London, December 2012. The Delegate, HE Mr Anthony Bailey, during October to December 2012 undertook the following engagements on behalf of the British and Irish Delegation:
October 2012
30 October 2012. Dinner hosted by Major General Jonathan Hall and Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms at St James’s Palace in London.
31 October 2012. The Autumn Reception for the Society of St Augustine of Canterbury at Archbishop’s House in Westminster in the presence of Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster.
November 2012
7 November 2012. The 2012 Community Volunteer celebration hosted by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea at the Town Hall in Kensington.
8 November 2012. A Service of Thanksgiving at the Savoy Chapel in London followed by a Banquet given by His Honour Sir Gavyn Arthur in honour of HM King Michael I of Romania to commemorate the commencement of his 75th year as a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and his visit to the City of London.
10 November 2012. The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2012 held in the presence of HM The Queen and the Royal Family at the Royal Albert Hall followed by dinner hosted by the President of the Royal Albert Hall.
15 November 2012. Royal Gala Dinner for Constantinian Order adopted charity ‘Monaco Against Autism’ held at the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo in the presence of TSH Sovereign Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco, HRH Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, and TRH The Duke and Duchess of Castro.
18 November 2012. Royal Opening of an Exhibition on the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies at the City Hall of the 8th arrondissement of Paris followed by a dinner at the Paris Residence of TRH Duke and Duchess of Castro.
19 November 2012. State exhumation at Thiais cemetery of the remains of HM King Zog I of the Albanians in the presence of senior Presidential and Government figures of the French Republic and Albania.
19 November 2012. Reception marking the 80th birthday of His Eminence Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor hosted by the Association of Papal Orders in Great Britain.
21 November 2012. Attend the John Kennedy Lecture in Irish Studies by Michael D Higgins, President of Ireland, on ‘Liverpool and its Irish Migrants’, followed by a private dinner with the President hosted by Delegation knight and council member John Kennedy, CBE.
26 November 2012. Reception on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Albania hosted by the Charge d’affaires of Albania to the Court of St James’s.
28 November 2012. Attended a ceremony marking the placement of a bust of Skanderbeg in the presence of British and Albanian diplomatic and civil authorities in London W2.
28 November 2012. Attend Exhibition & Auction in aid of CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development in London’s Mayfair.
30 November 2012. Attend Dinner hosted by Constantinian Dame Baroness Scotland of Asthal, QC, Patron of Missio, in honour of His Eminence Peter Cardinal Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, at the RAC Club in London.
December 2012
10 December 2012. Meeting with HE The Ambassador of the State of Israel in London.
11 December 2012. Attend farewell lunch for HE The High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Court of St James’s.
12 December 2012. Attend Pre-Christmas Reception at the Polish Embassy in London hosted by Constantinian Knight and Ambassador of Poland HE Mr Witold Sobków.
12 December 2012. Attend dinner hosted by HE The Ambassador of Peru to the Court of St James’s in honour of Constantinian Knight, HE Ambassador and Mrs Gilbert Chauny.
14 December 2012. The Passage Christmas Carol Service at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster and afterwards at a reception hosted by the Lord Mayor of Westminster at the Mayor’s Parlour, City Hall.
