Weekly Update to 22nd September 2024
MISSING DAYS from the CC on the British Monarch Website:
3rd and 24th February – 4/1592
Milestones achieved this week: NIL
Approaching a milestone: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (197) is approaching his double century for the year.
Total Engagements with Individual Percentage of Total
HM The King – 235 (222 – up 13 – 14.7%)
HM The Queen – 150 (148 – up 2 – 9.4%)
HRH The Prince of Wales –85 (82 – up 3 – 5.3%)
HRH The Princess of Wales – 3 (2 – up 1 – 0.2%)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 206 (197 – up 9 – 12.9%)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 184 (164 – up 20 – 11.6%)
HRH The Princess Royal – 344 (330 – up 14– 21.6%)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 107 (101 – up 6 – 6.7%)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 135 (129 – up 6 – 8.5%)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 74 (69 – up 5 – 4.6%)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 61 (61 – no change – 3.8%)
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1 (1 – no change – 0.1%)
The League Table
HRH The Princess Royal – 344
HM The King – 235
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 206
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 184
HM The Queen – 150
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 135
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 107
HRH The Prince of Wales – 85
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 74
HRH The Duke of Kent – 61
HRH The Princess of Wales – 3
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1
Year to Date Total – 1592 (1513 – up 79)
Percentage and Total of Engagements
90s (Katherine Kent) – 0
80s (Richard after 26th August, Edward Kent, Alexandra, Michael) – 88 (5.5%)
70s (Charles, Camilla, Anne, Richard up to 26th August, Birgitte, Marie-Christine) – 913 (57.3%)
60s (Andrew, Edward after 10th March, Tim) – 258 (16.2%)
50s (Edward up to 10th March, Sophie) – 241 (15.1%)
40s (William, Catherine, Meghan, Edoardo) – 88 (5.5%)
30s (Harry, Beatrice, Eugenie, Jack) – 0
20s (Louise) – 1 (0.1%)
10s (George, James) – 1 (0.1%)
0s (Charlotte, Louis, Archie, Lilibet) – 2 (0.1%)
Over Retirement Age (65) – 1108 (69.6%)
Number of Days on which a royal undertook Official Engagements to 22nd September 2024
HM The King – 89 (up 5)
HM The Queen – 77 (up 2)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 53 (up 2)
HRH The Princess of Wales – 3 (up 1)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 88 (up 4)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 82 (up 7)
HRH The Princess Royal – 131 (up 6)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 48 (up 2)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 82 (up 2)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 50 (up 2)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 49 (no change)
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1 (no change)
Royal Palaces where Events Occurred to 22nd September 2024
Buckingham Palace – 28
Buckingham Palace – The King – 107
Windsor Castle – 45
St James’ Palace – 52
Clarence House – 21
Kensington Palace – 30
Holyrood Palace – 23
Sandringham House – 7
Balmoral Castle – 14
Marlborough House – 4
Dumfries House – 7
Hillsborough Castle – 3
Edinburgh Castle – 4
Tower of London –
Hampton Court Palace – 2
Windsor Great Park – 1
HMY Britannia –
Highgrove House –
Cathedrals, Abbeys, Chapels etc (Royal Peculiars in Particular)
Westminster Abbey – 7
St Paul’s Cathedral – 5
St George’s Chapel – 3
The King’s Chapel of the Savoy – 1
The Queen's Chapel, St James's Palace –
Types of Engagements from 16th October, 2024 to 22nd September 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.
Anniversary – 96
Arrived – 52
Audience – 49
Audience via Phone Link – 5
Awards (Ceremony) – 10
Beating Retreat – 6
Called Upon – 9
Departed – 26
Dinner – 80
Discussion – 7
Literary Festival – 2
Lunch – 56
Meeting – 42
Meeting via Phone Link – 5
Members' Development Day – 1
Met People – 64
Opened – 60
Performance – 21
Received – 129
Received by – 47
Reception – 134
Royal Salute – 6
Service of Commemoration – 4
Toured – 9
Visit – 397
Was Visited by – 6
Patronages that were Supported via an Official Engagements from 16th October, 2024 to 22nd September 2024
Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society – 1
Commonwealth War Graves Commission – 7
Federation of London Youth Clubs – 1
Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union – 1
Homeopathy UK – 2
Honorary Military – 84
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness – 14
London Playing Fields Foundation – 1
National Coastwatch Institution – 10
National Museum of the Royal Navy – 4
National Transport Trust – 1
Richard III Society – 3
Royal Alexandra and Albert School – 1
Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales – 10
Royal Theatrical Support Trust – 2
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation (and Association) – 17
The King’s Foundation – 4
UK Fashion and Textile Association – 1
Victim Support – 1
Organisations that were Supported via an Official Engagement from 16th October, 2024 to 22nd September 2024
"Abigail’s Party" – 2
"The Angel of Arnhem" House (The Netherlands) – 2
Alliance of Bioversity International – 1
Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit (Tanzania) – 1
ApparelTASKER Sustainable Garment Manufacturer – 1
Army Reserve Centre at Fox Barracks – 1
Balaklava Company, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland – 1
BIVAC Bean Processing Factory – 1
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre – 1
Braemar Literary Festival – 2
Charity Link – 1
Commonwealth War Graves Commission – 2
Digital Concepts Engineering Limited – 1
Douglas Eyre Sports Centre – 1
Eightieth Anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem – 6
Enter C.I.C. – 1
Hebburn Community Tri-Station – 1
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture – 1
Joint Helicopter Support Squadron – 1
King Richard III Centre – 1
Kinuni A Primary School, Magharibi District, Zanzibar (Tanzania) – 1
Learning Curve Group Limited – 1
Magomeni Health Centre (Tanzania) – 1
Mlandizi Health Centre, Kibaha (Tanzania) – 1
Mzambarauni Village, Zanzibar (Tanzania) – 1
Neglected Tropical Diseases (Tanzania) – 1
Oosterbeek Airborne Cemetery (The Netherlands) – 2
Royal Alexandra and Albert School, Gatton Park – 1
Shelter Scotland Aberdeen – 1
Stablemates – 1
Submarine Service – 1
Tewkesbury Abbey – 1
Tewkesbury Nature Reserve – 1
Union Kirk – 1
Vikuruti Village (Tanzania) – 1
Wheatpieces Community Centre – 1
Overseas Engagements to 22nd September 2024
Year to Date Total – 307 (280 – up 27)
HM The King – 28 (28 – no change)
HM The Queen – 30 (30 – no change)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 8 (8 – no change)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 44 (44 – no change)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 50 (31 – up 19)
HRH The Princess Royal – 88 (84 – up 4)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 59 (55 – up 4)
Countries Where Royals Have Undertaken Engagements to 22nd September 2024
Canada (COMR) – 36 – HRH The Princess Royal – 18; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 18;
Dubai – 8 – HRH The Princess Royal – 8;
France – 85 – HM The King – 7; HM The Queen – 7; HRH The Prince of Wales – 3; HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 7; HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 19; HRH The Princess Royal – 25; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 17;
Germany – 5 – HRH The Prince of Wales – 5; HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 3;
Guernsey (BCD) – 22 – HM The King – 11; HM The Queen – 11; HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 2;
Isle of Mann (BCD) 3 – HM The Queen – 3;
Italy – 7 – HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 7;
Jersey (BCD) – 19 – HM The King – 10; HM The Queen – 9;
Namibia (COM) – 4 – HRH The Princess Royal – 4;
Norway – 9 – HRH The Princess Royal – 9;
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;
Tanzania (COM) – 19 – HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 19;
The Netherlands – 8 – HRH The Princess Royal – 4; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 4;
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 22nd September 2024 (Note the engagement often includes multiple politicians etc such as a STATE BANQUET)
HM The King – 119 (up 6)
HM The Queen – 33 (no change)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 14 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 36 (up 1)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 38 (up 15)
HRH The Princess Royal – 18 (up 1)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 13 (up 1)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 12 (no change)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 12 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 3 (no change)
Used Secondary Title to 22nd September 2024
HM The Queen – 2 (Lord of Mann – 2 – officially representing The King who holds that title)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 6 (Duke of Cornwall – 5; Duke of Rothesay – 2)
Countries of the UK where Engagements Occurred to 22nd September 2024
England – 1044
Scotland – 180
Northern Ireland – 29
Wales – 32