ISSUED BY BUCKINGHAM PALACE PRESS OFFICE

The Princess Royal Supports British Tourism, 10th June, 2003

The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, and other Members of the Royal Family will travel to many different parts of the UK to show their support for British Tourism on Tuesday, 10th June.

The Princess Royal will undertake engagements in Hampshire and East Sussex.

For a list of other Royal engagements for 10th June, see the last page of this Operational Note.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will start her engagements in Gosport at the Royal Naval Submarine Museum (09:40), before moving on to Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower (10:30).

Afterwards, The Princess will receive a presentation on the Tourism without Traffic Project at the Seven Sisters Country Park, in East Sussex (11:50). There Her Royal Highness will meet representatives from the Sussex Wildlife Trust at the Park, before travelling by Cuckmere Community Bus to Alfriston Clergy House, a thatched National Trust Property (13:20).

After departing the House, again by Community Bus, The Princess will visit one of the most popular tourist attractions in East Sussex, Drusillas Park (14:00). Her Royal Highness will see the Rodriques Fruit Bats and meet the Junior Board of Directors who are aged between 10 and 13.

Media Facilities:

Media access to all these engagements are being coordinated by the host organisations, on behalf of Buckingham Palace press office.

No Rota passes are required, however all reporters/photographers/film crews wishing to attend should contact the hosts listed below at the earliest opportunity in order to obtain local passes. In addition, all media should carry their own photographic press cards.

1. Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Haslar Jetty Road, Gosport, George Malcolmson, tel. 02392 510354 ext. 230 [email protected]

2. Explosion! The National Museum of Naval Fire Power, Miss Bill Sainsbury, Marketing Manager, 02392 505603 [email protected]

3. Tourism without Traffic, Sussex Downs Conservation Board – Miss Mel Woodland, Communications Officer, 01903 741234, mobile 07866 963038 or e-mail, [email protected]

4. National Trust Clergy House in Alfrison – Saron Cadman, Regional Communications Officer, National Trust South East, 01372 455051, e-mail [email protected]

5. Drusillas Park – Claire Peters, PR and Marketing Officer on 01323 874112, e-mail [email protected] (www.drusillas.co.uk)

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The Queen and Members of the Royal Family celebrate

British Tourism

Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, supported by other Members of the Royal Family, will celebrate British Tourism on Tuesday, 10th June.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will start the day by visiting Legoland in Windsor. They will continue by car to the Britain and London Visitor Centre to be met by the Mayor of London. The Queen and The Duke will tour the facilities meeting Blue Badge guides, City of London guides and Original London Walks guides before opening the centre.

In the afternoon, The Queen will open the new Museum in Docklands while The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the Design Museum and the Museum of London.

In the evening, The Queen will host a ‘Tourism Reception’ at Buckingham Palace for tourism representatives from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Prince of Wales will host a reception in Scotland.

In support of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, other Members of the Royal Family will undertake engagements across the country.

• The Prince of Wales will visit sites in Edinburgh including Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian and the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre in Edinburgh.

• The Duke of York will be in Cumbria focusing on outdoor activities including the Rheged Centre, Penrith and the YHA at Ambleside.

• The Earl of Wessex will undertake engagements in Wales, including a visit to Brynich Caravan Park and the Dan-Yr-Ogof National Show caves, Brecon.

• The Countess of Wessex will visit West Country counties, and tour the Minack Theatre, ‘The Theatre Under The Stars’ and open a coastal footpath at St Levan Well, Porthchapel Beach, Cornwall.

• The Princess Royal will visit Surrey and Sussex including a visit to the 'Tourism without Traffic' Project at Seven Sisters Country Park and the Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport.

• The Duke of Gloucester will visit Leicester including a tour of the National Space Centre and Staunton Stable Tea Rooms at Staunton Harold.

• The Duke of Kent will be in North Yorkshire visiting Fountains Abbey and Newby Hall, North Yorkshire.

NB: Separate operational notes will be issued for each Member of the Royal Family.