THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX

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1 ROYAL VISITS TO THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX 1977 TO DATE WEST SUSSEX LIEUTENANCY OFFICE

2 ROYAL VISITS TO WEST SUSSEX 1977 TO DATE YEAR DATE MEMBER OF ROYAL FAMILY PLACE VISITED June Princess Alexandra Civic Heads: County Hall, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Shoreham by Sea, Haywards Heath, Horsham, Crawley Greyfriar s Housing Association March HM The Queen & HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Forest Boys School, Horsham Queen Elizabeth II School Horsham RMPTC, Roussillon Barracks, Chichester Chichester College of Technology 6 October The Duchess of Kent Chichester Cathedral Spastics Society, Worthing Samaritans, Worthing October The Duchess of Kent Age Concern, Burgess Hill Age Concern, Hassocks May Duke of Gloucester Christ s Hospital Weald & Downland Museum, Singleton Pallant House, Chichester July Princess Alexandra Rosemount Engineering Co. Bognor Regis Bognor Regis Centre 28 July HM The Queen RMPTC, Roussillon Barracks, Chichester & HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 29 July HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Bracklesham Bay Football Club British Kidney Assn Centre, Earnley 30 September Duke of Gloucester Collyers College, Horsham Worthing College of Technology Aldingbourne Country Centre Cobnor Activities Centre

3 March HM The Queen Mother Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, Worthing 29 April Princess Alexandra County Fire HQ, Chichester St Richards Hospital, Chichester Littlehampton Swimming Centre Worthing Guild for Voluntary Service May Princess Alexandra West Sussex (No record of exact location) 10 July Princess Margaret Festival Theatre, Chichester 15 July Duchess of Kent Worthing St Catherine s Hospice, Crawley March Prince of Wales Club 18-30, Middleton on Sea 26 April Princess Alexandra Angmering School Lavinia Norfolk School, Worthing Durrington Community Centre 16 May HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Hurstpierpoint College 10 October Princess Alice Gardeners Country Home, Henfield October Duke of Gloucester Christ s Hospital 29 November Princess of Wales St Barnabas Home, Worthing Ernest Kleinwort Court, Burgess Hill February Duke of Kent Wayne Kerr, Bognor Regis Dando Drilling, Littlehampton 12 March Duke of York Singer Link Miles, Lancing 27 March HM The Queen Maundy Service, Chichester Cathedral & HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 5 June Prince of Wales South of England Show, Ardingly 17 June Princess Alexandra London Taxi Benevolent Assn Outing, Worthing 9 November The Princess Royal Festival Theatre, Chichester 18 November Princess Alexandra St Richards Hospital, Chichester The Cherries, Chichester 25 November Duke of Kent Singer Link Miles, Lancing

4 3 December Princess of Wales Body Shop, Littlehampton Downland Housing Association, Worthing 4 December The Princess Royal Charles of the Ritz, Burgess Hill April Duke of Gloucester Mary, Queen of Scots Exhibition, Arundel Castle 23 April Duke of Gloucester Tour of Boys Clubs, East & West Sussex 20 November Duchess of Kent St Wilfrid s Hospice, Chichester Samaritans, Bognor Regis 23 November Duke of Kent Sussex Business Exhibition, Gatwick Airport March HM The Queen Opening of North Terminal, Gatwick Airport & HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 24 March Princess of Wales St John Ambulance, Bognor Regis 23 June Duke of Gloucester Aviation House, Gatwick Airport 18 July Princess Alexandra Weald & Downland Museum, Singleton 22 September Princess of Wales St Catherine s Hospice, Crawley Gatwick Air Traffic Control 26 September Duke of Kent Princess Marina House, Rustington 28 November Princess Royal Save the Children, Lancing College February Duchess of York North Terminal, Gatwick Airport 11 April HM The Queen Mother Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, Worthing 18 April Princess Alexandra Dan Air, Gatwick Airport 20 April Duchess of Kent Marten House, Burgess Hill 2 May Duke of Kent Goodwood Park Hotel 8 June Princess Alexandra King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst Prebendal School Chichester Chichester Centre of Arts 10 June The Princess Royal Peper Harow Foundation, Goodwood House 14 July Princess Margaret Arundel Castle

5 21 September Duke of Kent Ricardo Consulting Engineers, Shoreham 21 September Duchess of Kent Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead 28 September Duke of Gloucester Institute of Horticultural Research, Littlehampton Arun District Council Offices, Littlehampton 13 October Princess Alice Gardeners Royal Benevolent Society Home, Henfield 16 October Duke of Kent Kemble Instruments, Burgess Hill Worcester Controls, Haywards Heath 19 October Duchess of York Crawley Drugs Advice Centre St Anthony s School, Chichester Fordwater School, Chichester March HM The Queen RMPTC, Roussillon Barracks, Chichester 19 April Princess Alexandra Fire Services National Benevolent Fund, Marine Court, Littlehampton 7 June Duchess of York South of England Show, Ardingly 21 June Duchess of Kent Philips Medical Systems, Crawley St Catherine s Hospice, Crawley 22 June Prince Edward Chichester Cathedral Trust 11 July Duke of Kent Oxford Sonicaid, Chichester International Automotive Design, Worthing 12 September Duke of Gloucester Southwater Parish Church Christ s Hospital, Horsham 28 September Princess Margaret Chichester Festival Theatre 29 September Princess Margaret Chichester Cathedral May The Princess Royal Muntham House School, Barns Green, Horsham 28 May Princess Alexandra Augusta Court, Chichester 29 May Princess Alexandra Lifeboat Ceremony, Shoreham Harbour Day Centre & Sheltered Workshop for the Younger Mentally Ill in Worthing

6 7 June Princess Alexandra South of England Show, Ardingly 18 June Prince Edward Gatwick Airport 24 June Princess Alexandra Haven Centre, Crawley Down HQ Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, Haywards Heath 12 July HM The Queen King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst 2 August Prince of Wales Indoor Cricket School, Arundel 13 September Princess Royal Mid Sussex Magistrates Courthouse, Haywards Heath Dolphin Leisure Centre, Haywards Heath Mill Hall School for Deaf Children, Cuckfield The Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath 10 October Princess Alexandra Chichester Medical Education Centre, St Richards Hospital, Chichester Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital Duke Bernard House, Worthing 21 November Duchess of Kent St Catherine s Hospice, Crawley 23 November Princess Royal Christmas at Arundel Castle (Save the Children) February Prince Edward College of Driver Education, South Down Area, Minerva Theatre, Chichester this visit was cancelled owing to fog helicopter unable to leave London. 2 March Princess Alexandra Home Recycling Scheme, Adur District Council, Shoreham 19 March Princess of Wales Hawth Theatre, Crawley 14 April HM The Queen Mother Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, Worthing 9 May Prince of Wales Festival Theatre, Chichester 19 May Prince Edward Deanery Chichester (private visit) 2 June Duchess of Gloucester Oakwood Court, Haywards Heath 4 June Princess Royal South of England Show, Ardingly 5 June Duke of Kent South of England Show, Ardingly

7 23 September Princess Alexandra Chichester Festival Theatre 22 October Duchess of Kent Haywards Heath Police Station April Duke of York YEDA, Horsham Ingfield Manor School, Billingshurst 7 April Duchess of Kent Shoreham Lifeboat Station Littlehampton Lifeboat Station 8 April Duchess of Kent Selsey Lifeboat Station 10 June Duke of Gloucester South of England Show, Ardingly 29 June Duchess of Gloucester Adur Community Pool, Shoreham 15 July Prince of Wales Body Shop, Littlehampton (cancelled due to bereavement) 5 October Princess Alexandra Russell Hotel, Bognor Regis 15 November Duke of Gloucester Christ s Hospital, Horsham March Prince of Wales The Body Shop, Littlehampton 23 March Duchess of Kent Action Research & St Catherine s Hospice Shop, Horsham St Catherine s Hospice, Crawley 27 April Princess Alexandra Gatwick Airport Exhibition of Endangered Species (event west ahead but HRH did not attend as accident to her foot) 20 September Duchess of Gloucester Kenninghall MS Care Hostel, Worthing 12 October The Princess Royal Crawley College Occupational Therapists 26 October Princess Margaret Goring Hall Hospital, Goring February HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Opening the McIndoe Burns Centre, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead 4 March Prince Edward Cathedral Trust, Chichester Cathedral 25 May Prince of Wales West Dean Gardens, Chichester 16 June Princess Margaret A Charity Race Evening at Goodwood Racecourse (NSPCC) 22 November The Princess Royal Opening of Maidenbower Community and Day Care Centre, Crawley March Princess Alexandra Duchess of Kent Thanksgiving Service for Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk, Arundel Cathedral

8 5 March Duke of Kent SEOS Displays Ltd, Burgess Hill 21 May Duke of Gloucester Worthing Boys Club 6 July Duke of Gloucester Christ s Hospital, Horsham 2 August Prince of Wales Weald & Downland Museum, Singleton West Dean Visitor Centre Gardens & College 11 September Princess Royal HQ CAA, Gatwick Airport 24 September Princess Alexandra Sussexdown, RAFA, Storrington 15 October Duke of Kent The Weald School, Billingshurst The Acorn Centre and YFC, Brinsbury College, Pulborough 13 December Prince of Wales Conference, Wilton Park, Wiston House June Duchess of Gloucester Prebendal School, Chichester St Richards Hospital, Chichester 24 November Duke of Gloucester St Bridget s Cheshire Home, Rustington Crawley Sea Cadets, TS Cossack, Crawley Crawley Youth Centre May The Princess Royal Fordwater School, Chichester Shipwrecked Mariners, Chichester Lancing College and Lancing CAB Worthing Hospital 22 May Princess Alexandra Chichester Cathedral Pallant House Gallery 16 October Duchess of Kent Arundel Cathedral (Private Visit) 16 November Duke of Gloucester National Crime Squad, Crawley March HM The Queen & HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Durrington High School, Worthing Help Point, Burgess Hill The Triangle Leisure Centre, Burgess Hill 26 March Duke of York A & M Hearing Ltd, Crawley

9 11 June Princess Alexandra South of England Show, Ardingly September Duke of Gloucester Stansted Park Foundation 11 September Queen of Denmark Presentation of Colours to The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment at Ardingly. 10 December Duke of Gloucester Christ s Hospital, Horsham 14 December Duke of Kent The Brougham Centre, Worthing (inc. ICIS) B&W Loudspeakers Ltd, Worthing Oathall Community College, Haywards Heath April Princess Royal Charles Kirk & Co Ltd, Goring by Sea 9 May Prince of Wales Oathall Community College, Haywards Heath The Sussex Cattle Society, Home Farm, Pease Pottage 20 June Princess Alexandra Worthing Town Hall, Annual Outing & Lunch of the London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled Sight Savers International, Haywards Heath. 29 July The Princess Royal Show Jumping Centre, Hickstead 2 September The Earl of Wessex Museum, Tangmere 11 October Duke of Gloucester Christ s Hospital, Horsham Hollyrood, Lindfield 20 November Prince of Wales Wakehurst Place 1 December Duke of Edinburgh GB Airways, Gatwick Airport 5 December Prince of Wales Tinsley House, Gatwick Airport April Princess Alexandra Stafford House, Hassocks Centurion Mental Health Centre, Chichester Augusta Court, Chichester 18 October The Duchess of Gloucester Davison High School, Worthing Centurion House, Durrington Worthing Fire Brigade HQ, Worthing

10 June HM The Queen & HRH The Duke of Edinburgh South of England Show, Ardingly April Duchess of Gloucester National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies, Chichester Cathedral 5 June Princess Alexandra South of England Show, Ardingly 6 June The Prince of Wales St Mary s Hospital Chichester Chichester Cathedral South of England Show, Ardingly 24 October HM The Queen & HRH The Duke of Edinburgh The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester Christ s Hospital, Horsham The Forum, Horsham The Capitol, Horsham 28 October Duchess of Gloucester West Worthing Tennis Club 5 November The Princess Royal Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead 11 November Princess Alexandra Chestnut Tree Children s Hospice, Poling Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, Worthing March HRH The Princess Royal AGM, South of England Agricultural Society, Ardingly 10 June HRH The Princess Royal South of England Show, Ardingly 22 June HRH Princess Alexandra Sight Savers International, Haywards Heath 16 September HRH The Princess Royal Court Meadow Group RDA (Queen s Award) Save the Children Shop, Worthing Rural Housing Trust Seminar, Billingshurst 25 November HRH The Countess of Wessex Stildon, Brendoncare Home, East Grinstead February HRH The Princess Royal Citizens Advice Bureau, Chichester 7 March TRH The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester Christ s Hospital 17 June HRH The Duke of Gloucester Canine Partners, Midhurst 8 September HRH The Princess Royal Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead February HRH Princess Alexandra Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, Worthing

11 21 February HRH The Duke of York Rolls- Royce, Chichester 16 March HRH Countess of Wessex St Richard s Hospital, Chichester & Planetarium 16 May HRH Princess Alexandra 8 June HRH The Duke of Kent St Mary s Hospital & Chichester Cathedral South of England Agricultural Society, Ardingly 20 June HRH The Duchess of Gloucester War Veterans Annual Outing, Town Hall, Worthing 17 September HRH Princess Alexandra RAF Association Shoreham Airshow 21 September HRH Princess Alexandra Opening of Pallant House, Chichester September HRH The Duke of Gloucester 30 September HRH The Earl of Wessex 24 October HRH Princess Alexandra 3 November HM The Queen & HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 3 November HRH Princess Alexandra Lancing College Chapel Evensong (Note: visit subsequently cancelled as HRH had to attend the Funeral of the King of Tonga) 50 th Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, Fontwell Park Race Course Dinner, 40 th Anniversary South of England Agricultural Society, Ardingly Visit to Crawley, including queen s Square, County Mall, Thomas Bennett Community College, Varian Medical Systems and Carey House Arundel Castle - Charity Ball in support of Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, Worthing 25 May HRH Duke of Gloucester St John Ambulance, opening of new building, Brighton 29 May HRH The Earl of Wessex Sussex Army Cadet Force opening, Crowborough, East Sussex 7 June HRH Princess Alexandra SEAS, South of England Show, Ardingly 2 July HRH The Duke of Gloucester Christ s Hospital, 19 July HRH The Princess Royal Shipwrecked Mariners Society, East Pallant, Chichester

12 26 July HRH The Princess Royal Royal International Horse Show, Hickstead 18 September HRH The Duke of Gloucester Disabilities Trust, New residential service Slinfold Crawley& Horsham Home-Start - Queen s Award winner Crawley Open House - Hostel for the homeless 13 October HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Guinea Pig Club final Dinner, Felbridge Hotel, East Grinstead 18 October HRH The Duke of Kent Princess Marina House, Rustington - Open Garden Room extension Arun Community Transport, Littlehampton - Queen s Award Winner St Wilfrid s Hospice, Chichester - 20 th Anniversary March HRH The Princess Royal Blond McIndoe Foundation, East Grinstead. 8 May HRH The Duke of Kent SEOS, Burgess Hill Ardingly College 150 th Anniversary Age Concern, Horsham open new building 14 May HRH The Prince of Wales Arundel Castle opening of Collector Earl Garden 8 October HRH Princess Alexandra Sussexdown, Storrington open new Dementia Unit October HRH The Duke of York Shoreham Port Authority open new offices Shoreham Tollbrige re-open Ricardo, Shoreham open new facility Wiley, Bognor Regis tour Distribution Centre 22 January HRH Princess Alexandra Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, Worthing 11 June HRH Princess Alexandra SEAS, South of England Show, Ardlingly 9 September HRH The Duke of Kent Sprint-Electric, Ford - presentation of Queen s Award Princess Marina House, Rustington - 40 th Anniversary

13 9 September HRH Princess Alexandra Donnington House, Chichester - open extension September HRH The Duke of Gloucester Lancing College - open Art School Crawley CVS - 50 th Anniversary Crawley Register Office - Citizenship Ceremony 19 April HRH The Princess Royal Northshore Yachts Ltd, Itchenor The Council of Occupational Therapists, County Hall, Chichester 13 July HRH Prince Harry Canine Partners, Midhurst 24 July HRH The Duke of Gloucester Maybridge Keystone Centre, Goring 11 November HRH The Prince of Wales Weald & Downland Open Air Museum February HRH The Princess Royal Save the Children Shops - Worthing and Littlehampton 22 March HRH The Princess Royal Blond McIndoe Research Foundation, East Grinstead 5 April HRH The Duke of Gloucester Weald & Downland Open Air Museum 9 June HRH Earl of Wessex South of England Show 16 June HRH The Duke of Kent HRH Princess Alexandra Opening of RNLI Lifeboat Station, Shoreham 15 September HRH Princess Alexandra St Barnabas Hospice, Worthing Chestnut Tree House, Arundel 21 October HRH Princess Alexandra Concert for Rifles Care for Casualties, Goodwood