ROYAL DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS - PART 1 OF 3 PARTS

30 Oct 2002 06:45 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).

OCTOBER
Wednesday, 30th October

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 6:00p.m.
will give a reception for organisers and supporters of the Golden Jubilee celebrations, at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 10:30a.m.
Senior Fellow, will present the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30a.m.
Patron and Twelfth Man of The Lord's Taverners will present the County Championships Trophy at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 12:30p.m.
Life Member of the Variety Club of Great Britain, will attend a lunch in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Sunshine Coach Programme at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.

The Duke of Edinburgh 4:30p.m.
President of the National Playing Fields Association will present the President's Certificates at Buckingham Palace.

+ The Princess Royal 12:15p.m.
Patron, Citizens Advice Scotland, will visit the Arygll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau at Campbeltown and Kintyre Enterprise, 2-4 Main Street, Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute.

+ The Princess Royal 12:55p.m.
will visit Dalintober and Millknowe Community Flat at Broom Cottage, Saddell Street, Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute.

+ The Princess Royal 1:50p.m.
will attend a Lunch Reception to mark the Centenary of the sailing from Troon of SY Scotia at the 'Lookout' Restaurant, The Harbour, Troon, Ayrshire.

+ The Princess Royal 3:35p.m.
will open the Three Towns Centre for Enterprise, 12-14 Nineyards Street, Saltcoats, Ayrshire.

The Princess Royal 7:30p.m.
Fellow, Royal Scottish Geographical Society, will attend a SY Scotia Centenary Dinner at Glasgow City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow.

Thursday, 31st October

The Queen 7:30p.m.
Patron, will attend the British Red Cross Society Gala Performance of "Bombay Dreams" at the Apollo Theatre, Victoria, London SW1.

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:00p.m.
Colonel in Chief of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, will give a Corps Reception at St. James's Palace.

The Duke of York 10:05a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Dents Accessories, Warminster, Wiltshire.

The Duke of York 11:30a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade will visit Audience Systems Ltd, Westbury, Wiltshire.

The Duke of York 1:00p.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade will visit Leafield Engineering, Corsham, Wiltshire.

The Duke of York 3:30p.m.
Admiral, The Sea Cadet Corps, will visit Swindon Sea Cadet Unit, Upham Road, Swindon.

+ The Duke of York 7:20p.m.
Chairman of the Trustees, The Outward Bound Trust, will attend the Outward Bound Trust Halloween Ball, The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London, W1A.

The Princess Royal 10:15a.m.
Patron, The Basic Skills Agency, will chair the Financial Literacy Conference 2002 at Le Meridien Russell Hotel, Russell Square, London WC1.

The Princess Royal 4:30p.m.
Patron, Transaid Worldwide, will attend the Annual Supporters Meeting at Museum in Docklands, West India Quay, London E14.

+ The Princess Royal 7:30p.m.
President, Animal Health Trust, will attend the Equestrian Awards Dinner at Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London SW1.

The Duke of Gloucester 11:25a.m.
Joint Honorary President, Cancer Research UK, will open the Somers Cancer Research Building, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Duke of Gloucester 1:35p.m.
Joint Honorary President, Cancer Research UK, will visit the Engineering Faculty, Southampton University, Highfield Campus, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Duke of Gloucester 4:30p.m.
Patron, Society of Antiquaries of London, will present awards at the Society meeting and attend a lecture and reception at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1.

The Duchess of Gloucester 10:30a.m.
Patron, National Missing Persons Helpline, will visit the offices at Roebuck House, 284-286 Upper Richmond Road West, London SW14.

NOVEMBER
Friday, 1st November

The Duke of Edinburgh a.m.
will visit the villages of Lynton and Lynmouth, Devon.

The Duke of Edinburgh p.m.
will visit the Tarka Country Trust in Bideford, Devon.

The Duke of Edinburgh p.m.
will visit the restored "Kathleen and May" schooner in Bideford, Devon.

+ The Princess Royal 10:00a.m.
President of the Patrons, Crime Concern, will visit Crime Concern Headquarters, Beaver House, 147-150 Victoria Road, Swindon, Wiltshire.

Saturday, 2nd November

The Duchess of Gloucester 10:15a.m.
President, Royal Academy of Music, will visit the Junior Academy, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

Sunday, 3rd November

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 7:20p.m.
will attend the Wessex Heartbeat 10th Anniversary Concert "Swing from the Heart" at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Duchess of Gloucester 7:30p.m.
Royal Patron, Wellbeing (the Health and Reserach Charity for Women and Babies), will attend a cabaret and dinner at the Savoy Hotel, Strand, London WC2.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy eve.
will attend a performance of the St. Matthew Passion given by the London Bach Society at St. John's Smith Square, London SW1.

Monday, 4th November

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30p.m.
will give a reception for Members of Parliament, at Buckingham Palace.

+ The Prince of Wales
will undertake a tour of Italy 4th-8th November 2002

The Duke of York
to 11th November - will visit Uruguay, Chile and the Falkland Islands.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 9:25a.m.
will open the new Performing Arts Centre at Hordle Walhampton School, Lymington, Hampshire

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 10:40a.m.
will open the new Medical Centre in Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 11:55a.m.
will open the expanded Addictions Treatment Unit at the Priory Hopsital Marchwood, Hythe Road, Marchwood, Southampton

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 1:45p.m.
will open the "Words in Works" Exhibition at the Beatrice Royal Contemporary Arts and Crafts Gallery, Nightingale Avenue, Eastleigh, Hampshire

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 2:50p.m.
will visit King Alfred's College, Winchester, Hampshire

+ The Duchess of Gloucester 7:20p.m.
will present prizes at the Brighter Kensington and Chelsea Scheme annual prize giving ceremony, Kensington Town Hall, London W8.

The Duke of Kent
Grand Master, will attend the United Grand Lodge of England, Deputy GDC's Club Annual Dinner.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy p.m.
Patron, will open the new Early Years Unit at the Royal School, Hampstead, London NW3.

Tuesday, 5th November

The Queen 11:00a.m.
will hold an Investiture at Buckingham Palace.

+ The Queen 4:30p.m.
will give a tea for the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Team at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00a.m.
Patron of The Caravan Club, will open The Golden Jubilee Site at Abbey Wood, London SE2.

The Duke of Edinburgh 12:15p.m.
will attend The National Association of Toastmasters Lunch at The Royal Lancaster Hotel, London W2.

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30p.m.
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, will attend the Benefactors Ceremony and Dinner at the University, Cambridge.

+ The Duke of York a.m.
will call on the President of Uruguay at the official residence in Uruguay.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will lay a wreath at the Statue of Artigas, Plaza Independencia, Uruguay.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will attend a Garden Party to meet members of the British and Commonwealth communities and senior Uruguayans at the Residence in Uruguay.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will attend a lunch hosted by the President of Uruguay at the official residence in Uruguay.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will attend a dinner hosted by Her Majesty's Ambassador to Uruguay at the Sheraton Hotel, Uruguay.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will open jointly with the wife of the President of Uruguay the Handicrafts exhibition at the Laboratorio Tecnologico del Uruguay, Uruguay.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will visit The British Schools, Uruguay.

The Princess Royal 10:15a.m.
Patron, The National Autistic Society, will open Portfield School, Parley Lane, Hurn, West Parley, Christchurch, Dorset.

The Princess Royal 12:15p.m.
President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will attend the South West Region Race Day, Exeter Racecourse, Kennford, Exeter.

The Princess Royal 2:30p.m.
will visit Graphic plc at Down End, Lord's Meadow Industrial Estate, Crediton, Devon.

The Princess Royal 7:30p.m.
Royal Honorary Colonel, University of London Officer Training Corps, will attend a Training night at Yeomanry House, Handel Street, London WC1.

The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester 7:10p.m.
will receive the Honorary Freedom of the City of London and attend a dinner at Guildhall, London EC2.

Wednesday, 6th November

+ The Queen 3:00p.m.
accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will open the Memorial Gates at the top of Constitution Hill, London SW1.

The Duke of Edinburgh 9:30a.m.
President and Honorary Life Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, will attend the Design Interface Conference, at 8 John Adam Street, London WC2.

The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
President Emeritus, will attend the World Wide Fund for Nature International Family Dinner at the Thistle Hotel, Bristol, Avon.

+ The Duke of York a.m.
will attend a round table meeting with representatives of UK companies in Uruguay at the Residence, Uruguay.

+ The Duke of York a.m.
will visit The British Hospital, Uruguay.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will attend the launch of MG Rover at the Residence, Santiago, Chile.

+ The Duke of York eve.
will attend a dinner hosted by the Deputy Foreign Minister at the Palacio Cousino, Santiago, Chile.

+ The Duke of York eve.
will attend the inauguration of the British Council exhibition "Still Life" at the Museo de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile.

The Earl of Wessex 7:00p.m.
Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, will attend the Gold Friends Reception at Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire.

The Princess Royal 10:30a.m.
will open the Spectrum Centre and Upper Room at Greenland Street, Camden Town, London NW1.

The Princess Royal 1:30p.m.
Patron, British School of Osteopathy, will attend the Annual Graduation and Degree Conferment, The Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, SE1.

The Princess Royal 7:45p.m.
Patron, The Whitley Laing Foundation, will attend a Dinner at Sir John Soane's Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2.

The Duke of Kent
President, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, will visit the London Lifeboat Station.

The Duke of Kent
Field Marshall, will attend a concert in aid of SSAFA and the Army benevolent Fund, Winchester Cathedral.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy p.m.
will unveil the Farnham Public Arts Trust Jubilee Mosaic at Farnham, Surrey.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy p.m.
Patron of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, will open The Knight Centre for Cystic Fibrosis at Frimley Park Hospital, Portsmouth Road, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy p.m.
will open The Bradbury Centre at The More House School, Frensham, Surrey.

Thursday, 7th November

The Queen a.m.
will visit the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, London SW1.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 8:30p.m.
will give an Evening Reception at Buckingham Palace for Members of the Diplomatic Corps.

The Duke of Edinburgh 8:45a.m.
President Emeritus, World Wide Fund for Nature International, will present The Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal and attend the Annual Conference and Lunch at the Thistle Hotel, Bristol, Avon.

+ The Duke of York a.m.
will visit the Gemini Site Observatory, Cerro Pachon, Chile.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will attend a dinner hosted by Her Majesty's Ambassador to Chile for members fo the British and Chilean communities at the Residence, Santiago, Chile.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will attend a reception for the British/Chilean community at the Prince of Wales Club, Santiago, Chile.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will attend a commercial and alumni lunch and meeting with the President of the British Chilean Chamber of Commerce at the Sheraton Hotel, Santiago, Chile.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will call on the President of Chile at La Moneda, Santiago, Chile.

The Princess Royal 10:00a.m.
will visit the TreeHouse School, 49 Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1.

The Princess Royal 12:00noon
Patron, National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, will visit the Royal courts of Justice Citizens Advice Bureau, Royal Courts of Justice, London WC2.

The Princess Royal 4:00p.m.
President, UK Fashion Exports, will open the new Pringle Scotland shop, 112 New Bond Street, London W1.

The Princess Royal 6:30p.m.
Chancellor, University of London, will attend a Reception to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Institute of Hepatology at Crosby Hall, Cheyne Walk, London SW3.

The Duke of Gloucester 10:50a.m.
will open the new workshop for gardeners and volunteers at Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham.

The Duke of Gloucester 12:10p.m.
will visit Blakesley Hall, Yardley, Birmingham, to view the new visitor centre, herb garden and orchard.

The Duke of Gloucester 1:30p.m.
will attend the launch of the Country Landowners West Midlands Industry Group and lunch at Packington Hall, Meriden, Warwickshire.

The Duke of Gloucester 6:45p.m.
Patron, Pestalozzi Children's Village Trust, will attend the benefactors' reception at the House of Lords, Westminster, London SW1.

+ The Duchess of Gloucester 6:50p.m.
President, Royal Academy of Music, will attend the inaugural concert of the David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

The Duke of Kent
Royal Bencher, will attend the Grand Day Dinner, The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy eve.
will attend the Golden Jubilee Ball given by the Royal Warrant Holders Association at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London W1.

Friday, 8th November

The Queen 11:45a.m.
Patron, and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a reception to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Council for Christians and Jews, at St. James's Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 4:45p.m.
will visit the Eden Camp Museum, Malton, North Yorkshire.

+ The Duke of York a.m.
will lay a wreath at the Statue "Heroes de Iquique", Valparaiso, Chile.

+ The Duke of York a.m.
will visit the Escuela Naval at Valparaiso, Chile.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will present Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme awards at Government House, Stanley, Falkland Islands.

+ The Duke of York p.m.
will attend a dinner at Government House, Stanley, Falkland Islands.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 10:50a.m.
will open the new Jubilee Library at Luckley-Oackfield School, Wokingham, Berkshire

The Princess Royal 10:30a.m.
Honorary Member, Merchant Company of the City of Edinburgh, will be installed as Master at St. Giles' Catherdral, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, and will attend a luncheon at The Merchants' Hall, 22 Hanover Street, Edinburgh.

+ The Duchess of Gloucester 11:20a.m.
Patron, Medical Women's Federation, will attend the 14th Northern European Regional Congress of the Medical Women's International Association at the Medical Society of London, Chandos Street, London W1.

ENDS PART 1 OF 3 PARTS