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Weekly Update to 7th May, 2020
Another slow week with only meetings etc via either phone links or video links.
It has been interesting to see the different ways a video call or a phone call has been described – as you will see in the ‘types of engagements’. Someone is trying to keep things interesting at BP … whether deliberately or by accident but it does make it interesting to have to add new ‘types of engagements’ rather than ‘meeting via phone line’ or ‘meeting via video link’.
Charles has been busy having phone conversations with the First Ministers across the UK. Usually The Queen has one or maybe two audiences with the Scottish First Minister and one with the Welsh First Minister each year and the Northern Ireland First Minister less often. Charles has had a phone conversation with all three, plus the PM, in the past two weeks, which I find interesting.
MISSING DAYS:
These dates are missing from the British monarchy website but were published in The Times or other websites based on The Times entries.
January – 13th, 14th, 29th and 30th – engagements missed – 29
February – 19th and 20th – engagements missed – 34
March – 2nd – engagements missed – 8
May – 7th – engagements missed - 7
Total Percentage of missed engagements – 10.6% (78/738)
29th and 30th April were posted on the 5th May and the 7th May may be posted over the next day or so.
Milestones achieved this week: The Duchess of Cambridge (51) has reached her half-century while The Princess Royal (101) finally reached her century
Approaching a milestone: The Duchess of Cornwall (47) is still moving towards her half-century while the Duke of Gloucester (40) is now approaching his half-century.
Total Engagements with Individual Percentage of Total
HM The Queen – 70 (68 – up 2 – 9.5%)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 137 (131 – up 6 – 18.6%)
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall – 47 (45 – up 2 – 6.4%)
HRH The Duke of Cambridge – 78 (73 – up 5 – 10.6%)
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge – 51 (48 – up 3 – 6.9%)
HRH The Duke of Sussex – 2 (1 – no change – 0.3%)
HRH The Duchess of Sussex – 1 (1 – no change – 0.1%)
HRH The Duke of York – 1 (1 - no change – 0.1%)
HRH The Earl of Wessex – 69 (68 – up 1 – 9.3%)
HRH The Countess of Wessex – 70 (69 – up 1 – 9.5%)
HRH The Princess Royal – 101 (98 – up 3 – 13.7%)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 10 (10 – no change – 1.4%)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 40 (37 – up 3 – 5.4%)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 17 (14 – up 3 – 2.3%)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 37 (36 – up 1 – 5.0%)
HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 7 (7 – no change – 1.0%)
The League Table
HRH The Prince of Wales – 137
HRH The Princess Royal – 101
HRH The Duke of Cambridge – 78
HM The Queen – 70
HRH The Countess of Wessex – 70
HRH The Earl of Wessex – 69
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge – 51
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall – 47
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 40
HRH The Duke of Kent – 37
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 17
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 10
HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 7
HRH The Duke of Sussex – 2
HRH The Duchess of Sussex – 1
HRH The Duke of York – 1
Year to Date Total – 738 (708 – up 30)
Percentage and Total of Engagements
The number in brackets is the number of engagements carried out by that age-group.
90s (Elizabeth, Philip) – 9.5% (70)
80s (Edward Kent, Alexandra) – 6.0% (44)
70s (Charles, Camilla, Richard, Birgitte, Michael, Marie-Christine) – 32.7% (241)
60s (Andrew, Anne, Tim) – 15.2% (112)
50s (Edward, Sophie) – 18.8% (139)
40s
30s (William, Kate, Harry, Meghan, Beatrice, Jack, Eugenie) – 17.9% (132)
20s
10s
Over Retirement Age (65) – 62.2% (459)
Number of Days on which a royal undertook Official Engagements to 7th May, 2020
HM The Queen – 32
HRH The Prince of Wales – 54
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall – 25
HRH The Duke of Cambridge – 43
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge – 29
HRH The Duke of Sussex – 2
HRH The Duchess of Sussex – 1
HRH The Duke of York – 1
HRH The Earl of Wessex – 33
HRH The Countess of Wessex – 33
HRH The Princess Royal – 54
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 10
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 26
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 15
HRH The Duke of Kent – 23
HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 5
Royal Palaces where Events Occurred to 7th May, 2020
Windsor Castle – 9 (The Queen)
St James’ Palace – 54 (The Duke of Kent)
Kensington Palace – 51 (The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester)
Bagshot House – 17 (The Earl and Countess of Wessex)
Birkhall – 29 (The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall)
Anmer Hall – 25 (The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge)
Gatcombe Park – 10 (The Princess Royal)
Even though the CC may identify an engagement as Buckingham Palace or Clarence House we know that the royals concerned are following the government’s guidelines and so are isolating. As a result, I have listed their engagements based on their homes rather than their offices.
Types of Engagements from 1st May to 7th May, 2020
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.
Anniversary – 29
Audience via Phone Link – 9
Conference Call – 2
Delivered Message of Support – 2
Meeting via Conference Call – 15
Meeting via Phone Link – 42
Roundtable Discussion via Video Link – 2
Spoke to Veterans via Phone Link – 2
Spoke to Veterans via Video Link – 2
Talked to People via Video Link – 3
Patronages that were Supported via an Official Engagements from 1st May to 7th May, 2020
Almshouse Association – 3
Animal Health Trust – 7
Asthma UK – 1
Cancer Research UK – 1
Desert Rats Association – 1
Grange Centre for People with Disabilities – 1
National Portrait Gallery – 2
Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – 34
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust – 2
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – 3
Scottish Veterans’ Residences – 1
Tenovus Cancer Care – 1
Woodland Trust’s First World War Centenary Woods Project – 1
Organisations that were Supported via an Official Engagement from 1st May to 7th May, 2020
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust – 1
Royal British Legion – 2
Royal British Legion Care Home, Mais House – 1
Royal Mail – 2
Royals who have Official Meetings with Politicians, including Ambassadors and High Commissioners to 7th May, 2020
HM The Queen – 39 (37 – up 2)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 21 (16 – up 5)
HRH The Duke of Cambridge – 12 (11 – up 1)
Countries of the UK where Engagements Occurred to 7th May, 2020
England – 550
Scotland – 57
Another slow week with only meetings etc via either phone links or video links.
It has been interesting to see the different ways a video call or a phone call has been described – as you will see in the ‘types of engagements’. Someone is trying to keep things interesting at BP … whether deliberately or by accident but it does make it interesting to have to add new ‘types of engagements’ rather than ‘meeting via phone line’ or ‘meeting via video link’.
Charles has been busy having phone conversations with the First Ministers across the UK. Usually The Queen has one or maybe two audiences with the Scottish First Minister and one with the Welsh First Minister each year and the Northern Ireland First Minister less often. Charles has had a phone conversation with all three, plus the PM, in the past two weeks, which I find interesting.
MISSING DAYS:
These dates are missing from the British monarchy website but were published in The Times or other websites based on The Times entries.
January – 13th, 14th, 29th and 30th – engagements missed – 29
February – 19th and 20th – engagements missed – 34
March – 2nd – engagements missed – 8
May – 7th – engagements missed - 7
Total Percentage of missed engagements – 10.6% (78/738)
29th and 30th April were posted on the 5th May and the 7th May may be posted over the next day or so.
Milestones achieved this week: The Duchess of Cambridge (51) has reached her half-century while The Princess Royal (101) finally reached her century
Approaching a milestone: The Duchess of Cornwall (47) is still moving towards her half-century while the Duke of Gloucester (40) is now approaching his half-century.
Total Engagements with Individual Percentage of Total
HM The Queen – 70 (68 – up 2 – 9.5%)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 137 (131 – up 6 – 18.6%)
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall – 47 (45 – up 2 – 6.4%)
HRH The Duke of Cambridge – 78 (73 – up 5 – 10.6%)
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge – 51 (48 – up 3 – 6.9%)
HRH The Duke of Sussex – 2 (1 – no change – 0.3%)
HRH The Duchess of Sussex – 1 (1 – no change – 0.1%)
HRH The Duke of York – 1 (1 - no change – 0.1%)
HRH The Earl of Wessex – 69 (68 – up 1 – 9.3%)
HRH The Countess of Wessex – 70 (69 – up 1 – 9.5%)
HRH The Princess Royal – 101 (98 – up 3 – 13.7%)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 10 (10 – no change – 1.4%)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 40 (37 – up 3 – 5.4%)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 17 (14 – up 3 – 2.3%)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 37 (36 – up 1 – 5.0%)
HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 7 (7 – no change – 1.0%)
The League Table
HRH The Prince of Wales – 137
HRH The Princess Royal – 101
HRH The Duke of Cambridge – 78
HM The Queen – 70
HRH The Countess of Wessex – 70
HRH The Earl of Wessex – 69
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge – 51
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall – 47
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 40
HRH The Duke of Kent – 37
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 17
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 10
HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 7
HRH The Duke of Sussex – 2
HRH The Duchess of Sussex – 1
HRH The Duke of York – 1
Year to Date Total – 738 (708 – up 30)
Percentage and Total of Engagements
The number in brackets is the number of engagements carried out by that age-group.
90s (Elizabeth, Philip) – 9.5% (70)
80s (Edward Kent, Alexandra) – 6.0% (44)
70s (Charles, Camilla, Richard, Birgitte, Michael, Marie-Christine) – 32.7% (241)
60s (Andrew, Anne, Tim) – 15.2% (112)
50s (Edward, Sophie) – 18.8% (139)
40s
30s (William, Kate, Harry, Meghan, Beatrice, Jack, Eugenie) – 17.9% (132)
20s
10s
Over Retirement Age (65) – 62.2% (459)
Number of Days on which a royal undertook Official Engagements to 7th May, 2020
HM The Queen – 32
HRH The Prince of Wales – 54
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall – 25
HRH The Duke of Cambridge – 43
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge – 29
HRH The Duke of Sussex – 2
HRH The Duchess of Sussex – 1
HRH The Duke of York – 1
HRH The Earl of Wessex – 33
HRH The Countess of Wessex – 33
HRH The Princess Royal – 54
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 10
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 26
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 15
HRH The Duke of Kent – 23
HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 5
Royal Palaces where Events Occurred to 7th May, 2020
Windsor Castle – 9 (The Queen)
St James’ Palace – 54 (The Duke of Kent)
Kensington Palace – 51 (The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester)
Bagshot House – 17 (The Earl and Countess of Wessex)
Birkhall – 29 (The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall)
Anmer Hall – 25 (The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge)
Gatcombe Park – 10 (The Princess Royal)
Even though the CC may identify an engagement as Buckingham Palace or Clarence House we know that the royals concerned are following the government’s guidelines and so are isolating. As a result, I have listed their engagements based on their homes rather than their offices.
Types of Engagements from 1st May to 7th May, 2020
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.
Anniversary – 29
Audience via Phone Link – 9
Conference Call – 2
Delivered Message of Support – 2
Meeting via Conference Call – 15
Meeting via Phone Link – 42
Roundtable Discussion via Video Link – 2
Spoke to Veterans via Phone Link – 2
Spoke to Veterans via Video Link – 2
Talked to People via Video Link – 3
Patronages that were Supported via an Official Engagements from 1st May to 7th May, 2020
Almshouse Association – 3
Animal Health Trust – 7
Asthma UK – 1
Cancer Research UK – 1
Desert Rats Association – 1
Grange Centre for People with Disabilities – 1
National Portrait Gallery – 2
Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – 34
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust – 2
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – 3
Scottish Veterans’ Residences – 1
Tenovus Cancer Care – 1
Woodland Trust’s First World War Centenary Woods Project – 1
Organisations that were Supported via an Official Engagement from 1st May to 7th May, 2020
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust – 1
Royal British Legion – 2
Royal British Legion Care Home, Mais House – 1
Royal Mail – 2
Royals who have Official Meetings with Politicians, including Ambassadors and High Commissioners to 7th May, 2020
HM The Queen – 39 (37 – up 2)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 21 (16 – up 5)
HRH The Duke of Cambridge – 12 (11 – up 1)
Countries of the UK where Engagements Occurred to 7th May, 2020
England – 550
Scotland – 57
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