at Palletforce Plc, Callister Way, Centrum West,

Burton‑On‑Trent, Staffordshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The National Association of Citizen Advice Bureaux, will visit Stafford Citizen

Advice Bureau to commemorate its 70th Anniversary at Staffordshire County Buildings,

Martin Street, Stafford.

Tuesday, 29th September

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Singapore.

> The Earl of Wessex

Honorary Air Commodore, will visit the Air Power Show at Royal Air Force

Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, Columba 1400, will hold a Reception at St. James's Palace.

The Princess Royal

President, British Olympic Association, will hold a Team 2012 Luncheon at St. James's

Palace.

> The Duchess of Gloucester

will visit Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton.

Wednesday, 30th September

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Singapore.

The Earl of Wessex

will visit Trelander and St. Clements Community Hall, Trelander Estate, Truro,

Cornwall.

The Earl of Wessex

will open the new Gingko Building of Truro College, Tregye, Carnon Downs, Cornwall.

The Earl of Wessex

will visit the Lillicrap Design Competition at Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59‑60

Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall.

The Princess Royal

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will attend the World's Biggest Riding

Lesson at Chigwell Riding Trust, Grange Farm Centre, High Road, Chigwell, Essex.

The Princess Royal

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will visit Ynys Mon (Anglesey) Group to

commemorate its 40th anniversary at Anglesey Riding Centre, Tal Y Foel, Dwyran,

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey.

OCTOBER

Thursday, 1st October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Singapore.

The Earl of Wessex

will attend a Reception at the Travellers Club, 106 Pall Mall, London SW1.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

> The Duchess of Gloucester

Patron, Prostate UK, will attend the Annual General Meeting and open new offices at 6

Crescent Stables, 139 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will open the restored 18th Century Water Gardens in Bushey Park, Teddington,

Middlesex

Friday, 2nd October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Singapore.

> The Earl of Wessex

Patron, the Windsor Festival, will attend the International String Competition Final at the

Theatre Royal, 32 Thames Street, Windsor, Berkshire.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend a Reception and Concert in the University Chapel, Canterbury Christ Church

University, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent.

Saturday, 3rd October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

President of Cancer Research UK, will attend a Thanksgiving Service in Canterbury

Cathedral followed by a Reception and Lunch in the Cathedral's International Study

Centre, Canterbury, Kent.

Sunday, 4th October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

> The Duchess of Gloucester

Colonel in Chief, the Royal Dental Corps, will visit the Royal Dental Corps in

Rheindahlen, Germany.

Monday, 5th October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Tuesday, 6th October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

President, will present the Royal Humane Society Awards at Buckingham Palace.

Wednesday, 7th October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Thailand.

The Earl of Wessex

Honorary Liveryman, will attend the Worshipful Company of Haberdasher's Livery

Dinner, Haberdasher's Hall, 18 West Smithfield, London EC1.

x The Countess of Wessex

to 10th October, Patron, Vision 2020, will NOT NOW carry out engagements in

Canada.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

>