Calendar of the British Royals (October 2008)

The public engagements, for the rest of October 2008, of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her family are as follows:

Sunday, 12th October 2008

The Earl of Wessex Patron, The Tennis and Rackets Association, will open the Real Tennis Court at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will open the new Duke of Edinburgh Centre at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Monday, 13th October 2008

The Duke of York Chairman of the Trustees, the Outward Bound Trust, will give a Patron’s Company Lunch at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal will attend the Annual Review Launch Ceremony, House of Lords, Westminster, London SW1A

The Princess Royal will attend a reception and open a customer services area at the Town Hall, Horton Street, London W8

Tuesday, 14th October 2008

The Duke of Edinburgh Patron, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will hold a Reception and Dinner for all participants of the London to Florence Car Rally, at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Cornwall.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, will attend The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Conference at Moor Hall Hotel, Moor Hall Drive, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.

The Earl of Wessex will open new premises Bernhard Court, at Bernhard & Company Limited, Bilton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire.

The Earl of Wessex will open the refurbished Science Schools at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire.

The Earl of Wessex will open the Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College, Newbold Road, Rugby, Warwickshire.

The Countess of Wessex will open the new Frome Community Hospital, which is part of a community hospital redevelopment programme by Somerset Primary Care Trust, at Enos Way, Frome, Somerset.

The Countess of Wessex will open the new centre at Brock House Children’s Centre, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset.

The Countess of Wessex Patron, will attend the Two Moors Festival, Ashburton, Devon.

The Princess Royal Patron, British Quality Foundation will attend the UK Excellence Awards 2008 Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony, The Grand Ballroom, London Hilton, Park Lane, London, W1Y.

The Princess Royal President, Victim Support will visit the Victim Support Plus Offices, Victim Support Leicestershire and Rutland, 2nd Floor, Alliance House, 6 Bishop Street, Leicester, Leicestershire.

The Princess Royal President, Save The Children UK, will attend a Soroptimists of Leicester Celebratory Luncheon, The Walkers Stadium, Filbert Way, Leicester

The Princess Royal President, Riding for the Disabled Association will open the new Mount Group livery centre at Somerby Liveries, Oakham Road, Somerby, Leicestershire.

The Duke of Gloucester Patron, St George’s Society New York, will attend the Advisory Council Meeting at M & C Saatchi, London W1.

Princess Alexandra President, Queen Alexandra’s House Association, will attend a Gala Evening at Imperial College, Exhibition Road, London SW7.

Wednesday, 15th October 2008

The Queen will give a tea at Buckingham Palace to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the BBC Blue Peter television programme.

The Duke of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow, Institute of Sports and Exercise Medicine, will hold a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will attend two Ceremonies for Young People who have achieved the Gold Award Standard at St. James’s Palace.

The Countess of Wessex Patron, will present prizes to children at the London Children’s Flower Society Annual Trophy Ceremony at the Old Museum, The Guildhall, City of London, Gresham Street, London EC2.

The Countess of Wessex Patron, will visit the Peckham Settlement, Goldsmith Road, London SE15.

The Countess of Wessex will visit the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory, 20 Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey.

The Princess Royal President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers will open Cardiff Carers Centre’s new premises, Victoria House, 250 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff.

The Princess Royal President, The Mission to Seafarers will attend the Annual National Service for Seafarers 2008, St. Paul’s Cathedral, St. Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M

The Princess Royal President, Save The Children UK will visit the Cardiff Save the Children Shop, 42 Albany Road, Roath, Cardiff

The Duke of Gloucester Patron in Chief, Friends of St Clement Danes, will attend a Service to mark the 50th anniversary of the Consecration of St Clement Danes Church at the Central Church of the Royal Air Force at The Strand, London WC2.

The Duke of Kent will attend the Blue Seal Club Dinner, at the Mandarin Hyde Park Hotel, 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1.

Thursday, 16th October 2008

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the British Headquarters of Google.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will give a reception at Buckingham Palace for the 2008 Great Britain Olympic Team.

The Duke of Edinburgh Colonel, Grenadier Guards, will hold a Dinner for the Colonel’s Fund, at St. James’s Palace.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will attend a Reception to meet volunteers and key members of the Local Authority at Castell Alun High School, Hope, Flintshire.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will visit Police Cadets, Police and participants from schools and the Probation Service involved in the Award, at Wrexham Police Departmental Headquarters, Bodhyfryd, Wrexham.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will attend a Lunch with members of the local business community at Toyota (United Kingdom) Limited, Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside, Flintshire.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, will meet new Award participants at Yale College, Wrexham.

The Princess Royal President, British Olympic Association will attend a Returning Olympians Reception given by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal President, Racing Welfare, will attend a Pride of Racing Awards Dinner, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St. John’s Wood, London, NW8

The Princess Royal Patron, British School of Osteopathy, will attend the Conferment and Awards Ceremony at Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London SE1

The Princess Royal Patron, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health will open the new Headquarters and attend a Seminar on the College’s international work, 5-11 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X

The Duke of Gloucester President, Clubs for Young People, will visit Downside Fisher Club, Coxon Place, Druid Street, SE1.

The Duke of Kent Honorary Member, will attend a Fine Wine Dinner at the Athenaeum, Pall Mall, London SW1.

Princess Alexandra Patron, will attend a Reception to celebrate the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of Home-Start UK at City Hall, London SE1.

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

Friday, 17th October 2008

The Duke of Edinburgh Patron, Egham and Thorpe Royal Agriculture and Horticultural Association, will hold a Reception to mark their 150th Anniversary, at Windsor Castle.

The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit the Isle of Man.

The Princess Royal will open the new Rolls-Royce production factory, Gypsy Patch Lane, Filton, South Gloucestershire

The Princess Royal will open McCarthy and Stone’s Maple Tree Court, Old Market, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire

The Duke of Kent will visit Traka plc, 30 Stilebrook Road, Olney, Buckinghamshire.

The Duke of Kent will visit Eurobuns, Whitehall Avenue, Kingston, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

The Duke of Kent will visit the University of Buckingham, Buckinghamshire.

Sunday, 19th October 2008

Princess Alexandra will attend the Golden Jubilee Service and plant a commemorative tree at St Luke’s Church, West Kilburn, London W9.

Monday, 20th October 2008

The Duke of Edinburgh Chancellor, University of Cambridge, will hold a Reception for the Vice-Chancellor’s Circle, at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Gordon Murray Design Limited at Broadford Park, Shalford, Surrey.

The Princess Royal will visit Northumberland Sport’s Sportsability Programme, Longhirst Hall, Longhirst, Morpeth, Northumberland.

The Princess Royal will NOT NOW visit Morpeth Chantry, Bridge Street, Morpeth, Northumberland.

The Princess Royal will open Wentworth Leisure Centre, Wentworth Park, Hexham, Northumberland.

The Princess Royal will visit St. Benet Biscop Roman Catholic High School, Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, Northumberland.

The Duke of Gloucester will visit Buckinghamshire.

The Duke of Kent Patron, London Philharmonic Orchestra, will attend a Reception for the Launch of the Tchaikovsky Festival, at the Russian Ambassador’s Residence, London.

Princess Alexandra President, Royal Star and Garter Homes, will open a new Care Home, Monkspath Hall Road, Solihull, West Midlands.

Tuesday, 21st October 2008

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to 23rd October - will pay a State Visit to Slovenia.

The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit Dorset.

The Earl of Wessex to the 26th October, will Chair the International Council of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Association in Mauritius.

The Earl of Wessex will attend a Reception at the British High Commission, Foreal, Mauritius.

The Princess Royal President, Royal British Legion Women’s Section, will launch Gloucestershire Poppy Appeal at Kemble Airport, Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

The Princess Royal Grand Master, The Royal Victorian Order, will attend Evensong and a Reception at The Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy, Savoy Hill, Strand, London WC2.

The Princess Royal Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Logistic Corps, will open a new Territorial Army Centre, 210 Transport Squadron Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers), 151 (London) Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers), Stonecot Hill, Sutton, Surrey.

The Princess Royal President, British Olympic Association, will attend a National Olympic Congress Dinner at Radisson Edwardian New Providence Wharf Hotel, 5 Fairmont Avenue, London, E14.

The Duke of Kent Colonel, will attend the launch of the Scots Guards Colonel’s Fund, at the Guildhall, London EC2.

The Duke of Kent will visit Retford Primary Care Centre, North Road, Nottinghamshire.

The Duke of Kent will visit Retford Oaks High School, Babworth Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire.

The Duke of Kent will visit the restoration of the Central Tower of Southwell Minster, Church Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire.

Wednesday, 22nd October 2008

The Duke of York Commodore, will attend the Laying Up Dinner at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Knightsbridge, London, SW1.

The Earl of Wessex will visit the Cheshire Home, Palma, Mauritius.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation will attend a World Fellowship Dinner at the One and Only Le St. Geran Hotel, Pointe de Flacq, Mauritius.

The Princess Royal Commodore-in-Chief, Portsmouth, will attend a Trafalgar Night Dinner onboard HMS NOTTINGHAM, Her Majesty’s Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The Princess Royal will launch Restorative Solutions Community Interest Company’s Restorative Approaches in Neighbourhoods Scheme at Guoman Tower Hotel, St. Katharine’s Way, London E1.

Thursday, 23rd October 2008

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh and 24th October - will pay a State Visit to Slovakia.

The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will visit West Sussex.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, will attend a Dinner with delegates of the International Gold Event at Pointe aux Sables, Mauritius.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, will open the Youth Forum at the Maritime Training Academy, Pointe au Sables, Mauritius.

The Princess Royal will attend The Royal Caledonian Schools Trust’s 200th Anniversary Reception at Dover House, Whitehall, London, SW1.

The Princess Royal Patron, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), will attend an Annual Awards Dinner at London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London W1.

The Princess Royal Honorary Fellow, The Institution of Highways and Transportation, will attend a ‘Promoting Diversity in Highways and Transportation’ Workshop at the House of Lords, London SW1.

The Duke of Kent will visit West Yorkshire.

Friday, 24th October 2008

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, will attend a Gala Dinner at the Sofitel Hotel, Wolmar, Flic en Flac, Mauritius.

The Earl of Wessex Chairman, International Council, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, will Chair the International Council Meeting at the Sofitel Hotel, Wolmar, Flic en Flac, Mauritius.

The Princess Royal Patron, The Injured Jockeys Fund, will attend a Race Meeting at Fakenham Racecourse, Pudding Norton, Fakenham, Norfolk.

The Princess Royal Patron, The Home Farm Trust, will open Bradbury Resource Centre, Pound Lane, Ugley, Bishop’s Stortford, Essex.

The Duke of Kent Colonel, will attend the Scots Guards Warrant Officers’ and Sergeants Association 60th Annual Dinner, at the Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh.

Saturday, 25th October 2008

The Duke of Edinburgh will open the new Headquarters of the 1st Wraysbury Scout and Guide Group at the Community Centre, the Green, Wraysbury, Staines, Middlesex.

The Earl of Wessex Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, will attend a Trustees’ Meeting at the Sofitel Hotel, Wolmar, Flic en Flac, Mauritius.

The Earl of Wessex Chairman, International Council, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award International Foundation, will Chair the International Council Meeting at the Sofitel Hotel, Wolmar, Flic en Flac, Mauritius.

Monday, 27th October 2008

The Queen Patron, will attend a reception at St. James’s Palace to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Leonard Cheshire Disability.

The Duke of Edinburgh Patron, Outward Bound Trust, will hold a Luncheon at Frogmore House, Windsor, Berkshire.

The Duke of Edinburgh will present the Royal Institute of International Affairs Chatham House Prize, at Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2.

The Princess Royal Patron, The Cranfield Trust, will attend a 20th Anniversary Reception at House of Lords, London SW1.

The Princess Royal will open an Equestrian Centre at Bishop Burton College, York Road, Bishop Burton, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.

The Princess Royal will open The Hawk Creative Business Park, The Hawkhills Estate, Easingwold, York, North Yorkshire.

The Princess Royal Patron, The Butler Trust, will visit Humberside Probation Trust, Liberty House, Liberty Lane, Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.

The Duke of Gloucester will visit St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School, Finchley to mark the Centenary of its foundation.

Tuesday, 28th October 2008

The Duke of Edinburgh President Emeritus, World Wide Fund for Nature - International, will hold a Reception and present The Duke of Edinburgh’s Conservation Medal, at St. James’s Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh Elder Brother and Master, The Corporation of Trinity House, will attend a Civic Luncheon at Trinity House, London EC3.

The Duke of Edinburgh President, National Playing Fields Association (Fields in Trust), presents the President’s Certificates at Buckingham Palace.

The Countess of Wessex Patron, the National Autistic Society, will attend a Lunch for Fundraisers, at the Walbrook, 37A Walbrook, London EC4.

The Princess Royal President, The Rural Housing Trust, will open an affordable housing scheme at Dunmore Meadow, Common Lane, Brightwalton, Thatcham; followed by a Reception at Brightwalton Village Hall, Brightwalton, Newbury, Berkshire.

The Princess Royal Patron, The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, will visit Reading Citizens Advice Bureau, Minster Street, Reading, Berkshire.

The Princess Royal Patron, Voluntary Service Overseas, will hold a 50th Anniversary Dinner at Buckingham Palace.

The Princess Royal President, The Rural Housing Trust, will open an affordable housing scheme, at Folly View, Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham, Berkshire.

The Princess Royal Patron, The Injured Jockeys Fund, will visit Oaksey House, Lambourn, Hungerford, Berkshire.

The Princess Royal Commandant In Chief (Ambulance and Nursing Cadets), St. John Ambulance, will open the new Headquarters and Training Centre, Deadman’s Lane, Englefield Estate, Theale, Reading, Berkshire.

Wednesday, 29th October 2008

The Duke of Edinburgh Honorary Life Member, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, will present the 2008 Prince Philip Award at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Edinburgh Senior Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering, will attend the New Fellows’ Dinner at the Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2.

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 will attend a Reception in aid of Service Personnel returning from Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq at House of Lords, London SW1.

The Princess Royal will attend a Service of Dedication to commemorate those who have died in conflicts since the end of the Second World War at Westminster Abbey, London SW1.

The Princess Royal President, Victim Support, will open the new National Centre, Hallam House, 56-60 Hallam Street, London W1.

The Princess Royal Chancellor, University of London, will open the King’s Clinical Research Facility at St. Thomas’ Hospital, 249 Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1.

The Princess Royal President, RedR UK, will attend the Patrons Reception at The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2 Savoy Place, London WC2.

Thursday, 30th October 2008

The Countess of Wessex will attend a Reception for Supporters of The Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2008 in aid of Wellbeing of Women and ORBIS at St. James’s Palace.

The Countess of Wessex Patron, will attend the Craft Guild of Chefs Combined Services Culinary Challenge at Sandown Park Exhibition Centre, Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey.

The Princess Royal Patron, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, will visit the Trust, Les Augres Manor, La Profonde Rue, Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands.

The Princess Royal will visit Family Nursing and Home Care (Jersey) Incorporated, Gervaise Le Gros Resource Centre, Mont Les Vaux, St. Aubin, St. Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands.

The Princess Royal President, Victim Support, will visit Victim Support and Witness Service (Jersey) at The Magistrate’s Court, Union Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.

The Princess Royal will visit The Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society at The Royal Jersey Showground, La Route de la Trinte, Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands.

The Princess Royal President, The Royal British Legion Women’s Section, will visit the Jersey Branch at Sunset Nurseries, St. Peter, Jersey, Channel Islands.

Friday, 31st October 2008

The Princess Royal President, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, will visit St. Helens Carers Centre, 31-35 Baldwin Street, Merseyside.

The Princess Royal President, Royal Yachting Association, will open Liverpool Sailing Club’s new Clubhouse at the Speke Coastal Park, Garston, Merseyside.

The Princess Royal President, Save the Children UK, will visit AbitibiBowater, Bridgewater Mill, North Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

Princess Alexandra Patron, will attend a Reception at Innholders Hall, London EC4, to celebrate the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Dystonia Society

via British Monarchy website