Royal Engagements

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh visit Mozambique. The Princess Royal, Patron, the Basic Skills Agency, attends a luncheon celebrating 25 years of Basic Skills Education in Birmingham, at the Council House, Birmingham; as President, RedR - Engineers for Disaster Relief, attends their Annual General Meeting at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, London SW1; and attends a dinner for the Memorial Gates Trust at the Banqueting Hall, Whitehall, London, SW1. The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron, SeeAbility (Royal School for the Blind), attends a reception at St James's Palace to mark the conclusion of the bicentenary celebrations. Princess Alexandra, Deputy President, the British Red Cross Society, attends the Preview Evening of the Red Cross Christmas Market at Guildhall, London EC2.

Changing of the Guard

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment mounts the Queen's Life Guard at Horse Guards, 11am.