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The Duke of Kent, Patron of the Tree Council, planted a commemorative tree in the gardens at Lancaster West Estate, London W11, to commemorate National Tree Week and was received by Viscount Chelsea (Representative Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).  The tree – a new variety of plum tree – was cultivated to commemorate the late […]

His Majesty’s Representative Deputy Lieutenant of the London Borough of Barnet – Mr Martin Russell DL – received HRH The Duke of Gloucester when he opened the Community Hall at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Hill Road, East Barnet.

Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London, Dr Sheila Gewolb, received HRH Sophie, The Countess of Wessex at a visit to ZSL London Zoo in Regents Park, London on Thursday.  The Countess toured the Zoo’s newest exhibit, Monkey Valley.

During the visit, Her Royal Highness was briefed on the range of work done by ZSL (the Zoological Society […]

The Vice Lieutenant of Greater London, Colonel Jane Davis, received The Queen Consort when she visited the Barnardo’s Nursery in Bow, East London. During the visit, the Queen Consort delivered hundreds of Paddington Bears and cuddly toys, which were left in tribute to late Queen Elizabeth, to children who are supported by the charity.

The Queen […]

The Lord Lieutenant of Greater London – Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE – received His Majesty King Charles III at a visit to the Goldsmith Centre to celebrate its 10th Anniversary.

The King met young people on the Goldsmiths’ Centre’s Foundation ad Goldsmiths’ Company Apprenticeship Programmes to learn more about their work, training and skills.  The King […]

Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, received TM The King and The Queen Consort and other Members of the Royal Family at the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London SW7 on 12 November 2022.

The Festival was attended by The King and The Queen Consort, The Prince […]

The Representative Deputy Lieutenant for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames – The Reverend Martin Hislop DL – received HRH The Princess Alexandra at the Star & Garter Home where Her Royal Highness opened the new gardens.

The Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London – Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE – received HRH The Countess of Wessex at the Women of the Future Dinner at the London Hilton on Park Lane on Wednesday 9 November.

The Women of the Future Awards, founded by Pinky Lilani CBE DL in 2006, were conceived to provide a platform for […]

The Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, was guest speaker at the YOU Leadership weekend (5-6 November).  YOU London partnered with Alleyn’s School in Dulwich to deliver a leadership development weekend for young people aged 15 to 17, encouraging them to “be all they can be”. The leadership weekend saw over 100 […]

His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London – Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE – received The King and The Queen Consort when they visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington on Thursday 3 November, to view the “Africa Fashion” exhibition.  The exhibition showcases significant designers, design collectives, stylists and photographers working in Africa today.