Royal Visits
A Royal visit is a special occasion which typically marks an event with which a town, school, city, business, organisation, community or voluntary organisation has or still is involved. It’s an opportunity for a member of the Royal family to join the organisers to mark and celebrate the special piece of work or occasion.
The West Midlands has a great number of Royal Visits across the region yearly, in 2016 there were 19 visits (including 3 private visits) to 37 venues.
| Date | Royal Visitor | Venue | L-L or DL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.03.18 | HRH The Earl of Wessex | Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | Lord-Lieutenant |
| 08.03.18 | HRH Prince Henry of Wales & Ms Meghan Markle | Stemettes, Millennium Point, Birmingham Coach Core, Nechells Wellbeing Centre, Birmingham | Lord-Lieutenant Vice Lord-Lieutenant |
| 5.03.18 | HRH The Princess Royal | Pony Club Conference, Edgbaston Stadium Sports & Fitness Centre, University of Birmingham | Tim Watts Lord-Lieutenant |
| 16.01.18 | TRHs The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge | Cathedral Ruins, Coventry Coventry Cathedral Science & Health Building, Coventry University Positive Youth Foundation | Lord-Lieutenant |
| 22.11.17 | TRHs The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge | Jaguar Landrover, Solihull Aston Villa FC, Birmingham Acme Whistles, Aston, Birmingham | Lord-Lieutenant |
| 05.10.17 | HRH The Princess Royal | Horse of the Year Show, National Exhibition Centre | David Bradnock |
| 27.09.17 | HRH The Princess Royal | Aston University | Vice Lord-Lieutenant |
| 21.09.17 | HRH The Duke of Kent | National Trust "Back to Backs", Birmingham Weston Beamor, Birmingham A Perry and Co Ltd, Cradley Heath | Brendan Connor Simon Topman Rashid Gatrad |
| 12.09.17 | HRH The Duke of Gloucester | Shree Geeta Bhawan Temple The Assay Office Investiture, Birmingham Council House | Lord-Lieutenant David Clarke Lord-Lieutenant |
| 14.06.17 | HRH The Earl of Wessex | The Royal School Wolverhampton Birmingham Conservatoire CBSO Centre (Symphony Hall) | Keith Bradshaw Lord-Lieutenant Lord-Lieutenant |
| 30.03.17 | HRH The Princess Royal | University of Warwick - The Oculus Building EEF Technology Hub, Aston Toye, Kenning and Spencer, Birmingham Jewellery Quarter | Lord-Lieutenant John Craggs Sir Paul Scott-Lee |
| 28.03.17 | HRH The Duke of Gloucester | Thomas Robinson Building, Dudley WM Construction UTC Compton Hospice, Wolverhampton | Richard Boot Satya Sharma Keith Bradshaw |
| 14.02.17 | HRH The Duke of York | Pitch@Palace on Tour - KPMG RoSPA, Edgbaston | Richard Boot |