ROYAL DIARY OF ENGAGEMENTS - PART TWO OF THREE PARTS

6 Nov 2002 06:45 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 TWO OF THREE PARTS - 19 NOVEMBER TO 11 DECEMBER

NOVEMBER

Tuesday, 19th November

The Queen 11:00 a.m.
will hold an Investiture at Buckingham Palace.

The Queen 6:00 p.m.
will give a reception at Buckingham Palace for The Football Association.

The Duke of Edinburgh p.m.
and 20th November - Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, will attend the General Council in Cardiff.

> The Prince of Wales 1:00 p.m.
President, will attend the Foundation for Integrated Health Regulation Seminar, the King's Fund, Cavendish Square, London W1G
The Prince of Wales 6:00 p.m.
will attend the Gala Premiere of the James Bond film 'Die Another Day' in Portsmouth

The Earl of Wessex
Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will attend the General Council meeting at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, South Glamorgan

> The Earl of Wessex 9:45 a.m.
Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will visit Peter's Foods Services, Caerphilly, West Glamorgan

> The Earl of Wessex 7:30 p.m.
Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will attend a performance of "the Pied Viper" at St. David's Hall, Cardiff, South Glamorgan

> The Countess of Wessex 10:40 a.m.
will visit Techniquest, Cardiff, South Glamorgan

> The Countess of Wessex 11:50 a.m.
will visit the Western Mail and Echo in Cardiff, South Glamorgan

> The Countess of Wessex 2:15 p.m.
will visit Llandough Hospital, Cardiff, South Glamorgan

The Duke of Gloucester 10:35 a.m.
will visit Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset.

The Duke of Gloucester 12:00 noon
President, The Royal Bath and West of England Society, will attend the Council Meeting and plant a tree in a special avenue of trees marking the Golden Jubilee, the Education Trail and the Society's 225th anniversary at the Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

The Duke of Gloucester eve
Grand Prior, Order of St. John, accompanied by The Duchess of Gloucester, will attend a concert and dinner in the State Apartments, Kensington Palace, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Ladies Guild of the St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital.

The Duke of Kent
will visit Pembroke Colege, Cambridge.

The Duke of Kent
Patron, Emmaus UK, National Appeal Project, will attend a fundraising event and dinner at St. John's College, Cambridge.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy eve.
will attend a Musical Evening in aid of The Prince's Trust and Music for Autism at St. James's Palace.

Wednesday, 20th November

> The Prince of Wales 10:30 a.m.
will visit tenants and staff at Coopers Court extra care sheltered housing scheme, 124 Eric Street, London E3 4SW

The Prince of Wales p.m.
Patron-in-Chief, will attend an Australian Music Foundation Jubilee Gala, Australia House, Strand, London WC2B

> The Duke of Gloucester 8:45 a.m.
will launch the Heritage Information Trust, 15 Kensington Palce Gardens, London W8.

The Duke of Gloucester eve.
will inaugurate the new organ at St. Mary-at-Hill Church and subsequently attend a reception at Watermen's Hall, 16 St. Mary-at-Hill, London EC3.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy eve.
will present the 40th Annual Torch Trophy Trust Awards at The Queen's Club, Palliser Road, West Kensington, London W14.

Thursday, 21st November

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

The Prince of Wales p.m.
President, The Prince's Trust will attend a Royal Charity Gala Performance 'The Play What I Wrote', Wyndham Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London WC2

The Earl of Wessex
to 29th November - Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Foundation, will visit Australia.

The Princess Royal eve.
will attend the GAP Activity Projects Limited's 30th Anniversary Reception at Locarno Suite, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London SW1.

The Duke of Gloucester a.m.
President, British Consultants and Construction Bureau, will attend the Annual General Meeting and present the British International Expertise Awards at 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1.

The Duke and Dutchess of Gloucester
will attend a dinner for the Canine Partners for Independence at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London SW19.

The Duke of Kent
will visit Domnick Hunter Ltd, Dukesway, Team Valley Trading Estae, Gateshead.

The Duke of Kent
will visit Variable Message Signs Ltd, 227 Kingsway, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead.

The Duke of Kent
will visit the acute stroke unit at The Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

The Duke of Kent
President of the Council, will attend the Annual Reception of the Kind Edward VII's Hospital, at the Clothworkers Hall, Dunster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3.

Friday, 22nd November

The Duke of Gloucester 12:30 p.m.
Honorary Air Commodore, No. 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, will attend the Honorary Air Commodore's Annual Lunch at the Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly, London W1.

The Duke of Kent
Patron, will attend the Opera "Der Rosenkavalier" at Opera North, Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Leeds.

Saturday, 23rd November

The Duchess of Gloucester 3:30 p.m.
President, Royal Academy of Music, will attend a concert given by the Junior Academy Symphony Orchestra and the Senior Choir at Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

Sunday, 24th November

> The Duke of Gloucester 3:00 p.m.
Vice President, The Royal Smithfield Club, will visit the Royal Smithfield Show, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London SW5.

Monday, 25th November

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh eve.
will attend a performance of "The Mousetrap", in celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, at St. Martin's Theatre, West Street, London WC2.

The Princess Royal a.m.
Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, will visit 3 Close Support Regiment at Abingdon Station, Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

The Princess Royal 2:00 p.m.
President, the British Horse Society, will attend their World Class Jubilee Trainers and Coaches Seminar, Warwickshire Agricultural College, Moreton Morrell.

The Princess Royal 8:00 p.m.
will attend the World Food and Farming Congress Banquet at The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace, Whitehall, London SW1.

The Duke of Gloucester 11:30 a.m.
will open the renovated Gloucester Lodge at the Grange Centre, Rectory Lane,

> The Duke of Gloucester eve.
Vice President, The Royal Smithfield Club, will attend the Smithfield Dinner at the Banqueting House, Whitehall, London SW1.

The Duchess of Gloucester 5:00 p.m.
President, will attend a Council of Honour Meeting and an Opera at the Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London NW1.

Tuesday, 26th November

The Duke of Edinburgh 9:30 a.m.
President and Honorary Life Fellow of The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, will Chair The Balance of Nature Conference at The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2.

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
Grand President of the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League, will attend a Reception at Australia House, Strand, London WC2.

The Duke of York
will present the awards at the Foreign Press Association awards ceremony, London.

The Princess Royal 11:00 a.m.
will attend The Royal Smithfield Show at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London SW5.

The Princess Royal 6:00 p.m.
Chancellor, University of London, will attend Foundation Day at Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1.

The Duke of Gloucester 12:00 noon
Grand Prior, Order of St. John, will attend the Installation of the new Lord Prior of St. John at the Priory Church, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1.

The Duchess of Gloucester 11:00 a.m.
Patron, will attend The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths Christmas Fair at Kensington Town Hall, London W8.

The Duke of Kent
Chairman of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conference, will attend a Reception at the Guildhall, London.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy a.m.
Patron, will attend a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Elizabeth FitzRoy Support, followed by a Reception, at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Derby Road, Haslemere, Surrey.

Wednesday, 27th November

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
and 4.00 p.m. - 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 Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Association, will give a Lunch at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:00 p.m.
will attend a Reception and present the Design Council Prince Philip Designers Prize 2002 at the Design Council, 34 Bow Street, London WC2.

The Duke of York
President, the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, will attend the President's Briefing and Lunch at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey.

The Duke of Gloucester 7:30 p.m.
Patron, British-Mexican Society, will attend a Gala Dinner to mark the 60th anniversary of the Society at the Naval and Military Club, St. James Square, London SW1.

The Duke of Kent
will visit The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

The Duke of Kent eve.
Patron, will attend a concert of the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the South Bank Centre, London.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy p.m.
President of the Royal Humane Society, will attend the Stanhope Gold Medal Lunch at Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy eve.
President, will attend a Reception for supporters of WWF-UK at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London SW1.

Thursday, 28th November

The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
President of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, will give a Lunch at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 7:00 p.m.
Patron of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons, will attend the McIndoe Lecture, Reception and Dinner at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2.

> The Duke of York 11:15 a.m.
Special Represenatitve for International Trade and Investment, will open the new printing press at SMG Publishing, Glasgow.

> The Duke of York 12:30 p.m.
Patron, The Army Museums Ogilby Trust, will visit the Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.

> The Duke of York 2:30 p.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Wilkie Industrial Textiles, Gairie Works, Kirriemuir, Angus.

> The Duke of York 4:10 p.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit McKays Preserves, Carnoustie, Angus.

x The Duke of Gloucester eve.
will NOT NOW open the new premises of the Workforce Academy, Ebineezer Street, London N1.

Friday, 29th November

The Queen a.m.
Colonel-in-Chief, will attend a reception for The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards at Edinburgh Castle.

The Queen p.m.
accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will open the new Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

> The Prince of Wales 10:30 a.m.
Duke of Rothesay, will open the Manfield Traquair Centre, 16 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh

The Duke of York a.m.
Patron, Northern Police Convalescent Home, will visit the Northern Police Convalescent Home, Castleton Road, Auchterarder, Perthshire.

The Duke of York a.m.
will open the Tulligarth Community Leisure Complex, Lornshill Academy, Alloa, Clackmannanshire.

The Duke of York p.m.
will open the Jubilee Walkway, Alloa, Clackmannanshire.

The Duke of York p.m.
will visit the Wetlands Conservation Area, Alloa, Clackmannanshire.

The Duke of York eve.
Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will present the awards at the Scottish Export Awards Gala Dinner at the International Conference Centre, Edinburgh.

The Earl of Wessex
Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Foundation, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, will visit Hong Kong and Macao

The Earl of Wessex
Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Foundation, accompanied by The Countess of Wessex, will visit Hong Kong and Macau

The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester 12:15 p.m.
will attend a reception to mark the centenary of the Imperial Service Order, at Buckingham Palace.

DECEMBER
Monday, 2nd December

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
Trustee, will chair a meeting of the St. George's House Council followed by lunch at St. George's House, Windsor Castle.

The Duke of Edinburgh 5:00 p.m.
will present the Windsor Half Marathon Prizes at the Guildhall, Windsor, Berkshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:00 p.m.
Trustee, The Prince Philip Trust Fund for The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, will attend a Meeting of the Trustees and afterwards attend a Dinner at Legoland, Windsor, Berkshire.

Tuesday, 3rd December

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:30 a.m.
Colonel, will visit 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards at Victoria Barracks, Windsor, Berkshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:00 p.m.
Patron of The Federation of London Youth Clubs will attend a Golden Jubilee Tour of London Youth Clubs, in the Borough of Westminster, London.

The Princess Royal 11:30 a.m.
will present the Awards at the National Railway Heritage Awards Ceremony at Merchant Taylor's Hall, Threadneedle Street, London EC2.

The Princess Royal 3:00 p.m.
Chancellor, University of London, will open the Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies at University of London Library, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC2.

The Princess Royal 7:50 p.m.
President, Save the Children Fund, will attend the Festival of Trees at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7.

Wednesday, 4th December

The Queen p.m.
Patron, will visit St. George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17, to mark its 250th anniversary.

The Duke of Edinburgh 11:00 a.m.
Patron, will visit the Cartoon Art Trust "King's and Queen's" Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London SW1.

The Duke of Edinburgh 1:00 p.m.
Patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, will give a Charter Founder Member Lunch at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh 6:30 p.m.
Patron, will host the Camping and Caravanning Club Reception at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of York eve.
Patron, will attend a gala performance of The Nutcracker by the English National Ballet at the London Coliseum, London WC2.

The Princess Royal 3:00 p.m.
President, Royal Yachting Association, will chair a Council Meeting at Royal Thames Yacht Club, 60 Knightsbridge, London SW1.

The Princess Royal 6:00 p.m.
Chancellor, University of London, will attend a Reception at Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1.

> The Princess Royal 7:00 p.m.
Patron, The National Autistic Society, will attend a Leadership Dinner at Drapers Hall, Throgmorton Street, London EC2.

> The Duke of Kent
will visit the Saga Group Headquarters, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent.

> The Duke of Kent
will officially open the refurbished Kent Council on Addiction Centre, 24 Castle Street, Dover.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy p.m.
Chancellor, will preside at Ceremonies for the conferment of Higher and Honorary Degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas at Lancaster University.

Thursday, 5th December

The Duke of Edinburgh 10:30 a.m.
President of The English Speaking Union, will present the Award for The 2002 Duke of Edinburgh English Language Book Competition, Certificates to the winners of the English Speaking Union Schools and Universities Debating Competitions and Certificates to the winners of the British and International Public Speaking Competitions and will then chair a Meeting of the English Speaking Union's English Language Council at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal 9:45 a.m.
Patron, the British Nutrition Foundation, will attend the 'Nutrition and Health on the Breadline' Conference, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1.

The Princess Royal 1:00 p.m.
will launch the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame Fundraising Campaign at the Museum of Scotland and Royal Museum, Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal 3:30 p.m.
Master, the Merchant Company of the City of Edinburgh, will attend meetings at the Merchants' Hall, 22 Hanover Street, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal 7:30 p.m.
President, Save the Children Fund, will attend the Festival of Trees at the Royal Museum, Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

Friday, 6th December

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 11:15 a.m.
will open Weymouth College, Cranford Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 12:45 p.m.
and Countess of Wessex, will open the new clubhouse at the Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex 2:15 p.m.
will visit St. Mary's Church, Beaminster to make the completion of conservation work on the Church Tower

The Princess Royal a.m.
Honorary Graduate, University of Edinburgh, will open the new Cancer Research Building at Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh.

The Princess Royal a.m.
will visit St. Columba's Hospice, Challenger Lodge, Boswall Road, Edinburgh.

Monday, 9th December

> The Duke of York 3:15 p.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will visit Award (TP) International Limited, Viking House, Cliftonville Avenue, Cliftonville, Kent.

> The Duke of York 6:15 p.m.
will attend the Seatrade/Cruise UK reception given by the British Tourist Authority at Leeds Castle, Kent.

Tuesday, 10th December

> The Duke of York 10:00 a.m.
Special Representative for International Investment and Trade, will open the Petroleum Exhibition Conference (PETEX 2002) at Kensington Olympia, London, W14.

The Princess Royal p.m.
will attend the 2002 Village of the Year Competition Awards Luncheon at Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London SW1.

The Princess Royal p.m.
Patron, The Basic Skills Agency, will attend the End of Year Reception 2002 at Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street, London WC1.

The Princess Royal p.m.
President, UK Fashion Exports, will visit Drake's to mark their 25th Anniversary, 15 Garrett Street, London, EC1.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy eve.
will attend a Recital and Dinner in aid of The Northern Ireland Memorial Fund at the Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London EC2.

Wednesday, 11th December

The Queen p.m.
will attend a lunch at Armoury House, City Road, London EC1, to celebrate Her Majesty's 50 years as Captain General, The Honourable Artillery Company.

The Princess Royal
Patron, National Association of Victim Support Schemes, will chair a Advisory Board Meeting at Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster, London SW1.

The Princess Royal 10:30 a.m.
President, British Olympic Association, will attend the Executive Board Meeting at 1 Wandsworth Plain, London SW18.

The Princess Royal 3:35 p.m.
will attend the Cleveland Bridge Company 125th Anniversary Reception at the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1 Great George Street, London, SW1.

The Princess Royal 6:00 p.m.
Patron, BESO, will attend a Reception at Mansion House, London, EC4.

The Princess Royal 7:20 p.m.
President, The Mission to Seafarers, will attend an Annual Christmas Carol Concert at the Merchant Taylors', 30 Threadneedle Street, London EC2.

Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy eve.
will attend the Royal British Legion Christmas Celebration at Guildhall, London EC2.

ENDS PART TWO OF THREE PARTS