
Calendar of Events
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 2020 there were 5 visits to 10 venues.
Date | Royal Visitor | Venue | L-L or DL |
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25.01.2022 | HRH The Earl of Wessex | Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee | Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE |
23.03.2022 | HRH The Earl of Wessex | Community Sport and Recreation Awards at Coventry Building Society Arena | Katharine Merry |
09.04.2022 | HRH The Duke of Gloucester | St John Ambulance Memorial to victims of the Coventry Blitz, Coventry | Col George Marsh MBE TD |
06.05.2022 | HRH The Duke of Cambridge | Sports Key, Doug Ellis Stadium, Birmingham | Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE |
18.05.2022 | HRH The Princess Royal | Transaid, at the Microlise Conference, Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry | Louise Bennett OBE |
25.05.2022 | HRH The Duke of Kent | Diamond Jubilee of the Consecration of Coventry Cathedral | Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE |
17.06.2022 | HRH The Earl of Wessex | Toye Kenning & Spencer, Core City Academy as Chairman of Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Uniform and Accreditation Centre, Platinum Jubilee Walkway | Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE |
21.06.2022 | HRH The Princess Royal | As Patron of Sense, Commonwealth Games Legacy Dinner, Birmingham | Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE |
4.07.2022 | HRH The Princess Royal | As Patron, British Universities and Colleges Sport Ltd, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick | Professor Stuart Croft |
28.07.2022 | TRHs The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall | Commonwealth Games Athletes Village Live Site Victoria Square Opening Ceremony, Alexander Stadium | Simon Topman MBE Martin Levermore MBE Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE |
28.07.2022 | TRHs The Earl and Countess of Wessex | Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, Alexander Stadium | Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE |
29.07.2022 | TRHs The Earl and Countess of Wessex | Commonwealth Games Gymnastics, Utilita Arena and Rugby Sevens, Coventry Building Society Arena | Col George Marsh MBE TD |
29.07.2022 | HRH The Princess Royal and Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence | Commonwealth Games University of Warwick Athletes Village, Rugby Sevens, Coventry Building Society Arena | Dr Abdullah Shehu MBE Col George Marsh MBE TD |
01.08.2022-03.08.2022 | TRHs The Earl and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn | Commonwealth Games | |
02.08.2022 | TRHs The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with HRH Princess Charlotte | Commonwealth Games and Her Royal Highness as Patron of Sports Aid | Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE |
06.08.2022-08.08.2022 | HRH The Earl of Wessex | Commonwealth Games and Closing Ceremony | Gurpreet Bhatia Nasir Awan MBE Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree OBE |
08.10.2022 | HRH The Princess Royal | Wooden Spoon Children's Rugby Charity, Moseley Rugby Club, Birmingham | Dawn Ward CBE |