The King and Queen Official Engagements, CC entries Part 4: January 14 2025 -

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King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a service at Crathie Kirk, Aberdeenshire, where a new piece of music by Paul Mealor is performed to mark their 20th wedding anniversary.




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The Rt Hon Christopher Luxon MP (Prime Minister of New Zealand) was received in audience by The King today.

- Court Circular || 21 April 2025


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The Rt Hon Mark Carney (Prime Minister of Canada) had an audience of The King via telephone this afternoon.

 - Court Circular || 29 April 2025

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The King was present at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Lieutenant General Sir Peter Graham (formerly General Officer Commanding Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle) which was held in the Cathedral Church of St Machar, the Chanonry, Aberdeen, today.

The King and Queen this evening held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for community-based cancer support groups.

The Duchess of Gloucester was present.

 - Court Circular || 30 April 2025

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King Charles received the Ambassadors of Japan, Bangladesh, Somalia and Nepal today, May 1:

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Charles and Camilla plant 'beautiful' Swedish oak with King and Queen of Sweden



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His Excellency Mr Hiroshi Suzuki was received in audience by The King today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from Japan to the Court of St James's.

Mrs Suzuki was also received by His Majesty.

His Excellency Mr Abdulkadir Hashi was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Federal Republic of Somalia to the Court of St James's.

Her Excellency M. Abida Islam was received in audience by His Majesty and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the People's Republic of Bangladesh in London.

His Excellency Mr Chandra Kumar Ghimire was received in audience by The King and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from Nepal to the Court of St James's.

Mrs Ghimire was also received by His Majesty.

Sir Oliver Robbins (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) was present.

The King and Queen, accompanied by The King and Queen of Sweden, this afternoon planted a commemorative tree in the Home Park, Windsor, gifted by The King of Sweden in celebration of Their Majesties' Coronation in 2023.

The King, Patron, and The Queen this evening gave a Reception at Windsor Castle for the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association at which The Prince of Wales, President, was present.

The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The Rifles, this morning received Mr Douglas Cracknell at Clarence House.

Her Majesty, Colonel, Grenadier Guards, today received Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Johnston upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Spencer-Smith upon assuming the appointment.

 - Court Circular || 1 May 2025

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The Queen, also representing The King, was present at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Sir Thomas Dunne (formerly Her late Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire) which was held in Hereford Cathedral this afternoon.

The Princess Royal was represented by Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were represented by Mr Edward Harley.

The Duke of Kent was represented by Mr Nicholas Turnbull.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy was represented by Miss Marina Ogilvy.

 - Court Circular || 2 May 2025

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The King and Queen, accompanied by The Prince and Princess of Wales with Prince George of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and The Duke of Kent, this afternoon attended a Military Parade from the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace to commemorate the Eightieth Anniversary of VE-Day and VJ-Day and were received by the Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury), Admiral Sir Antony Radakin (Chief of the Defence Staff) and Vice Admiral Paul Bennett (National President, the Royal British Legion).

The King and Queen, from Buckingham Palace, witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Air Force, led by Air Commodore Christopher Layden, to mark the Eightieth Anniversary of VE-Day and VJ-Day.

His Majesty, Patron, the Royal British Legion, and Her Majesty afterwards held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for veterans of the Second World War, at which other Members of the Royal Family were present.

 - Court Circular || 5 May 2025

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The President of the Republic of Ecuador visited The King at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. The First Lady was also present.



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The Queen and Harrison Machin, 5, plant the final poppies in an installation at the Tower of London to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War. This act of Remembrance saw Her Majesty representing all those who served the Nation, with Harrison planting his poppy on behalf of the younger generation.
 
'The Tower Remembers' installation recalls the sacrifice and resilience of the wartime generation and will stand as a reminder of the long-lasting impact of conflict.

The Tower, which was itself bombed during the Blitz, will display nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies on the lawn to mark the year of Remembrance.



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The King, Patron, and The Queen this morning reopened the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London W1, and were received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa), the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (Mr John Booth) and Sir Gabriele Finaldi (Director).

 Their Majesties, escorted by the Chairman and Director, toured the renovated Picture Galleries, before meeting members of the building and design team, conservators and members of staff.

The King and Queen subsequently unveiled the Coronation State Portraits in the Central Hall of the National Gallery.

The President of the Republic of Ecuador visited The King this afternoon.
The Governor-General of Canada (Her Excellency the Rt Hon Mary Simon) was received in audience by His Majesty.

The King held a Council at 4.30pm.
There were present: the Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) and the Rt Hon Wesley Streeting MP (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care).

The Rt Hon Eleanor Reeves MP was sworn in as a member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.

The Baroness Chapman of Darlington made affirmation as a member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Rt Hon Sir Clive Alderton (Principal Private Secretary to Their Majesties) was in attendance.

The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP had an audience of His Majesty before the Council.

Later, the Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The King.

The King this evening attended the Première of "Ocean with David Attenborough" at the Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, London SE1, and was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London and the Chief Executive Officer of Dynamic Planet (Ms Kristin Rechberger).

The Queen this afternoon visited "the Tower Remembers" commemorative display at HM Tower of London to mark the Eightieth Anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

 - Court Circular || 6 May 2025

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The King is currently visiting the @TidewayLondon project. HM, who arrived on a hybrid @ThamesClippers vessel, will see first hand the benefits to biodiversity, the new recreation environment and the riverside legacy it will bring to Bazalgette Embankment, London EC4.

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The King waved to delighted fans he embarked on a boat ride down the River Thames on Wednesday. His Majesty sailed on a hybrid clipper vessel to visit the new Thames Tideway Tunnel project in London. Passengers on an Uber Boat waved and cheered upon spotting the King on the vessel.