ROYAL DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS - PART 1 OF 2 PARTS

26 Jun 2002 07:11 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).

For details about The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, view www.goldenjubilee.gov.uk

ROYAL DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS - PART 1 OF 2 PARTS

JUNE

Thursday, 27th June

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

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
will visit the Armed Forces in Portsmouth and will visit Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 10:00 a.m.
will open the new St Martins Housing Trust's resettlement hostel for single homeless people at Bishopbridge House, 45 William Kett Close, Norwich, Norfolk.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 11:05 a.m.
will visit the Royal Norfolk Show at the Norfolk Showground, Dereham Road, Costessey, Norfolk.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 2:45 p.m.
will visit the North Norfolk Railway, Sheringham Station, Sheringham, Norfolk.

- The Princess Royal 12:55 p.m.
will visit the British Forces stationed in Germany to mark Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee in Belfast Barracks, Osnabruck, Germany.

The Duke of Kent 11:45 a.m.
President, will attend the 2002 Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Friday, 28th June

- The Earl and Countess of Wessex
will visit the Jubilee Primary School,, Filey Avenue, North Hackney, London N16 to mark The Queen's Golden Jubilee

The Princess Royal 7:20 p.m.
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Signals, will attend the Colonels Commandant Dinner at Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Dorset.

The Duchess of Gloucester 7:30 p.m.
Honorary President, The Lawn Tennis Association, will attend the Annual Lawn Tennis Association Reception at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Saturday, 29th June

- The Prince of Wales 8:00 p.m.
President, The Prince's Trust, will attend the concert Safeway Picnic 2002 in aid of The Prince's Trust, Hyde Park, London W1

The Princess Royal 10:30 a.m.
Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Corps of Signals, will take the Salute at The Princess Royal Day Parade at Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Dorset.

JULY

Monday, 1st July

The Duke of Edinburgh a.m.
will visit Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd. at The Airport, Cambridge.

The Duke of Edinburgh p.m.
will open The Cambridge Jubilee Cycleway, Teversham, Cambridge.

The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
Patron of The Federation of London Youth Clubs, will attend the Annual Youth Awards Night at The Gibson Hall, 15 Bishopsgate, London EC2.

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will receive the First Minister, Jack McConnell, MSP, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
Duke of Rothesay, President of Scottish Business in the Community, will give a Dinner for senior Scottish business leaders who have recently attended a Seeing Is Believing Visit to look at examples of rural regeneration in the Borders region, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh

The Princess Royal 9:45 a.m.
will attend the 5th International Conference on Hydroinformatics at City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff, South Glamorgan.

The Duchess of Gloucester 7:10 p.m.
Patron, Women Caring Trust (for the children of Northern Ireland), will attend the House of Lords versus House of Commons Charity Swim at the Hurlingham Club, Ranelagh Gardens, London SW6.

The Duke of Kent 11:45 a.m.
President, will attend the 2002 Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Tuesday, 2nd July

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

The Queen 11:45 a.m.
accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will open Millennium Point Science and Learning Centre, Digbeth, Birmingham, West Midlands.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 10:30 a.m.
will visit Touchwood, Solihull's town centre redevelopment, West Midlands.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 6:10 p.m.
will attend a reception and concert in the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, for the West Midlands region.

- The Prince of Wales a.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will give a Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh

- The Prince of Wales a.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, hold an Investiture at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh

The Earl and Countess of Wessex
will attend the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council's Conference 'Young Commonwealth Citizens 2002' at the University of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

- The Earl and Countess of Wessex 2:20 p.m.
will visit the Performing Arts Building at Monkwearmouth School, Seaburn Dene, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

- The Earl and Countess of Wessex 5:15 p.m.
will view displays on the Regeneration of Sunderland at the National Glass Centre, Liberty Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

- The Earl and Countess of Wessex 7:30 p.m.
will attend a Dinner to mark the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council's Conference "Young Commonwealth Citizens 2002" at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

The Princess Royal 11:30 a.m.
President, The Mission to Seafarers, will attend the Annual Service at St Michael Paternoster Royal, College Hill, London EC4 and Reception at Skinner's Hall, 8 Dowgate Hill, London EC4.

The Princess Royal 2:30 p.m.
Patron, The National Association of Victim Support, will attend the National Conference at the University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands.

The Duke of Gloucester 11:15 a.m.
will visit the Royal Agricultural Society of England Show at the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.

Wednesday, 3rd July

- The Queen 10:00 a.m.
accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will open Abbey Garden, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

The Queen 11:15 a.m.
will visit Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 10:25 a.m.
will visit the National Museum of Brewing, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 12:00 noon
will visit the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 12:45 p.m.
will visit the Royal Show, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:15 a.m.
will visit Best Food's Marmite factory, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

- The Prince of Wales a.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will attend the Scottish National War Memorial Service and Reception, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
Duke of Rothesay, President, The Phoenix Trust, will visit Sugar Warehouse, Greenock, and Anchor Mills, Paisley, Renfrewshire

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will visit the Strathclyde Police Training and Recruitment Centre at Jackton, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will visit the Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society's Treatment Centre (Combat Stress) at Hollybush House, Hollybush by Ar, Ayreshire

The Princess Royal 10:30 a.m.
will open Dingestow Village Hall, Monmouth, Gwent.

The Princess Royal 11:30 a.m.
will visit Poppins, a Sure Start project, at the Ambulance Hall, Hospital Road, Pontnewynydd, Cwmbran, Torfaen.

The Princess Royal 12:05 p.m.
will visit the Community Playbus (Tiger Bus), a Sure Start project, at Upper Race, Pontypool, Torfaen.

The Princess Royal 12:45 p.m.
Patron, The Development Trust (for the Mentally Handcapped), will open a new respite home for young adults, Centrica Lodge, Gaer Road, Newport, Gwent.

The Princess Royal 1:50 p.m.
Patron, The National Autistic Society, will open the Society's Newport Service, the Belin Centre, Goldcroft Common, Caerleon, Newport, Gwent.

The Duke of Gloucester 7:00 p.m.
will attend a reception to mark The Queen's Golden Jubilee, given by the Reform Club, at the Travellers Club and the Athanaeum Club, Waterloo Gardens, London SW1.

The Duchess of Gloucester 10:10 a.m.
President, Royal Academy of Music, will present the awards at the Graduation Ceremony at Marylebone Parish Church and will subsequently attend a lunch at the Academy, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

The Duke of Kent 11:00 a.m.
President of the Council, will open the new MRI/CT Scanning Suite at King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes, Beaumont Street, London W1.

- The Duke of Kent 2:55 p.m.
Chairman of UK Trustees, will attend the Annual Trustees Meeting of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conference (UK) Fund, Moorfields House, Moorfields, London EC2.

The Duke of Kent 7:00 p.m.
Honorary Member, will attend a jubilee joint summer party hosted by the Athanaeum, Travellers and Reform Clubs at the Athanaeum, Pall Mall, London SW1.

Thursday, 4th July

The Queen 2:35 p.m.
will visit the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, London SE19.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
will visit the Broadway Theatre, Catford Road, London SE6.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 11:40 a.m.
will visit the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, 60 The Crescent, Croydon, Surrey.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 12:25 p.m.
will attend a lunch at Addington Palace, Croydon, Surrey.

The Duke of Edinburgh 2:35 p.m.
will visit the newly restored Crystal Palace Park, London SE19.

The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
Patron, will attend the Outward Bound Trust Patron's Company Reception followed by Dinner at St. James's Palace.

- The Prince of Wales a.m.
will open the Scottish National Trust's Newhailes House, Musselburgh, East Lothian

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will open The Ormlie Centre, Henderson Street, Thurso, Caithness.

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will visit Northlands Creative Glass, Lybster, Caithness

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will visit Norfrost Undersea Drilling Technologies, Murrayfield, Castletown, Caithness

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will visit Caithness Creels at Wick Aerodrome, Caithness

- The Prince of Wales eve.
will give a Dinner at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, followed by Beating the Retreat

- The Earl and Countess of Wessex 7:30 p.m.
will attend a Golden Jubilee Youth Concert in All Saint's Church, Tooting, London

The Princess Royal 11:00 a.m.
will visit the Royal Show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, Stoneleigh Warwickshire.

- The Princess Royal p.m.
to 7th July - will visit Iceland.

The Duke of Gloucester 10:15 a.m.
will open Great Binfields Primary School, Chineham, Basingstoke, Hampshire.

The Duke of Gloucester 11:30 a.m.
will open The Orchard Centre, White Hart Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, and will subsequently attend a lunch in the Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke.

The Duke of Gloucester 2:40 p.m.
will visit the Hawk Conservancy and will open the Bird of Prey Hospital, Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire.

The Duchess of Gloucester 11:30 a.m.
Patron, Army Families Federation, will attend the biennial conference at Imperial College, London SW7.

The Duke of Kent 11:45 a.m.
President, will attend the 2002 Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Friday, 5th July

The Queen 11:30 a.m.
accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will attend a Parade for all Her Majesty's Body Guards and the In-Pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, in the garden of Buckingham Palace.

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
will visit the new Community Hall, Kyleakin, Isle of Skye

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
will visit the Clan Donald Museum, Armadale, Sleat, Isle of Skye

- The Prince of Wales p.m.
will visit Benmore Botanic Garden, Dunoon, Argyll

The Duke of York 1:30 p.m.
will open the Sue Cormack Hall, St George's School, Ascot, Berkshire.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 9:45 a.m.
will unveil the Jubilee Stone in Kingstairs Gardens and will rededicate Southwark Park, London SE16 to mark The Queen's Golden Jubilee

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy 5:00 p.m. President of Alexandra Rose Day, will launch a new rose in the Rose Marquee of the Hampton Court Flower Show, East Molesey, Surrey.

Saturday, 6th July

The Earl of Wessex
to 9th July - Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Foundation, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, will visit South Africa.

The Duke of Kent 12:45 p.m.
President, will attend the Ladies Final at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Sunday, 7th July

The Duke of Edinburgh a.m.
Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League, will attend a Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London SW1.

The Duke of Kent 12:45 p.m.
President, will attend the Mens Final at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London SW19.

Monday, 8th July

The Duke of Edinburgh a.m.
Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League, will attend the Opening Ceremony of the 28th Triennial Conference at Marlborough House, London SW1, and then the Conference at the Victory Services Club, 63 Seymour Street, London W2.

The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League and Life Member of The Royal British Legion, will attend The Royal British Legion Reception at the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1.

The Princess Royal
to 9 July 2002 - Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, will visit lighthouses off the Shetland Islands.

Tuesday, 9th July

The Queen 12:15 p.m.
will present Medals to the winners of The Queen's Golden Jubilee Poetry Competition for Schools, at Buckingham Palace.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 4:00 p.m.
to 6.00 p.m. - will give a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, when guests will include those born on Accession Day.

- The Prince of Wales
will open the new Merrill Lynch financial centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A

The Earl of Wessex
to 10th July - Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Foundation, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, will visit Swaziland.

The Duke of Kent
Grand Master, Order of St Michael and St George, will attend the 2002 Ceremonial Service of the Order at St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4.

- Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
Chancellor, will preside at Ceremonies for the conferment of Bachelor and Honorary Degrees at Lancaster University.

Wednesday, 10th July

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
President of the Central Council of Physical Recreation, will chair the 2002 Annual General Meeting at 1 Great George Street, London SW1.

The Duke of Edinburgh p.m.
will attend a Surrey SATRO Reception to celebrate the work of Young Entrepreneurs at St. James's Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League, will host a Reception during the 28th Triennial Conference at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of York 10:25 a.m.
will open new buildings at the Easingwold Community Primary School, Easingwold, York.

The Duke of York 11:15 a.m.
will open a new facility at Easingwold Fire Training School, Easingwold, York.

The Duke of York 12:10 p.m.
will visit the Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate, North Yorkshire and York, North Yorkshire.

The Duke of York 4:00 p.m.
will visit the Grand Opera House, Clifford Street, York.

The Duke of York 4:30 p.m.
Patron, The Army Museum's Ogilby Trust, will visit The Regimental Museum of The Royal Dragoon Guards and The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire.

The Duke of York 5:05 p.m.
will visit St Leonard's Hospice, Tadcaster Road, York.

The Duke of York eve.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will attend the Confederation of Business and Industry's Merseyside Dinner, The New Terminal Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Speke, Merseyside.

The Earl of Wessex
to 13th July - Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Foundation, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, will visit Kenya.

The Princess Royal 12:30 p.m.
Patron, Crime Concern, will attend the British Security Industry Association Annual Luncheon at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London W1.

The Princess Royal 3:35 p.m.
Patron, College of Occupational Therapists, will visit the London Borough of Newham Renewal Team at Manor Park Housing Office, 530-542 High Street North, Manor Park, London E12.

- The Princess Royal 6:15 p.m.
will visit the Network of Buddhist Organisations (UK) at the Dhammapala Building, The Avenue, Turnham Green, London W4.

The Duke of Gloucester p.m.
President, Institute of Advanced Motorists, will open the new headquarters, IAM House, 359 Chiswick High Road, London W4.

- Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
Chancellor, will preside at Ceremonies for the conferment of Bachelor and Honorary Degrees at Lancaster University.

Thursday, 11th July

The Queen 10:25 a.m.
will visit the Civic Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The Queen 11:30 a.m.
will visit the set of "Emmerdale", West Yorkshire.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 12:15 p.m.
will visit Harewood House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, and attend a Jubilee celebration.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 6:40 p.m.
will meet The Queen's Golden Jubilee Baton relay runners at Temple Newsam House, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh 10:00 a.m.
will visit the National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:25 a.m.
will visit Bradford Grammar School, West Yorkshire.

- The Duke of York 9:30 a.m.
will open the Jubilee River (Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme), Windsor, Berkshire.

The Duke of York 11:00 a.m.
will attend a reception at the National Bah'ai Centre, Rutland Gate, London SW7.

The Duke of York 1:30 p.m.
Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit the Trade Partners UK Regional UK Headquarters (SE), Cross Lanes, Guildford, Surrey.

The Princess Royal 11:35 a.m.
will open the new Vessel Traffic Services Centre, Port of Southampton, Ocean Gate, Atlantic Way, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal 3:00 p.m.
Commandant in Chief, (Ambulance and Nursing Cadets), St. John Ambulance will open the Jubilee Training Centre at 18 Waterhouse Lane, Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal 3:25 p.m.
will name Meridian Trust Association's three new yacht's at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The Duke of Kent a.m.
Patron, Bletchley Park Trust, will unveil a plaque commemorating Polish mathematicians who first broke the Enigma code at The Mansion,Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, Bucks.

The Duke of Kent 7:15 p.m.
President, will attend the Edexcel Achievement in Education Awards 2002 and present the prizes to the Award winners at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London W2.

- Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
Chancellor, will preside at Ceremonies for the conferment of Bachelor and Honorary Degrees at Lancaster University.

Friday, 12th July

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

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 10:55 a.m.
will attend a Service for Rural Life in Beverley Minster, North Humberside.

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
will visit Beverley Racecourse, North Humberside, for the County Fair and Golden Jubilee Race.

The Princess Royal 10:35 a.m.
will visit the Bristol Youth Activity and Information Bus at Longcross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol.

The Princess Royal 11:25 a.m.
will visit the Unit of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, Institute of Child Health, University of Bristol to view the research initiative 'Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children'.

The Princess Royal 12:40 p.m.
will visit Garrad Hassan and Partners at St. Vincent's Works, Silverthorne Lane, Bristol.

The Princess Royal 2:30 p.m.
will open a new Council Chamber, Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

The Princess Royal 4:00 p.m.
President, Animal Health Trust, will attend a Polo Day at the Beaufort Polo Club, Down Farm, Westonbirt, Near Tetbury, Gloucestershire.

The Duke of Gloucester p.m.
will open the Brookwood Scheme, Surrey Community Development Trust, 7-14 Barton Close, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey.

The Duke of Gloucester eve.
will attend the Jubilant Youth Concert to celebrate The Queen's Golden Jubilee, Victoria Theatre, Woking, Surrey.

The Duchess of Gloucester p.m.
Honorary President, Lawn Tennis Association, will open White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre, Audlett Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

The Duchess of Gloucester p.m.
will visit Rotary Club of Abingdon Golden Jubilee Floral Exhibition, Old Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

The Duchess of Gloucester p.m.
will visit Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to see the SOHO Experiment (Solar and Helliospheric Observatory), Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire.

The Duke of Kent
will visit Saint Kentigern Hospice and Palliative Care Centre, Upper Denbigh Road, St Asaph, Denbighshire.

The Duke of Kent
will visit a vintage aircraft collection at Rhuallt, Denbigh, North Wales.

The Duke of Kent 2:30 p.m.
President, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, will open the new boathouse and attend the 150th anniversary celebrations at Rhyl Lifeboat Station, North Wales.

Saturday, 13th July

The Princess Royal 2:30 p.m.
Patron, Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly, will attend the Strawberry Fayre at Horsfall House, Windmill Road, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire.

ENDS PART 1 OF 2 PARTS