Weekly Update to 27th October, 2024
MISSING DAYS from the CC on the British Monarch Website:
3rd and 24th February – 4/1932
Milestones achieved this week: HM The King (313) reached his triple century for the year while HRH The Princess Royal (048) passed 400 for the year.
Approaching a milestone: HM The Queen (191) is approaching her double century for the year.
Total Engagements with Individual Percentage of Total
HM The King – 313 (268 – up 45 – 16.2%)
HM The Queen – 191 (160 – up 31 – 9.9%)
HRH The Prince of Wales –103 (103 – no change – 5.3%)
HRH The Princess of Wales – 7 (7 – no change – 0.4%)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 258 (258 – no change – 13.4%)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 224 (223 – up 1 – 11.6%)
HRH The Princess Royal – 408 (397 – up 11– 21.1%)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 113 (112 – up 1 – 5.8%)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 154 (153 – up 1 – 8.0%)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 82 (81 – up 1 – 4.2%)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 71 (68 – up 3 – 3.7%)
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1 (1 – no change – 0.1%)
The League Table
HRH The Princess Royal – 408
HM The King – 313
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 258
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 224
HM The Queen – 191
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 154
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 113
HRH The Prince of Wales – 103
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 82
HRH The Duke of Kent – 71
HRH The Princess of Wales – 7
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1
Year to Date Total – 1932 (1838 – up 94)
Percentage and Total of Engagements
90s (Katherine Kent) – 0
80s (Richard after 26th August, Edward Kent, Alexandra, Michael) – 117 (6.1%)
70s (Charles, Camilla, Anne, Richard up to 26th August, Birgitte, Marie-Christine) – 1104 (57.1%)
60s (Andrew, Edward after 10th March, Tim) – 316 (16.4%)
50s (Edward up to 10th March, Sophie) – 281 (14.5%)
40s (William, Catherine, Meghan, Edoardo) – 110 (5.7%)
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) – 1334 (69.0%)
Number of Days on which a royal undertook Official Engagements to 27th October, 2024
HM The King – 109 (up 6)
HM The Queen – 89 (up 6)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 64 (no change)
HRH The Princess of Wales – 5 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 104 (no change)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 98 (up 1)
HRH The Princess Royal – 154 (up 4)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 53 (up 1)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 93 (up 1)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 56 (up 1)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 59 (up 3)
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1 (no change)
Royal Palaces where Events Occurred to 27th October, 2024
Buckingham Palace – 33
Buckingham Palace – The King – 111
Windsor Castle – 59
St James’ Palace – 66
Clarence House – 23
Kensington Palace – 44
Holyrood Palace – 26
Sandringham House – 7
Balmoral Castle – 23
Marlborough House – 4
Dumfries House – 7
Hillsborough Castle – 5
Edinburgh Castle – 4
Tower of London – 1
Hampton Court Palace – 2
Windsor Great Park – 1
HMY Britannia –
Highgrove House –
Cathedrals, Abbeys, Chapels etc (Royal Peculiars in Particular)
Westminster Abbey – 9
St Paul’s Cathedral – 8
St George’s Chapel – 3
The King’s Chapel of the Savoy – 2
The Queen's Chapel, St James's Palace –
Types of Engagements from 21st October, 2024 to 27th October, 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.
‘Ava Ceremony – 2
Addressed Those Present (at Australian Parliamentary Reception) – 1
Arrived – 63
Audience – 56
Banquet – 3
BBQ – 2
Bicentenary Commemorative Service – 1
Ceremonial Welcome – 4
Chaired Meeting – 3
Departed – 34
Dinner – 101
Discussion – 10
Drove to Australian War Memorial – 2
Drove to Sydney Opera House – 2
Drove to the National University of Samoa – 2
Drove to Tuanaimato Sports Complex – 2
Flew to Canberra – 2
Investiture – 31
Laid Posy/ies – 3
Laid Wreath – 18
Launched – 2
Lunch – 61
Meeting – 57
Met People – 90
Observed Demonstration/s – 1
Opened – 76
Presented New Great Seal of Australia to GG – 1
Received – 167
Received by – 83
Reception – 159
Re-Opened – 2
Royal Salute – 10
Signed Royal Warrant for New Great Seal of Australia – 1
Smoking Ceremony – 2
Toured – 11
Viewed (Demonstration, Exhibition etc) – 36
Viewed the Fleet – 2
Visit – 461
Walked to "For Our Country Memorial" – 2
Walked to Man O'Steps, Sydney Opera House – 2
Walked to the Hall of Memory at Australian War Memorial – 2
Walked to the University's Old Foundations Courtyard – 1
Was Bestowed with Title of High Chief (Tui-Taumeasina) – 1
Watched Fly Past – 6
Patronages that were Supported via an Official Engagements from 21st October, 2024 to 27th October, 2024
British Museum – 5
Corporation of Trinity House – 7
Cruse Bereavement Support – 1
Honorary Military – 96
Honourable Company of Air Pilots – 1
Leuchie Forever Foundation – 1
Moredun Foundation – 1
Royal College of Occupational Therapists – 2
Royal Commonwealth Society – 2
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity – 2
Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies – 3
Scar Free Foundation – 1
The King's Foundation Australia – 1
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition – 2
The Queen's Reading Room – 7
UK Coaching – 1
Vine Trust – 1
Organisations that were Supported via an Official Engagement from 21st October, 2024 to 27th October, 2024
"For our Country Memorial" Australian War Memorial (Australia) – 2
Australian National Botanic Gardens (Australia) – 2
Australian War Memorial (Australia) – 2
Australians of the Year (Australia) – 1
Commonwealth Heads of Government – 6
Commonwealth Heads of Government Business Forum (Samoa) – 1
Commonwealth Heads of Government Women’s Forum High Level Side Event, Advocating for Women and Girls (Samoa) – 1
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation National Bushfire Behaviour Research Laboratory (Australia) – 1
Cowper Street Development, Glebe (Australia) – 1
GIVIT (Australia) – 1
Great Seal of Australia (Australia) – 1
Green Square Library, Sydney (Australia) – 2
Hall of Memory Australian War Memorial (Australia) – 2
Melanoma Institute Australia (Australia) – 1
Moata’a Village (Samoa) – 2
Moata’a Village Mangroves Restoration Walk (Samoa) – 1
Moata’a Village’s pastor school (aoga faifeau) (Samoa) – 1
National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (Australia) – 1
National University of Samoa (Samoa) – 4
O Le Pupu’Pue National Park (Samoa) – 1
Premier’s Community Barbeque (Australia) – 2
Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney (Australia) – 1
Rowan Glen Factory – 1
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity – 1
Rural Firefighting Service (Australia) – 1
Samoa Cultural Village (Samoa) – 2
Samoa Victims Support Group (Samoa) – 1
Samoa Victims Support Group’s Campus of Hope Facility (Samoa) – 1
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service – 1
Siumu Village, Upolu (Samoa) – 2
Sustainable Markets Initiative – 3
Swansea University’s Simulation and Immersive Learning Centre – 1
The King’s Commonwealth Fellowships – 1
The King’s Garden, Robert Louis Stevenson Museum (Samoa) – 1
The Queen Camilla Pre-School of Hope (Samoa) – 1
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Australian War Memorial (Australia) – 2
Trafalgar Night – 2
Tuanaimato Sports Complex (Samoa) – 2
University’s Old Foundations Courtyard (Samoa) – 1
West Cumberland Hospital – 1
Overseas Engagements to 27th October, 2024
Year to Date Total – 447 (371 – 74)
HM The King – 81 (36 – up 45)
HM The Queen – 65 (34 – up 31)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 8 (8 – no change)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 67 (67 – no change)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 73 (68 – up 5)
HRH The Princess Royal – 94 (91 – up 3)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 59 (59 – no change)
Countries Where Royals Have Undertaken Engagements to 27th October, 2024
Australia (COMR) – 53 – HM The King – 31; HM The Queen – 22;
Canada (COMR) – 36 – HRH The Princess Royal – 18; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 18;
Chad – 4 – HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 4;
Dubai – 8 – HRH The Princess Royal – 8;
Ethiopia – 1 - HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 1;
France – 88 – 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 – 28; 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; HRH The Princess Royal – 3;
Italy – 7 – HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 7;
Jersey (BCD) – 19 – HM The King – 10; HM The Queen – 9;
Malta – 34 – HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 16; HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 18;
Monaco – 7 – HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 7;
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;
Samoa (COM) – 35 - HM The King – 22; HM The Queen – 13;
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 27th October, 2024 (Note the engagement often includes multiple politicians etc such as a STATE BANQUET)
HM The King – 174 (up 29)
HM The Queen – 59 (up 19)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 14 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 61 (no change)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 53 (no change)
HRH The Princess Royal – 21 (up 2)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 13 (no change)
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 27th October, 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 27th October, 2024
England – 1213
Scotland – 203
Northern Ireland – 34
Wales – 35