State Banquet

The Viscount Brookeborough (Lord in Waiting) was present at Heathrow Airport, London, yesterday evening upon the Arrival of The President of the Republic of Indonesia and Mrs. Yudhoyono and welcomed His Excellency and Mrs. Yudhoyono on behalf of The Queen.

The President of the Republic of Indonesia and Mrs. Yudhoyono, on 31st October, 2012, commenced a State Visit in London to The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh gave a State Banquet in honour of The President of the Republic of Indonesia and Mrs. Yudhoyono at which The Prince of Wales, The Duke of York, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal and Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke of Gloucester and The Duke of Kent were present.

The following, among others, had the honour of being invited:

Specially attached to The President of the Republic of Indonesia and Mrs. Yudhoyono:
The Lady Elton (Lady in Waiting), the Viscount Brookeborough (Lord in Waiting) and the Viscountess Brookeborough, Mr. Mark Canning (Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia) and Mrs. Canning, Lieutenant-Commander Andrew Canale RN (Equerry in Waiting).

Diplomatic Corps:

His Excellency the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait and Mrs. Al-Duwaisan, His Excellency the Ambassador of China and Mrs. Hu Pinghua, His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan and Mrs. Hiroko Hayashi, His Excellency the Ambassador of Vietnam and Mrs. Nguyen Minh Hanh, and His Excellency the High Commissioner for Singapore and Mrs. Patricia Jasudasen.
 

The Cabinet and Government:

The Prime Minister and Mrs. Cameron, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (the Rt. Hon. William Hague MP), the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Hon. Mrs. Osborne, the Leader of the House of Lords and the Lady Strathclyde, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and the Lady McNally, the Secretary of State for International Development (the Rt. Hon. Justine Greening MP), the Minister of State for Universities and Science (the Rt. Hon. David Willetts MP) and the Hon. Sarah Butterfield, and the Minister of State for Trade and Investment and the Lady Green of Hurstpierpoint.

Special Invitations:

The Lord Speaker (the Baroness D'Souza), the Lord and Lady Powell of Bayswater, the Lord and Lady Williams of Baglan, the Rt. Hon. Edward Milliband MP, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, General Sir David and Lady Richards, Admiral Sir Mark and Lady Stanhope, Sir John and Lady Sawers, Sir Kim and Lady Darroch, Sir David and Lady Brown, Sir Christopher and Lady Gent, Professor Sir Patrick and Lady Bateson, Sir Graham and Lady Wynne, Sir David and Lady Brewer, Sir Henry Keswick, Sir Simon and Lady Robertson, Sir John and Lady Peace, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hogan-Howe, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Humfrey, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dorrian, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dudley, Mr. Tom Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ian Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burge, Dr. Annabel Gallop, Mr. Richard Graham MP and Mrs. Graham, Mr. Robert Hardman, Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Hurst, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Moreno, Mr. Richard Olver, Mrs. Ghea Panggabean and Mr. Baskara Sukarya, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Polman, Ms. Ann Puntis, Ms. Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, and Professor and Mrs. Eric Thomas.