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 2017 there were 9 visits to 22 venues.
| Date | Royal Visitor | Venue | L-L or DL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.11.18 | HRH The Countess of Wessex | The Scar Free Foundation, The Institute of Translational Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Miss Macaroon, Birmingham | Lord-Lieutenant |
| 08.11.18 | HRH The Duke of Gloucester | The Edge Academy, Birmingham Evans's Cottage Homes, Birmingham Riverside Care and Support, Birmingham Balfour Beatty Vinci, Birmingham | Gurpreet Bhatia John Craggs Mick Laverty |
| 18.09.18 | HRH The Duke of Cambridge | The Prince William Awards, SkillForce, University of Birmingham Acorns Hospice, Birmingham Unveiling of Statue of Frank Foley, Stourbridge | Vice Lord-Lieutenant Lord-Lieutenant |
| 13.09.18 | HRH The Princess Royal | The British Equine Veterinary Association Conference at International Convention Centre, Birmingham | John Wood |
| 09.07.18 | HRH The Princess Royal | Sense Touchbase Pears, Birmingham Fairfax Saddles, Walsall Albion Saddles, Walsall Walsall College | Lord-Lieutenant Rashid Gatrad |
| 28.06.18 | HRH The Earl of Wessex | Cure Leukaemia at The Centre for Haematology Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham National College for High Speed Rail, Birmingham City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Christine Braddock David Clarke Stephen Goldstein |
| 13.06.18 | HRH Princess Alexandra | The Royal Star & Garter Home, Solihull | Nigel Thrift |
| 27.04.18 | HRH The Duke of York | Help Harry Help Others, Birmingham | Nasir Awan |
| 20.03.18 | HRH The Princess Royal | Latitude Global Volunteering 25th Anniversary Reception at Queen Alexandra College | Lord-Lieutenant |
| 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 |