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The royals host investitures each month to officially invest everyone who received an honor in either the King/ or late Queen’s Birthday or New Year’s honor lists. Investitures are usually held at Grand Reception Room at Windsor Castle, Throne Room at Buckingham Palace, or at the Palace of Holyrood.
This page includes, two lists:
- Regular Investitures
- Special Investitures related to Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
Regular Investitures
This list just includes the regular group investitures. One-on-one investitures or investitures held overseas are not included. King Charles special group investitures related to Queen Elizabeth II’s death are listed below, under the heading “Special Investitures.”
| Date | Location | King Charles | Prince William | Princess Anne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||
| Wednesday 18th Morning |
Palace of Holyroodhouse | X | ||
| Wednesday 18th Afternoon |
Palace of Holyroodhouse | X | ||
| Tuesday 24th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 31st | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| February | ||||
| Wednesday 1st | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 7th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 14th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 21st | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Thursday 23rd | Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| Tuesday 28th Morning |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 28th Afternoon |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| March | ||||
| Friday 3rd | Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| Tuesday 7th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 8th Morning |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 8th Afternoon |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 14th | Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| April | ||||
| Thursday 20th | Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| May | ||||
| Wednesday 11th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 23rd | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| June | ||||
| Tuesday 13th | Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| Wednesday 14th Morning |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 14th Afternoon |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 28th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| July | ||||
| Wednesday 5th | Palace of Holyroodhouse | X | ||
| Tuesday 11th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| August | ||||
| — | No Investitures | |||
| September | ||||
| Tuesday 26th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 27th Morning |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 27th Afternoon |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| October | ||||
| Tuesday 3rd Morning |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 3rd Afternoon |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 4th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 11th Morning |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 11th Afternoon |
Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 24th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Wednesday 25th | Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| Friday 27th | Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| November | ||||
| Wednesday 1st | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Thursday 2nd Morning |
Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| Thursday 2nd Afternoon |
Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| Wednesday 9th | Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| Monday 27th | Buckingham Palace | X | ||
| December | ||||
| Tuesday 12th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Tuesday 19th | Windsor Castle | X | ||
| Total | 10 (23%) |
9 (21%) |
24 (56%) |
|
| Grand Total: 43 | ||||
Notes: Windsor Castle investitures are usually held on Tuesday or
Wednesday as those are the days that the Castle is closed to the
public.
Special Investitures
King Charles hosted a number of special group investitures this year related to Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
| Date / Location | Group |
|---|---|
|
Tuesday, May 30th Windsor Castle |
Crew of the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy at the State Funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II |
|
Wednesday, June 7th Buckingham Palace |
Members of the Army who were involved in the State Funeral |
|
Tuesday, June 13th Buckingham Palace |
Former and serving members of the Royal Household who were recognised in the Honours List on the Demise of Queen Elizabeth II |
|
Thursday, June 29th Buckingham Palace |
Members of the Royal Air Force who were involved in the State Funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II |
|
Wednesday, July 5th Palace of Holyroodhouse |
Members of the Army who were involved in the Lying at Rest of the late Queen Elizabeth II in St Giles’ Cathedral |
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