ROYAL DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS - PART ONE OF FOUR PARTS

3 Oct 2002 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).

PART ONE OF FOUR PARTS - OCTOBER 3 TO OCTOBER 15

OCTOBER

Thursday, 3rd October

> The Prince of Wales a.m will meet staff and open the new extension of the TECAN
Components factory, Tecan Way, Granby Industrial Estate, Weymouth, Dorset

> The Prince of Wales a.m will open and meet the residents of the Hastoe Housing
Project, Simsay Fields, Alton Lane, Cerne Abbas, Dorset

> The Prince of Wales p.m will unveil a commemorative plaque to mark the World
Heritage Status of the Dorset and East Devon coastline,
Lulworth Cove, Wareham, Dorset

> The Prince of Wales p.m will attend a presentation to celebrate the UNESCO World Heritage Site Award for the Dorset and East Devon Coastline and then unveil a commemorative monument, Orncombe Point, Exmouth, Devon

> The Prince of Wales p.m will attend a Reception to celebrate the UNESCO World
Heritage Site Award for the Dorset and East Devon Coastline - Lulworth Castle, Wareham, BH20 5QS

The Earl of Wessex
to 5th October - Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
International Foundation, will visit Finland for the
European, Mediterranean and Arab States Regional Conference.

> The Princess Royal 9:50a.m will visit NCR Financial Solutions Group at Kingsway West, Dundee, Angus.

> The Princess Royal 10:55a.m will visit Menziehill Day Centre, Earn Crescent, Menziehill - Dundee.

> The Princess Royal 12:20p.m President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will attend a Carers and Volunteers Day for Scottish Cares Centres at The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.

> The Princess Royal 2:15p.m will open Select's new Headquarters 'The Walled Garden', Bush House, Bush Estate, Midlothian.

The Princess Royal 7:30p.m Honorary Fellow, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, will
attend the Royal Medals Dinner at Signet Library,
Parliement Square, Edinburgh.

> The Duchess of Gloucester 11:00a.m will attend the Gift of Sight Fair at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8.

> The Duke of Kent 11:00a.m will visit a Queen's Awards winner for International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development, Digital Vision,
India House, 45 Curlew Street, London SE1.

> The Duke of Kent 7:25eve Patron, will attend a concert in aid of IMS Prussia Cove, at Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1.

Friday, 4th October

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh
to 15th October - will visit Canada and will carry out
engagements in Nunavut, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick.

> The Prince of Wales p.m will attend The Prince of Wales Education Summer School at Dartington Hall, Devon

> The Prince of Wales p.m Duke of Cornwall, will open the new 'Homeleaze' retirement homes in Newton St Loe, Bath.

> The Prince of Wales 10:00p.m Duke of Cornwall, will visit The Rickyard, Newton St. Loe, Bath.

The Duke of York
to 13th October will visit the Middle East.

The Princess Royal 10:15a.m Honorary Graduate, The University of Edinburgh, will open a new Sports Centre for the University at St. Leonard's Lane, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal 11:30a.m Visitor, St. Mary's Cathedral Workshop Project, will attend the Dedication of the Paolozzi window at St. Mary's
Cathedral, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh.

> The Princess Royal 1:45p.m President, Save the Children Fund, will visit a Save the Children Shop at 17 Scotch Street, Carlisle, Cumbria.

> The Princess Royal 2:50p.m President, Save the Children Fund, will visit a Save the Children Shop at 49 Middlegate, Penrith, Cumbria.

Sunday, 6th October

> Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
to 11th October - President, will visit the British School at Rome and undertake other engagements in Italy.

Monday, 7th October

> The Duke of Kent 11:05a.m Patron, The Tree Council, will visit and plant a tree in memorial to the late Lord Farnham, at the National
Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

> The Duke of Kent 11:05a.m will attend the Memorial Service to Lord Farnham, The
National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire

> The Duke of Kent 12:10p.m will visit the Erasmus Darwin Centre, The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire.

> The Duke of Kent 2:20p.m will visit Katharine House Hospice, Weston Road, Stafford.

> The Duke of Kent 3:30p.m will visit Wedgwood/Ryder Global Processing Centre, and
officially open the Distribution Centre, Stone Business
Park, Stone, Staffordshire.

> The Duke of Kent 7:40p.m will attend a dinner for King Simeon, Prime Minister of
Bulgaria, at 42 Lancaster Gate, London SW1.

Tuesday, 8th October

> The Duchess of Gloucester 7:00p.m will attend the launch of the Children in Need Institute at the Bhavan, Old Church Building, Castledown Road, London W14.

Wednesday, 9th October

The Earl of Wessex 2:00p.m President, National Youth Music Theatre, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, will attend a performance at Cawarden House School, Camberley, Surrey

> The Duke of Gloucester 11:15a.m will visit Roberts Bakery, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, to mark the 50th anniversary of the bakery and the
completion of the second bread production plant.

> The Duke of Gloucester 12:45p.m will open Congleton Museum at Congleton Town Hall,
Congleton, Cheshire.

> The Duke of Gloucester 3:00p.m will open the Children's Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit at the David Lewis Centre for Epilepsy, Mill Lane, Warford, Cheshire.

Thursday, 10th October

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

> The Prince of Wales 8:30p.m President, The Prince's Trust, will attend the Royal
Charity Gala 'Will and Gareth Concert' in aid of The
Prince's Trust at Wembley Arena, London.

The Earl of Wessex 11:00a.m Trustee, The Duke of Edinburhg's Award, accompanied by The Countess of Wesex, will visit HMP Bullwood Hall, High Road, Hockley, Essex

The Earl of Wessex 12:20p.m Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex will visit the Downtowner Youth Centre, Wickford, Essex

The Earl of Wessex 1:15p.m Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex will attend The Duke of Edinburgh's
Award Independent Schools Conference at Brentwood School, Brentwood, Essex

> The Duke of Gloucester 10:45a.m will open the LX Production Line at Barduct Limited,
Gatehouse Close, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

> The Duke of Gloucester 12:00noo will visit the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton, Buckinghamshire.

> The Duchess of Gloucester 2:10p.m will visit Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company Limited, 194 Osmaston Road, Derby.

> The Duchess of Gloucester 3:30p.m Patron, AgeCare, will visit Lea Hurst, Holloway, Matlock, Derbyshire, to mark their 50th anniversary.

> The Duke of Kent 10:50a.m will officially open an exhibition to celebrate the 750th Anniversary of the Town Charter at the Town Hall, Thornbury - Gloucestershire.

> The Duke of Kent 11:35a.m will visit Renishaw Plc, New Mills, Wooton under Edge,
Gloucestershire.

> The Duke of Kent 2:00p.m will visit the Western Challenge Affordable Housing Scheme, Kingswood, Bristol.

Friday, 11th October

> The Prince of Wales 10:30a.m Patron, The Royal Asiatic Society, will visit the society at 60 Queen's Gardens, London W2.

> The Prince of Wales 12:00noo will visit Southwark Cathedral and view the Millennium
Buildings, Montague Close, Southwark, London SE1.

> The Prince of Wales 1:15p.m President, Business in the Community, will visit the Big House, Camberwell, London SE5.

The Countess of Wessex 12:00noo will attend the Wessex Business Woman of the Year Award
Luncheon in aid of the Winged Fellowship Trust at the
Ordnance Survey Business Centre, Southampton, Hampshire

> The Duke of Gloucester 10:30a.m will visit the Watford Blind Centre, Cross Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, to mark the conclusion of the Centre's
Golden Jubilee Year.

> The Duke of Gloucester 11:15a.m will open the Wheathampstead Wing at Abbeyfield St. Albans Community Care Society, Abbeyfield House, Victoria Street, St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

> The Duke of Gloucester 12:00noo will open the Woollam Playing Fields at St. Albans School, Abbey Gateway, St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

> The Duke of Gloucester 2:30p.m will visit DEMAND (Design and Manufacture for disability), Mallard Road, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire.

Saturday, 12th October

> The Duke of Gloucester 2:45p.m Deputy Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Gloucestershire,
Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, will accept, on behalf of the Regiment, the Freedom of the City of Bristol at College Green, Bristol.

Monday, 14th October

> The Princess Royal 10:30a.m will visit Sea Otter Boats, Adelphi Way, Ireland Industrial Estate, Staveley, Derbyshire.

> The Princess Royal 11:35a.m President, Save the Children Fund, will visit a shop, 5
Stephenson Place, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

> The Princess Royal 12:10p.m will open North Derbyshire Chamber of Commerce and
Industry's Training Facility, Commerce Centre, Canal Wharf, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

> The Princess Royal 2:00p.m will open five new bungalows in the War Memorial Village, Allenton, Derby.

> The Duke of Gloucester
to 17th October - will re-launch the American Friends of English Heritage in New York, United States of America, and will also undertake other engagements.

Tuesday, 15th October

The Countess of Wessex 10:30a.m will open Attwood Farm Nursery School, Bodle Street Green, Nr. Herstmonceux, East Sussex.

The Countess of Wessex 2:45p.m will visit Bedgebury National Pinetum, Marle Place,
Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent.

> The Princess Royal 3:05p.m will open Ashers Bakery Limited, Unit 10, Balmakeith
Industrial Estate, Nairn.

> The Princess Royal 4:50p.m Patron, Citizens Advice Scotland, will open Raigmore
Hospital Citizens Advice Bureau, Raigmore Hospital, Old
Perth Road, Inverness.

The Princess Royal 6:15p.m will attend the King George Fund for Sailors Concert and Dinner at Eden Court Theatre, Bishop's Road, Inverness.

> The Duke of Gloucester
Patron, St. George's Society of New York, will visit the headquarters, 175 Ninth Avenue, New York, United States of America.

> The Duchess of Gloucester a.m will visit the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre, Amport House - Andover, Hampshire.

The Duke of Kent
will visit Brighton Marina, Brighton, East Sussex.

The Duke of Kent
will visit and officially open the New Bedrooms and the
Ansell Wing at St Dunstan's Care Home for blind
ex-servicemen and women, East Sussex.

ENDS PART ONE OF FOUR PARTS