Thursday 12 January 2023

Prince William & Princess Kate - Official Engagements (2023)

Official Engagements in 2023:

  • William Solo - 101
  • Kate Solo - 70
  • Joint - 66

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.

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

Tuesday 17th

  • William
    • Visited Together As One (formerly Aik Saath), a community organisation 
Wednesday 18th 
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
    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
    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

    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

    Tuesday 21st
    • Kate
      • Visit Oxford House Nursing Home
    Wednesday 22nd

    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

    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 
    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 

    Tuesday 14th 
    • William
    • Kate
      • Received Professor Eamon McCrory, Board Member, the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group, at Windsor Castle.
    Wednesday 15th 

    Friday 17th

    Monday 20th
    • William
      • Received Mr Alastair Martin, Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall, at Windsor Castle.
    Tuesday 21st
    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

    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 
    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 

    Saturday 6th

    Sunday 7th 
    Monday 8th 
    • Joint
      • Attend Big Help at 3rd Upton Scouts Hall (Scouts)
        • With Children

    Tuesday 9th

    Wednesday 10th 

    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
    • 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
    • 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
    Tuesday 23rd 
    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/K13/J5)

    Thursday 1st 

    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 

    Thursday 8th  

    • William
      • Official opening of the Oak Cancer Centre – a new state-of-the-art research and treatment facility (Royal Marsden)
    • Kate

    Saturday 10th

    Tuesday 13th 
    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 
    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
    Friday 23rd
    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 
    Thursday 29th 
    • William
      • Visited the Royal Norfolk Show
    • Kate
    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
    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 
    Sunday 16th 

    August (W0/K0/J0)

    • None

    September (W9/K11/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 
    Wednesday 13th 
    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

    Thursday 21st 
    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 
    Thursday 28th

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

    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.
    • Kate
    October (W9/K6/J4)
    Monday 2nd
    • William
      • Chaired a Meeting of The Prince’s Council at 10 Buckingham Gate

    Tuesday 3rd

    • Joint
      • Visited Race Council Cymru at Grange Pavilion
      • Visited Fitzalan High School
    Wednesday 4th 
    • William
    • Kate
      • Visited Vsi Razom Community Hub
    Thursday 5th 
    • William
      • Visited Sustainable Ventures
    • Kate
      • Visit Hull to take part in a Rugby League Inclusivity Day hosted by the Rugby Football League, Hull FC and the University of Hull. (Rugby Football League)
    Friday 6th 

    Tuesday 10th

    • Joint
      • Host "Exploring our Emotional Worlds" forum for young people in Birmingham to Mark World Mental Health Day

    Wednesday 11th

    • William
      • Met emergency responders at the Blue Light Hub
    • Kate
      • Visited students from the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University at the Allam Sports Centre

    Thursday 12th

    • William
      • Received Prince Rahim Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network’s Environment and Climate Committee (Earthshot Prize)
    • Joint
      • Visited athletes and parents taking part in a mental fitness workshop at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre (Sport Aid)

    Friday 13th 

    • William
      • Received representatives from the Council of the Isles of Scilly at Windsor Castle.

    Saturday 14th

    • William
      • Attend Wales vs Argentina 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter final match at the Stade de Marseille  (Welsh Rugby Union)
        • With George
    Sunday 15th
    • Kate
      • Attend England vs Fiji  2023 Rugby World Cup quarter final match at the Stade de Marseille (Rugby Football Union)
    Wednesday 18th 
    • William
      •  Spoke via video link to fire fighters fighting wildfires across Canada.

    Tuesday 31st

    • William
      • Received Ms Fara Williams, Advocate of the “Homewards” Programme
    • Kate

    November 
    (W22/K6/J12)

    Wednesday 1st

    • William
      • Received Ms Fara Williams, Advocate of the “Homewards” Programme
        • This was listed on The Times CC, but was suspected to be a duplicate from the previous day. It was not listed on the Royal.UK's CC for the day, so, I removed it. 
      • Held an Investiture at Windsor Castle
    • Kate
      • Visited Dadvengers

    Thursday 2nd 

    • Joint 
      • Visit Outfit Moray, an award-winning charity delivering life-changing outdoor learning and adventure activity programmes to young people in Moray.
      • Visit Brodieshill Farm, where they will learn about efforts being made to better support the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
      • Visited Dayl at Inverness Kart Raceway.

    Sunday 5th 

    • William
      • Attend a Welcome to Earthshot event at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore  (Earthshot Prize)

    Monday 6th 

    • William
      • Attend the United for Wildlife Summit at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore (United for Wildlife)
      • Visited Passion Wave at Marina Bay
        • Dragon Boat Race 
      • Received by The President of the Republic of Singapore at the Istana
      • Called upon the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore at the Istana

    Tuesday 7th

    • William
      • Attend 3rd Earthshot Awards Ceremony in Singapore
        • Held a Meeting with Finalists
        • Attended a Founding Partners’ Lunch at Eden Hal
        • Attended an Earthshot Prize Thank You Reception at the Theatre at Mediacorp
      • Visit EcoLabs at Nanyang Technological University
    Wednesday 8th 
    • William
      • Visited TreeTop Walk, Central Catchment Nature Reserve.
      • Attend for the Earthshot Prize
        • Earthshot+ Summit at Park Royal Pickering in Singapore
        • attended a Reception for the Earthshot Prize given by Conservation International at Spago
      • Visited the Centre for Wildlife Forensics (United for Wildlife)
      • Attended a Meeting with United Kingdom Defence Advisers at the British High Commission.
    • Kate
      • Visited the Regiment at Robertson Barracks (1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards)

    Saturday 11th 

    Sunday 12th
    Monday 13th 
    • William
      • Received Lieutenant General Ian Cave, Colonel of the The Mercian Regiment, and Brigadier Peter Dennis, Secretary of The Mercian Regiment, at Windsor Castle.
      • Attended the Funeral  of Sir Robert Charlton (English professional footballer) which was held in Manchester Cathedral (The FA)
    Tuesday 14th 
    • Kate
      • Attended a Shaping Us National Symposium Reception at the Design Museum (Early Years)
        • Received Jack Shonkoff, Director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, at Windsor Castle.
    Wednesday 15th 
    • Kate
      • Held a Symposium on Early Childhood at the Design Museum
    Thursday 16th
    • William
      • Visited the Hideaway Youth Project
      • Visit the Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse
    • Kate

    Tuesday 21st 

    • Joint 
      • Greet President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea and First Lady Kim Keon Hee at thei rhotel
      • Attend Official Welcome Ceremony at Horse Guards Parade
      • Attend Luncheon at Buckingham Palace
        • View items from Royal Collection
      • Attend State Banquet at Buckingham Palace

    Wednesday 22nd

    • Joint 
      • Hold a Reception at Windsor Castle
    Thursday 23rd
    • William
      • Received Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown and Prince Radu of Romania at Windsor Castle.
      • Visit 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment at Salisbury Plain (Mercian Regiment)
    Friday 24th 
    • William
      • Received The Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman at Windsor Castle.
    • Kate
      •  Visited Sebby's Corner.

    Monday 27th

    Tuesday 28th

    • William
      • Received Lieutenant Colonel Guy Bartle-Jones, Regimental Adjutant of The Welsh Guards at Windsor Castle.
      • Received submariners at Windsor Castle.

    Thursday 30th 

    December (W6/K3/J2)

    Tuesday 5th

    • Joint 
    • Kate
      • Opened the Children’s Day Surgery Unit at Evelina Children’s Hospital
    Wednesday 6th 
    Thursday 7th 

    Friday 8th

    Monday 11th 
    • William
      • Chaired a Meeting of The Prince’s Council at Buckingham Palace.
      • Visited St Vincent’s Centre of The Passage
    Tuesday 12th 
    • William
      • Visited the Warrant Officers’ and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers’ Mess at Combermere Barrack
    • Kate
    Thursday 14th 
    • William
      • Presented condolences to The Emir of the State of Kuwait at Amiri Terminal, Kuwait, following the death of The Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.


    12 comments:

    1. Thank you for this quite interesting page. After a rather quick look l noticed that for the 26 and 27th of June you counted the various visits (different organizations/places) as just one big engagement for the day...I wonder why, I would have counted each separately.

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      1. The Visits on the 26th & 27th of June were apart of the “Homewards” Programme launch. The royals sometimes visit multiple locations as part of an official engagements, or might have a audience before a reception, etc.
        We count everything for the same organization or project that is done in a day as one engagement. This helps to deal with the ambiguity and inconsistency of the Court Circular.

        You can find more on how I count Official Engagements here: https://gertsroyals.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-i-keep-count-of-engagements.html

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    2. Prince William met a group of young people to discuss lgbtq issues (video published on June 30th)

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      1. That was not listed on the Court Circular. While we consider adding things not on the Court Circular, we don't included things we don't have a date for.

        You can find more on how I count Official Engagements here: https://gertsroyals.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-i-keep-count-of-engagements.html

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    3. Princess Kate met Wimbledon ball boys and girls with Federer (video published on June 25th)

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      1. That was not listed on the Court Circular. While we consider adding things not on the Court Circular, we don't included things we don't have a date for.

        You can find more on how I count Official Engagements here: https://gertsroyals.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-i-keep-count-of-engagements.html

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      2. According to Getty Images, the event was 8th June.

        https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/in-this-handout-images-released-by-kensington-palace-on-news-photo/1259001808?adppopup=true

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      3. While we didn't have a date for it, it also fails as we don't count things as official engagements where the purpose was just filming a video. We also don't include photoshoots, interviews, etc. That is all just sort of promotion and not counted as official engagements.

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    4. Kate had an engagement on 28th June at Young Victoria and Albert Museum, but i dont see.

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    5. According to this tweet NHS Big Tea Party was 24th May.

      https://twitter.com/KateMiddStyle/status/1676552475178938369

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      1. We don't count things as official engagements where the purpose was just filming a video. We also don't include photoshoots, interviews, etc. That is all just sort of promotion and not counted as official engagements.

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