Royal Engagements
The Duke of Edinburgh visits Portland, Dorset. The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Royal Opera, and President, the Friends of Covent Garden, visits the Royal Opera House redevelopment at Covent Garden, London WC2; attends the 1999 Royal Film Performance of Star Wars - Episode One: The Phantom Menace, in aid of the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund, at the Odeon, London WC2; and, as Patron, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, attends a reception celebrating the council's 21st anniversary and launching the Demeter Project, at the Chelsea Physic Garden, London SW3. The Princess Royal visits Bott Limited, Kingshill Industrial Estate, Bude, Cornwall; opens a new building at Maybridge Chemical Company, Trevillett, Cornwall; visits the Indian King Arts Centre, Camelford, Cornwall; as President, Riding for the Disabled Association, visits Lakefield Equestrian Centre, Camelford; and attends a Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Public Run at RNAS Culdrose, Helston, Cornwall.
Changing of the Guard
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment mounts the Queen's Life Guard at Horse Guards, 11am.
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