London, January 2014. HE The Delegate, Mr Anthony Bailey, during November 2013 and January 2014 undertook the following engagements on behalf of the British and Irish Delegation.
- 1 November 2013 – Attended Reception hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria H.E. Mr Konstantin Dimitrov and the Bulgarian artist Mr Ivan Djidjev held at the Bulgarian Embassy London.
- 7 November 2013 – Attended Gala Ball of Co-Operation Ireland at The Dorchester Hotel.
- 9 November 2013 – Attended the Renaming Ceremony by HM The Queen, and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh of the South Steps of the Royal Albert Hall and the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance held at the Hall.
- 15 November 2013 – Attended the King’s Day and farewell reception for the Belgian Ambassador H.E. Mr Johan Verbeke at the Belgian Ambassador’s Residence in London.
- 18 November 2013 – Attended National Day Reception at the Omani Embassy hosted by the Ambassador of Oman H.E. Shaikh Abdulaziz Al-Hinai.
- 21 November 2013 – Attended Reception to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies hosted by the Ambassador of Ireland H.E. Mr Dan Mulhall at the Irish Embassy in London.
- 24 November 2013 – Attended St James’s Catholic Church Christmas Market in Twickenham.
- 25 November 2013 – Attended the King George V of Tonga plaque unveiling ceremony by HM King Tupou VI and HRH The Duke of Gloucester at 25 Cleveland Square and the subsequent reception in the Square gardens.
- 25 November 2013 – Attended a reception to mark Mr Stephen Watson’s appointment as an Honorary Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve in the presence of the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval staff Admiral Sir George Zambellas at Brooks’s Club.
- 25 November 2013 – Attended the Keynote Address and dinner in honour of the Jordanian Foreign Minister H.E. Nasser Judeh hosted by the Anglo Jordanian Society at the Naval and Military Club.
- 26 November 2013 – Attended the National Day Reception hosted by HE The Ambassador of Panama in London.
- 27 November 2013 – Meeting with the Albanian Ambassador H.E. Mr Mal Berisha.
- 27 November 2013 – Attended Reception to mark the 800th Anniversary of the first diplomatic exchange between England and Morocco hosted by H.H. Princess Lalla Joumala at the British Library.
- 2-3 December 2013 – Accompanied the Grand Master and Grand Prior on their official visit to the Republic of Albania.
- 5 December 2013 – Accompanied the Grand Master at an investiture ceremony and lunch held in his honour by the Prince and Grand Master of Sovereign Military Order of Malta at Palazzo Magistrale in Rome.
- 6 December 2013 – Meeting with H.E. Archbishop Luigi Barbarito, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to the Court of St James’s at his home in Rome and presented on behalf of the Grand Master his diploma of his promoted grade within the Constantinian Order.
- 7 December 2013 – Accompanied the Grand Master to his audience with HH Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
- 10 December 2013 – Meeting with the Tunisian Ambassador H.E. Mr Nabil Ammar at the Embassy of Tunisia in London.
- 11 December 2013 – Attended the Vin d’Honneur Reception at the Embassy of Ireland following the presentation of Credentials by the Ambassador H.E. Mr Daniel Mulhall to HM The Queen.
- 13 December 2013 – Meeting with His Eminence Archbishop Athanasius Toma Dawod of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Great Britain.
- 13 December 2013 – Attended Passage Christmas Carol service at St Margaret’s Church Westminster.
- 16 December 2013 – Attended classical concert at Royal College of Music hosted by the Albanian Ambassador to the Court of St James’s, H.E. Mr Mal Berisha.
- 17 December 2013 – Present during the visit of HRH The Prince of Wales & HRH Prince Ghazi of Jordan on to the Syriac Orthodox Church in London.
- 18 December 2013 – Attended Westminster Cathedral Christmas Carol Service.
- 10 January 2014 – Meeting with HRH The Duke of Braganza.
- 24-26 January 2014 – Accompanied the Grand Master on his visit to Naples, Italy on the occasion of the signing of the Act of Reconciliation, the Beatification of Maria Cristina of Savoy at Basilica di Santa Chiara in Naples and other associated events.
- 28 January 2014 – Attended the farewell Reception for the Hungarian Ambassador H.E. Mr János Csák at the Hungarian Embassy in London.