Royal Engagements
The Queen accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, visits the White Tower at the Tower of London, London EC3; and gives a reception at Buckingham Palace marking the 50th birthday of The Prince of Wales, who attends with representatives from organisations which have links with him. The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron and Trustee, attends a reception at St James's Palace for young people who have reached the Gold Standard in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The Duke of York visits New Zealand. The Princess Royal attends a Reception on the occasion of the Annual Session of the Nato Assembly at the Palace of Holyroodhouse; opens the new Edinburgh Dental Institute at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; and as Patron, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, visits the School, attends the Leverhulme Lecture, and attends the Centenary Dinner, Liverpool Town Hall, Liverpool, Merseyside.
Changing of the Guard
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment mounts the Queen's Life Guard at Horse Guards, 11am.
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