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27 May: His Excellency Mr Huynh Ngoc An was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Court of St James's.
His Excellency was accompanied by the following members of the Embassy:
Mr Pham Binh Man (Political Counsellor), Mr Thai Huy Duong (Commercial Counsellor), Mr Nguyen Thac Luc (First Secretary) and Mr Tran Quoc Tin (First Secretary).
Sir David Gillmore (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present and the Household in Waiting were in attendance.
His Excellency Senor Carlos Zeron was received in farewell audience by Her Majesty and took leave upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Honduras to the Court of St James's.
The Hon Richard Court (Premier of Western Australia) and Mrs Court were received by The Queen.
His Excellency Mr John Collinge was received in audience by Her Majesty upon his appointment as High Commissioner for New Zealand in London.
The Duke of Edinburgh this morning attended the Hampshire Remembers D- Day Parade at Queen Victoria Park, Netley, and this afternoon embarked in HMY Britannia to review assembled yachts and craft in the Solent.
His Royal Highness was received on arrival by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Hampshire (Mrs Mary Fagan).
Brigadier Miles Hunt-Davis was in attendance.
The Queen was represented by the Very Reverend Dr William Morris (Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland) at the Memorial Service for the Very Reverend Leonard Small (Extra Chaplain to The Queen in Scotland) which was held in St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh, this afternoon.
27 May: The Princess Royal today visited Edinburgh and was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for the City of Edinburgh (Mr Norman Irons, the Right Hon the Lord Provost).
Her Royal Highness, President of the Patrons, Crime Concern, chaired the morning session of the Tackling Youth Crime Conference at the Scandic Crown Hotel, 80 High Street, the Royal Mile.
The Princess Royal, Visitor, St Mary's Cathedral Workshop Project, this afternoon toured the workshop and attended a Reception for the sponsors at 28 Manor Place.
Her Royal Highness, Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, afterwards visited the headquarters and commissioned the new Control Centre of the Decca Navigator System, 84 George Street.
Mrs Charles Ritchie was in attendance.
The Princess Royal, President, Save the Children Fund, this evening attended a Dinner at Bute House followed by a Ball at Charlotte Square.
Mrs David Bowes-Lyon was in attendance.
ST JAMES'S PALACE
27 May: The Prince of Wales today departed from Royal Air Force Lyneham for Berlin.
His Royal Highness, President, The Prince of Wales's Business Leaders Forum, attended a Symposium and Luncheon for German Industrialists in Berlin at Ost West Wirtschaftsakademie, Koenigsalle 20A.
The Prince of Wales this afternoon called on Herr Diepgen (Governing Mayor of the City of Berlin) at Berliner Rathaus.
His Royal Highness later took the Salute at a Parade to mark The Queen's Official Birthday and the British Forces' Farewell to the City of Berlin.
Mr Stephen Lamport and Major Patrick Tabor were in attendance.
KENSINGTON PALACE
27 May: The Princess of Wales, Vice-British Red Cross Society, today departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Geneva to attend the inaugural session of the Policy Planning and Advisory Commission of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Mr Patrick Jephson was in attendance.
YORK HOUSE
27 May: The Duke of Kent, Colonel-in-Chief, the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, this evening opened Phase One of the Regimental Museum Development Project, the Keep, Dorchester, Dorset.
Captain Alexander Tetley was in attendance.
The Duchess of Kent, Honorary Founder, The Queen Alia Fund for Social Development (Jordan), this evening attended a dinner, the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1.
Mrs Julian Tomkins was in attendance.
Lord High Commissioner
27 May: Her Grace the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Lady Fraser, accompanied by Sir William Kerr Fraser, this morning visited the General Assembly before going on to visit the Divinity Faculty at Edinburgh University.
Among the luncheon guests at the Palace of Holyroodhouse were:
Sir John and Lady Mactaggart; Sir Alec and Lady Cairncross; Sir Lewis and Lady Robertson; Sir Robert and Lady Smith; Mr and Mrs Gerald Wilson; Miss Ellen Bogle; Mr and Mrs James Gordon; The Reverend and Mrs Fred Hibbert; Mr and Mrs Gilbert Millican; Mrs Elizabeth Read.
In the afternoon, Her Grace visited Dalmeny Church and Dundas Castle. In the evening, Her Grace attended the Closing Sederunt of the General Assembly.
ROYAL ENGAGEMENTS
TODAY: The Duke and Duchess of Kent attend the opening night concert, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne, East Sussex. TOMORROW: Prince Michael of Kent, President, Royal Automobile Club, takes part in the Norwich Union Classic, starting in Cheltenham.
The Queen's Gallery
TODAY: The Queen's Gallery opens between 10am and 5pm, and last admission is at 4.30pm. TOMORROW: The Queen's Gallery opens between 2pm and 5pm, and last admission is at 4.30pm.
Changing of the Guard
TODAY: The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment mounts the Queen's Life Guard at Horse Guards, 11am; 1st Battalion Irish Guards mounts the Queen's Guard, at Buckingham Palace, 4pm. TOMORROW:The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment mounts the Queen's Life Guard at Horse Guards, 10am; 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards mounts the Queen's Guard, at Buckingham Palace, 11.30am, band provided by the Grenadier Guards.
Windsor Castle
TODAY and TOMORROW: The Precincts and State Apartments at Windsor Castle open between 10am and 6pm.
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