King Charles & Queen Camilla – Official Engagements (2026)

January (KC15/QC13/J2)

Monday 5th

• Charles
  • Received Dr Nathan Ross upon relinquishing his appointment as Assistant Private Secretary and invested him with the Insignia of a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.

Tuesday 13th

• Charles
  • Held a Reception for Aberdeenshire “Sma Wids” (Small Woods) Project.

Monday 19th

• Charles
  • Received Margaret Walker and invested her with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
  • Held a Reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse this afternoon to mark the Scotland Investment Summit.
• Camilla
  • Visited the National Library of Scotland and launched the National Year of Reading in Scotland. (National Literacy Trust)

Tuesday 20th

• Camilla
  • Received Ms Amanda Mackenzie( Chairman of the Queen’s Reading Room), Mrs Victoria Perrin (Chief Executive Officer) and Mrs Amanda MacManus (Trustee). (The Queen’s Reading Room)
  • Received Mr Jonathan Douglas, Chief Executive of the National Literacy Trust. (National Literacy Trust)
  • Received Wing Commander Peter Seanor upon relinquishing his appointment as Station Commande of Royal Air Force Halton and Wing Commander Matthew Sharrock upon assuming the appointment. (Royal Air Force Halton)

Wednesday 21st

• Charles
  • Attended the Peusangan Elephant Conservation Breakfast Reception at Lancaster House with the President of Indonesia.
  • Received the President of Indonesia at Clarence House
  • Audience with Sir Christian Turner, who kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America.
• Camilla
  • Visited Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Services in Quedgeley
  • Visited Maggie’s Cheltenham to mark the Charity’s Thirtieth Anniversary (the Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust)

Thursday 22nd

• Camilla
  • Visited Wiltshire Museum (Wiltshire Museum)
  • Met representatives from Swindon Women’s Refuge.
  • Held a Meeting of SafeLives. (SaveLives)

Tuesday 27th

• Charles
  • Received the President of the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana
  • Audience with Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of UK
• Camilla
  • Attended a Screening of “Hamnet” at the May Fair Hotel (Queen’s Reading Room)
• Joint
  • Host a reception at Buckingham Palace for survivors of the Holocaust and their families alongside organisations who are working to ensure the memory of the Holocaust lives on. (Holocaust Memorial Day Trust)(Anne Frank Trust)(The Holocaust Educational Trust)
    • Camilla received Mr Timothy Robertson upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Anne Frank Trust and Mr Daniel Green upon assuming the appointment.

Wednesday 28th

• Charles
  • Received Sabah Zita Benson, who presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of Ghana in London.
  • Received Veiccoh Nghiwete, who presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission for the Republic of Namibia in London.
  • Received Farah Berri, who presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Lebanese Republic to the Court of St James’s.
  • Received Mark Andrews and invested him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
  • Received representatives from the shipping industry who have been convened by the Sustainable Markets Initiative.
• Camilla
  • Joined the judging panel to decide the winners of the BBC 500 Words creative-writing competition.
• Joint
  • Held the Royal Premiere of the documentary Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision at Windsor Castle.
    • Also Attending:
      • Duchess Sophie
      • Duke & Duchess of Gloucester

Thursday 29th

• Camilla
  • Gave a Reception for The Queen’s Reading Room at Buckingham Palace to mark the launch of The Consorts’ Library.

Friday 30th

• Camilla
  • Attended the service of thanksgiving for Dame Jilly Cooper, at Southwark Cathedral

Saturday 31st

• Charles
  • Attend Sandringham Run and support runners

February (KC49/QC16/J9)

Sunday 1st

• Charles
  • Received Edward Parsons and invested him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
  • Received David Somers and invested him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
  • Received Michael Wheatley and decorated him with the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver).
  • Presented The King’s Gold Medal for Academic Excellence at King Edward VII Academy, to Miss Charlotte Clark.
  • Presented The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Academic Excellence at Springwood High School, to Juan Camilo Cervantes.
  • Presented a Bible to Master Stellan Keir for proficiency in Religious Instruction.

Tuesday 3rd

• Charles
  • Received Laura Camila Sarabia Torres, who presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of Colombia to the Court of St James’s.
  • Received Prince Abdullah Bin Khaled Al Saud, who presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Court of St James’s.
  • Received Mosuoe Letuma, who presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission for the Kingdom of Lesotho in London.
  • Received Mr Richard Hawkes upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Executive of the British Asian Trust (British Asian Trust)
  • Held a Privy Council meeting at 3.30pm.
    • Audience with Lord President
  • Received David Black and invested him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
  • Audience with Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of UK
• Camilla
  • Received Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis upon relinquishing his appointment as President of the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory and Vice Admiral Sir David Steele upon assuming the appointment. (Royal British Legion Poppy Factory)
  • Gave a Reception for Medical Detection Dogs at Clarence House. (Medical Detection Dogs )
    • Received Mr Clive Everest upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of Trustees and Mr Robert Wilson upon assuming the appointment.
• Joint
  • Held a Reception at St James’s Palace to recognise the work of employees of local and regional government who serve communities throughout the United Kingdom.
    • Also attending:
      • Duchess Sophie
      • The Duke of Gloucester

Wednesday 4th

• Charles
  • Received the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally, who did homage upon her appointment.
  • Held a Dinner Party for The Aga Khan at Windsor Castle at which Members of The Aga Khan’s Family were present.
• Camilla
  • Visited Christ Church Primary School, and opened the new library, the Two Thousandth School Library in the Trust’s Libraries for Primaries initiative. (National Literacy Trust)

Thursday 5th

• Joint
  • Visited the Sun Inn, on High Street, in Dedham,
  • Visited Essex Rose Tea Room
  • Visited Munnings Art Museum, Castle House and officially opening the Garden Room (British Sporting Art Trust)

Friday 6th

• Charles
  • Received young health leaders who are attending the Commonwealth Leadership Institute Educational Summit.
  • Held the Annual Reception at Windsor Castle for the Grand Military Race Committee.

Monday 9th

• Charles
  • Visited Clitheroe Auction Mart, the Ribblesdale Centre
  • Attended a Reception at Samlesbury Hall, for local community heroes, businesses and volunteers from the Hall
  • Visited Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, at Wilson Fields Farm

Tuesday 10th

• Charles
  • Received the following, who kissed hands upon their appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassadors:
    • Mr Edward Stevens (the Republic of Costa Rica and the Republic of Nicaragua)
    • Mr Malcolm Green (the Oriental Republic of Uruguay)
    • Mr Bharat Joshi (the Republic of Angola and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe)
    • Mr Patrick Lynch (the Republic of Madagascar and the Union of the Comoros)
  • Received Rebecca Terzeon upon her appointment as British High Commissioner to the Republic of Zambia.
• Camilla
  • Attended a Service at the Church of St Bride’s to mark the Six Hundredth and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Guild of St Bride. (Guild of St Bride)
  • Held a Recital at St James’s Palace followed by a Reception at Clarence House to mark the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Amber Trust. (Amber Trust)

Wednesday 11th

• Charles
  • Received Mr Kumar Iyer upon his appointment as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation and other organisations in Geneva.
• Camilla
  • Received Ms Sandra Forbes upon assuming her appointment as Chairman of Trustees of St John’s Foundation and Ms Catharine Brown upon assuming her appointment as Chief Executive Officer. (St John’s Foundation)
• Joint
  • Visited the “Craftsmanship and Community: 20 Years of Turquoise Mountain” Exhibition at the Garrison Chapel, at Chelsea Barracks, to celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation (Turquoise Mountain Foundation)(The King’s Foundation)
  • Host a reception at Windsor Castle to highlight the inspirational work of paid and unpaid carers.
    • Also attending:
      • Duchess Sophie
      • Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

Thursday 12th

• Charles
  • Received The Reverend Canon Martin Poll and invested him with the Insignia of a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.
• Camilla
  • Visited Avon and Somerset Police Headquarters, in Bristol

Friday 13th

• Charles
  • Invested Mr Alexander Cobbe with the Insignia of a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

Tuesday 17th

• Charles
  • Held an Investiture at Windsor Castle.
  • Received Field Marshal the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux and handed him his Field Marshal’s Baton.
  • Received Field Marshal the Lord Houghton of Richmond and handed him his Field Marshal’s Baton.
  • Attended the Refugee Employment Network’s Jobs Fair at St James’s Palace.
  • Received Neil Crompton, who kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine.
  • Audience with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
• Camilla
  • Visited the Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street.
  • Visited the Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose.
  • Visited Persephone Books, 8 Edgar Buildings.

Wednesday 18th

• Joint
  • Visited the Barking Learning Centre Community and Family Hub,
  • Visited Barking and Dagenham College to mark the Sixty-Fifth Anniversary of the College
• Charles
  • Officially opened Eastbrook Studios
  • Received Mr Dominic Richards, Chairman of The King’s Foundation Australia (The King’s Foundation)
  • Gave a Reception at Clarence House for Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force Officers.
• Camilla
  • Attended a Reception at Vintners’ Hall (the Worshipful Company of Vintners)

Thursday 19th

• Charles
  • Received Emma Aparici Vázquez de Parga, who presented the Letters of Recall of her predecessor and her own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Kingdom of Spain to the Court of St James’s.
  • Received Francisco Lima Mena, who presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador from the Republic of El Salvador to the Court of St James’s.
  • Received Maurice Makoloo, who presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Commission as High Commissioner for the Republic of Kenya in London.
  • Opened London Fashion Week at 180 Studios (The King’s Foundation)
• Camilla
  • Received Dame Anna Wintour, Chief Content Officer of Condé Nast, and Global Editorial Director of Vogue (The Queen’s Reading Room)
  • Visited Sinfonia Smith Square (Sinfonia Smith Square)

Monday 23rd

• Camilla
  • Attended a Charity Race Day at Plumpton Racecourse ( Jamie’s Farm)
  • Received Madame Gisèle Pelicot, Author, at Clarence House.

Tuesday 24th

• Charles
  • Received Melinda Simmons, who kissed hands upon her appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.
  • Received UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer
• Joint
  • Presented The Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Higher and Further Education at St James’s Palace & attended Reception
    • Also attending:
      • Princess Anne
      • Duke & Duchess of Gloucester

Wednesday 25th

• Charles
  • Received Air Chief Marshal Sir Harvey Smyth upon his appointment as Chief of the Air Staff.
  • Received John Marshall, who kissed hands upon his appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Benin and non-resident British High Commissioner to the Togolese Republic.
  • Received Helena Owen, who kissed hands upon her appointment as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Chad.
  • The following were received in audience by The King upon their appointment as British High Commissioners:
    • Ms Lisa Chesney (the Republic of Uganda)
    • Dr Christian Rogg (the Republic of Ghana)
  • Received Yvette Cooper MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
• Camilla
  • Held the Grand Final of the BBC 500 Words creative-writing competition at Windsor Castle.

Thursday 26th

• Charles
  • Received The Earl of Airlie, who delivered up the Insignia of the Order of the Thistle worn by his father, the late Earl of Airlie.
  • Received Hannah Rothschild, who handed back to His Majesty the Insignia of the Order of Merit belonging to her father, the late Lord Rothschild.
  • Visited 7 Air Defence Group Royal Artillery at Baker Barracks, and officially re-opening the renovated Junior Ranks Restaurant. (Royal Regiment of Artillery)

Friday 27th

• Charles
  • Visited Northwood Headquarters, toured the base, and receiving operational updates from Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, Nato Allied Maritime Command, and the Royal Navy Operations Centre.