ROYAL DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS - PART 3 OF 3 PARTS
5 Mar 2003 05:15 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).
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 at
Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.
Wednesday, 4th June
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh
and 5th June - will visit Wales.
The Princess Royal 11:15 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.
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.
The Princess Royal
will open St Neot CP School's new Primary School, School Hill, St
Neot, Liskeard, Cornwall.
The Princess Royal a.m.
Vice President, The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association, will
attend The Royal Cornwall Show, The Royal Cornwall Showground,
Wadebridge, Cornwall.
The Princess Royal 11:30 a.m.
Patron, The Home Farm Trust, will open Rendle House, Trehannick Road,
St Teath, Cornwall.
The Princess Royal eve.
will attend a Dinner at the Naval and Military Club, 4 St. James's
Square, London SW1.
Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
will attend the South of England Show at Ardingly, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex.
Friday, 6th June
The Princess Royal
Patron, United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust, will unveil the
Cardiff Bay 'Antarctic 100' Memorial, near the Norwegian Church,
Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay, South Glamorgan.
The Princess Royal
President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will receive an
Icelandic Horse on behalf of Meirionydd RDA Group, Tynsarn Uchaf,
Dolgellau, Gwyndd.
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.
The Princess Royal 6:00 p.m.
Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Lyneham, will attend
'Classics on the Wing 2003' Concert at Royal Air Force Lyneham,
Chippenham, Wiltshire.
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.
The Princess Royal 12:30 p.m.
Patron, Animal Health Trust, will hold a Fellowship Reception at
Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal 7:30 p.m.
President, British Olympic Association, will give a Dinner for
British Olympic Sponsors at Buckingham Palace.
Tuesday, 10th June
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh
will undertake engagements related to tourism in London.
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
will give a reception for representatives of the tourism industry, at
Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal 3:00 p.m.
Patron, 2nd World Congress on Fetal Origins of Adult Disease, will
attend the Congress at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, East Sussex.
Wednesday, 11th June
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh p.m.
will attend the seventy fifth anniversary reception of the London
Taxi Drivers' Fund for Underprivileged Children, in the Royal Mews,
Buckingham Palace.
+ 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 hold a
reception at Buckingham Palace.
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.
The Princess Royal 11:00 a.m.
President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will visit the
'Norwich Union Breaks for Carers' Project at Pontin's Blackpool
Holiday Centre, Clifton Drive North, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.
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.
The Princess Royal 12:00 noon
President, UK Fashion Exports, will present the British Apparel
Export Awards at Mezzo, 5 Portland Place, London W1.
The Princess Royal 6:00 p.m.
Patron, Spinal Injuries Association, will attend the Uttoxeter
Charity Race Evening at Uttoxeter Racecourse, Wood Lane, Uttoxeter,
Staffordshire.
Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy noon
Patron of BEN-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund, will attend
the Annual Lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London WC2.
Friday, 13th June
The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
Founder and Patron of The International Award Association, will give
a World Fellowship Lunch at Buckingham Palace.
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.
The Princess Royal 12:00 p.m.
Patron, The Royal Alfred Seafarers' Society, will attend the Annual
General Meeting at Trinity House, Tower Hill, London EC3.
The Princess Royal p.m.
will visit the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London SE10.
The Princess Royal 7:00 p.m.
Colonel, the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons),
will attend a Senior Colonels Conference and Dinner at Buckingham
Palace.
Sunday, 15th June
The Duke of Edinburgh 12:15 p.m.
Patron and Twelfth Man of The Lord's Taverners, will attend the
annual cricket match and lunch at St. George's House, Windsor
Castle..
Wednesday, 18th June
The Earl and Countess of Wessex
to 23rd June - will visit Saskatchewan, Canada, to mark the
centennials of the Cities of Regina, Moose Jaw and Lloydminster and
will also visit Prince Albert.
The Princess Royal 11:00 a.m.
President, British Olympic Association, will attend the National
Olympic Committee Meeting and Annual General Meeting at Cafe Royal,
68 Regent Street, London W1.
The Princess Royal 6:00 p.m.
Patron, BESO, (British Executive Services Overseas), will attend a
reception at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles
Street, London SW1.
Thursday, 19th June
The Princess Royal 11:00 a.m.
Sponsor, HMS ALBION, will attend the Commissioning Ceremony at HM
Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.
Friday, 20th June
The Duke of York a.m.
will visit Trevelyan School, Windsor, Berkshire.
The Duke of York a.m.
will visit Heathermount Learning Centre, Ascot, Berkshire.
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.
The Princess Royal a.m.
President, International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH),
will open the new Equine Recovery and Rehabilitation Centre at ILPH
Hall Farm, Snetterton, Norwich, Norfolk.
The Princess Royal
will open the new Education Centre at Milton Children's Hospice,
Church Lane, Milton, Cambridge.
The Princess Royal 6:45 p.m.
President, Save the Children Fund, will attend the Summer in the City
Gala Dinner at The Mansion House, London EC4.
Tuesday, 24th June
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh
to 27th June - The President of the Russian Federation and Mrs.
Putina will pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom and stay at
Buckingham Palace.
Wednesday, 25th June
The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
Colonel-in-Chief of The Queen's Royal Hussars, will host a reception
to mark the 50th anniversary of His Royal Highness's Colonelcy of the
8th Hussars, at St. James's Palace.
Thursday, 26th June
The Princess Royal
Patron, The Butler Trust, will visit HMP Pentonville, Caledonian
Road, London N7.
The Princess Royal 11:00 a.m.
President, The British Horse Society, will chair an Annual General
Meeting at Saddlers' Hall, 40 Gutter Lane, London EC2.
Friday, 27th June
The Princess Royal
President, Save the Children Fund, will visit a shop, 42 Merrial
Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
The Princess Royal 9:45 a.m.
Patron, The Home Farm Trust, will attend the Information and
Communications Technology Conference, at Keele University, Keele,
Staffordshire.
The Princess Royal 2:00 p.m.
will open Rudyard Lake Sailing Club's new boathouse, Club House,
Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire.
Monday, 30th June
The Princess Royal 7:30 p.m.
will attend the Multiple Sclerosis Society's 50th Anniversary Dinner
at the Dorchester, Park Lane, London W1.
JULY
Tuesday, 1st July
The Princess Royal 11:30 a.m.
President, The Mission to Seafarers, will attend their Annual Service
at St Michael Paternoster Royal, College Hill, London EC4, Lunch and
Annual General Meeting at the Skinners Hall, 8 Dowgate Hall, London
EC4.
Wednesday, 2nd July
The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
Patron, will attend Receptions for Young People who have reached the
Gold Award Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, at The Palace
of Holyroodhouse.
Thursday, 3rd July
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 4:00 p.m.
to 6.00 p.m. - will give a Garden Party at the Palace of
Holyroodhouse.
+ The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award will attend a dinner at
Edinburgh Castle.
Friday, 4th July
The Princess Royal 11:00 a.m.
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), will present
new Colours to the 1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
at Dreghorn Barracks, Redford Road, Edinburgh.
Monday, 7th July
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh
will carry out engagements on the Isle of Man.
Wednesday, 9th July
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
will attend a Service to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the
end of the Korean War, in Westminster Abbey, London SW1.
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 4:00 p.m.
to 6.00 p.m. - will give a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
Thursday, 10th July
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh
and 11th July - will carry out engagements in Herefordshire and
Shropshire.
Monday, 14th July
The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
President, Guards Polo Club, will attend a Board Dinner at
Knightsbridge Barracks, London SW1.
Tuesday, 15th July
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 4:00 p.m.
to 6.00 p.m. - will give a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
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 Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
will hold a reception for the winners of The Queen's Awards for
Enterprise at Buckingham Palace.
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.
Thursday, 17th July
The Duke of Edinburgh 4:00 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will host a Gold Award
Presentation Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of York 7:00 p.m.
Patron, the SS Great Britain Trust, will attend a reception to
celebrate the 160th anniversary of the launch of SS Great Britain at
the Royal Thames Yacht Club, 60, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X.
Friday, 18th July
The Queen
Colonel-in-Chief, will visit The Queen's Lancashire Regiment, Alma
Barracks, Catterick, North Yorkshire.
The Princess Royal 11:30 a.m.
Patron, World Rose Convention, will open the 'Glasgow City of the
Rose 2003' World Rose Convention at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2
Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.
Saturday, 19th July
The Earl and Countess of Wessex
will visit the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.
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.
The Princess Royal 11:30 a.m.
President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will visit Watershed
RDA Group to mark their 10th Anniversary, The Rectory, Coates,
Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
The Princess Royal p.m.
President, Save the Children Fund, will visit a Save the Children
Shop at 7 Kings House, Market Parade, Gloucester.
Tuesday, 22nd July
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 4:00 p.m.
to 6.00 p.m. - will give a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of Edinburgh 10:30 a.m.
Master, will attend the Quarterly Court Meeting at Trinity House,
Tower Hill, London EC3.
The Princess Royal
Patron, Hospital for Tropical Diseases Foundation, will open and
launch the new National Travel Health Network and Centre at the
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Mortimer Market, Capper Street,
London WC1.
The Princess Royal 7:30 eve.
President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will attend a Dinner
at Home House, 20 Portman Square, London W1.
Wednesday, 23rd July
The Queen a.m.
accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will present a new Colour to
the Fleet at Plymouth Sound, Devon.
The Princess Royal p.m.
Patron, National Association of Citizen Advice Bureaux, will visit
Swanley Citizens Advice Bureau, 16 High Street, Swanley, Kent.
Thursday, 24th July
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 2:30 p.m.
to 5.30 p.m. - will be present at the "Not Forgotten" Association
Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal 11:00 a.m.
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, will visit the 23 Pioneer
Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, St. David's Barracks, Graven Hill,
Bicester, Oxfordshire.
Friday, 25th July
The Queen a.m.
will open the new wing of King's College Hospital, London SE5.
The Princess Royal
to 28th July - Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, will visit the
Scottish Island of St. Kilda and lighthouses in the Outer Hebrides.
The Princess Royal a.m.
will open the upgraded Kelso Union Showground, Springwood Park,
Kelso, Roxburghshire.
Wednesday, 30th July
The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
will attend the BBC Proms Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London
SW7.
The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
will open the new Cowes Combined Clubs Regatta Centre in Cowes, Isle
of Wight.
The Princess Royal a.m.
President, Save the Children Fund, will visit a Save the Children
shop at 18 High Street, Lymington, Hampshire.
The Princess Royal a.m.
Commandant in Chief (Ambulance and Nursing Cadets) St. John
Ambulance, will open new Headquarters at Unit 6, Gordleton Industrial
Estate, Hannah Way, Pennington, Lymington, Hampshire.
The Princess Royal p.m.
Patron, The Royal Lymington Yacht Club, will go sailing in a 'X' One
Design Day Boat at The Royal Lymington Yacht Club, Bath Road,
Lymington, Hampshire.
The Princess Royal p.m.
Patron, The Royal Lymington Yacht Club, will visit the Junior Sailing
Community Youth Programme at The Royal Lymington Yacht Club, Bath
Road, Lymington, Hampshire.
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.
Sunday, 3rd August
The Duke of Edinburgh 10:00 a.m.
will open the new hovercraft terminal at Hovertravel Limited, Quay
Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Monday, 11th August
The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, will host a dinner for
Edinburgh Technopole at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Tuesday, 12th August
+ The Duke of Edinburgh 12:00 noon
Patron of 'Project Constant Endeavour' (Maritime Air Trust), will
attend a reception, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
SEPTEMBER
Sunday, 21st September
The Duke of Edinburgh 12:00 noon
Patron of the Auto-Cycle Union, will attend Scarborough International
Bike Week to watch the final day's racing of the International Gold
Cup and present the prizes at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, North
Yorkshire.
SUPPLEMENT
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Admission details for the Summer Opening of the State Rooms,
Buckingham Palace
The Summer Opening will take place from 1st August to 28th September,
2003. Timed tickets 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. are available every day
(last admission 4.15 p.m.).
Adults £12
Over 60s/student £10
Under 17 £6
Family £30 (2 adults, 3 children under 17)
Under 5 free
Advance tickets are available www.royal.gov.uk - Art and Residences
section.
The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace is open between 10.00am and
5.30pm (last admission is 4.30pm).
Highlights from the exhibition, Royal Treasures, will remain on show
until 1st February, 2004. The drawings and watercolours from the
exhibition will be on display until 27th April, 2003.
Admission prices:
Adult £6.50
Over 60s/student £5.00
Under 17 £3.00
Under 5 free
Family £16.00 (2 adults, 3 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
The Royal Mews is from Monday to Sunday, 1st March to 31st October,
2003
Guard Mounting, Buckingham Palace
Guard Mounting will take place on the following days
(there will be NO Guard Mounting in very wet weather):
March ODD days
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 State Apartments £5.50 £4.50 £2.70 £13.70
N.B.: Family ticket - 2 Adults and 3 Children
(children over 5 and under 17)
Guard Mounting, Windsor Castle.
Guard Mounting will take place on the following days
(there will be NO Guard Mounting in very wet weather):
March EVEN days only
Windsor Castle recorded information message 01753 831118
Windsor Castle Information Office 01753 868286 x 2615
Royal Windsor Information Centre 01753 743900.
FROGMORE HOUSE
Frogmore House, Garden and Mausoleum are open 20th, 21st and 22nd
May, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., last admission is at 5 p.m., and 23rd, 24th
and 25th August, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., last admission is at 4 p.m.
The Mausoleum only is open on 28th May, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(last admission at 3.30p.m.).
Private tours of Frogmore House for pre-booked groups are available
on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursday's from 5th August to 25th
September.
Further information about admission and access is available from the
Ticket Sales and Information office, tel. 020 7321 2233 or e-mail
information@royalcollection.org.uk
SANDRINGHAM HOUSE
House opening times: 19 April 2003 - 18 July 2003
26 July 2003 - 26 October 2003
Sandringham Visitor Centre is open daily from 2 April to 31 October
(closed Good Friday), then Wednesday to Sunday only until Easter
2004.
Admission charges:
House, Gardens and Museum (when open) / Gardens and Museum only
Adult £6.50 £5.50
Senior Citizen/Student £5.00 £4.50
Child (5-15) £4.00 £3.50
Family (2 adults, 3 children) £17.50 £14.50
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
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