Weekly Update to 5th May, 2024
MISSING DAYS from the CC on the British Monarch Website:
3rd and 24th February – 4/611
Milestones achieved this week: HM The King (56) reached his half-century for the year as did HM The Queen (50). HRH The Princess Royal (214) reached her double century for the year during her visit to Canada. Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence also reached his half-century for the year while accompanying The Princess Royal to Canada.
Approaching a milestone: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (98) is approaching his century for the year.
Total Engagements with Individual Percentage of Total
HM The King – 56 (47 – up 9 – 8.1%)
HM The Queen – 50 (43 – up 7 – 7.2%)
HRH The Prince of Wales –30 (27 – up 3 – 4.3%)
HRH The Princess of Wales – 0
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 98 (89 – up 6 – 14.2%)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 64 (64– no change– 9.3%)
HRH The Princess Royal – 214 (189 – up 25 – 31.1%)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 59 (38 – up 21 – 8.5%)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 57 (54 – up 3 – 8.2%)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 29 (28 – up 1 – 4.2%)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 31 (30 – up 1 – 4.5%)
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1 (1 – no change – 0.1%)
The League Table
HRH The Princess Royal – 214
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 98
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 64
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 59
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 57
HM The King – 56
HM The Queen – 50
HRH The Duke of Kent – 31
HRH The Prince of Wales – 30
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 29
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1
Year to Date Total – 691 (611 – up 80)
Percentage and Total of Engagements
90s (Katherine Kent) – 0
80s (Edward Kent, Alexandra, Michael) – 33 (4.8%)
70s (Charles, Camilla, Anne, Richard, Birgitte, Marie-Christine) – 407 (58.9%)
60s (Andrew, Edward after 10th March, Tim) – 100 (14.5%)
50s (Edward up to 10th March, Sophie) – 121 (17.5%)
40s (William, Catherine, Meghan, Edoardo) – 30 (4.3%)
30s (Harry, Beatrice, Eugenie, Jack) – 0
20s (Louise) – 0
10s (George, James) – 0
0s (Charlotte, Louis, Archie, Lilibet) – 0
Over Retirement Age (65) – 499 (72.2%)
Number of Days on which a royal undertook Official Engagements to 5th May, 2024
HM The King – 23 (up 3)
HM The Queen – 30 (up 3)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 18 (up 2)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 41 (up 2)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 32 (no change)
HRH The Princess Royal – 77 (up 6)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 22 (up 5)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 36 (up 3)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 19 (up 1)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 27 (up 1)
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1 (no change)
Royal Palaces where Events Occurred to 5th May, 2024
Buckingham Palace – 14
Buckingham Palace – The King – 45
Windsor Castle – 23
St James’ Palace – 30
Clarence House – 10
Kensington Palace – 13
Holyrood Palace – 1
Sandringham House – 4
Balmoral Castle –
Marlborough House – 2
Dumfries House –
Hillsborough Castle – 1
Edinburgh Castle – 1
Tower of London –
Hampton Court Palace –
Windsor Great Park –
HMY Britannia –
Highgrove House –
Cathedrals, Abbeys, Chapels etc (Royal Peculiars in Particular)
Westminster Abbey – 6
St Paul’s Cathedral – 1
St George’s Chapel – 2
The King’s Chapel of the Savoy – 1
The Queen's Chapel, St James's Palace –
Types of Engagements from 29th April, 2024 to 5th May, 2024
Just a reminder that this is the type of engagement that occurred in the past week, but the total is the total for the year not just for the week.
Audience – 21
Awards (Ceremony) – 6
Celebration – 1
Church Service – 2
Commissioning Ceremony – 2
Departed – 14
Dinner – 40
Graduation Ceremony – 1
Investiture – 18
Laid Wreath – 10
Meeting – 20
Met People – 15
Named – 2
Naming – 1
Opened – 31
Parade – 5
Presented Medal/s – 2
Received – 58
Received by – 11
Received Coronation Roll – 2
Reception – 67
Recital – 1
Regatta – 2
Reopening – 1
Salute – 1
Summit – 1
Took Salute – 1
Toured – 4
Viewed (Demonstration, Exhibition etc) – 8
Visit – 204
Was Visited by – 1
Patronages that were Supported via an Official Engagements from 28th April, 2024 to 5th May, 2024
British Museum – 2
Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association – 1
Cancer Research UK – 2
Chaffinch Trust – 2
City and Guilds of London Institute – 2
Commonwealth Games Federation – 1
Commonwealth War Graves Commission – 4
Earthshot Prize – 4
Gloucestershire County History Trust – 1
Honorary Military – 39
London Philharmonic Orchestra – 3
Macmillan Cancer Support – 1
Newport Minster Appeal – 2
Prince Philip Trust Fund for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead – 2
Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales – 3
Royal Yacht Squadron Isle of Wight Foundation – 2
The Queen's Reading Room – 3
The Queen's Wash Bag Project – 1
University Chancellor – 10
Whitley Fund for Nature – 1
World Monuments Fund Britain – 1
Organisations that were Supported via an Official Engagement from 22nd April, 2024 to 5th May, 2024
"Michelangelo: the Last Decades" Exhibition – 2
Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Parade – 2
British Museum – 2
Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association – 1
Clare Lallows Boat Yard – 1
Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt (Canada) – 2
Fed Urban Agriculture Society Urban Farm, Victoria (Canada) – 2
God’s Acre Cemetery, Victoria (Canada) – 2
Great Western Railway Intercity Express Train HRH The Princess Royal – 2
Heritage – 1
HMCS Max Bernays (Canada) – 5
James’ Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne – 1
London Clinic – 3
Low Carbon Materials, Seaham – 1
Macmillan Cancer Support – 1
Maritime Museum of British Columbia Archive, Victoria (Canada) – 2
Minster Church of Saints Thomas, Newport – 2
North Vancouver Burrard Drydock (Canada) – 2
Ocean Global Race Winner 'Maiden' – 1
Osel Enterprises Limited – 1
Royal Victoria Yacht Club – 2
Royal Yacht Squadron – 1
Spinlock Production Facility – 1
Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Fashion Task Force – 1
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre, London – 2
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association – 2
Whitley Fund for Nature – 1
Overseas Engagements to 5th May, 2024
Year to Date Total – 135 (99 – 36)
HM The Queen – 3 (3 – no change)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 37 (37 – no change)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 7 (7 – no change)
HRH The Princess Royal – 50 (32 – up 18)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 38 (20 – up 18)
Countries Where Royals Have Undertaken Engagements to 5th May, 2024
Canada (COMR) – 36 – HRH The Princess Royal – 18; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 18;
Dubai – 8 – HRH The Princess Royal – 8;
France – 7 – HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 7;
Isle of Mann (BCD) 3 – HM The Queen – 3;
Namibia (COM) – 4 – HRH The Princess Royal – 4;
Republic of Ireland – 2 – HRH The Princess Royal – 1; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 1;
South Africa (COM) – 7 – HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 7;
Sri Lanka(COM) – 38 – HRH The Princess Royal – 19; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 19;
St Helena St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (BOT) – 20 – HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 20;
Uganda (COM) – 10 – HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 10;
NOTE: COM = a Commonwealth country; COMR = Commonwealth Realm; BOT = British Overseas Territory; BCD – British Crown Dependency
Royals who have Official Engagement with Politicians, including Ambassadors and High Commissioners to 5th May, 2024 (Note the engagement often includes multiple politicians etc such as a STATE BANQUET)
HM The King – 27 (up 5)
HM The Queen – 5 (up 1)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 19 (no change)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 2 (no change)
HRH The Princess Royal – 8 (up 2)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 7 (up 2)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 1 (no change)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 2 (no change)
Used Secondary Title to 5th May, 2024
HM The Queen – 2 (Lord of Mann – 2 – officially representing The King who holds that title)
Countries of the UK where Engagements Occurred to 5th May, 2024
England – 491
Scotland – 39
Northern Ireland – 12
Wales – 11