ROYAL DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS - PART 1 OF 3 PARTS

19 Feb 2003 03:15 PM

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).

FEBRUARY
Wednesday, 19th February

+ The Queen 11:00 a.m.
accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will present The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
Patron of the Federation of London Youth Clubs, will attend a City Livery Lunch at Painters Hall, 9 Little Trinity Lane, London EC4.

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:00 p.m.
President of The British Sports Trust, will attend a reception at Merchant Taylors Hall, 30 Threadneedle Street, London EC2.

The Princess Royal 10:45 a.m.
Chancellor, University of London, will attend The Queen's Anniversary Prize-giving for Higher and Further Education at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal 2:30 p.m.
President of the Patrons, Crime Concern, will visit Barton Hill Youth Inclusion Project at Community at Heart Centre, Salisbury Street, Barton Hill, Bristol.

The Duke of Kent 10:30 a.m.
Chancellor, University of Surrey, will attend the prize giving celebrations for The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education at Buckingham Palace.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy p.m.
Patron, will visit the House of St. Barnabas in Soho, Greek Street, Soho Square, London W1.

Thursday, 20th February

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
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.

The Princess Royal 11:40 a.m.
will launch Streetwatch Glasgow at 130 Blochairn Road, Glasgow.

The Princess Royal 12:35 p.m.
will open the Clinical Skills Laboratory at The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 232-242 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.

The Princess Royal 1:30 p.m.
Patron, Victim Support Scotland, will attend a Business Seminar during European Victims' Week at City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow.

The Princess Royal 4:00 p.m.
will attend the Celebration of the 500th New Business Start-up in Lanarkshire at Lanarkshire Small Business Gateway Offices, The Atrium Business Centre, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.

+ The Duke of Gloucester 5:45 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 7:45 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 10:45 a.m.
will open the University of York's Biocentre at York Science Park, Innovation Way, York.

The Duke of Edinburgh 2:00 p.m.
will visit the National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York.

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.

Sunday, 23rd February

The Princess Royal 2:40 p.m.
Patron, Scottish Rugby Union, will attend the France v Scotland match at Match at Stade de France, Paris.

Monday, 24th February

+ The Prince of Wales a.m.
Patron, the Foundation and Friends of The Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, will officially open the restored Nash Conservatory, Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey.

The Duke of York 6:45 p.m.
Patron, will attend the Whitgift School Concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, SE1.

Tuesday, 25th February

The Queen 11:00 a.m.
The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The Queen, will hold an Investiture at Buckingham Palace.

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

The Prince of Wales p.m.
will visit the Grainstore Brewery, Station Approach, Oakham, Rutland.

The Prince of Wales p.m.
will follow the ancient tradition of presenting a horseshoe to the Lord of the Manor, Oakham Castle, Oakham, Rutland.

The Duke of York 9:30 a.m.
will open Confex 2003 at Earls Court, London, SW5.

+ The Duke of York 7:45 p.m.
Chairman of the Trustees, the Outward Bound Trust, will attend a dinner at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London W1.

The Earl of Wessex 7:15 p.m.
Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, will attend the Magnificent 7 Dinner at the Carlton Tower Hotel, 2 Cadogan Place, London SW1.

The Princess Royal
will visit St. John's School, Turpins Lane, Woodford Bridge, Woodford, Essex.

The Princess Royal p.m.
will open a new Sports facility at Colne Community School, Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex.

The Princess Royal 6:00 eve.
President, UK Fashion Exports, will attend a book launch of 'Henry Poole. Founders of Savile Row' at Claridges, 53 Brook Street, London W1.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy 12:00 noon
will attend the opening of "The Virgin Queen in Richmond" Exhibition at the Museum of Richmond, Old Town Hall, Richmond, Surrey.

Wednesday, 26th February

The Earl of Wessex 7:45 p.m.
Past President, the Lord's Taverners, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, will attend the Umpires Dinner at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London W1.

The Princess Royal 11:45 a.m.
Master, The Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh, will attend the Meeting of the Master's Court and Stated General Meeting of the Company at the Merchants' Hall, 22 Hanover Street, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal p.m.
President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will open Phase III at Sun Microsystems Scotland BV, Springfield, Linlithgow, West Lothian.

The Princess Royal 7:00 p.m.
Master, The Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh, will attend a Dinner for the Old Masters at the Merchants' Hall, 22 Hanover Street, Edinburgh.

The Duke of Kent 11:00 a.m.
President, Engineering Council, will visit The Engineering and Technology Board, 10 Maltravers Street, London WC2.

The Duke of Kent 6:40 eve.
Patron, will attend a Gala Evening on behalf of the British-German Association/Dresden Trust, Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy eve.
will visit the Sutherland Exhibition in aid of Pallant House Gallery Appeal at the Spring Art and Antiques Fair at Olympia, London W14.

Thursday, 27th February

The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
will attend a Royal Mint Advisory Committee Lunch at Cutlers' Hall, 4 Warwick Lane, London EC4.

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.

The Prince of Wales 3:00 p.m.
will attend the Enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Rt. Hon Dr. Rowan Williams, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury

The Princess Royal 9:20 a.m.
will attend the 'Horticulture in Focus' Conference at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Hyde Park, London W1.

The Princess Royal 1:00 p.m.
President, Save the Children Fund, will attend a reception at Hammerson PLC, 100 Park Lane, W1.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy eve.
Deputy President of The British Red Cross Society, will attend a Reception and Dinner for participants in the Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law at Lancaster House, London SW1.

Friday, 28th February

The Queen 11:00 a.m.
The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The Queen, will hold an Investiture at Cardiff University.

The Duke of Edinburgh a.m.
will inaugurate The Jubilee Clock at Jubilee Square, Swindon, Wiltshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh 10:45 a.m.
will open The Great Western Hospital, Swindon, Wiltshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
will attend a Lunch at New College, Queen's Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, and subsquently open the new building.

+ The Prince of Wales p.m.
Patron, the Foundation and Friends of The Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, will officially open the restored Nash Conservatory, Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey.

The Princess Royal 10:00 a.m.
Patron, The College of Occupational Therapists, will open St. Mary's Wing Rehabilitation Centre, The Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust, Lewsey Road, Luton, Bedfordshire.

The Princess Royal 11:15 a.m.
will open new Headquarters of the Training Ship Invincible, Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

The Princess Royal p.m.
President, Rural Housing Trust, will attend a Seminar for Buckinghamshire Parish Councillors, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Road Station, Quainton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

The Princess Royal 12:45 p.m.
President, UK Fashion Exports, will visit DTS Logistics, Ethridge Avenue, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

MARCH
Sunday, 2nd March

The Duke of York 3:45 p.m.
Chairman, the Board of Trustees, the Outward Bound Trust, will start the 1000 Mile Challenge, The Mall, London SW1.

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 Princess Royal 11:30 a.m.
President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will open Moray Carers Centre, 227 High Street, Elgin.

The Princess Royal 12:30 p.m.
President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will attend a Luncheon at the Mansfield House Hotel, 2 Mayne Road, Elgin.

+ The Princess Royal 2:30 p.m.
President, Riding for the Disabled Assocation, will attend the 20th Anniversary of the Forres, Nairn and District Group, at Burgie Equestrian Centre, Forres, Moray.

The Princess Royal 4:00 p.m.
Guardian, Give Them a Sporting Chance, will attend a Meeting at Mansion House Hotel, Elgin, Moray.

The Princess Royal 6:45 p.m.
President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will attend a Fashion Show at Johnstons of Elgin, Newmill, Elgin.

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.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 10:30 a.m.
will visit Tubbenden Junior School, Sandy Bury, Orpington, Kent.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 12:00 noon
will visit Swan Valley Community School, South Fleet Road, Swanscombe, Kent.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 1:00 p.m.
will visit Darent Valley Hospital, Watling Street, Dartford, Kent.

+ The Princess Royal 10:15 a.m.
Patron, The Basic Skills Agency, will attend the Annual Conference for Wales, at Cardiff International Arena, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan.

Wednesday, 5th March

The Queen
Patron, and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a reception for Save the Children Fund at St. James's Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
will attend a ceremony to accept the first Honorary Doctorate from the London Metropolitan University at the Mansion House, London EC4.

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.

The Prince of Wales p.m.
will "turn the ball" at the annual Royal Shrovetide Football match, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

The Princess Royal 12:00 noon
Patron, Hearing Concern, will launch their new website and logo at the Clothworkers' Hall, Dunster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3.

+ The Princess Royal p.m.
President of the Patrons, Crime Concern, will attend a Reception 'Celebrating Youth Participation in Community Safety' at The Auditorium, Prudential plc, Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4.

The Duke of Gloucester a.m.
will open the Festival Place Shopping and Leisure Development, Basingstoke, Hampshire.

The Duke of Gloucester p.m.
will visit the Canine Partners for Independence Training Centre, The Brickyard, Steep Marsh, Petersfield, Hampshire.

The Duchess of Gloucester 1:50 p.m.
will open the Jubilee Gardens Nursing Home, Tamar Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Solihull, West Midlands.

The Duchess of Gloucester 3:00 p.m.
will visit the Community Woodland, Shadowbrook Lane,
Hampton-in-Arden, West Midlands.

The Duchess of Gloucester 3:20 p.m.
will attend a Service of Dedication and will subsequently open the new building at the Parish Church of St. Mary and St. Bartholomew, Hampton-in-Arden, West Midlands.

Thursday, 6th March

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh
will carry out engagements in the London borough of Havering.

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.

The Countess of Wessex 7:00 p.m.
will attend a celebration of the United Nations International Women's Day, given by Soroptimist International, Aylesbury and District, at the Civic Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

The Princess Royal a.m.
Patron, Sense - The National Deafblind and Rubella Association, will attend a Face to Face Corporate Management Team Meeting at Sense Head Office, 11-13 Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4.

The Princess Royal p.m.
will present the Combined Service Sports' Awards 2003 at The Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly, London W1.

The Princess Royal 7:00 p.m.
Patron, BESO (British Executive Services Overseas), will attend the 'Corporate Celts Working Together' at The Hub, Edinburgh's Festival Centre, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.

The Duchess of Gloucester a.m.
Honorary President, The Lawn Tennis Association, will open the Lawn Tennis Association Academy at Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Friday, 7th March

The Queen p.m.
accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will visit Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey.

+ The Earl and Countess of Wessex 10:45 a.m.
will open the Assessment Centre at Moor House School, Hurst Green, Oxted, Surrey.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 1:45 p.m.
will visit Broadwater School, Godalming, Surrey, and open the Guildford and Godalming Hockey Centre.

The Princess Royal a.m.
to visit the University of Strathclyde to receive a update on the Malawi Millennium Project, Barony Hall, 16 Rottenrow East, Glasgow.

The Princess Royal p.m.
will open the William Speirs Bruce Exhibition at the Royal Museum, Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal eve.
will attend a British Commonwealth Ex-Services League Reception for the Jubilee Appeal at the Great Hall, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh.

Saturday, 8th March

The Princess Royal 4:00 p.m.
Patron, Scottish Rugby Union, will attend the Scotland v Wales match at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

Monday, 10th March

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 3:00 p.m.
will attend the Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey, London SW1.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
will attend the Commonwealth Day Reception at Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1.

The Duke of York 1:00 p.m.
Chairman, the Board of Trustees, the Outward Bound Trust, will give a lunch for the Patrons of the Outward Bound Trust at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Gloucester eve.
President, British Consultants and Construction Bureau, will attend a reception at the House of Lords, Westminster, London SW1.

The Duchess of Gloucester 3:30 p.m.
will open the new Sixth Form and Library, Bromley High School, Blackbrook Lane, Bromley, Kent.

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.

The Duke of York a.m.
Patron, the Royal Free Hospital, will visit the Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, NW3.

The Duke of York 1:00 p.m.
Patron, the Young Electronic Designer Awards, will give a lunch for the Young Electronic Designer Awards at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal a.m.
Colonel, the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), will visit the Household Cavalry Regiment at the Combined Arms Tactical Training Centre, Warminster, Wiltshire

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.

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

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 11:00 a.m.
will visit Bleak Hill Primary School, Hamilton Road, St. Helens, Merseyside

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 12:00 noon
will open Lindisfarne House at St. Curthbert's Roman Catholic Community High School, Berrys Lane, St. Helens, Merseyside

The Earl and Countess of Wessex p.m.
will attend a Dinner in support of the Rosemere Cancer Foundation at the Preston Marriott Hotel, Preston, Lancashire

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 2:05 p.m.
will open the New Wing at the Mersey Care NHS Trust Mersey Forensic Psychiatry Service, Scott Clinic, Rainshill Road, St. Helens, Merseyside

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 3:20 p.m.
will visit the Active Age Centre, Age Concern, 179 Townsend Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Princess Royal 9:45 a.m.
will open the NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations) Annual Trustee Conference at the Regents College Conference Centre, London NW1.

Thursday, 13th March

The Queen
will visit Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire.

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 host a Charter Member Dinner at St. James's Palace.

+ The Prince of Wales
will officially visit the Republic of Bulgaria and will undertake engagements in both the Bulgarian capital, Sofia and the Black Sea port of Varna.

The Princess Royal 6:30 p.m.
Patron, Moredun Foundation Group, will open the VETAID Symposium on Community Based Animal Health at Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian.

The Princess Royal 7:00 p.m.
Patron, The Whitley Laing Foundation, will attend the Annual Award Ceremony at The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.

Friday, 14th March

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh
will carry out engagements in Hertfordshire.

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.

+ The Earl and Countess of Wessex
will attend the Opening Heats of the World Indoor Athletics Championships at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, West Midlands

The Princess Royal a.m.
will visit the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Activities Centre on their 25th Anniversary at Manor Farm Country Park, Pyelands Lane, Bursledon, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal a.m.
will open Pilands Wood Estate's new Community Centre, Bursledon, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal 12:30 p.m.
President, Royal Yachting Association, will open the new clubhouse of Hayling Island Sailing Club, Sandy Point, Hayling Island, Hampshire.

The Duchess of Gloucester
and 15th March - Patron, Scottish Opera, will visit Bermuda.

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.

The Princess Royal a.m.
will open Directorate of Women's Health and Care of the Newborn's Cotswold Centre at Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol.

The Princess Royal a.m.
will visit CLIC's (Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood) Sam's House at St. Michael's Hill, Bristol.

The Princess Royal p.m.
will attend Barnardo's Lawrence Weston Family Centre 21st Birthday Celebrations, Home Farm, Kings Weston Lane, Lawrence Weston, Bristol.

The Princess Royal p.m.
will open the Freeways Trust Leigh Court Day Centre at Pill Road, Abbots Leigh, Bristol.

ENDS PART 1 OF 3 PARTS