Royal Engagements

Royal Engagements

The Queen holds an Investiture at Buckingham Palace. The Duke of Edinburgh, Admiral of the Fleet, addresses the Royal College of Defence Studies, London SW1, and attends a reception for the White Ensign Association at Buckingham Palace; and, as 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 Queen Mother unveils a statue of Sir Noel Coward at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London WC2. The Prince of Wales, Patron, Music in Country Churches, attends a fund-raising reception at Spencer House, London SW1. The Princess Royal opens the new Women's Education in Building Centre, London SE16; as Patron, the National Coaching Foundation, attends the 15th birthday celebrations and launch of the Coaching Hall of Fame and Coaching Medal of Honour at the Cafe Royal, London W1; as President, British Knitting and Clothing Export Council, visits Coleman Douglas Pearls, Drayton Gardens, London SW10, and visits Damask, New Kings Road, London SW6; attends the Library Association's Royal Charter Centenary celebrations at the British Library, London NW1; and, as President, Save the Children Fund, attends a Festival of Trees Gala Dinner at the Natural History Museum, London SW7. The Duke of Kent presents the annual Torch Trophy Trust awards at Simpsons (Piccadilly), London W1. Princess Alexandra, President of Queen Alexandra's House Association, attends a reception given by the Friends of Queen Alexandra's House at Kensington Gore, London SW7.