Weekly Update to 21st July, 2024
MISSING DAYS from the CC on the British Monarch Website:
3rd and 24th February – 4/1337
Milestones achieved this week: NIL
Approaching a milestone: HM The King (195) is approaching his double century for 2024 while HRH The Princess Royal (295) is approaching her triple century for the year.
Total Engagements with Individual Percentage of Total
HM The King – 195 (170 – up 25 – 14.6%)
HM The Queen – 137 (116 – up 21 – 10.2%)
HRH The Prince of Wales –77 (77 – no change – 5.6%)
HRH The Princess of Wales – 2 (2 – no change – 0.1%)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 180 (180 – no change – 13.5%)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 135 (135 – no change – 10.1%)
HRH The Princess Royal – 295 (292 – up 3– 22.1%)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 87 (87 – no change – 6.5%)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 108 (105 – up 3 – 8.1%)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 57 (57 – no change – 4.3%)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 56 (54 – up 2 – 4.2%)
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1 (1 – no change – 0.1%)
The League Table
HRH The Princess Royal – 295
HM The King – 195
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 180
HM The Queen – 137
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 135
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 108
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 87
HRH The Prince of Wales – 77
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 57
HRH The Duke of Kent – 56
HRH The Princess of Wales – 2
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1
Year to Date Total – 1337 (1283 – up 54)
Percentage and Total of Engagements
90s (Katherine Kent) – 0
80s (Edward Kent, Alexandra, Michael) – 58 (4.3%)
70s (Charles, Camilla, Anne, Richard, Birgitte, Marie-Christine) – 792 (59.2%)
60s (Andrew, Edward after 10th March, Tim) – 212 (15.9%)
50s (Edward up to 10th March, Sophie) – 192 (14.4%)
40s (William, Catherine, Meghan, Edoardo) – 79 (5.9%)
30s (Harry, Beatrice, Eugenie, Jack) – 0
20s (Louise) – 1 (0.1%)
10s (George, James) – 1 (0.1%)
0s (Charlotte, Louis, Archie, Lilibet) – 2 (0.2%)
Over Retirement Age (65) – 937 (70.1%)
Number of Days on which a royal undertook Official Engagements to 21st July, 2024
HM The King – 68 (up 4)
HM The Queen – 67 (up 3)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 48 (no change)
HRH The Princess of Wales – 2 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 74 (no change)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 59 (no change)
HRH The Princess Royal – 107 (up 2)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 36 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 69 (up 2)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 42 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 46 (up 2)
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy – 1 (no change)
Royal Palaces where Events Occurred to 21st July, 2024
Buckingham Palace – 28
Buckingham Palace – The King – 104
Windsor Castle – 43
St James’ Palace – 45
Clarence House – 16
Kensington Palace – 25
Holyrood Palace – 23
Sandringham House – 4
Balmoral Castle –
Marlborough House – 4
Dumfries House –
Hillsborough Castle – 1
Edinburgh Castle – 3
Tower of London –
Hampton Court Palace – 2
Windsor Great Park – 1
HMY Britannia –
Highgrove House –
Cathedrals, Abbeys, Chapels etc (Royal Peculiars in Particular)
Westminster Abbey – 7
St Paul’s Cathedral – 4
St George’s Chapel – 3
The King’s Chapel of the Savoy – 1
The Queen's Chapel, St James's Palace –
Types of Engagements from 15th July, 2024 to 21st July, 2024
Just a reminder that this is the type of engagement that occurred in the past week, but the total is the total for the year not just for the week.
Anniversary – 77
Arrived – 37
Audience – 45
Concert – 13
Drove to les Cotils, l’Hyvreuse, St Peter Port, Guernsey – 2
Drove to North Esplanade, St Peter Port, Guernsey – 2
Drove to Royal Square, St Helier, Jersey – 2
Event – 1
Granted 'Royal' Title – 1
Met People – 57
Opened – 50
Poetry Recital – 2
Presentation of Colours – 2
Presented Colour/s – 2
Proceeded on foot to Crow Pier, St Peter Port, Guernsey – 2
Proceeded on Foot to Pomme d’Or Hotel, Jersey – 1
Received – 111
Received by – 37
Received Duck Eggs – 2
Received Loyal Address – 4
Reception – 114
Replied to Loyal Address – 4
Special Sitting of the States of Deliberation, Guernsey – 2
Special Sitting of the States of Jersey and Sitting of the Royal Court – 2
State Opening of Parliament – 2
Tea (Party) – 6
Undergraduate Degree Ceremony – 1
Unveiled – 6
Viewed (Demonstration, Exhibition etc) – 26
Visit – 324
Walked Production Line – 1
Was Installed – 3
Patronages that were Supported via an Official Engagements from 15th July, 2024 to 21st July, 2024
Heritage of London Trust – 1
Honorary Military – 79
Newcomen Society – 1
Royal Institute of British Architects – 1
Three Counties Agricultural Society – 1
University Chancellor – 15
Organisations that were Supported via an Official Engagement from 15th July, 2024 to 21st July, 2024
4 Military Intelligence Battalion – 1
Alderney’s Renewable Energy Strategy – 2
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences – 1
Free From Domestic Abuse (Jersey) – 1
Golden Guernsey Goats – 1
Hauteville House, Guernsey – 1
Homecomers (Alderney) – 1
Jersey Expo Event – 2
Jersey Royal Potato Growing Competition – 2
Jersey Sea Cadets – 2
Kildare Hall – 1
Pomme d’Or Hotel (Jersey) – 2
Sark Community Power Project – 2
Sark’s Liberation in 1945 – 2
St Anne's School (Alderney) – 2
Sustainable Finance – 1
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust’s new Emergency Department – 1
Overseas Engagements to 21st July, 2024
Year to Date Total – 230 (189 – up 41)
HM The King – 28 (7 – up 21)
HM The Queen – 30 (10 – up 20)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 7 (7 – no change)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 38 (38 – no change)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 17 (17 – no change)
HRH The Princess Royal – 65 (65 – no change)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 44 (44 – no change)
Countries Where Royals Have Undertaken Engagements to 21st July, 2024
Canada (COMR) – 36 – HRH The Princess Royal – 18; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 18;
Dubai – 8 – HRH The Princess Royal – 8;
France – 7 – HM The King – 7; HM The Queen – 7; HRH The Prince of Wales – 3; HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 1; HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 7; HRH The Princess Royal – 6; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 6;
Germany – 5 – HRH The Prince of Wales – 5; HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 3;
Guernsey (BCD) – 22 – HM The King – 11; HM The Queen – 11;
Isle of Mann (BCD) 3 – HM The Queen – 3;
Italy – 7 – HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 7;
Jersey (BCD) – 19 – HM The King – 10; HM The Queen – 9;
Namibia (COM) – 4 – HRH The Princess Royal – 4;
Norway – 9 – HRH The Princess Royal – 9;
Republic of Ireland – 2 – HRH The Princess Royal – 1; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 1;
South Africa (COM) – 7 – HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 7;
Sri Lanka(COM) – 38 – HRH The Princess Royal – 19; Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 19;
St Helena St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (BOT) – 20 – HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 20;
Uganda (COM) – 10 – HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 10;
NOTE: COM = a Commonwealth country; COMR = Commonwealth Realm; BOT = British Overseas Territory; BCD – British Crown Dependency
Royals who have Official Engagement with Politicians, including Ambassadors and High Commissioners to 21st July, 2024 (Note the engagement often includes multiple politicians etc such as a STATE BANQUET)
HM The King – 103 (up 12)
HM The Queen – 33 (up 8)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 14 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh – 32 (no change)
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh – 16 (no change)
HRH The Princess Royal – 15 (no change)
Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence – 12 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Gloucester – 12 (no change)
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester – 12 (no change)
HRH The Duke of Kent – 3 (no change)
Used Secondary Title to 21st July, 2024
HM The Queen – 2 (Lord of Mann – 2 – officially representing The King who holds that title)
HRH The Prince of Wales – 6 (Duke of Cornwall – 5; Duke of Rothesay – 2)
Countries of the UK where Engagements Occurred to 21st July, 2024
England – 933
Scotland – 131
Northern Ireland – 14
Wales – 29