Weekly update to 16th August.
The second quietest week of the year so far - two engagements all week from the entire family - one each to The Queen (an audience with the Scottish first minister) and Philip (a reception with senior officers from one of his regiments). The only quieter week was the first week of the year when only The Duchess of Gloucester carried out one engagement.
HM The Queen - 432 (431 - up 1)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh - 317 (315 - up 1)
HRH The Prince of Wales - 467 (467 – no change)
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall - 231 (231 – no change)
HRH The Duke of Cambridge - 45 (45 - no change)
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge - 70 (70 - no change)
HRH Prince Henry of Wales - 69 (69 – no change)
HRH The Duke of York - 325 (325 - no change)
HRH Princess Beatrice of York - 18 (18 - no change)
HRH Princess Eugenie of York - 14 (14 - no change)
HRH The Earl of Wessex - 294 (294 - no change)
HRH The Countess of Wessex - 260 (260 – no change)
HRH The Princess Royal - 355 (355 – no change)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester - 239 (239 – no change)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester - 91 (91 – no change)
HRH The Duke of Kent - 142 (142 – no change)
HRH The Duchess of Kent - 8 (8 - no change)
HRH Prince Michael of Kent – 20 (20 – no change)
HRH Princess Michael of Kent - 20 (20 – no change)
HRH Princess Alexandra - 75 (75 – no change)
Order from most downwards - the 'league table' if you like. I refuse to calculate how people are moving up or down that list. I do move people around who have moved up or down but I am not putting in how many places they are moving - although usually it is only one place in either direction.
HRH The Prince of Wales - 467
HM The Queen – 432
HRH The Princess Royal - 355
HRH The Duke of York - 325
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 317
HRH The Earl of Wessex - 294
HRH The Countess of Wessex - 260
HRH The Duke of Gloucester - 239
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall - 231
HRH The Duke of Kent - 142
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester - 91
HRH Princess Alexandra - 75
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge - 70
HRH Prince Henry of Wales - 69
HRH The Duke of Cambridge - 45
HRH Prince Michael of Kent – 20
HRH Princess Michael of Kent -20
HRH Princess Beatrice of York – 18
HRH Princess Eugenie of York - 14
HRH The Duchess of Kent - 8
Year to date total - 3493 with 76.5% of those engagements being carried out by The Queen, her children and their spouses. The remaining 23.5% have been done by her grandchildren, first cousins and their spouses. This sees no change from last week.
The main line (The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duke of Cambridge, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry) has remained at 46.5%.
21% of all engagements are being done by those over 85 - The Queen and Philip.
28% done by those 70 and above (The Queen, Philip, The Duke of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra)
69% are being done by those over 60 - meaning that 48% of all engagements so far this year have been carried out by Charles, Camilla, Anne, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Micheal (the ones in their 60s).
One interesting thing in looking at the Future Engagements is that they list Edward and Sophie as 'carrying out engagements in Canada' in September but there is no mention of William and Kate carrying out engagements in Singapore, Malaysia, The Solomons or Tuvalu even though they will be doing that tour at the same time as Edward and Sophie and it is an official Jubilee tour. I find it interesting because the Future Engagements doesn't give all future engagements for every royal.