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Royal Diary of Engagements, 16th September, 2009

News Release issued by the COI News Distribution Service on 16 September 2009

Royal Diary of Engagements, 16th September, 2009

No. 80 16th September 2009

With the compliments of the Press Secretary to The Queen

DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS OF

THE QUEEN &amp; THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

THE PRINCE OF WALES &amp; THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL,

PRINCE WILLIAM,

PRINCE HENRY,

THE DUKE OF YORK,

THE EARL &amp; COUNTESS OF WESSEX,

THE PRINCESS ROYAL,

THE DUKE &amp; DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER,

THE DUKE &amp; DUCHESS OF KENT,

AND PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.

&gt; = 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).

SEPTEMBER

Wednesday, 16th September

The Earl of Wessex

will open the Grampian Transport Museum new building at Alford, Aberdeenshire.

The Earl of Wessex

will re‑open the new Montgarrie Bridge, over the River Don, Alford, Aberdeenshire.

The Earl of Wessex

will visit the renovated Tullynessle and Forbes Hall, Tullynessle, Alford, Aberdeenshire.

The Earl of Wessex

will visit the Bennachie Centre, Pitcaple, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The College of Emergency Medicine, will attend the Autumn Conference

Reception at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7.

The Princess Royal

will open Phase 1 of the Ceramics Galleries in the Victoria and Albert Museum,

Cromwell Road, London, SW7.

The Princess Royal

President, British Olympic Association, will attend an Executive Board meeting, 1

Wandsworth Plain, London, SW1.

The Duke of Gloucester

Grand Prior, the Order of St John, accompanied by The Duchess of Gloucester will

attend a concert in aid of the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital, Cadogan Hall, London

SW1.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend the Quincentenary Celebrations of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, West

Park Road, Blackburn, Lancashire.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend a Dinner at Lancaster University to mark the University's Forty‑Fifth

Anniversary.

Thursday, 17th September

The Princess Royal

will open the new accommodation block and dining room at YMCA Fairthorne Manor,

Curdridge, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, RYA Sailability, will attend the pre‑departure Trans Atlantic Reception for Mr.

Geoff Holt and launch the RYA Sailability "Green Blue" project at Southampton

International Boat Show, Mayflower Park, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Commandant In Chief (Youth), St John Ambulance, will open the new St. John

Ambulance Youth Training Centre, 99 Hawley Lane, Farnborough, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Honorary Freeman, The Worshipful Company of Butchers, will attend a Court Meeting

and a Court Dinner, Butchers' Hall, 87 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1.

&gt; The Duke of Gloucester

will visit the Animated Adventures Exhibtion at the Sensations Science Centre, Dundee.

The Duke of Gloucester

will unveil the Dundee Submarine Memorial, City Quay, Dundee.

The Duchess of Gloucester

Patron, SeeAbility, will attend an Open Day at Heather House,Tadley, Hampshire.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend a Duchy of Lancaster Dinner at Lancaster Castle, Castle Park, Lancaster.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will visit Muncaster Castle, Muncaster, Ravenglass, Cumbria.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will visit the Ravenglass &amp; Eskdale Railway Company Limited, Ravenglass, Cumbria.

Friday, 18th September

The Duke of York

Chairman of the Trustees, Outward Bound Trust, will attend the Board Meeting at the

Gate House, Eskdale Green, Cumbria.

The Princess Royal

will open British Ceramic Tile's new factory, Old Newton Road, Heathfield, Newton

Abbot, Devon.

The Princess Royal

As Patron Of The Centenary Congress attend The International Federation Of Hardware

And Housewares Associations Centenary Congress at The Queen Elizabeth II

Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

Honorary President, The Lawn Tennis Association, will attend the Opening Ceremony of

the Davis Cup Tie, Great Britain v Poland in Liverpool.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Joint President, Cancer Research UK, will visit the Lancaster Shop, 54 Market Street,

Lancaster to celebrate its Twentieth Anniversary.

Saturday, 19th September

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

will visit St John's Hospice, Wirral.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

will visit The Manor House, Wirral.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

Honorary President, The Lawn Tennis Association, will attend the Davis Cup Tie, Great

Britain v Poland in Liverpool.

The Duke of Kent

will unveil the Polish War Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall

Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

Sunday, 20th September

The Duke of Edinburgh

Colonel, Grenadier Guards, will attend the Commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of

the Battle of Nijmegen, in Holland.

Monday, 21st September

The Princess Royal

Patron, Wooden Spoon Society, will open a new facility at Greatwood, Rainscombe Hill

Farm, Clench Common, Marlborough, Wiltshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The Injured Jockeys Fund, will open Oaksey House, Oxford Street, Lambourn,

Berkshire.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Patron, will visit the Queen Mary's Clothing Guild Packing Week at St James's Palace,

London SW1.

Tuesday, 22nd September

&gt; The Countess of Wessex

will hold a lunch in support of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award World Fellowship at

Bagshot Park, Bagshot, Surrey

The Princess Royal

Patron, The Butler Trust, will visit HMP Kirkham, Freckleton Road, Kirkham, Preston,

Lancashire.

The Princess Royal

President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will open Enterprise Plc, Gordon House,

Sceptre Way, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire.

The Princess Royal

President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will visit Blackpool Carers Centre,

Norman House, Robson Way, Blackpool, Lancashire.

The Duke of Gloucester

will attend the Citizenship Ceremony at Crawley Register Office, Southgate Avenue,

Crawley.

The Duke of Gloucester

will open the Reeve Art School at Lancing College, Lancing.

The Duke of Gloucester

will visit Broadfield Stadium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Crawley Community

Voluntary Service.

The Duke of Gloucester

will attend the 100th concert in the Story of Christmas Appeal series at the Cadogan

Hall, Chelsea, London SW10.

The Duke of Kent

Colonel, will attend the Scots Guards Colonel's Fund Dinner in New York.

Wednesday, 23rd September

The Earl of Wessex

Honorary Liveryman, the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, will visit Grange

Preparatory School, Almshouse Street, Monmouth

The Earl of Wessex

will visit Osbaston Hydropower and Fish Pass Site, the Old Manor, Forge Road,

Osbaston, Monnouth

The Earl of Wessex

will visit Bridges Community Centre, Drybridge House, Drybridge Park, Monmouth

The Earl of Wessex

will visit St. David's Foundation Hospice Care, Cambrian House, St. John's Road,

Newport

The Earl of Wessex

will visit Alway Police Station, 15 Alway Parade, Newport, Gwent

&gt; The Countess of Wessex

will hold a Reception in support of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award World Fellowship at

Buckingham Palace, London

The Princess Royal

Patron, The British School of Osteopathy, will attend a Dinner at the British School of

Osteopathy Clinic, 98‑118 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1.

The Princess Royal

will open Lowestoft Fire Station, Stradbroke Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

The Princess Royal

will visit the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club to commemorate its 150th

Anniversary, Royal Plain, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

The Princess Royal

will visit The SLP Group, Hamilton Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The Intensive Care Society, will attend a Patient Care and Safety Reception at

The Royal Society, 6‑9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

The Duke of Gloucester

will open the Centre of Excellence in biomechanics and bioengineering at Cardiff

University, Cardiff.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

Patron, The Royal London School for the Blind, will visit The Royal London School for

the Blind at Dorton House, Sevenoaks, Kent.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

will visit The Heart of Kent Hospice, Aylesford, Kent.

Thursday, 24th September

The Countess of Wessex

Honorary Air Commodore, will visit RAF Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

The Princess Royal

President, RYA Sailability, will open new facilities at Grafham Water Centre, Perry,

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

&gt; The Princess Royal

Patron, RNVR Youth Sail Training Trust, will chair a Trustees Meeting at Manches

LLP, Aldwych House, 81 Aldwych, London WC2.

The Princess Royal

Director, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), will attend a

Board Meeting at 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14.

The Princess Royal

President, Save the Children UK, will hold a 90th Anniversary Reception at The Queen's

Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

The Duchess of Gloucester

President, will today attend a meeting of the Governing Body at the Royal Academy of

Music, Marylebone, London, NW1.

The Duke of Kent

President, Wellington College, will attend the 150th Anniversary Service, at St. Paul's

Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard,

London EC4.

Friday, 25th September

The Princess Royal

will visit Nailsworth Youth Club, The Haven, Northfield Road, Nailsworth, Stroud,

Gloucestershire.

The Princess Royal

will visit Bottlegreen Drinks Company, Frogmarsh Mill, South Woodchester, Stroud,

Gloucestershire.

&gt; The Princess Royal

will visit Stroud Common Wealth Limited at 'The Exchange', Brick Row, Stroud,

Gloucestershire.

The Duke of Kent

Colonel in Chief, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, will visit the Fusiliers' Museum, Moss

Street, Bury, Lancashire.

The Duke of Kent

will attend a Concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, at the Royal Festival Hall,

Belvedere Road, London SE1.

Monday, 28th September

The Princess Royal

President, Animal Health Trust, will attend a Dinner at Broncroft Castle, Broncroft,

Craven Arms, Shropshire.

The Princess Royal

will open the Royal Air Force Association Remembrance Garden at the National

Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

The Princess Royal

will open a Distribution Hub at Palletforce Plc, Callister Way, Centrum West,

Burton‑On‑Trent, Staffordshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The National Association of Citizen Advice Bureaux, will visit Stafford Citizen

Advice Bureau to commemorate its 70th Anniversary at Staffordshire County Buildings,

Martin Street, Stafford.

Tuesday, 29th September

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Singapore.

&gt; The Earl of Wessex

Honorary Air Commodore, will visit the Air Power Show at Royal Air Force

Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, Columba 1400, will hold a Reception at St. James's Palace.

The Princess Royal

President, British Olympic Association, will hold a Team 2012 Luncheon at St. James's

Palace.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

will visit Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton.

Wednesday, 30th September

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Singapore.

The Earl of Wessex

will visit Trelander and St. Clements Community Hall, Trelander Estate, Truro,

Cornwall.

The Earl of Wessex

will open the new Gingko Building of Truro College, Tregye, Carnon Downs, Cornwall.

The Earl of Wessex

will visit the Lillicrap Design Competition at Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59‑60

Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall.

The Princess Royal

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will attend the World's Biggest Riding

Lesson at Chigwell Riding Trust, Grange Farm Centre, High Road, Chigwell, Essex.

The Princess Royal

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will visit Ynys Mon (Anglesey) Group to

commemorate its 40th anniversary at Anglesey Riding Centre, Tal Y Foel, Dwyran,

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey.

OCTOBER

Thursday, 1st October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Singapore.

The Earl of Wessex

will attend a Reception at the Travellers Club, 106 Pall Mall, London SW1.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

Patron, Prostate UK, will attend the Annual General Meeting and open new offices at 6

Crescent Stables, 139 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will open the restored 18th Century Water Gardens in Bushey Park, Teddington,

Middlesex

Friday, 2nd October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Singapore.

&gt; The Earl of Wessex

Patron, the Windsor Festival, will attend the International String Competition Final at the

Theatre Royal, 32 Thames Street, Windsor, Berkshire.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend a Reception and Concert in the University Chapel, Canterbury Christ Church

University, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent.

Saturday, 3rd October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

President of Cancer Research UK, will attend a Thanksgiving Service in Canterbury

Cathedral followed by a Reception and Lunch in the Cathedral's International Study

Centre, Canterbury, Kent.

Sunday, 4th October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

Colonel in Chief, the Royal Dental Corps, will visit the Royal Dental Corps in

Rheindahlen, Germany.

Monday, 5th October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Tuesday, 6th October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Vietnam.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

President, will present the Royal Humane Society Awards at Buckingham Palace.

Wednesday, 7th October

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Thailand.

The Earl of Wessex

Honorary Liveryman, will attend the Worshipful Company of Haberdasher's Livery

Dinner, Haberdasher's Hall, 18 West Smithfield, London EC1.

x The Countess of Wessex

to 10th October, Patron, Vision 2020, will NOT NOW carry out engagements in

Canada.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

will open Addington School, Wokingham, Berkshire.

x The Duchess of Gloucester

will visit and officially open the new Windmill Resource Centre, Slough, Berkshire.

Thursday, 8th October

The Queen

Patron, will attend a reception to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Cruse

Bereavement Care, at St. James's Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh

Honorary Member, Rare Bird Club (BirdLife International), will hold a Dinner at

Sandringham House.

The Duke of Edinburgh

will open the Milner Wing at The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Common Place,

Norfolk.

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Thailand.

The Earl of Wessex

Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (United Kingdom) will hold a Lunch at

Buckingham Palace.

x The Countess of Wessex

to 10th October, Patron, Vision 2020, will NOT NOW launch World Sight Day, Canada.

The Princess Royal

Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) will attend the 121st IOC Session and

X111 Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Duke of Gloucester

will visit the Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh Building, 167 Renfrew Street,

Glasgow.

The Duke of Gloucester

will visit the Trongate103 Building in Glasgow.

The Duke of Gloucester

Patron, Royal Blind, will attend the Scottish Royal Variety Performance at the Royal

Concert Hall, Killermont Street, Glasgow.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

Patron, Asthma UK, will attend the Christmas Gift Fair at the Hurlingham Club, London

SW6.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Patron of Haydn Bicentenary 2009, will attend a Concert in the Dungeon of the Curfew

Tower, Windsor Castle.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend a private view of the exhibition of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone's

photographs in the Dean's Cloister and Nave of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Friday, 9th October

The Queen &amp; The Duke of Edinburgh

will attend a Service to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq, in St. Paul's

Cathedral, London EC4.

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Thailand.

The Earl of Wessex

will attend a Service to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq, in St. Paul's

Cathedral, London EC4.

x The Countess of Wessex

to 10th October, Patron, Vision 2020, will NOT NOW carry out engagements in Canada.

Saturday, 10th October

The Earl of Wessex

to 13th October, will attend the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly,

Delhi, India.

x The Countess of Wessex

to 10th October, Patron, Vision 2020, will NOT NOW carry out engagements in Canada.

Sunday, 11th October

The Earl of Wessex

to 13th October, will attend the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly,

Delhi, India.

Monday, 12th October

The Earl of Wessex

to 13th October, will attend the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly,

Delhi, India.

The Princess Royal

will open the Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street,

Bristol.

The Princess Royal

will visit the Centre for the Deaf Bristol to commemorate its 125th Anniversary, 16‑18

King Square, Bristol.

The Princess Royal

will open Bridge Learning Campus, Bishport Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol.

Tuesday, 13th October

The Queen &amp; The Duke of Edinburgh

will give a reception at Buckingham Palace in advance of the State Visit by The

President of India and Mr. Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat.

The Duke of Edinburgh

Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award will hold a lunch at Buckingham Palace.

The Earl of Wessex

to 13th October, will attend the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly,

Delhi, India.

The Princess Royal

will launch the book 'The Thistle Chapel' at The Court of the Lord Lyon, HM New

Register House, West Register Street, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal

Honorary Member and Old Master, The Company of Merchants of the City of

Edinburgh, will open Jack Martin House, Block C2, Brandfield Street, Edinburgh; and

subsequently attend a Reception at The Merchants' Hall, 22 Hanover Street, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal

Fellow, Royal Scottish Geographical Society, will attend the 125th Anniversary Lecture

and Medal Ceremony at Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth.

The Princess Royal

President, Save the Children UK, will attend Scotland Volunteer Day at Palace of

Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal

will visit Donaldson's Scool, Preston Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will visit the National Star College, Ullenwood, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Patron, will visit Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucester.

Wednesday, 14th October

The Duke of Edinburgh

Gold Card Life Member, will hold a Reception and Dinner to mark the 60th Anniversary

of the Variety Club of Great Britain at Buckingham Palace.

&gt; The Earl of Wessex

Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (United Kingdom) will attend a Dinner at

Spencer House, 27 St. James's Palace, London SW1.

The Princess Royal

will visit The European Marine Energy Centre, Old Academy, Back Road, Stromness,

Orkney.

The Princess Royal

will attend a Service to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the sinking of HMS

ROYAL OAK at Scapa Pier, St. Ola, Kirkwall; and will subsequently lay a wreath at the

green buoy which marks its final resting place in Scapa Flow, Orkney.

The Princess Royal

will open an Indoor Junior Training Facility at Orkney Golf Club, Grainbank, St. Ola,

Kirkwall, Orkney.

The Princess Royal

President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will visit Orkney Carers Centre, Anchor

Buildings, 6 Bridge Street, Kirkwall, Orkney.

The Princess Royal

will attend a Dinner to commemorate the Centenary of The Air League at The Mansion

House, London EC4.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

will attend a Reception for the Henry Spink Foundation in The Queen's Closet, The

Queen's Chapel, St James's, London SW1.

Thursday, 15th October

The Duke of Edinburgh

Patron and Twelfth Man, The Lord's Taverners, will present the County Championship

Trophies at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh

will hold a celebration party to mark the 50th Anniversary of The Prince Philip

Designers Prize at Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex

will visit Bagshot School and pre‑School, School Lane, Bagshot, Surrey.

The Countess of Wessex

will visit Fanny's Farm Shop, Markedge Lane, Merstham, Surrey.

The Countess of Wessex

will visit Hermitage School, Oakwood Road, St. John's, Woking, Surrey.

The Princess Royal

will open the Heather Jarvis Sports Hall and Parsons Languages Centre at St. George's

School, Sun Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The Horse Trust, will attend a Seminar at its Headquarters, Home of Rest for

Horses, Speen, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, Riders for Health, will open its new premises and visit the Management Council

at Riders for Health, Drummonds, Spring Hill Office Park, Harborough Road, Pitsford,

Northampton.

The Princess Royal

Patron, United Kingdom Sailing Academy, will attend the Achievement Awards

Ceremony at Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes Castle, The Parade, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

Friday, 16th October

The Queen

accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will open the Supreme Court of the United

Kingdom, Parliament Square, London SW1.

The Duke of Edinburgh

Chancellor, University of Cambridge, will hold an evening Reception for donors to the

800th anniversary fundraising campaign and present the Chancellor's 800th Anniversary

Medal for Outstanding Philanthropy at Windsor Castle.

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Worcestershire.

The Princess Royal

will attend the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust's Social Inclusion Conference at

Gloucester Rugby Club, Kingsholm Road, Kingsholm, Gloucester.

The Princess Royal

will attend a Restorative Solutions Community Interest Company Seminar 'Restorative

Approaches in School' at Brislington Enterprise College, 1 Hungerford Road,

Brislington, Bristol.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

Patron, Prostate UK, will attend the Annual Lunch in London W1.

The Duke of Kent

will visit The Orders of St. John Care Trust care home Meadowcroft, Towersey Road,

Thame, Oxfordshire.

Monday, 19th October

The Duke of Edinburgh

Patron, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, will hold a Dinner at

Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh

Patron, Outward Bound Trust, will hold a Luncheon at Frogmore House, Windsor,

Berkshire.

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will give a Lunch at

Buckingham Palace for the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam.

The Princess Royal

Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Lyneham will visit Royal Air Force

Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Tuesday, 20th October

The Queen

accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will unveil the portrait bust of Her Majesty by

Oscar Nemon at the House of Lords, London SW1, and afterwards Her Majesty and His

Royal Highness will give a reception in the Royal Gallery.

The Duke of Edinburgh

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 Princess Royal

President, National Equine Forum, will attend an Organising Committee Meeting at

Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly

London W1.

The Princess Royal

Patron, Livability, will attend a 'Brighter Futures' Reception at Methodist Central Hall,

Storeys Gate, Westminster, London SW1.

The Princess Royal

Royal Bencher, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and Patron, Opportunity

International United Kingdom, will attend a Dinner at Treasury Office, Inner Temple,

London EC4.

The Duke of Kent

will visit the Martinwells Centre, Thompson Avenue, Edlington, Doncaster, South

Yorkshire.

The Duke of Kent

will visit the Innovation Technology Centre, Advanced Manufacturing Park, Brunel

Way, Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

The Duke of Kent

will visit Hill House School, Sixth Avenue, Doncaster Finningley Airport, Doncaster.

The Duke of Kent

will visit CCPI Europe Limited, Vector 31 Network Centre, Unit 31, Waleswood Way,

Wales Bar, Sheffield.

Wednesday, 21st October

The Queen &amp; The Duke of Edinburgh

will give a tea for former members of the Women's Land Army and Timber Corps, at

Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh

will visit the London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London.

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Kent.

The Duke of York

Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will attend a Dinner

given by Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14.

The Princess Royal

will open a new extension at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham,

Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Commodore‑in‑Chief, Portsmouth, will visit HMS SULTAN, Military Road, Gosport,

Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

will open Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's new facilites at Portsdown

West, Portsdown Hill Road, Fareham, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Commodore‑in‑Chief, Portsmouth, will attend a Trafalgar Night Dinner onboard HMS

VICTORY, Her Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The Duke of Gloucester

will open the Engine House, Visitor and Education Centre, Station Road, Highley,

Shropshire.

The Duke of Gloucester

will open the Engine House Visitor and Education Centre, Highley, Shropshire.

Thursday, 22nd October

The Queen

will open the new Sports Hall at St. John's Beaumont Preparatory School, Old Windsor,

Berkshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh

will visit the Topolski Century, at Hungerford Bridge, London, SE1.

The Duke of Edinburgh

Patron, will present the prizes for The Duke of Edinburgh's Cup (International Golf for

Youth) at a World Finals Presentation Dinner at Windsor Castle.

The Princess Royal

will open Highbury Campus at Highbury College, Dovercourt Road, Cosham,

Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

will open new facilities at The Mountbatten Centre, Alexandra Park, Twyford Avenue,

Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Colonel‑in‑Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, will attend 17 Port and Maritime

Regiment's Homecoming Parade and Freedom of the City at Southampton Guildhall,

West Marlands Road, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, British Quality Foundation will attend the 2009 UK Excellence Award

Ceremony at InterContinental Hotel, 1 Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London W1.

The Duke of Kent

will reopen Aston Hall and Park, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham.

The Duke of Kent

will present awards at the Birmingham Post Enterprise Awards Lunch, at Aston Villa

Football Club, Villa Park, Birmingham.

The Duke of Kent

will open the new International Pier at Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham.

Friday, 23rd October

The Queen &amp; The Duke of Edinburgh

will visit Gloucestershire.

The Princess Royal

will attend the Global Sport Summit at Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, 252 High

Holborn, London WC1.

Sunday, 25th October

The Duke of Gloucester

will attend an evensong service for the Normandy Veterans Association 65th

Anniversary at Westminster Abbey, London, SW1.

Monday, 26th October

The Princess Royal

will open the new Global Radiodata Communications Limited Facilities, Wyevale

Business Park, Wyevale Way, Stretton Sugwas, Hereford, Herefordshire.

The Princess Royal

will visit MilSys (UK) Limited, Ramsden Road, Rotherwas, Hereford, Herefordshire.

The Princess Royal

will attend the Herefordshire Chamber of Commerce Business Forum, MilSys (UK)

Limited, Ramsden Road, Rotherwas, Hereford, Herefordshire.

The Duke of Gloucester

Patron, Pestalozzi, will attend the Pestalozzi Annual Reception at the Vintner's Hall,

London.

Tuesday, 27th October

The Queen &amp; The Duke of Edinburgh

to 29th October ‑ The President of India and Mr. Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat will

pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom and stay at Windsor Castle.

Wednesday, 28th October

The Princess Royal

will attend the Maritime Media Awards at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall,

London, SW1.

The Princess Royal

will attend the community opening of St. George's Church, Long Furlong Drive,

Britwell, Slough, Berkshire.

The Princess Royal

President, Victim Support, will attend the 2009 National Volunteer Awards at The

British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 195 Piccadilly, London, W1.

Thursday, 29th October

The Queen

accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will launch The Queen's Baton Relay from the

Forecourt of Buckingham Palace. The President of India and Mr. Devisingh Ramsingh

Shekhawat will be present.

The Princess Royal

Patron, The British School of Osteopathy, will attend a Conferment and Awards

Ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London, SE1.

The Princess Royal

President, British Olympic Association, will attend the Olympic Gold Ball at the Natural

History Museum, South Kensington, London SW7.

The Princess Royal

Patron, Transaid, will attend a luncheon at Barclays Bank, Canary Warf, The Atrium, 1

Churchill Place, London, E14.

&gt; The Duke of Gloucester

will attend the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards at Hopetoun House,

Edinburgh.

Friday, 30th October

The Princess Royal

will visit Snugpak Limited, Waterloo Mills, Howden Road, Silsden, West Yorkshire.

The Princess Royal

will visit i‑plas Recycled Plastics, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire.

The Princess Royal

will visit the Cooking School, Dean Clough, Dean Clough Mills, Halifax, West

Yorkshire.

The Princess Royal

will attend the Forensic Science Society's 50th Anniversary Conference at the Majestic

Hotel, Springfield Avenue,

Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

&gt; The Duke of Gloucester

Grand Prior, the Order of St John, will attend the Installtion of the Lord Prior,

Edinburgh.

NOVEMBER

Monday, 2nd November

The Queen

Patron, and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a reception given by the Friends of the

Elderly at St. James's Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh

Patron, will hold a Charter Founder Members Lunch at Frogmore House.

Tuesday, 3rd November

The Queen

will visit the Olympic Park in the Lower Lea Valley.

The Duke of Edinburgh

President, the National Playing Fields Association (operating as Fields in Trust), will

hold a reception for Ladies' Golf at Windsor Castle

The Duke of Edinburgh

will hold a Lunch for the Alliance of Religions and Conservation in St. George's Hall,

Windsor Castle.

The Countess of Wessex

Show President, will attend the Royal Bath and West of England Society Board Meeting,

Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

The Countess of Wessex

Patron, will visit Wells Cathedral Girl Chorister Trust, Wells Cathedral, Chain Gate,

Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

Royal Colonel, 7 Rifles, will visit G Company in East Ham, London.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will attend a Reception and Concert given by the Philharmonia Orchestra in aid of Life

Action Trust at St James's Palace, London SW1.

Wednesday, 4th November

The Duke of Edinburgh

Honorary Life Member, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, will present the

2009 Prince Philip Award at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh

Master, Corporation of Trinity House, will attend a Civic Luncheon at Trinity House,

Tower Hill, London.

The Countess of Wessex

will attend a Reception in aid of PiggyBankKids at Taylor Bennett, 35 Queen Anne

Street, London W1.

The Princess Royal

Elder Brother, The Corporation of Trinity House, will attend a Civic Luncheon at Trinity

House, Trinity Square, Tower Hill, London EC3.

The Princess Royal

President, Save the Children UK, will attend the International Save the Children Alliance

Meeting at Wokefield Park Hotel, Goodboys Lane, Mortimer, Reading, Berkshire.

The Princess Royal

President, Victim Support Scotland, will attend a 25th Anniversary Reception at

Edinburgh Castle, Castle Hill, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal

Patron, Opportunity International United Kingdom, will hold a Dinner at Palace of

Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.

Thursday, 5th November

The Duke of Edinburgh

Patron, will hold a Reception for The Game Conservancy Trust in The Queen's Gallery

at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh

Grand President, Royal Commonwealth Ex‑Services League, will chair a Meeting of the

Council and afterwards attend a Luncheon, at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London

SW1.

The Countess of Wessex

will visit the Trinity Hospital Almshouses, 50 Western Boulevard, Leicester.

The Countess of Wessex

will visit the Menphys Centre, Launceston Road, Wigston, Leicestershire.

The Countess of Wessex

will open the new Gateway Sixth Form College, Colin Grundy Drive, Hamilton,

Leicestershire.

The Princess Royal

President, Animal Health Trust, will attend an Equestrian Awards Dinner at Royal

Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Terrace, London W2.

The Princess Royal

Honorary Member, Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, will attend a

Royal Highland Education Trust Reception at Ingliston House, Royal Highland Centre,

Ingliston, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal

Patron, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, will visit the Roslin Institute, The

University of Edinburgh, Roslin Biocentre, Roslin, Midlothian.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

will attend The Enham 90th Anniversary Dinner at the Imperial War Museum, London

SE1.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will open the newly refurbished Paddock Secondary School, Priory Lane, London SW15.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Patron, Action for Blind People, will attend a Reception at St James's Palace, London

SW1.

Friday, 6th November

The Queen &amp; The Duke of Edinburgh

will visit Tyne and Wear.

The Princess Royal

President, UK Fashion and Textile Association, will visit Walter Wright Limited, 29

Albion Road, Luton, Bedfordshire.

The Princess Royal

Patron, Livability, will visit New Court Place Residential Home, 99 Whitehouse Avenue,

Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

The Princess Royal

will open ApaTech Limited's new headquarters, 350/360 Centennial Park, Elstree,

Hertfordshire.

Saturday, 7th November

The Queen &amp; The Duke of Edinburgh

will attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall,

Kensington Gore, London SW7.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex

will attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall,

Kensington Gore, London SW7.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex

will attend the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore,

London SW7.

The Princess Royal

will attend The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall,

Kensington Gore, London SW7.

&gt; The Duke &amp; Duchess of Gloucester

will attend the evening performance of the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert

Hall, London SW7.

Sunday, 8th November

The Queen &amp; The Duke of Edinburgh

will attend the Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London SW1.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex

will attend the Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London SW1.

Monday, 9th November

The Duke of Edinburgh

Senior Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering, will attend the New Fellows' Dinner at

Drapers' Hall, London, EC2.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

will visit the Macmillan Christmas Market at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Vincent

Square, London SW1.

Tuesday, 10th November

&gt; The Duke of Edinburgh

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.

&gt; The Duke of Edinburgh

Chancellor, University of Cambridge will attend a Dinner, for Members of Boodle's Club

who are Cambridge Alumni, to mark the 800th Anniversary of the foundation of the

University of Cambridge at Boodle's Club, 28 St. James's Street, London SW.

&gt; The Princess Royal

President, Animal Health Trust, will chair Industry Committee Meeting and the Council

of Management Meeting at Lanwades Hall, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk.

&gt; The Princess Royal

President, Animal Health Trust, will open a Visitors' Centre at Lanwades Park, Kentford,

Newmarket, Suffolk.

&gt; The Princess Royal

Patron, South Georgia Heritage Trust, will attend a Reception at Royal Geographical

Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.

&gt; The Princess Royal

Patron, The Whitley Fund for Nature, will attend a Dinner in London SW1.

&gt; The Princess Royal

will open Newmarket Leisure Centre, Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk.

Wednesday, 11th November

&gt; The Duke of Edinburgh

Honorary Life Member, British Sub‑Aqua Jubilee Trust, will present The Duke of

Edinburgh Prize at Buckingham Palace.

&gt; The Princess Royal

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will hold a 40th Anniversary Reception

at St. James's Palace.

&gt; The Princess Royal

President, Riding for the Disabled Association, will attend an Annual General Meeting at

Saddlers Hall, 40 Gutter Lane

London EC2.

&gt; The Princess Royal

Patron, Royal Wanstead Children's Foundation will attend the Annual Conference at

Credit Suisse, North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14.

Thursday, 12th November

&gt; The Duke of Edinburgh

will visit Box Hill School to mark their 50th Anniversary in Mickleham, Surrey.

&gt; The Duke of Edinburgh

President, The English‑Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, will present Awards and

chair a Meeting of the English Language Council at Buckingham Palace.

&gt; The Princess Royal

Royal Patron, The Wise Campaign, will attend the 25th Anniversary WISE Awards at

The Royal Academy of Engineering, 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1.

&gt; The Princess Royal

President, World Horse Welfare, will attend an Annual Conference at Royal

Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.

&gt; The Princess Royal

Commodore‑in‑Chief Portsmouth and Chief Commandant for Women in the Royal

Navy, will attend a Retired Admirals' and General Officers' Day at Ministry of Defence,

Main Building, Whitehall, London SW1.

&gt; Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Honorary Patron of the American Associates of the Royal Acedemy Trust, will attend a

Gala Dinner in New York.

Friday, 13th November

&gt; The Duke of Edinburgh

Patron, Outward Bound Trust, will open the 'Carole Nash Building' at the Outward

Bound Trust, Aberdovey Centre, Aberdovey, Gwynedd, Wales.

&gt; The Princess Royal

attend NATO Parliamentary Assembly 55th Annual Session Dinner at Palace of

Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.

Saturday, 14th November

&gt; The Princess Royal

will visit the 'Heart of the Great Alone. Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography'

Exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh.

&gt; The Princess Royal

will open an extension at Erskine Edinburgh Home, 468 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh.

&gt; The Princess Royal

Patron, Scottish Rugby Union, will attend the Scotland versus Fiji Rugby International

Match at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

Monday, 16th November

&gt; The Duke of Edinburgh

Chancellor, will attend a Reception to celebrate 40 years of the work of Edinburgh

Research and Innovation in the Playfair Library at the University of Edinburgh.

&gt; The Duchess of Gloucester

will attend The Torch Trophy Trust Annual Awards at the Army and Navy Club, 36‑39

Pall Mall, London, SW1Y.

Wednesday, 18th November

The Queen

accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will open Parliament.

Thursday, 19th November

&gt; The Queen &amp; The Duke of Edinburgh

will visit Cambridgeshire.

Contacts:

Buckingham Palace
Phone: 020 7930 4832
NDS.buckinghampalace@coi.gsi.gov.uk