Calendar of the British Royals (May 2008)
The public engagements, for May 2008, of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her immediate family are as follows:
Monday, 5th May 2008
The Princess Royal Colonel, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), will present Campaign Medals at a Medal Parade at Combermere Barracks, Windsor, and attend a Service of Thanksgiving at Trinity Church, Windsor, Berkshire.
Tuesday, 6th May 2008
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will give a Reception for those connected with the Hospitality Industry.
The Duke of York Patron, will visit The Place, 17 Duke’s Road, London, WC1.
The Princess Royal Patron, The Special Forces Club and Commandant In Chief, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps) will attend a Memorial Ceremony for F Section at Special Operations Executive F Section Memorial, Valencay, France.
Wednesday, 7th May 2008
The Duke of Edinburgh Chancellor, The University of Cambridge and The University of Edinburgh, will hold a Reception to mark the contribution made by The Kingdom Foundation to The University of Cambridge and The University of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of Edinburgh Freeman and Livery Man, The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, will attend a Dinner at the Fishmongers’ Hall, London Bridge, London EC4.
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 Duke of Edinburgh will present the 2008 Templeton Prize at Buckingham Palace.
The Earl of Wessex will formally present Letters Patent to The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants at Vintners’ Hall, 68 Upper Thames Street, London EC4.
The Princess Royal Master, The Guild of Freemen of The City Of London, will attend a Reception celebrating The Guild’s Centenary at Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London, EC2
The Princess Royal Master, The Guild of Freemen of The City of London, will attend an Annual Service celebrating The Guild’s Centenary at St. Paul’s Cathedral, St. Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4.
The Princess Royal will open the Quarry Bank House Gardens, Styal, Cheshire.
The Princess Royal Patron, The Butler Trust, will visit Her Majesty’s Young Offenders Institute Thorn Cross, Arley Road, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire.
The Princess Royal Master, The Guild of Freemen of The City of London, will attend a Reception celebrating The Guild’s Centenary at Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London, EC2.
Thursday, 8th May 2008
The Earl of Wessex will open the new Abbeyfield House, Pollard’s Way, Taunton, Somerset.
The Earl of Wessex will open the new facilities at Westfield Community School, Stiby Road, Yeovil, Somerset.
The Earl of Wessex Royal Honorary Colonel, Royal Wessex Yeomanry, will visit Milton Abbey School, Blandford Forum, Dorset in celebration of the school’s Combined Cadet Force’s 50th Anniversary.
The Princess Royal President, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, will present the Princess Royal Award 2007 at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal President, Animal Health Trust, will chair the Annual General Meeting of the Council of Management at the Kennel Club, 1-5 Clarges Street, London W1.
The Princess Royal will attend The Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire.
Friday, 9th May 2008
The Earl of Wessex will take the salute at the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo, ‘A Heroes Welcome’, at Windsor Castle.
The Princess Royal Honorary Air Commodore, Royal Air Force Lyneham, will present a new Squadron Standard to XXIV Squadron at Royal Air Force Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
The Princess Royal will open the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire.
Saturday, 10th May 2008
The Princess Royal will attend the Benenden Seniors’ Day 2008 at Benenden School, Cranbrook, Kent.
Monday, 12th May 2008
The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Oxford.
The Duke of York Chairman of the Trustees, the Outward Bound Trust, will attend the Charity Challenge Reception at St. James’s Palace.
The Princess Royal will open Nightingale Centre, Genesis Prevention Centre, and the new Cardiac Unit, University Hospital of South Manchester National Health Service Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester.
The Princess Royal Patron, College of Occupational Therapists, will Launch the Strategic Plan at the Town Hall, Albert Square, Greater Manchester.
Tuesday, 13th May 2008
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will pay a State Visit to the Republic of Turkey from 13th to 16th May 2008.
The Duke of York Patron, will give a Reception for the SS Great Britain Trust at St. James’s Palace.
The Duke of York Patron, will give a Lunch for Weston Spirit at Buckingham Palace.
The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will attend the Royalist Regatta, Solent, Portsmouth, Hampshire, from 13th - 14th May.
The Princess Royal Patron, The Development Trust (for the Mentally Handicapped), will hold a 20th Anniversary Reception at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal will open a new Environmental Laboratory and Information Centre at AstraZeneca UK Limited, Freshwater Quarry, Brixham, Devon.
The Princess Royal President, Rural Housing Trust, will attend a Seminar for Parish Councillors at Clinton Hall, Merton, Okehampton, Devon.
Wednesday, 14th May 2008
The Prince of Wales Air Chief Marshal, Royal Air Force, will present campaign medals and commendations to Service personnel recently returned from operational deployments and will meet the recipients and guests and other Station personnel during a Reception, RAF Odiham, Hook, Hampshire.
The Prince of Wales will formally open the new Collector Earl’s Garden and meet the garden designers, gardeners and guests during a Reception hosted by The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex.
The Princess Royal Patron, British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, will attend a Conference at Kings College, London WC2.
The Princess Royal Patron, Women’s Royal Naval Service Benevolent Trust, will attend the Annual General Meeting at The Victory Services Club, 63-79 Seymour Street, London W2.
The Princess Royal will attend The Federation of International Women’s Associations in London’s Conference at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, 60 Knightsbridge, London SW1.
The Princess Royal Guardian, Give Them A Sporting Chance, will attend a Dinner at Mansion House, Mansion House Street, London EC4.
Thursday, 15th May 2008
The Prince of Wales President, The Prince’s Trust, will attend The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Leadership Conference and launch of the Business Club to mark 25 years of the charity’s Business Programme, and will meet the Chancellor of the Exchequer, business leaders, and young people who have set up businesses with help from the Trust, One Great George Street, Westminster, London.
The Duke of York Patron, Young Engineers, will give a Lunch at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of York Patron, Fight for Sight, will give a Dinner at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of York Commodore, Royal Thames Yacht Club, will give a Reception at St. James’s Palace.
The Princess Royal Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Logistic Corps, will visit the Army School of Ammunition, Marlborough Barracks, Southam, Warwickshire.
Sunday, 18th May 2008
The Duke of York UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will co-Chair the World Economic Forum - Middle East Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Monday, 19th May 2008
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the Chelsea Flower Show.
The Duke of York UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will co-Chair the World Economic Forum - Middle East Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
The Princess Royal will visit the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3.
Tuesday, 20th May 2008
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will give a Reception for those involved with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
The Duke of Edinburgh Grand President, will chair a Meeting of the Council of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League, at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of York UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will co-Chair the World Economic Forum - Middle East Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
The Princess Royal will open the National Association of Memorial Masons’ Centenary Garden at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Staffordshire.
The Princess Royal President, RedR UK, will hold a Supporters Dinner at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal Patron, The Firefighters Memorial Charitable Trust Fund, will unveil the Monument to the United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Services at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Princess Royal Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Corps of Signals, will unveil the Royal Signals Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Wednesday, 21st May 2008
The Duke of Edinburgh will hold a Tea for Topolski Memoir at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of Edinburgh Grand Master, will attend a Service for the Order of the British Empire at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4.
The Duke of Edinburgh Grand Master, Order of the British Empire, will attend a Luncheon at the Farmers Club, Whitehall Court, London SW1.
The Princess Royal Patron, The British School of Osteopathy, will open a new Clinic, 98-118 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1
The Princess Royal Commodore-in-Chief, Portsmouth, will rededicate Victory Building, The Parade, Her Majesty’s Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
The Princess Royal President, Royal Naval Museum, will open the Exhibition ‘Sea Your History: 20th Century Royal Navy’ at the Museum, Her Majesty’s Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
The Princess Royal Commodore-in-Chief, Portsmouth, will visit HMS COLLINGWOOD, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire.
The Princess Royal Patron, The Whitley Fund for Nature, will attend the Annual Awards Ceremony and Reception at Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7.
Thursday, 22nd May 2008
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Liverpool.
The Princess Royal President, Victim Support Scotland, will attend the National Schools Public Speaking Competition Scottish Final at The Bank of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh.
The Princess Royal Patron, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), will attend the Scottish Region’s Young Professionals Transport Event at Hibernian Football Club, Easter Road Stadium, 12 Albion Place, Edinburgh.
The Princess Royal Patron, Tenovus Scotland, will attend a Reception at The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh.
The Princess Royal Patron, The Scottish Business Achievement Award Trust, will attend the Annual Award Luncheon at Dundas Castle, South Queensferry, Edinburgh.
Friday, 23rd May 2008
The Princess Royal Patron, UK Youth, will open South Park Enterprise College, Newdown Road, South Park Industrial Estate, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.
The Princess Royal will open Foresight Limited’s new premises, 60 Newmarket Street, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.
Tuesday, 27th May 2008
The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will attend a Banffshire Business Lunch at Glenfiddich Distillery, Banffshire.
The Duke of York will open the Hopeman Skate Park, Hopeman, Moray.
The Duke of York Patron, will visit the Eden Court Theatre, Inverness.
The Duke of York Admiral, Marine Society and Sea Cadets, will visit the Inverness Sea Cadet Unit, T.S. BRITON, Inverness-shire.
Wednesday, 28th May 2008
The Queen The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will open the newly refurbished Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albermarle Street, London W1.
The Duke of Edinburgh Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award World Fellowship, will hold a Dinner to mark the 21st Anniversary of the founding of the World Fellowship, at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess Royal Patron, The Home Farm Trust, will visit a housing development at 5 Orchard Brow, Little Neston, Cheshire.
The Princess Royal will open the Victoria Gallery and Museum at the University of Liverpool, Victoria Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool.
The Princess Royal will open the Built Environment Training Centre at Deeside College, Kelsterton Road, Connah’s Quay, Deeside, Flintshire.
The Princess Royal Patron, The Home Farm Trust, will visit a housing development at 12 Old Vicarage Road, Willaston, Neston, Cheshire.
Thursday, 29th May 2008
The Duke of Edinburgh Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will hold a Dinner at St. James’s Palace.
The Princess Royal Vice President, The Royal Bath and West of England Society, will visit the Royal Bath and West Show at the Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
The Princess Royal Director, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), will attend a Board Meeting at 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, E14
Friday, 30th May 2008
The Duke of Edinburgh will visit ParcAberporth, West Wales Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Centre, in Ceredigion, Dyfed.
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