Sunday, 30 September 2018

Nobel Prize Schedule (2018)

(All times are local Stockholm & Oslo, both GMT+1)

 Note: 
  • The 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature is delayed till next year, due to Scandal with the Royal Academy. 
  • Princess Madeleine of Sweden & Chris O'Neil will not be attending this year, due to their Family's move to Florida, USA 
    December 10th Monday
      Norway 
      • Save the Children’s Peace Prize Party (11 AM - Noon)
      • King Receives Nobel Peace Prize Laureates (Noon)
      • Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony/ Lecture (1:00- 2:40 PM)
      • Nobel Peace Prize Banquet (6:30 PM)
        • Laureates wave from Balcony (7 PM)
        • No Live Stream
      Sweden 
      December 11th Tuesday
      Norway 
      • Nobel Peace Prize Concert 
        • On Hiatus
      Sweden 
      • King's Banquet for the Nobel Laureates at Palace (7:30 PM)
        • Private Banquet, but we get photos of the Roayls arriving
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      Nobel Prize Laureates (2018)

      The 2018 Nobel Laureates will be announced this week, and next week. The award ceremony is on December 10th.

      Physiology or Medicine
      Awarded to James P. Allison (1/2), from USA, & Tasuku Honjo (1/2), from Japan, for "their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation. "
      The Prize is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute.

      Physics
      Awarded to Arthur Ashkin (1/2), from USA, for "for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems" and Gérard Mourou (1/4), from France, & Donna Strickland (1/4), from Canada, for "their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses. "
      The Prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

       Chemistry
      Awarded to Frances H. Arnold (1/2), from USA, for "the directed evolution of enzymes" and George P. Smith (1/4), from USA, & Gregory P. Winter (1/4), from UK, for "the phage display of peptides and antibodies."
      The Prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

       Peace
      Awarded to Denis Mukwege (1/2), from Congo, & Nadia Murad (1/2), from Iraq, for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."
      The Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

       Economic Sciences (Monday 8 October)
      Awarded to William D. Nordhaus (1/2), from USA, and Paul M. Romer (1/2), from USA, for "integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis."
      The Prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

       Literature
      Delayed due to the scandal with the Swedish Academy which presents the award. The Prize will be awarded in 2019, with the 2019 Nobel Laureates.

      Q&A on the delay by  Lars Heikensten, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation.

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      Wednesday, 26 September 2018

      Prince William - Official Engagements (2019)

      William's current count is 188 engagements for 2019.
      January (11)
      Wednesday 9th 
      • Visit London Air Ambulance to mark their 30th anniversary
      • Received Sir Timothy Clark, president of Emirates airlines
      Thursday 10th 
      • Received the Lord Hague of Richmond, Chairman of United for Wildlife Transport and Finance Taskforces.
      Friday 10th 
      •  Received Sir Keith Mills, Chairman of the Royal Foundation
        • With Kate
      Wednesday 16th 
      • Received Sir David Attenborough, Naturalist and Broadcaster
      • Received the David Mundell, Secretary of State for Scotland
      Tuesday 22nd 
      • Attend World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland 
        • Received Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum
        • Attended a Meeting on Global Governance
        • Received Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
        • Interview Sir David Attenborough 
        • Attended a Screening of Sir David Attenborough’s new documentary series, “Our Planet”
      Wednesday 23rd
      • Attend World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland 
        • Received Al Gore, former vice-president of the USA
        • Attended a meeting on the illegal wildlife trade
        • Speak on Mental Health panel
        • Meet with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands & Angela Merkle, Chancellor of Germany
      Tuesday 29th 
      • Officially opened the Victoria and Albert Museum Dundee
        • With Kate
      • Met employees of the Dundee Michelin tyre factory and their families at the Crescent Community Centre
        • Attended a Meeting of the Michelin Dundee Action Group
        • Give speech
        • With Kate
      Thursday 31st 
      • Host investiture at Buckingham Palace
      February (14)
      Tuesday 5th 
      • Host investiture at Buckingham Palace
      Wednesday 6th 
      • Visited Mental Health Innovations at Phoenix Brewery
      Sunday 10th
        Tuesday 12th 
        • Held a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting at Kensington Palace
        • Received Harry Kane (Football Association)
        Wednesday 13th 
        • Visit Passage Charity, a homeless resource center, and join volunteers in the lunch shift
        Thursday 14th 
        • Visit Pall Mall Barbers
        • Visit a session called ‘Future Dads’ that was set up by the charity Working With Men
        Wednesday 27th - Belfast, Northern Ireland
        • Visit the Irish Football Association, at the National Football Stadium
        • Visit Extern at Roscor Youth Village
        • Attended a Reception at the Belfast Empire Music Hall
        Tuesday 28th -  Northern Ireland
        • Received representatives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland at Hillsborough Castle
        • Visited Cinemagic at Braid Museum and Arts Centre
        • Visited Sure Start at St Joseph’s Early Years Centre
        March (21)
        Friday 1st 
        • Meet with Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan
        • Received Sir Keith Mills, Chairman of the Royal Foundation
        Monday 4th 
        • Visit the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to open the Mayhew Theatre, a new state-of-the-art learning facility in the Diplomatic Academy building
        Tuesday 5th 
        • Received the President of the Republic of Cyprus
          • With Charles
        • Attend reception at Buckingham Palace for 50th anniversary of Prince Charles's investiture as Prince of Wales
        Wednesday 6th - Blackpool
        • Attend roundtable briefing about the town’s recent history, the challenges, and the investment and regeneration efforts that are currently underway at Blackpool Tower
          • Walkabout on ‘Comedy Carpet’ 
          • With Kate
        • Visited two properties in Kirby Road, Blackpool, to see the efforts being made to improve the quality of housing in the town
          • With Kate
        • Visit Blackpool Central Library to attend sessions on mental health
        • Visit Revoe Park, community garden and park
          • With Kate
        Thursday 7th 
        • Held a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting at Kensington Palace
        • Received a briefing on the Royal Foundation United for Wildlife IWT Transport and Financial Taskforces
        Friday 8th 
        • Received Lorraine Heggessey, Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation 
          • With Kate
        Monday 11th
        • Attend Commonwealth Day Ceremony
        Tuesday 12th 
        • Received Rear Admiral John Weale, Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland, Rear Admiral Submarines and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Submarines
        • Received Ms Lynne Owens, Director General of National Crime Agency
        Wednesday 13th 
        • Held a trustees meeting for the Royal Foundation 
          • With Kate
        Saturday 16th 
        • Officially open Brains Brewery
        • Attend Wales vs Ireland Six Nations match
        Sunday 17th
        • Attend Irish Guard's St. Patricks Day Parade
          • Hand out shamrocks
        (March 18th - April 5th: 3-week attachment with the Secret Intelligence Service, Security Service in London, and Government Communications Headquarters.)

        Tuesday 19th 
        • Host investiture at Buckingham Palace
        Thursday 28th
        • Host investiture at Buckingham Palace
        April (11)
        Thursday 4th
        • Attend Global Premiere of Netflix UK's ‘Our Planet"
          • With Charles & Harry
        Thursday 25th
        • Attended the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day Service at the Auckland War Memorial Museum
          • Lay a wreath
        • Visited Starship Hospital
        • Visited the Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct
        • Received Leaders of Christchurch Muslim Community at the George Hotel
        Friday 26th - New Zealand
        • Visited Christchurch Hospital
        • Visited Masjid Al Noor
        • Visited Burwood Hospital
        • Visited Linwood Masjid
        • Visited Oi Manawa Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial
          • Lay a wreath
        • Received the Governor-General of New Zealand (the Rt. Hon. Dame Patricia Reddy) at Auckland International Airport
        May (18)
        Thursday 2nd 
        • Host Investiture at Buckingham Palace
        Friday 3rd 
        • Attend 50 years of continuous at sea deterrent service at Westminister Abbey (Royal Navy Submarine Service.)
        Tuesday 7th 
        • Received Mr Mark Rose (Chief Executive Officer, Flora and Fauna International)
        • Attend the launch of the King’s Cup Regatta at Cutty Sark
        Wednesday 8th 
        • Visit Caernarfon Coastguard Search and Rescue Helicopter Base in Northern Wales
          • With Kate 
        • Visit Halen Môn Anglesey Sea Salt shop
          • With Kate
        • Joined representatives from 1st Menai Bridge Scouts Group, Surfers Against Sewage, the Isle of Anglesey County Council and Natural Resource Wales for beach exploration and clean-up activities at Newborough Beach
          • With Kate
        Thursday 9th 
        • Host Investiture at Buckingham Palace
        Tuesday 14th 
        • Received  Dr Haruhisa Handa, Chairman of International Sports Promotion Society Handa
        • Attend a joint meeting of the United4Wildlife taskforces for the financial and transport sector
        Wednesday 15th 
        • Attended the launch of a new mental health campaign at Wembley Stadium
          • Received Mr Mark Bullingham upon assuming his appointment as Chief Executive Officer
        Friday 17th 
        • Attended a Lunch at Buckingham Palace for Conservation International and the Elephant Protection Initiative
        Saturday 18th 
        • Attend FA Cup final 
          • Present trophy
        Sunday 19th 
        • Visited the Royal Horticultural Society Back to Nature Garden in the gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
          • With Kate & kids 
        Monday 20th 
        • Attend RHS Chelsea Flower Show Preview Day 
        Tuesday 21st 
        • Attend launch the Safer Thames campaign to help prevent accidents and self-harm incidents on the River Thames
        • Attend Queen's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace
        Wednesday 22nd 
        • Held a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting
        June (14)
        Monday 3rd 
        • Attend US State Banquet at Buckingham Palace
        Tuesday 4th 
        • Received Sir Keith Mills, Chairman, and Ms. Lorraine Heggessey, Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation
        Friday 7th 
        • Attend the Senior Colonels’ Conference and Dinner at Buckingham Palace (Irish Guards)
        Saturday 8th
        • Attend Trooping the Colours
        Monday 10th 
        Tuesday 11th - Cumbria
        • Visit the Market Square of Keswick
          • Walkabout
        • Visit a traditional fell sheep farm
        Wednesday 12th 
        • Received General David Hurley, Governor-General designate of Australia, at Buckingham Palace
          • With The Queen
        • Held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace
        Monday 17th 
        • Attend Order of the Garter Service at St. George's Chapel
        Tuesday 18th
        • Attend Royal Ascot
          • Present King's Stand Trophy
        Wednesday 19th 
        • Hold Trustees' meeting for the Royal Foundation at Kensington Palace
          • With Harry
        (21st: Prince William's 37th Birthday)

        Wednesday 26th 
        • Opened the Albert Kennedy Trust new Services Centre at Unit B Sawmill Studios
        Thursday 27th 
        • Visited Duchy of Cornwall properties in Somerset
        July (8)
        Monday 1st 
        • Received Mr Martin Glenn upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Football Association and Mr Mark Bullingham upon assuming the appointment.
        Tuesday 2nd 
        • Visited Woodberry Wetlands
        • Visited Sir John Cass Foundation Primary School
        Wednesday 3rd
        • Host meetings for the Royal Foundation at Kensington Palace
        Thursday 4th 
        • Visit The Royal Marsden cancer hospital in Chelsea to learn about the psychological support being offered to staff, patients and their families
        (Saturday 6th - Archie's Christening at Windsor Castle)
        Wednesday 10th 
        • Play in the King Power Royal Charity Polo Day
          • With Harry
        Thursday 11th
        • Held a Meeting at Kensington Palace for the Royal Foundation 
        Sunday 14th
        • Attend Wimbledon tennis tournament men's finals
          • With Kate
        August (1)
        Thursday 8th
        • Host the King’s Cup Regatta on the Island of Wight
          • With Kate
        September (11)
        Thursday 5th 
        • Receive for the Royal Foundation Mr Jason Knauf (incoming Chief Executive) & Sir Keith Mills (Chairman).
        Friday 6th 
        • Visit Hendon Football Club to learn more the club’s mental health outreach initiatives, as part of the HeadsUp campaign
        Monday 9th 
        • Visit The Fire Fighters Charity’s Harcombe House centre in Devon to hear about the support that it provides to members of the UK’s fire and rescue services and their families
        • Visited Pipers Farm
        Thursday 12th 
        • Received the Lord Hague of Richmond, Chairman of the United for Wildlife Transport and Finance Taskforces, & Mr Xiangmin Liu, President of the Financial Action Task Force
        • Received Mr Richard Curtis, Screenwriter and Director (Royal Foundation)
        • Attended a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting at 10 Buckingham Gate
        Friday 13th 
        • Received Sir Keith Mills, Chairman of the Royal Foundation, and Ms Lorraine Heggessey, Chief Executive
          • With Kate
        Monday 16th 
        • Visit BAFTA Piccadilly to officially open their new public venue, and launch BAFTA: Behind the Screens
          • Received Ms Amanda Berry, Chief Executive Officer
        Wednesday 25th 
        • Held a Reception at Kensington Palace
          • With Kate
        Thursday 26th 
        • Visit Birkenhead to attend the naming ceremony of the UK’s new polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough
          • With Kate
        October (33)
        Tuesday 1st
        • Held 2 meetings & a reception for the Royal Foundation at Kensington Palace
        • Held Reception at Kensington Palace for the finalists of BBC Radio One’s Teen Hero Awards
        Wednesday 2nd 
        • Visited the Aga Khan Centre in London
          • Met with The Aga Khan and the High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 
          • With Kate
        • Received Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at Kensington Palace.
          • With Kate
        • Received General Sir Nicholas Carter, Chief of the Defence Staff
        Thursday 3rd
        • Opened the H. B. Allen Centre at Oxford University
        • Visited Royal Air Force Brize Norton
        Tuesday 8th 
        • Received Bill Gates, Co-Chairman and Trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
        • Received Jason Knauf, Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation
        Wednesday 9th 
        • Received D Jevans, Executive Chairman of English Football League,  Richard Master, Managing Director of Premier League, & Mark Bullingham, Chief Executive of Football Association 
        Thursday 10th 
        • Held Meetings for the Royal Foundation
        Friday 11th
        • Attend Heads Up Mental Health Event at Prince Albert Pub (Football Association)
        (Monday 14th: Fy to Pakistan)
          Tuesday 15th  - Pakistan 
          • Visited Islamabad Model College for Girls
          • Visited the Margalla Hills
          • Called upon The President of Pakistan and Mrs. Arif Alvi 
          • Called upon Mr. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan
          • Attended a Reception at the Pakistan Monument given by the High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Thomas Drew
          Wednesday 16th  - Pakistan 
          • Visited a glacier in Broghil National Park
          • Visited a flood site to learn of the impacts of climate change in Bumburet
            • Viewed a first aid drill
          • Visited the Kalash Minority Village in Bumburet
          • Received the Chief of Army Staff (General Qamar Javed Bajwa) and Mrs. Qamar Bajwa at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Islamabad
          Thursday 17th - Pakistan 
          • Attended a Meeting with the Governor of Punjab, Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, and Chief Minister of Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar, at Lahore Airport
          • Visited the SOS Children's Village
          • Visited the National Cricket Academy
          • Visited the Badshahi Mosque
            • Attended a Meeting with Faith Leaders
          • Visited Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
          Friday 18th - Pakistan 
          • Held an Investiture at the Residence in Islamabad
          • Visited the SOS Children's Village
          • Visited the Army Canine Centre
          Monday 21st 
          • Held a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting.
          Tuesday 22nd 
          • Held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace
          • Met with the President of the Republic of Seychelles
          Wednesday 23rd
          • Visited Sands United Football Club, Froxhill Crescent, Northampton
          November (23)
          Tuesday 5th 
          • Host Investiture at Buckingham Palace
          • Received Mrs Ann Chalmers, Chief Executive of Child Bereavement UK
          • Held a Meeting for the Royal Foundation 
          Wednesday 6th 
          • Presented the Duke of Cambridge Prize at Kensington Palace (British Sub-Aqua Club)
          • Received Ms Lorraine Heggessey upon relinquishing her appointment as Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation 
          Thursday 7th 
          • Attend the launch of the National Emergencies Trust 
            • With Kate
          • Attend the London’s Air Ambulance Charity's 30th Anniversary gala
          Saturday 9th 
          • Attend Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall
          Sunday 10th 
          • Attend Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph
          Monday 11th 
          •  Received Dr A Clements, Chief Executive Officer of the British Trust for Ornithology
          Tuesday 12th 
          • Attend Shout UK's Crisis Volunteer celebration event in London
          • Received Teresa Dent of  Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
          Wednesday 13th 
          • Celebrate Centrepoint's 50th Anniversary 
            • Visit the new Apprenticeship House, which will support young people in their journey to independent living
            • Attend the charity's 50th Anniversary Gala
          • Received the Hon Hillary Rodham Clinton (formerly United States Secretary of State)
          Thursday 14th 
          • Attended a Premier League Shareholders’ Meeting at Hyatt Regency London 
          Monday 18th 
          • Attend the Royal Variety Performance at the Palladium Theatre
          Tuesday 19th 
          • Host investiture at Buckingham Palace
          Wednesday 20th
          • Received General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith (Chief of the General Staff)
          • Meet with the King and Queen of Bhutan
          Thursday 21st 
          • Attend Tusk Trust Awards at the Empire Cinema
            • Received Award Nominnets at Kensington Palace 
          Friday 22nd
          •  Received Sir Keith Mills (Chairman) and Mr Jason Knauf (Chief Executive).
          Monday 25th 
          • Attended a Giants Club Dinner at Syon House,
          Tuesday 26th 
          • Received global winners of the Legacy Award from the Diana Award Charity
          • Received Ms Jo Lynn Allen (Co-Founder, the Paul G Allen Family Foundation, and President and Chief Executive Officer, the Wild Lives Foundation)
          Thursday 28th 
          • Visit West Bromwich Albion football club, as part of the Heads Up campaign
            • Attended an English Football League's Shareholders Meeting 
          December (23)
          Monday 2nd  - Kuwait 
          • Visited the Jahra Nature Reserve
          • Attended a Luncheon given by The Amir of the State of Kuwait at Seif Palace
          • Visited Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre
          • Attended a Reception given by Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah (Deputy Minister of the Amiri Diwan) in the Kuwaiti desert
          Tuesday 3rd - Kuwait and Oman
          • Attended a Reception given by the UK Ambassador to the State of Kuwait (HE Mr. Michael Davenport) at the Residence to mark the 120th Anniversary of UK-Kuwait relations
          • Called upon Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah (Deputy Minister of the Amiri Diwan)
          • Viewed Exercise Desert Warrior at Kuwait National Guard Camp Sheikh Salam Ali.
          • Received Sheikh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah (Head of the Amiri Diwan) at the Amiri Terminal
          • (Flew to Oman)
          • Visited the Oman Royal Naval Base at Musandam
            • Visited the Omani Royal Naval Ship RNOV RASIKH
            • Called upon Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis Al Raisi (Commander Royal Navy of the Sultanate of Oman) 
          • Met with HH Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al Said (Minister of Heritage and Culture)
          Wednesday 4th - Oman
          • Visited the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Marine Science Centre
          • Held an Investiture at the Residence in Muscat
          • Visited Suwaih village.
          • Visited Outward Bound Oman at Wadi al Arba'een.
          • Received by The Sultan of Oman this evening and remained to Dinner at Bait Al Barakah Palace
          Monday 9th 
          • Received Sir Keith Mills (Chairman of the Royal Foundation) and Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation)
          • Received the Lord Hague of Richmond (Chairman of the United for Wildlife Transport and Finance Taskforces)
          Tuesday 10th 
          • Attend a Trustees' Meeting for the Royal Foundation 
          • Held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for the charities and organisations who support Prince William & Duchess Kate's work
          Wednesday 11th 
          • Attend Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace  
          • Attend Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Vice Admiral Sir Donald Gosling at Westminster Abbey
          Wednesday 18th 
          • Attend the launch of the Royal British Legion's "Together at Christmas" Initiative at Buckingham Palace
            • With the Queen, Charles & George
            Thursday 19th 
            • Host investiture at Buckingham Palace
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              Duchess Kate - Official Engagements (2019)

              Kate's current count is 120 engagements for 2019.

              January (7)
              (9th: Kate's 37th birthday)
              Friday 10th 
              • Received Sir Keith Mills, Chairman of the Royal Foundation
              Tuesday 15th 
              • Visit the King Henry’s Walk Community Garden in Islington.
              Wednesday 16th 
              • Visited the Costume Department at the Royal Opera House
              Tuesday 22nd 
              • Visit Family Action Lewisham, which provides support for children and families in South London, to launch 'FamilyLine', a national support line
              Tuesday 29th 
              • Officially opened the Victoria and Albert Museum Dundee
              • Met employees of the Dundee Michelin tyre factory and their families at the Crescent Community Centre
                • Attended a Meeting of the Michelin Dundee Action Group
                • With William
              Wednesday 30th 
              • Received Ms Lorraine Heggessey, Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation
              February (12)
              Tuesday 5th 
              • Visit Lavender Primary School in support of Place2Be’s Children's Mental Health Week
              • Visit Alperton Community School to meet the UK’s first winner of the Varkey Foundation Global 
              • Teacher Prize, 
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              • Andria Zafirakou
              Wednesday 6th 
              • Host dinner at Buckingham Palace (Royal Foundation)
              Sunday 10th 
              • Attend the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall
                • With William
              Wednesday 13th 
              • Attend The Royal Foundation’s ‘Mental Health in Education’ conference.
              • 100 Women in Finance gala in aid Heads Together's ‘The Mentally Healthy Schools" program
              Wednesday 27th - Belfast, Northern Ireland
              • Visit the Irish Football Association, at the National Football Stadium
              • Visit Extern at Roscor Youth Village
              • Attended a Reception at the Belfast Empire Music Hall
              Tuesday 28th -  Northern Ireland
              • Received representatives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland at Hillsborough Castle
              • Visited Cinemagic at Braid Museum and Arts Centre
              • Visited Sure Start at St Joseph’s Early Years Centre
              March (15)
              Tuesday 5th 
              • Attend reception at Buckingham Palace for 50th anniversary of Prince Charles's investiture as Prince of Wales
              Wednesday 6th - Blackpool
              • Attend roundtable briefing about the town’s recent history, the challenges, and the investment and regeneration efforts that are currently underway at Blackpool Tower
                • Walkabout on ‘Comedy Carpet’ 
                • With William 
              • Visited two properties in Kirby Road to see the efforts being made to improve the quality of housing in the town
                • With William 
              • Visit Blackpool Central Library to attend sessions on early childhood development
              • Visit Revoe Park, community garden and park
                • With William 
              Friday 8th 
              • Received Lorraine Heggessey, Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation 
                • With William 
              Monday 11th
              • Attend Commonwealth Day Ceremony
              Tuesday 12th 
              • Visit the Henry Fawcett Children’s Centre to see how Leap Lambeth are using the Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) to support parents, carers and their children
              • Attend the 2019 National Portrait Gallery's Portrait Gala
              Wednesday 13th 
              • Held a trustees meeting for the Royal Foundation 
                • With William
              Sunday 17th  
              • Attend Irish Guard's St. Patricks Day Parade
                • Hand out shamrocks
                • With William 
              Tuesday 19th 
              • Attend opening of Bush House at King’s College London
                • With The Queen
              • Visit the Foundling Museum in London
              Wednesday 27th 
              • Received Sir Keith Mills, chairman of the Royal Foundation 
                Thursday 28th 
                • Visit UK Scouting at Gilwell Park to learn more about the organization’s new pilot to bring Scouting to younger children.
                April (3)
                Thursday 25th 
                • Attend Anzac Day Service at Westminister Abbey
                Tuesday 30th 
                • Visit Sayers Croft Wildlife Garden and Forest School at Paddington Recreation Ground
                • Hold a Reception at Kensington Palace for members of the Early Years Steering Group.
                May (13)
                Wednesday 1st 
                • Officially open the new Centre of Excellence for Anna Freud National Centre
                Tuesday 7th 
                • Attend the launch of the King’s Cup Regatta at Cutty Sark
                  • With William
                Wednesday 8th 
                • Visit Caernarfon Coastguard Search and Rescue Helicopter Base in Northern Wales
                  • With William 
                • Visit Halen Môn Anglesey Sea Salt shop
                  • With William 
                • Joined representatives from 1st Menai Bridge Scouts Group, Surfers Against Sewage, the Isle of Anglesey County Council and Natural Resource Wales for beach exploration and clean-up activities at Newborough Beach
                  • With William  
                Tuesday 14th 
                • Visit Bletchley Park to view a special D-Day exhibition in the newly restored Teleprinter Building
                Wednesday 15th 
                • Visited the Royal Horticultural Society Back to Nature Garden in the gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
                Friday 17th 
                • Visited the Royal Horticultural Society Back to Nature Garden in the gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
                Saturday 18th 
                • Visited the Royal Horticultural Society Back to Nature Garden in the gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
                Sunday 19th 
                • Visited the Royal Horticultural Society Back to Nature Garden in the gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
                  • With William & kids
                Monday 20th 
                • Attend RHS Chelsea Flower Show Preview Day 
                Tuesday 21st 
                • Attend the Queen's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace
                • Received by The Queen & invested with the Insignia of a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.
                June (10)
                Monday 3rd
                • Attend US State Banquet at Buckingham Palace
                Tuesday 4th 
                • Received Sir Keith Mills, Chairman, and Ms. Lorraine Heggessey, Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation
                Thursday 6th
                • Attended the Household Division's Beating Retreat at Horse Guards Parade
                  •  Took the salute
                Saturday 8th 
                • Attend Trooping the Colours
                Tuesday 11th - Cumbria
                • Visit the Market Square of Keswick
                  • Walkabout
                • Visit a traditional fell sheep farm
                Wednesday 12th 
                Monday 17th 
                • Attend Order of the Garter Service
                Tuesday 18th
                • Attend Royal Ascot
                  • Present King's Stand Trophy
                Tuesday 25th 
                July (4)
                Monday 1st
                • Attend RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival Preview Day 
                Tuesday 2nd 
                • Attend Wimbledon tennis tournament 
                  • Meet with winners of LTA's Tennis Awards
                Saturday 13th
                • Attend Wimbledon tennis tournament women's finals
                  • With Meghan
                Sunday 14th 
                • Attend Wimbledon tennis tournament Men's Finals
                  • With William 
                August (1)
                Thursday 8th 
                • Host the inaugural regatta The King’s Cup  on the Isle of Wight
                September (10)
                Tuesday 10th
                • Opened the Back to Nature Garden & attended the Back to Nature Festival at Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley
                Wednesday 11th
                • Received Mr Richard Curtis, Screenwriter and Director (Royal Foundation)
                Friday 13th 
                • Received Sir Keith Mills, Chairman of the Royal Foundation, and Ms Lorraine Heggessey, Chief Executive
                  • With William 
                Wednesday 18th 
                • Attended a Trustees’ Meeting for the Royal Foundation 
                Thursday 19th 
                • Visited Family Nurse Partnership at Sunshine House Children and Young People's Development Centre
                Friday 20th 
                • Received Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation
                • Held an Early Years Meeting.
                Tuesday 24th 
                • Held a held an Early Years Initiatives Meeting at Kensington Palace
                Wednesday 25th 
                • Held a Reception at Kensington Palace
                  • With William
                Thursday 26th 
                • Visit Birkenhead to attend the naming ceremony of the UK’s new polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough
                  • With William
                October (24)
                Tuesday 1st 
                • Held a Reception and Meeting for the Royal Foundation 
                  • With William
                • Held a Reception for the finalists of BBC Radio One’s Teen Hero Awards
                  • With William
                Wednesday 2nd 
                • Visited the Aga Khan Centre in London
                  • Met with The Aga Khan and the High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 
                • Received Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at Kensington Palace
                Tuesday 8th
                • Received Bill Gates, Co-Chairman and Trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
                Wednesday 9th 
                • Visited the Angela Marmot Centre for Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum
                  • meeting with Sir Michael Dixon, Chief Executive
                Friday 11th 
                • Held a meeting for the Royal Foundation 
                Monday 14th: Flew to Pakistan )
                  Tuesday 15th  - Pakistan 
                  • Visited Islamabad Model College for Girls
                  • Visited the Margalla Hills
                  • Called upon The President of Pakistan and Mrs. Arif Alvi 
                  • Called upon Mr. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan
                  • Attended a Reception at the Pakistan Monument given by the High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Thomas Drew
                  Wednesday 16th  - Pakistan 
                  • Visited a glacier in Broghil National Park
                  • Visited a flood site to learn of the impacts of climate change in Bumburet
                    • Viewed a first aid drill
                  • Visited the Kalash Minority Village in Bumburet
                  • Received the Chief of Army Staff (General Qamar Javed Bajwa) and Mrs. Qamar Bajwa at the Residence of the British High Commissioner in Islamabad
                  Thursday 17th - Pakistan 
                  • Attended a Meeting with the Governor of Punjab, Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, and Chief Minister of Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar, at Lahore Airport
                  • Visited the SOS Children's Village
                  • Visited the National Cricket Academy
                  • Visited the Badshahi Mosque
                    • Attended a Meeting with Faith Leaders
                  • Visited Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
                  Friday 18th - Pakistan 
                  • Held an Investiture at the Residence in Islamabad
                  • Visited the SOS Children's Village
                  • Visited the Army Canine Centre
                  November (15)
                  Tuesday 5th 
                  • Held an Early Years Meeting (Royal Foundation)
                  Wednesday 6th 
                  • Received Ms. Lorraine Heggessey upon relinquishing her appointment as Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation 
                    • With William 
                  Thursday 7th 
                  • Attend the launch of the National Emergencies Trust at St. Martin-in-the-Fields 
                    • With William 
                  • Attended a meeting with the BBC Children's and Education's team at Old Broadcasting House
                    • Meet with the Lord Hall of Birkenhead (Director General, the British Broadcasting Corporation)
                  Saturday 9th 
                  • Attend Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall
                  Sunday 10th 
                  • Attend Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph
                  Tuesday 12th 
                  • Attended Shout's Crisis Volunteer Workshop
                  Wednesday 13th
                  Friday 15th 
                  • Visit the charity’s new hospice ‘The Nook’ to meet children and families being supported by EACH, tour the hospice, and officially open the building
                    • Meet with Mr. Graham Butland upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive
                  Monday 18th 
                  Wednesday 20th 
                  • Meet with the King and Queen of Bhutan 
                    • With William 
                  • Held an Early Years Meeting at Kensington Palace for the Royal Foundation 
                  • Received representatives from the midwife profession
                  Thursday 21st
                  • Received Tusk Conservation Award winners at Kensington Palace
                  • Attend Tusk Trust Awards at the Empire Theatre
                  Friday 22nd
                  • Received Sir Keith Mills (Chairman) and Mr Jason Knauf (Chief Executive)
                  (26th-27th: Two Day of research and training with Kingston Hospital Maternity Unit in London.)

                  December (6)
                  Tuesday 3rd
                  • Attend NATO Reception
                  Wednesday 4th 
                  • visited Peterley Manor Farm, Peterley Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, and was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
                  Tuesday 10th 
                  • Attended a Trustees' Meeting for the Royal Foundation
                  • Held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for charities and organizations that support Prince William & Duchess Kate's work.
                  Wednesday 11th
                  • Held an Early Years Meeting
                  • Attend Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace 

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