Court Circular 18th February:
Buckingham Palace
Her Excellency Mrs Fatimata Dia was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Senegal to the Court of St James’s.
Mr Mouhamadou Falilou Diagne was also received by Her Majesty.
His Excellency Lieutenant-General Paul Mihova was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of Zambia in London.
Mrs Mihova was also received by Her Majesty.
Sir Simon McDonald (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.
The Lord Peel (Lord Chamberlain) had an audience of The Queen this afternoon and presented an Address from the House of Lords to which Her Majesty was graciously pleased to make reply.
Court Circular 19th February:
Buckingham Palace
The Queen this morning opened the Royal National Ear, Nose and Throat and Eastman Dental Hospitals, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 47-49 Huntley Street, London WC1, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa), the Chairman of the Trust (the Baroness Neuberger), Professor Marcel Levi (Chief Executive) and the Mayor of the London Borough of Camden (Councillor Maryam Eslamdoust).
Her Majesty, escorted by the Chief Executive, visited the Auditory Implant Centre, viewing a timeline display of the history of the Hospitals and demonstrations of a cochlear implant and a rotatory chair, and meeting clinicians and patients.
The Queen viewed the Dental Bay and a demonstration of equipment on the Adult Dental Treatment Floor, and met patients and members of staff.
Her Majesty subsequently visited the Paediatric Dental and Ear, Nose and Throat Floor, viewing the treatment area and meeting groups of patients who have benefited from the Hospitals’ care and their families.
The Queen held a Council at 5.30pm.
There were present: the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, the Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP, the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP and the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP.
Mrs Sue-Ellen Braverman MP, Mr George Eustice MP, Ms Amanda Milling MP and Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP were sworn in as members of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.
The following took the Oath of Office or made affirmation, kissed hands upon appointment and received the Seals of Office: the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP (as Chancellor of the Exchequer), the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP (as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), the Rt Hon George Eustice MP (as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), the Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP (as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), the Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP (as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) and the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP (as Secretary of State for International Development).
Mr Richard Tilbrook was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.
The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP had an audience of Her Majesty before the Council.
The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen this evening.
Court Circular 20th February:
Buckingham Palace
Mr Neil Crompton was received in audience by The Queen today and kissed hands upon his appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ms Rosa Zaragoza was also received by Her Majesty.
Mr Kevin Strong was received by The Queen this afternoon when Her Majesty decorated him with the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver).
Court Circular 25th February:
Buckingham Palace
The Queen this morning visited the Headquarters of MI5 at Thames House, Millbank, London SW1, and was received by the Director General (Sir Andrew Parker).
Court Circular 26th February:
Buckingham Palace
Admiral Anthony Radakin was received by The Queen today upon his appointment as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff.
Ms Bridget Brind was received in audience by The Queen this afternoon and kissed hands upon her appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Mr Nameer Al-Hadithi was also received by Her Majesty.
Mr Nicholas Woolley was received in audience by The Queen upon his appointment as British High Commissioner to the Republic of Zambia.
Ms Deborah Sidwell was also received by Her Majesty.
The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) had an audience of The Queen this evening.
Court Circular 27th February:
Buckingham Palace
His Excellency General Geraldo Sachipengo Nunda was received in audience by The Queen today and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Angola to the Court of St. James’s.
Mrs Nunda was also received by Her Majesty.
Her Excellency Ms Gilda Velásquez-Paz was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of El Salvador to the Court of St James’s.
Sir Simon McDonald (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present.
The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, this afternoon received Major General Robert Bruce upon relinquishing his appointment as Colonel of the Regiment and Major General Nicholas Borton upon assuming the appointment.
