Prince William & Princess Kate - Official Engagements (2023)

Official Engagements so far in 2023:

• William Solo - 63
• Kate Solo - 53
• Joint - 48

Official Engagements are marked as:

• (Unconfirmed) - If not officially announced, but is expected/ always attends
• (Possible) - If not announced, but something they might/sometimes attends (& we have reason to think they will attend this year)
• (Patronage) - If the engagement is connected to one of their patronages, the patronage is listed at the end of the entry.

(For more on how we count official engagements.)

January-August (W55/K43/J40)

• Past Months are listed at the bottom of the page, to make it easier to see upcoming engagements. 

September (W8/K10/J8)

Thursday 7th 

• William
• Visit Bournemouth one of the 6 “Homewards” Sites:
• Visited Pret a Manger
• Visited AFC Bournemouth

Friday 8th 

• Joint
• Attended a Service in St David’s Cathedral and afterwards met members of the local community.
• Visited Câr-y-Môr Seaweed Farm, St Justinian’s Bay.
• Visited the Royal National Lifeboat Institution St David’s Lifeboat Station at St Justinian’s Bay.

Saturday 9th

• Kate
• Attended the Rugby World Cup 2023 Group Stage match between England and Argentina at the Stade de Marseille, in France (Rugby Football Union)

Sunday 10th

• William
• Attended the Rugby World Cup 2023 Group Stage match between Wales and Fiji at Stade de Bordeaux, in France (Welsh Rugby Union)

Tuesday 12th 

• Kate
• Visited HM Prison High Down (Forward Trust)

Wednesday 13th 

• William
• Visit Mates in Mind at a construction site in West London
• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting  (Royal Foundation)

Thursday 14th 

• Joint
• Visited Stirling Lines SAS Base and met special forces soldiers and their families.
• Visited Madley Primary School’s Forest School
• Met Members of We Are Farming Minds at Kings Pitt Farm

Monday 18th 

• William
• Visited the Billion Oyster Project at Governors Island and Brooklyn Bridge Park
• Met with Mr António Guterres (Secretary-General of the United Nations) at the United Nations Headquarters
• Kate
• Will visit Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton (Fleet Air Arm)

Tuesday 19th

• William
• Meeting with the President of the Republic of Ecuador at the Residence of His Majesty’s Consul-General for New York.
• Attended the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit at the Plaza Hotel  (Earthshot Prize)
• Attended a Dinner for the Earthshot Prize at Tavern on the Green,
• Visited Fire Department of New York, Ten House, on 124 Liberty Street
• Kate
• Visited Streets of Growth

Wednesday 20th

• Kate
• Held an Royal Foundation Meeting

Thursday 21st 

• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting  (Royal Foundation)

Tuesday 26th 

• Kate
•  Visit Royal Warrant holder AW Hainsworth, a family-owned heritage textile mill in Leeds
• Kate's great-great grandfather sold William Lupton & Co to AW Hainsworth
• Visit Standfast & Barracks, a printworks in Lancaster

Wednesday 27th 

• Kate
• Join a family portage session at a local specialist centre  as part of the Shape of You Campaign (Early Years Centre, Royal Foundation)
• Joint
• Attended Charities Forum Meeting

Thursday 28th

• Joint
• Meet with Timothy Cook, CEO of Apple Incorporated

** Upcoming **

Friday 29th

• William
• Visit BEST - Be A Better You to hear about the work they do to provide young people with mental health support through one-to-one mentoring and sports coaching.

October

x

• Nothing announced yet

November

6th-10th

• William
• Earthshot Week in Singapore

Tuesday 7th

• William
• Attend 3rd Earthshot Awards Ceremony in Singapore

Saturday 11th 

• Joint 
• Attend the Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall (Unconfirmed)

Sunday 12th

• Joint 
• Attend Remembrance Sunday Service at Cenotaph (Unconfirmed)

December

Date Not Announced

• Joint 
• Attend the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace  (Unconfirmed)

** Past Months Below**

January (W7/K7/J4)

Thursday 12th

• Joint
• Opened Royal Liverpool University Hospital in its new premises at West Derby Street
• Visited the Open Door Centre, a Youth Organization 

Friday 13th

• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting  (Royal Foundation)

Tuesday 17th

• William
• Visited Together As One (formerly Aik Saath), a community organisation 

Wednesday 18th 

• Kate
• Visited Foxcubs Nursery, a childcare service (Royal Foundation, Early Years)

Thursday 19th 

• William
• Visited Depaul UK, a youth homeless charity
• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting  (Royal Foundation)
• Held a Reception at Hampton Court Palace to celebrate the World Cup win of the England Wheelchair Rugby Football League team (Rugby Football League)

Friday 20th

• William

• Spoke via video link to residents of Australia who have been affected by the recent flooding

Tuesday 24th

• William
• Held an Investiture at Windsor Castle
• Held a Meeting (Royal Foundation)

Wednesday 18th 

• Kate
• Held a Meeting at Windsor Castle with the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group. (Centre for Early Childhood)

Thursday 26th

• Joint
• Visited Windsor Foodshare, a foodbank
• William
• Meet 2022 Earthshot Prize Finalists at the Earthshot Prize Fellowship Retreat at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor (Earthshot Prize)
• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting  (Royal Foundation)

Monday 30th

• Joint
• Attend the Centre for Early Childhood “Shaping Us” Campaign Preview and Reception at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly.

Tuesday 31st

• William
• Spoke via video link to athletes and volunteers participating in the 2023 Arctic Winter Games in Wood Buffalo, Canada.
• Kate
• Visited Kirkgate Market & the University of Leeds, in Leeds to launch the “Shaping Us” Campaign. (Centre for Early Childhood)

February (W5/K5/J7)

Wednesday 1st

• William 
• Hold an Investiture at Windsor Castle

Thursday 2nd 

• William 
• Received Brigadier Giles Harris (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards) and Lieutenant Colonel John Livesey (Commanding Officer) at Windsor Castle. (Welsh Guards)

Wednesday 8th 

• Kate
• Visit Landau Forte College Derby with Captain Preet Chandi MBE to celebrate her return from her solo expedition across Antarctica. 

Thursday 9th 

• Joint
• Visited the National Maritime Museum Falmouth in Discovery Quay
• Visited the Dracaena Centre, a community hub that offers a wide range of social services

Friday 10th 

• William 
• Visited the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust at Ipswich Ambulance Station and Ipswich Hospital

Sunday 19th

• Joint
• Attend BAFTA Film Awards at Royal Festival Hall

Tuesday 21st

• Kate
• Visit Oxford House Nursing Home

Wednesday 22nd

• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting  (Royal Foundation)

Thursday 23rd

• William 
• Hold an Investiture at Buckingham Palace
• Visit The Passage, a homeless organization, to officially open two residential buildings, Bentley House and Passage House (The Passage)
• Kate
• Received Mr Ian Hewitt, Chairman of All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, at Windsor Castle. (All England Club/ Wimbledon)
• Received Major General Christopher Ghika, Regimental Lieutenant Colonel of Irish Guards, and Lieutenant Colonel James Aldridge, Commanding Officer

Saturday 25th

• Joint
• Attend the Wales vs England Six Nations Match at the Principality Stadium (Welsh Rugby Union) (Rugby Football Union)

Tuesday 28th

• Joint
• Visited Brynawel House Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centre
• Visit Aberavon Leisure & Fitness Centre to hear about their work using sport and exercise to support mental health and wellbeing.
• Visit Wales Air Ambulance charity headquarters and open new "Family Room"(Wales Air Ambulance)

March (W12/K5/J5)

Wednesday 1st

• Joint
• Attend Welsh Guard's St. David's Day Parade and present Leeks (Welsh Guards)

Thursday 2nd

• Joint
• Held meeting with Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway with Norwegian business delegates at Windsor Castle.

Monday 6th 

• William
• Chaired a Meeting of The Prince's Council of the Duchy of Cornwall at 10 Buckingham Gate

Tuesday 7th 

• William
• Hold an Investiture at Buckingham Palace
• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting  (Royal Foundation)

Wednesday 8th 

• Kate
• visited 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Salisbury Plain Training Area (Irish Guards)

Thursday 9th 

• Joint
•  Visited Hayes Muslim Centre

Friday 10th 

• William
• Received Ms. Hannah Jones, Chief Executive of Earthshot Prize, at Windsor Castle.

Monday 13th 

• Joint
• Attend Commonwealth Day Service
• Joint/ William
• Attend Commonwealth Day reception

Tuesday 14th 

• William
• Held a Royal Foundation Meeting
• Kate
• Received Professor Eamon McCrory, Board Member, the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group, at Windsor Castle.

Wednesday 15th 

• Kate
• Held a Early Years Meeting at Windsor Castle (Royal Foundation)

Friday 17th

• Joint
• Attend Irish Guards Parade

Monday 20th

• William
• Received Mr Alastair Martin, Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall, at Windsor Castle.

Tuesday 21st

• William
• Held a Earthshot Prize Meeting
• Kate
• Held a Meeting to launch a Business Taskforce for Early Childhood at NatWest Head Office (Royal Foundation)

Wednesday 22nd

• William - Poland
• Visited a Polish Military Base in Rzeszow.
• Met British troops providing support to Poland and Ukraine.
• Met Ukrainian refugees living in temporary accommodation in Warsaw.

Thursday 23rd

• William - Poland
• Laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Plac Marszalka Józefa Pilsudskiego
• Met with The President of the Republic of Poland at the President’s Chancellery
• Met Ukrainian refugees who are settled in the Polish community at Hala Koszyki
• Met Ukrainian staff who have been displaced from the British Embassy in Kyiv.

April (W2/K5/J5)

Sunday 9th

(Attend Easter Service at St. George's Chapel)

Wednesday 19th 

• Kate
• Received Professor Marc Brackett (Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence) 
• Held an Early Years Meeting at Windsor Castle

Thursday 20th

• Joint
• Visited the Indian Streatery
• Gave a Reception at the Rectory

Monday 24th 

• William
• Received Mr Alastair Martin, Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall
• Kate
• Visited the Baby Bank

Tuesday 25th 

• William
• Attended the Anzac Day Dawn Service and laid a wreath
• Kate
• Held a Royal Foundation Meeting at Windsor Castle
• Held an Early Years Meeting  (Royal Foundation)

Thursday 27th

• Joint
• Attended a training session with Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team to mark the Rescue Team’s Sixtieth Anniversary
• Visit Dowlais Rugby Club

Friday 28th 

• Joint
• Visited Aberfan Cemetery
• Visited the Aberfan Disaster Memorial Garden and met local people who were involved in the disaster.

 May (W11/K7/J10)

Tuesday 2nd

• William
• Received Christopher Hipkins, Prime Minister of New Zealand at Windsor Castle.

Thursday 4th 

• Joint
• Visit the Dog & Duck Pub in Soho to hear how they are preparing for the Coronation Weekend. 
• Meet representatives from other hospitality and recreation businesses 
• William
• Received Christopher Hipkins, Prime Minister of New Zealand at Windsor Castle.

Friday 5th 

• Joint
• Attend a Realm Governors General and Prime Ministers Lunch at Buckingham Palace 
• Reception at Buckingham Palace for Foreign Guests 

Saturday 6th

• Joint
• Attend King Charles & Queen Camilla's Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey
• With Children

Sunday 7th 

• Joint
• Attend Coronation Big Lunch in Windsor
• Attend Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle 
• With Children
• Reception at Windsor Castle

Monday 8th 

• Joint
• Attend Big Help at 3rd Upton Scouts Hall (Scouts)
• With Children

Tuesday 9th

• Joint
• Attend King's Garden Party at Buckingham Palace 

Wednesday 10th 

• William
• Held an Investiture at Windsor Castle

Thursday 11th 

• Kate
• Received Professor Eamon McCrory, Board Member, the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group at Windsor Castle. (Early Years)
• Held a Meeting with Mrs Alice Webb, Trustee of the Royal Foundation, at Windsor Castle. (Royal Foundation)

Sunday 14th 

• William
• Attend the 2023 Vitality Women’s FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium (FA)

Monday 15th 

• William
• Chaired a Meeting of The Prince’s Council at 10 Buckingham Gate.
• Held meeting with Alastair Martin, Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall
• Held a Meeting with finalists of the Earthshot Prize at the Grove Hotel  (Earthshot Prize

Tuesday 16th 

• William
• Received Lieutenant Commander David Brannighan RN at Windsor Castle.  (Royal Navy Submarine Service)
• Kate
• Visited the Kelly Holmes Trust to mark Mental Health Awareness Week and participated in the Trust's Social and Emotional Mental Health Programme at Percy Community Centre

Wednesday 17th 

• William
• Met submariners who rowed across the Atlantic in HMS OARDACIOUS, at Eton College Rowing Centre (Royal Navy Submarine Service)
• Kate
• Visit Family Action to learn about the cumulative impact of the pandemic and Cost of Living Crisis on families (Family Action)

Thursday 18th 

• Kate
• Visited the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (Anna Freud National Centre)

Friday 19th 

• William
• Received Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities at Windsor Castle.  (Royal Foundation)

Monday 22nd

• Joint
• Attend Chelsea Flower Show Preview Day

Tuesday 23rd 

• Visited Notpla Limited (Earthshot Prize)

Thursday 25th 

•  Kate
• Visited the Foundling Museum (Foundling Museum)
• Attended a workshop with Kinship at St Pancras Community Centre

Friday 26th 

• William
• Met members of the Grenfell community supported by Queens Park Rangers Football Club at Loftus Road Stadium

June  (W14/K12/J5)

Thursday 1st 

• Joint
• Attend Crown Prince Hussein & Rajwa's Wedding at the Zahran Palace in Amman, Jordan

Saturday 3rd 

• William
• Attend the 2023 Emirates FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium (The FA)
• present the trophy to the winners

Tuesday 6th 

• Kate
• Visited Windsor Family Hub
• Received Alice Webb, Trustee of the Royal Foundation, at Windsor Castle. (Royal Foundation)

Wednesday 7th 

• William
•  Received Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition
• Kate
• Visited Maidenhead Rugby Football Club (Royal Foundation) (Rugby Football Union)

Thursday 8th  

• William
• Official opening of the Oak Cancer Centre – a new state-of-the-art research and treatment facility (Royal Marsden)
• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting at Windsor Castle  (Royal Foundation)

Saturday 10th

• William
• Attend Colonel's Review of Trooping the Colour (Welsh Guards)

Tuesday 13th 

• William
• Opened Reuben House housing development (Centrepoint)
• Attended a screening of “Rhino Man” at Battersea Power Station (United for Wildlife)
• With Duchess Sophie
• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting at Windsor Castle  (Royal Foundation)

Wednesday 14th 

• William
• As part of the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales held a meeting with:
• Humza Yousaf, first Minister of Scotland via telephone.
• • Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales vis Telephone

Thursday 15th 

• Kate
• Visited Riversley Park Children’s Centre
• Received Professor Eamon McCrory, Board Member, the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group, at Windsor Castle.

Friday 16th 

• Joint
• Attend Senior Colonels Conference and Dinner at St. James's Palace

Saturday 17th

• Joint
• Attend Trooping the Colour 
• With Children

Monday 19th 

• Joint
• Attend Order of Garter Service

Tuesday 20th 

• William
• Visited St George’s Park (The FA)
• Kate
• Reopen the National Portrait Gallery after 3 year renovations
• Hear about the gallery’s new Under 5s Programme

Thursday 22nd

• William
• Received Ms Hannah Jones, Chief Executive of  Earthshot Prize at Windsor Castle
• Held a Royal Foundation Meeting at Windsor Castle 

Friday 23rd

• Joint
• Attend Royal Ascot

Monday 26th 

• William
• Visited the following places to launch the “Homewards” Programme
• Visited Mosaic Clubhouse in London
• Visited St John’s Church Hall in Poole
• Visited Maindee Primary School in Monmouthshire
• Visited a housing development at Hill Street Car Park in Newport

Tuesday 27th

• William
• Visited the following places to launch the “Homewards” Programme
• Visited East Belfast Mission, in Belfast
• Visited Tillydrone Community Campus, in Aberdeen, 
• Visited Verdon Recreation Centre, in Sheffield
• Kate
• Officially opened Hope Street

Wednesday 28th 

• William
• Held an Investiture at Windsor Castle.

Thursday 29th 

• William
• Visited the Royal Norfolk Show
• Kate
• Held an Early Years Meeting at Windsor Castle. (Early Years)
• Held further Meetings at Windsor Castle. (Royal Foundation)

Friday 30th 

• Kate
• Received Professor Eamon McCrory (Board Member, the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group) at Windsor Castle.

July (W4/K2/J4)

Monday 3rd 

• William
• Hosted a Dinner for Earthshot Prize at Windsor Castle.

Tuesday 4th 

• William
• Received The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain at Windsor Castle.
• Kate
• Attend Wimbledon Championship

Wednesday 5th 

• Joint
• Attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication in St Giles’ Cathedral
• With King Charles & Queen Camilla

Thursday 6th 

• Joint
• Attend polo match at the Guards Polo Club, Windsor, in support of charities with which Prince William & Princess Kate are connected

Monday 10th 

• William
• Visit Duchy of Cornwall Nursery to open the new restaurant, The Orangery

Wednesday 11th 

• William
• Visit Wistman’s Wood on the Duchy of Cornwall estate 

Friday 14th 

• Joint
• Attended the Royal International Air Tattoo at Royal Air Force Fairford and were received by Air Marshal Sir David Walker (Deputy Lieutenant of Gloucestershire).
• With Prince George, Princess Charlotte & Prince Louis

Saturday 15th 

• Kate
• Attend Wimbledon Championship

Sunday 16th 

• Joint
• Attend Wimbledon Championship
• With Prince George & Princess Charlotte

August (W-/K-/J-)

• None