Buckingham Palace

10th November, 2009

The Queen held an Investiture at Windsor Castle this morning.

Her Majesty, Captain General, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, afterwards received Brigadier-General Ernest Beno (Commandant General).

The Queen held a Council at 5.30 p.m. at Buckingham Palace.

There were present: the Lord Mandelson (Lord President), the Rt. Hon. Benjamin Bradshaw MP (Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport), the Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government) and the Rt. Hon. Christopher Geidt (Private Secretary to The Queen).

Miss Judith Simpson was in attendance as Clerk of the Council.

The Lord Mandelson had an audience of Her Majesty before the Council.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron, Outward Bound International, received Mr. J. Anderson (Chairman) this morning.

His Royal Highness, Patron, today attended Receptions at St. James’s Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Chancellor, University of Cambridge, this evening attended a Dinner at Boodle’s Club, 28 St. James’s Street, London SW1, for members of Boodle’s Club who are Cambridge Alumni to mark the Eight Hundredth Anniversary of the foundation of the University of Cambridge.

The Baroness Seccombe (Baroness in Waiting) called upon the Governor-General of Solomon Islands and Lady Kabui at the Rubens Hotel, London SW1, this morning and welcomed Their Excellencies on behalf of The Queen.