ROYAL DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS - PART 2 OF 2 PARTS

12 Dec 2002 11:45 AM

With the compliments of the Press Secretary to The Queen

DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS OF
THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH,
THE PRINCE OF WALES,
THE DUKE OF YORK,
THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF WESSEX,
THE PRINCESS ROYAL,
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER,
THE DUKE AND 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).

Thursday, 20th February

The Duke of Edinburgh
Patron of The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, will attend a ceremony to dedicate the new stained glass arrow slit windows in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London EC2.

The Duke of Edinburgh 12:50 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will give a Charter Member Lunch at Buckingham Palace.

x The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
will NOT NOW attend a Reception, Concert and Dinner for the Gordonstoun Plus Campaign at St. James Palace.

+ The Duke of Gloucester 5:30 p.m.
President, Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, will attend the launch of "Public Sculpture of the City of London" at the Mansion House, London EC4.

+ The Duke of Gloucester 7:30 p.m.
President, The Britain-Nepal Society, will attend the Britain-Nepal Dinner at St. Columba's Church, Pont Street, London SW1.

Friday, 21st February

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, will attend the Cambridge Society of York Annual Dinner at the Merchant Taylors' Hall, Aldwark, York.

Tuesday, 25th February

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
will attend a ceremony to inaugurate His Royal Highness as President of the International Lipizzaner Union at the Austrian Embassy, 18 Belgrave Mews West, London SW1.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 12:45 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will give a Lunch at Buckingham Palace.

Thursday, 27th February

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 3:00 p.m.
President and Honorary Life Fellow of The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, will chair the President's Forum at Buckingham Palace.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 6:00 p.m.
President of The Royal Windsor Horse Show, will attend a Reception at Windsor Castle.

MARCH
Monday, 3rd March

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
President of the Central Council of Physical Recreation, will attend a dinner for past chairmen and vice presidents at The Oriental Club, Stratford Place, London W1.

The Duke of York
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Turkey.

Tuesday, 4th March

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
and 4.00 p.m. - Patron, will attend receptions for young people who have reached the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award at St. James's Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 8:00 p.m.
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art, will present the 2003 Sir Misha Black Medal for Distinguished Services to Design Education, followed by a Dinner, at the Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7.

Wednesday, 5th March

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
will attend a ceremony to accept the first Honorary Doctorate from the London Metropolitan University at Guildhall, London EC2.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 3:00 p.m.
President and Honorary Life Fellow of The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, will chair the Environment Committee Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

Thursday, 6th March

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Permanent Master of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, will attend a Summer Livery Dinner at Ironmongers' Hall, Barbican, London EC2.

Tuesday, 11th March

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 10:30 a.m.
President and Honorary Life Fellow of The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, will chair the Design Interface Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

Wednesday, 12th March

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
will open the Dermatology Department at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW10.

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Freeman and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers', will attend a Company Dinner at Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

Thursday, 13th March

The Duke of Edinburgh 5:40 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will give a Friends Reception at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:40 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will attend a Charter Member Dinner at St. James's Palace.

Friday, 14th March

The Duke of York
Trustee The National Maritime Museum, will open the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth, Cornwall.

The Duke of York
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit British Fly Reels Limited, Falmouth, Cornwall.

Saturday, 15th March

The Duke of Edinburgh
and 16th March - Patron of the Interfaith Foundation, will attend the International Conference 2003 at St. George's House, Windsor, Berkshire.

Monday, 17th March

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Colonel, Grenadier Guards, will attend the Annual Dinner for members of the Household Division at Boodle's, 28 St. James's Street, London SW1.

Tuesday, 18th March

The Duke of York
Grand Master, will attend the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators Education and Training Committee meeting.

Friday, 21st March

The Duke of Edinburgh 12:45 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will give a Lunch at Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire.

Monday, 24th March

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will hold a Charter Founder Member's Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of York
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade will visit the International Food and Drink Exhibition at Excel, Docklands, London E16.

Tuesday, 25th March

The Duke of Edinburgh 12:10 p.m.
will open the renovated Cardiff Dental School and Hospital at the University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 3:15 p.m.
Patron of Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities, will visit the Cardiff Regional Office, Refuge House, 2 Queen Street, Cardiff.

Wednesday, 26th March

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
will visit the improvements to Regent's Canal, Docklands, London E14.

The Duke of York
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade will visit Morocco.

Thursday, 27th March

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League, will give a Lunch at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
President of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, will attend a President's Dinner at Armourers' Hall, 81 Coleman Street, London EC2.

Friday, 28th March

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
will visit Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent.

Sunday, 30th March

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
will attend The Royal Air Forces Association's Annual Service at St. Clement Danes Church, Strand, London WC2.

APRIL
Monday, 7th April

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
Trustee, will chair a meeting of the St. George's House Council followed by lunch at St. George's House, Windsor Castle.

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Trustee of St. George's House, will attend a Dinner at Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire.

Wednesday, 9th April

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Patron of the Garrick Club, will attend a Four Score Club Dinner at the Garrick Club, 15 Garrick Street, London WC2.

Thursday, 17th April

The Queen 11:00 a.m.
accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will be present at the Maundy Service in Gloucester Cathedral. Her Majesty will distribute the Royal Maundy during the Service.

Tuesday, 22nd April

The Duke of York 10:00 a.m.
will attend the Queen's Awards Ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London SW1.

Friday, 25th April

The Duke of Edinburgh p.m.
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, will visit the University, Trinity Lane, Cambridge.

MAY
Tuesday, 6th May

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Patron of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, will give a dinner at St. James's Palace.

Wednesday, 7th May

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
Honorary Life Member of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, will present The Prince Philip Award for 2003 and Certificates of Merit for Research and Development in the Field of Dairy Farming, at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 12:00 noon
will present the 2003 Templeton Prize at Buckingham Palace.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 5:45 p.m.
President and Honorary Life Fellow of The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, will chair The Prince Philip Lecture at the RSA, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2.

Thursday, 8th May

The Duke of Edinburgh 3:00 p.m.
President, will attend the Annual General Meeting of King George's Fund for Sailors at the Mansion House, London EC4.

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:45 p.m.
Patron of the Air League, will attend the annual reception at St. James's Palace.

Saturday, 10th May

The Earl and Countess of Wessex
will visit the Cayman Islands as part of the Quincentennial Celebrations to mark the Islands' first sighting by Columbus.

Monday, 12th May

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 6:00 p.m.
Patron of the Outward Bound Trust, will attend a concert by Vladimir Ashkenazy at St. James's Palace.

Wednesday, 14th May

The Duke of Edinburgh 12:30 p.m.
Patron of the Memorial Appeal, RAF Ex-Prisoners of War Association, will unveil a Memorial at Royal Air Force Museum Hendon, Grahame Park Way, London NW9.

Tuesday, 20th May

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:40 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will attend a Charter Member Dinner at St. James's Palace.

Wednesday, 21st May

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 3:00 p.m.
Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League, will Chair a Council Meeting at Buckingham Palace.

Wednesday, 28th May

The Duke of Edinburgh 3:00 p.m.
President of the National Playing Fields Association, will visit the Metrogas Site Playing Field at Greenwich, London SE9.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Honorary Member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, will attend a dinner at the Institute of Civil Engineers, Great George Street, London SW1.

Friday, 30th May

+ The Duke of Edinburgh a.m.
will visit the Smart-Byte Cafe on the Lion Farm Estate, Warley, Birmingham.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh
will visit The Royal Brierley Crystal Heritage Museum and Factory, Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh p.m.
will visit the Birmingham Foundation, Nechells Baths Project, Nechells, Birmingham.

JUNE
Monday, 2nd June

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:40 p.m.
Master of the Corporation of Trinity House, will attend the Trinity-Tide Younger Brethren's Dinner at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.

Tuesday, 3rd June

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
Master, will attend the Corporation of Trinity House Annual Court, Church Service and Lunch at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League will attend a Jubilee Appeal Reception, at Vinters' Hall, Upper Thames Street, London EC4.

Thursday, 5th June

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Senior Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, will attend an Awards Dinner and Present the Prince Philip Medal at Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2.

Saturday, 7th June

The Duke of Edinburgh 10:35 a.m.
Colonel Grenadier Guards, will take the salute at the Colonel's Review of The Queen's Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade, London SW1.

Monday, 9th June

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:15 p.m.
Trustee of St. George's House, will attend the Annual Lecture at St. George's House, Windsor Castle.

Wednesday, 11th June

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 12:10 p.m.
President and Honorary Life Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, will present the 2003 Benjamin Franklin Medal at St. James's Palace.

Thursday, 12th June

The Duke of Edinburgh a.m.
will visit the Mobility Roadshow at Donington Park Circuit, Derby.

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
Captain General of The Royal Marines, will take the salute at a ceremony by the Massed Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines at Horse Guards, and afterwards attend a Reception at Dunbar Court, Whitehall, London SW1.

Friday, 13th June

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:15 p.m.
Colonel Grenadier Guards, will preside over a conference attended by the Colonels of the Regiments of The Household Division and subsequently will entertain the Colonels to Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

Wednesday, 18th June

The Earl and Countess of Wessex
will visit Saskatchewan, Canada, from 18-23 June 2003 to mark the centennials of the Cities of Regina, Moose Jaw and Lloydminster and will also visit Prince Albert.

Monday, 23rd June

The Duke of Edinburgh a.m.
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, will attend the Honorary Degree Congregation at The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge.

Wednesday, 25th June

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
Colonel-in-Chief of The Queen's Royal Hussars, will attend a reception to mark the 50th anniversary of His Royal Highness's Colonelcy of the 8th Hussars, at St. James's Palace.

JULY
Tuesday, 15th July

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
President of the Central Council of Physical Recreation, will chair the 2002 Annual General Meeting and afterwards attend a lunch at St. James's Palace.

Wednesday, 16th July

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, will present the 2002 Prince Philip Medal and Highly Commended Certificates at Buckingham Palace, and afterwards attend a lunch at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly, London W1.

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
President, Guards Polo Club, will attend a Board Dinner at Knightsbridge Barracks, London SW1.

Thursday, 17th July

The Duke of Edinburgh 4:00 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will attend a Gold Award Presentation Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 8:00 p.m.
President of the Royal Household Cricket Club, will give a Dinner in the Undercroft, Windsor Castle.

Sunday, 20th July

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 12:30 p.m.
will attend a lunch and watch the Fairford International Air Tattoo to celebrate the Centenary of Manned Flight at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

Monday, 21st July

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, will give a reception at Buckingham Palace.

Tuesday, 22nd July

The Duke of Edinburgh 10:30 a.m.
Master, will attend the Quarterly Court Meeting at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.

Wednesday, 30th July

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
will open the new Cowes Combined Clubs Regatta Centre in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

AUGUST
Saturday, 2nd August

The Duke of Edinburgh p.m.
will attend the England v. South Africa Test Match and visit Lord's Museum at Lord's Cricket Ground, London NW8.

SUPPLEMENT

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

The State Rooms have now closed

The Queen's Gallery
The Queen's Gallery is open between 10.00am and 5.30pm
(last admission is 4.30pm). Entry is by timed ticket.

The current exhibition runs between 22nd May, 2002 and 12th January, 2003 and is entitled
'Royal Treasures: A Golden Jubilee Celebration.'

Admission prices:
Adult £6.50
Over 60s £5.00
Under 17 £3.00
Under 5 free
Family £16.00 (2 adults, 2 children under 17)

Information about The Queen's Gallery can be obtained by telephoning (+44) (0) 20 7321 2233.
e-mail: buckinghampalace@royalcollection.org.uk

The Royal Mews
From 30th March, 2002, the Mews will be open every day from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm (last admission 3.15 pm).

Guard Mounting
Guard Mounting will take place on the following days
(there will be NO Guard Mounting in very wet weather):
December ODD days only

THE PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE, EDINBURGH

Opening times:
1st November - 31st March - opens 9.30 a.m. - last entry 3.45 p.m. 1st April - 31st October - opens 9.30a.m. - last entry 5.15 p.m.

Admission prices:
Adults £6.50,
Over 60's £5.00,
Under 17 £3.30.
Under 5s Free.
Family ticket £16.30, (two adults and two children)

WINDSOR CASTLE

Opening times:

Monday - Saturday:
Precincts, State Apartments, Semi State Rooms, Queen Mary's Dolls' House, St. George's Chapel and the Albert Memorial Chapel, but see CLOSURE DATES.

Sundays
Precincts, State Apartments, Semi State Rooms and Queen Mary's Dolls' House.

Opening Hours
Daily: 9:45 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Last admission at 3:00 p.m. Daily: 9:45 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. Last admission at 4:00 p.m. during April.

Opening times for Windsor Castle are subject to change at short notice.

St George's Chapel is closed every Sunday except to Worshippers.

Admission Prices: Adult OAP Child Family
Monday - Saturday
All areas incl. £11.00 £9.00 £5.50 £27.50
During closure of the £5.50 £4.50 £2.70 £13.70
State Apartments

N.B.: Family ticket - 2 Adults and 3 Children
(children over 5 and under 17)

Guard Mounting
Guard Mounting will take place on the following days
(there will be NO Guard Mounting in very wet weather):
December EVEN Days of the month.

Windsor Castle recorded information message 01753 831118 Windsor Castle Information Office 01753 868286 x 2615
Royal Windsor Information Centre 01753 743900

SANDRINGHAM HOUSE
House opening times:
30 March 2002 - 23 July, 2002 (CLOSED 18th JULY)
7 August 2002 - 27 October 2002

Sandringham Visitor Centre is open throughout the year:
Wednesday to Sunday inclusive from 10:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Admission charges:
House, Gardens and Museum Gardens and Museum only
(when open)
Adult £6.00 £5.00 Senior Citizen/Student £4.50 £4.00 Child (5-15) £3.50 £3.00 Family (2 adults, 3 children) £15.50 £13.00

Wheelchair access throughout - helpers admitted free.
Tel. Sandringham Estate Office for information: 01553 772675

BALMORAL CASTLE AND ESTATE
Details of opening times may be found at www.balmoral-castle.com

FROGMORE HOUSE
Information is available by telephoning the Visitor Office (01753 868286 x 2615)

ENDS PART 2 OF 2 PARTS