ROYAL DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS

18 Jun 2003 06:15 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 TWO PARTS

JUNE

Thursday, 19th June

+ The Prince of Wales
and Prince William will visit the Anglesey Food Fair, Anglesey Agricultural Showground, Anglesey, North Wales.

+ The Prince of Wales
and Prince William will open a new centre for the homeless charity Newport Action for Single Homeless (NASH), Newport, South Wales.

+ The Prince of Wales p.m.
will attend the 50th Annual Dinner of the Pakistan Society, Lincoln's Inn, London EC2.

+ The Earl of Wessex a.m.
will visit the Cumberland Gallery, Legislative Building, Regina, Saskatchewan

+ The Earl of Wessex a.m.
will visit the Legislative Building, Regina, Saskatchewan

+ The Earl of Wessex a.m.
will open the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Park to mark the City of Regina Centennial at City Hall, Regina, Saskatchewan

+ The Earl of Wessex p.m.
will attend a Luch at the Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan

+ The Earl of Wessex eve.
will attend a Reception and Performance at the Globe Theatre, Regina, Saskatchewan

+ The Princess Royal a.m.
Sponsor, HMS ALBION, will attend the Commissioning Ceremony at HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.

Friday, 20th June

+ The Prince of Wales 11:00 a.m.
President, The King's Fund, will attend the Annual General Meeting followed by The King's Fund President's Lecture, given by the Rt. Rev. and the Rt. Hon. The Lord Bishop of London, entitled 'Healthy Living, Healthy Dying'.

The Duke of York 9:10 a.m.
will visit Trevelyan School, Windsor, Berkshire.

The Duke of York 10:50 a.m.
will visit Heathermount Learning Centre, Ascot, Berkshire.

+ The Earl of Wessex
will open the Rawlinson Centre for the Arst, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

+ The Earl of Wessex a.m.
will attend a Lunch to mark the Centennial of Lloydminster at Lloydminster Convention Centre, Saskatchewan

+ The Earl of Wessex p.m.
will inaugurate the Prince Edward Park and visit the Melfort and District Museum, Melfort, Saskatchewan

+ The Princess Royal a.m.
will visit The Royal Highland Show at The Royal Highland Showground, Ingliston, Edinburgh.

+ The Duke of Kent 10:10 a.m.
Chancellor, University of Surrey, will attend the Higher Degree Conferment Ceremony at Guildford Cathedral, Surrey.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
will open a new extension to St. Paul's Church of England Primary School, Ringwood Way, Winchmore Hill, London N21.

Saturday, 21st June

+ The Earl of Wessex a.m.
will open the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College Building at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan

+ The Earl of Wessex a.m.
Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association, will present Awards to those who have achieved the Gold Standard followed by Lunch at the Terrace Building, University of Regina, Saskatchewan

Sunday, 22nd June

+ The Earl of Wessex
will visit the Saskatchewan Dragoons at the Armoury, City of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

+ The Earl of Wessex
will attend a Lunch given by the Premier at the Heritage Inn, City of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

+ The Earl of Wessex p.m.
will open Crescent Park and visit the Moose Jaw Hometown Fair, Saskatchewan

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 Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, will attend a dinner at The Master's Lodge, Peterhouse, Cambridge.

+ The Duke of York 10:35 a.m.
will visit the University of Warwick Science Park, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry.

+ The Duke of York 11:15 a.m.
will present The Queen's Award for Innovation to Micropathology Ltd., The University of Warwick, Barclays Venture Centre, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry.

+ The Duke of York 1:40 p.m.
will visit Aston Reinvestment Trust, Tower Street, Birmingham.

+ The Duke of York 2:05 p.m.
will visit K P M Turnkey Ltd., Holland Street, Aston, Birmingham.

+ The Duke of York 2:55 p.m.
will visit Birmingham Enterprise Ltd., Holland Street, Aston, Birmingham.

+ The Earl of Wessex a.m.
will open the Atrium and Surgical Centre at the University Health Network, Ontario, Canada

+ The Earl of Wessex
Honorary Chairman, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Young Canadian Challenge Charter for Business, wil attend a Baseball Game and Dinner at the Skydome, Toronto.

+ The Earl of Wessex p.m.
will dedicate The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Wing at the Belmont House for the Aged, Toronto, Ontario

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 p.m.
President, Save the Children Fund, will attend the Summer in the City Gala Dinner at The Mansion House, London EC4.

+ The Duke of Kent 11:55 a.m.
Chancellor, University of Surrey, will attend the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir George Edwards, at Guildford Cathedral.

+ The Duke of Kent 1:35 p.m.
President, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Opening Day of the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London.

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.

The Duke of York 12:30 p.m.
Honarary Patron, will attend a lunch given by the Oman-British Friendship Association at the Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

+ The Earl of Wessex a.m.
Honorary Chairman, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Young Canadian Challenge, will present Awards to those who have received the Gold Standard at the London Hilton Hotel, London, Ontario

+ The Duke of Kent 10:00 a.m.
Royal Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering, will receive a visit from the new Chief Executive, Rear Admiral Philip Greenish, CBE.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy p.m.
will visit North Surrey Group Scope to mark the Golden Jubilee Year of the Group at the Geneva Road Centre, 13 Geneva Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.

Wednesday, 25th June

The Queen 3:00 p.m.
Patron, will hand over the keys of six Motability vehicles, to mark the Silver Jubilee of Motability, in the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace.

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.

+ The Earl of Wessex
will visit the Habitat for Humanity, Toronto, Ontario

The Princess Royal
Patron, The Basic Skills Agency, will chair the Quality Mark Conference at the New Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London WC1.

Thursday, 26th June

+ The Prince of Wales a.m.
Patron, the Henry Doubleday Research Association, will open the Vegetable Kingdom and Seed Bank, Ryton Organic Gardens, Coventry.

+ The Prince of Wales a.m.
President, Business in the Community, will visit Field2Kitchen farmers food hall supported by Women in Rural Enterprise and meet farmers and producers, Atherstone, Warwickshire.

+ The Prince of Wales p.m.
will visit Stratford-upon-Avon to mark the 450th Anniversary of the granting of a Royal Charter to the town, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.

+ The Prince of Wales p.m.
will visit the newly restored Stoneleigh Abbey, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.

The Princess Royal
Patron, The Butler Trust, will visit HMP Pentonville, Caledonian Road, London N7.

The Princess Royal a.m.
President, The British Horse Society, will chair an Annual General Meeting at Saddlers' Hall, 40 Gutter Lane, London EC2.

+ The Duke of Kent 9:50 a.m.
Patron, AA Motoring Trust, will visit the European New Car Assessment Programme, One Whitehall Place, London W1.

Friday, 27th June

+ The Prince of Wales a.m.
will launch an affordable rural housing initiative

The Princess Royal
President, Save the Children Fund, will visit a shop, 42 Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

The Princess Royal a.m.
Patron, The Home Farm Trust, will attend the Information and Communications Technology Conference, at Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire.

The Princess Royal p.m.
will open Rudyard Lake Sailing Club's new boathouse, Club House, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire.

+ The Duke of Kent 11:45 a.m.
President, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Saturday, 28th June

+ The Duke of Gloucester 2:30 p.m.
will visit La Société Jersiaise, Pier Road, St. Helier, Jersey.

+ The Duke of Gloucester 3:45 p.m.
will visit Mont Orgueil Castle, Gorey, St. Martin, Jersey.

+ The Duke of Gloucester 5:15 p.m.
will attend a dinner at Government House, St. Saviour, Jersey.

Sunday, 29th June

+ The Duke of Gloucester 10:00 a.m.
will visit La Ferme, Le Becquet, La Route des Côtes du Nord, St. Martin, Jersey.

+ The Duke of Gloucester 11:50 a.m.
will attend a lunch at Government House, St. Saviour, Jersey.

+ The Duke of Gloucester 1:40 p.m.
Grand Prior, Order of St. John, will attend the St. John Ambulance Annual Review at St. Saviour's Church, St. Saviour's Hill, St. Saviour, Jersey.

+ The Duke of Gloucester 3:00 p.m.
Grand Prior, Order of St. John, will view St. John Ambulance displays at Government House, St. Saviour, Jersey.

Monday, 30th June

The Princess Royal p.m.
will attend the Multiple Sclerosis Society's 50th Anniversary Dinner at the Dorchester, Park Lane, London W1.

+ The Duke of Kent
President, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19.

JULY

Tuesday, 1st July

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 11:10 a.m.
will visit Dunfermline Abbey

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 11:40 a.m.
will open the new play area at Pittencriff Park, Dunfermline, Fife.

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 12:00 noon
will attend a Reception and Lunch for the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, Pittencriff Park, Fife.

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 3:30 p.m.
will attend the Ceremony of The Keys at The Palace of Holyroodhouse.

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
will attend a Dinner hosted by the First Minister at the Royal Museum, Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

The Duke of York a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Globe Worsted Mills, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire.

The Duke of York a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Huddersfield Fine Worsted Ltd, Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire.

The Duke of York p.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit The Textile Centre of Excellence, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

The Duke of York p.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will open the new JCT600 premises, Sticker Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire.

+ 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 Hill, London EC4.

+ The Duke of Gloucester a.m.
will attend the Royal Agricultural Society of England Show at the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

Wednesday, 2nd July

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
will attend a Service of Installation of the Knights of the Thistle, St. Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh.

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
will give a Thistle Luncheon at The Palace of Holyroodhouse.

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
will host a Reception for Canongate Kirk at The Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The Duke of Edinburgh 3:00 p.m.
Patron, will attend a Reception for Young People who have reached the Gold Award Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, at The Palace of Holyroodhouse.

+ The Duke of York a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade. will visit Albachem at Elvingston Business Incubator Unit, Gladsmuir, East Lothian.

+ The Duke of York 9:45 a.m.
will visit Fortkey Limited at Elvingston Business Incubator Unit.

+ The Duke of York 11:30 a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit The Edinburgh Crystal Company Limited at Eastfield, Penicuik, Midlothian.

+ The Duke of York 1:10 p.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will open a new packing hall at MacSweens of Edinburgh Ltd, Dryden Road, Loanhead, Midlothian.

+ The Duke of York 2:30 p.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Rhetorical, Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh.

+ The Earl of Wessex
will open the Hall at Haselor School, Haselor, Warwickshire.

+ The Duke of Gloucester p.m.
Patron, Construction Indsutry Trust for Youth, will visit 30 St. Mary Axe, Leadenhall, London EC3.

+ The Duchess of Gloucester a.m.
President, Royal Academy of Music, will present the Awards at the Graduation Ceremony, St. Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

+ The Duke of Kent
President, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy p.m.
will open the new Hungerford Footbridge and attend a reception afterwards at the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1.

Thursday, 3rd July

+ The Queen 11:00 a.m.
will hold an Investiture at The Palace of Holyroodhouse.

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 4:00 p.m.
to 6 p.m. - will give a Garden Party at The Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The Duke of Edinburgh a.m.
Honorary Colonel, will visit the City of Edinburgh Universities Officer Training Corps Annual Camp, Ripon, North Yorkshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:30 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award will attend a dinner at Edinburgh Castle.

+ The Duke of York 9:40 a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Excell Biotech, Oakbank Park Road, Livingston.

+ The Duke of York 10:50 a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Bausch and Lomb, Livingston, West Lothian.

+ The Duke of York 12:00 noon
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit W L Gore and Associates (UK) Ltd, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, West Lothian.

+ The Duke of York 7:15 eve.
Chairman of the Trustees, The Outward Bound Trust, will attend a dinner for Outward Bound at The Royal Bank of Scotland, 36 St Andrew's Square, Edinburgh.

+ The Duchess of Gloucester p.m.
Honorary President, the Lawn Tennis Association, will attend the President's Lunch at the All England Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London SW19.

+ Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy a.m.
will open the new ENT and Audioology Departments at St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17.

Friday, 4th July

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 11:10 a.m.
will attend the World Kendo Championships at Kelvin Hall, Argyle Street, Glasgow.

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 12:10 p.m.
will open the Clyde Shopping Centre, Clydebank, Strathclyde.

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 12:45 p.m.
will attend a Reception and Lunch at Clydebank Town Hall, Clydebank, Strathclyde.

+ The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 2:45 p.m.
will visit the Allied Domecq bottling plant, Strathclyde

+ The Duke of Edinburgh 7:00 p.m.
Grand President, Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League, will attend a High Constables Reception at Edinburgh Castle.

The Duke of York 11:15 a.m.
Patron, The Duke of York's Community Initiative, will present the Duke of York's Community Initiative Community Awards, at the College of York St John, Lord Mayor's Walk, York.

The Princess Royal 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.

+ The Duke of Gloucester p.m.
Patron, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, will open the International Festival of Ethnographic Film at Elvet Riverside, University of Durham, New Elvet, Durham.

+ The Duke of Kent
President, will attend the Bi-centenary Grand Day of The Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover, Kent.

Saturday, 5th July

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
Patron, will attend a Reception for Young People who have reached the Gold Award Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, at The Palace of Holyroodhouse.

+ The Duke of Gloucester p.m.
will attend the Opening Concert of the 25th Buxton Festival, Buxton Opera House, Water Street, Buxton, Derbyshire.

+ The Duke of Kent
President, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Ladies Finals of the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Sunday, 6th July

+ The Duke of Kent
President, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Men's Finals of the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Monday, 7th July

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh
will carry out engagements on the Isle of Man.

+ The Prince of Wales
President, The Prince's Trust and Patron, the International Eisteddfod, will attend the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, the Royal Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire.

The Duke of York a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Sonic Communications (International) Ltd, Birmingham International Park, Starley Way, Bickenhill, Birmingham.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 7:00 p.m.
will attend the Charity Gala Preview of the Hampton Court Flower Show, Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey.

The Countess of Wessex 12:30 p.m.
Patron, The Dyslexia Institute, will open the National Training and Resource Centre, Park House, Wick Road, Egham, Surrey.

+ The Duchess of Gloucester a.m.
Patron, will visit Chailey Heritage School, Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex.

Tuesday, 8th July

+ The Earl and Countess of Wessex 12:30 p.m.
will attend the Surrey SATRO (Science and Technology Regional Organisation) Festival of Science and Engineering at 1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

+ The Princess Royal
until 11th July 2003 - will visit the Republic of Botswana.

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 Duke & Duchess of Gloucester and The Duke of Kent will also attend.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 4:00 p.m.
to 6 p.m. - will give a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 3:00 p.m.
will attend the Windsor Pensioners' Garden Party at Chaplain's Lodge, The Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 7:30 p.m.
will attend a Gala Evening of Dance given by Central School of Ballet, at the Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London WC1, followed by a Dinner.

END PART ONE OF TWO PARTS