The Duke of Cambridge’s 2020 Engagement Count

2020 (185)

I‘ve been keeping a tally on the amount of engagements that appear in the Court Circular, the official record of The British Royal Family’s work, for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for 1 year.

You can visit “Engagement Count” main page by clicking here.

I should again emphasise that the engagement numbers should not be converted into a “league table” of individual royal performance. These numbers are mainly only for me to compare as the years go on and they are in no way a measure of all the work the royals do. Court Circular only shares a small part of the work of the Royals, but they actually do much more than that.

All engagements differ as to time and content and there is also the time taken in preparation, whether it be a visit, investiture or speech. Except for Christmas Day and Easter Day, the Queen never has a day off from the official red boxes that pursue her everywhere. The most recent example of this is Prince William’s surprise visits to The Passage’s homeless shelter on 3 separate occasions before Christmas, which was recently announced by the charity.

Like all of us, Coronavirus has affected all members of the royal family and the number of engagements they have carried out.

Despite the Coronavirus outbreak, The Duke of Cambridge had a good year in 2020 for his engagement numbers, according to my numbers. According to my numbers, he reached his third highest total in his 9 years of marriage with 185 engagement. According to Tim O’Donovan’s count, William ranks 4th among the royal family in 2020 with 153 engagements.

As I only have engagement counts for 2019 and 2020 for now, I will compare these two years in my article, but I will include Tim O’Donovan’s counts for older data. Also, as I don’t keep tally of the engagements of other royals, I will also use Tim’s numbers when comparing The Duke of Cambridge to other royals. Let’s get to the breakdowns!

Totals

Years	2020	2019
Total Engagements	185	220
Total Days Worked	106	116
Total Engagements in the UK	174	166
Total Engagements Outside of the UK	12	54
Total Solo Engagements	120	140
Total Engagements on behalf of Patronages	83	68

Counting engagements in the Court Circular isn’t an exact science. As always, counting and categorizing engagement numbers is subjective and each person counts and categorizes them differently. Many bloggers keep count but everyone does it differently and their own way.

Tim O’Donovan from The Times who has been counting engagements for decades, gives us the most reliable numbers every year but my numbers almost never match Tim O’Donovan’s numbers from The Times.

For 2020, I counted that The Duke undertook 185 engagements at home and abroad (Ireland). He was 35 engagements short of beating his all-time record total of 220 in 2019 and 2018.

British Royal Family Engagement Numbers

British Royal Family Engagements in 2020 ©The Times

As I said in the intro, Coronavirus, like all of us, has affected all royal family members and theyhave had very few engagements compared to previous years, but despite this, they did everything a Royal Family should do during the outbreak and made the public feel that they were with them.

British Royal Family 2020 Engagements, according to Tim O’Donovan’s Numbers from The Times ©Cambridges News

According to Tim O’Donnovan from The Times, Prince of Wales, again, tops the BRF totals with 271 (17.9% of the BRF total) for the year, followed by Princess Royal with 233 (15.4%). Countess of Wessex followed with 154 (10.2%) engagements, while The Duke of Cambridge ranked 4th with 153 (10.1%) engagements. Although The Queen was 94 years old and was in the risky group due to the virus, she ranked 5th with 133 engagements. The British Royal Family had a total of 1,510 engagements for the year.

Click here to see The Duchess of Cambridge’s 2020 Engagement Count.

Below is 2020’s numbers and percentages listed in descending order.

British Royal Family 2020 Engagement Numbers	Number	Percent
Prince of Wales	271	17.9%
Princess Royal	233	15.4%
Countess of Wessex	154	10.2%
Duke of Cambridge	153	10.1%
The Queen	133	8.8%
Earl of Wessex	129	8.5%
Duchess of Cornwall	120	7.9%
Duchess of Cambridge	108	7.2%
Duke of Gloucester	80	5.3%
Duke of Kent	68	4.5%
Duchess of Gloucester	48	3.1%
Princess Alexandra	13	0.9%
Total	1510	100%

*According to Tim O’Donovan’s Numbers

The Duke of Cambridge’s Engagement Numbers Breakdown

According to Tim O’Donnovan, The Duke of Cambridge was ranked 4th (out of 12) with 153 engagements (10.1%). As I said in the intro, this is William’s third highest year, the highest being 2018 and 2019 when he did 220 engagements. It’s great that he reached such a number despite the pandemic.

I’m including some of William’s numbers from previous years, according to Tim O’Donnovan’s engagement counts, for your comparison to 2020.

Year	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
My Numbers	185	220	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tim O’Donovan’s Numbers	153	220	220	171	188	122	143	62	88	90	73

According to my numbers, William did 174 engagements in the UK, and 12 engagements abroad during her and William’s Ireland visit. William had appearances on 106 different days, with a total of 120 solo engagements – giving him a 67% solo engagement rate.

William’’s busiest months was June with 25 engagements – because of a bunch of Royal Foundation meetings. Second busiest months was January with 22 engagements – again because of loads of the Royal Foundation meetings and Reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the UK-Africa Investment Summit – and third was March with 21 engagements – because of the Royal Visit Ireland and a bunch of Royal Foundation meetings..

Month	Engagement Number
January	22
February	15
March	21
April	14
May	18
June	25
July	8
August	4
September	19
October	9
November	16
December	14

The Duke of Cambridge’s Patronages Breakdown

The Duke of Cambridge did 83 total engagements as Patron or President of an organization in 2020. The Duke’s most visited patronage is always The Royal Foundation because all of his projects are run through it – like Heads Together, Heads Up, The Earthshot Prize, Our Frontline etc. He did 54 engagements for The Royal Foundation (62.8% of his patronage engagements).

The Duke of Cambridge’s 2020 Patronage Engagements ©Cambridges News

Outside of The Royal Foundation, The Duke’s most visited patronage was the Football Association (FA) with 7 engagements. Outside of these, William did 4 engagements with Tusk Trust.

Patronage	Engagement Number (2020)	Percent	Engagement Number (2019)	Percent
The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge	54	62.8%	36	50.7%
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	2	2.3%	3	4.2%
United for Wildlife	2	2.3%	3	4.2%
The Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund	1	1.2%	–	–
Fauna and Flora International	1	1.2%	–	–
Submarines	3	3.5%	2	2.8%
British Trust for Ornithology	1	1.2%	–	–
London’s Air Ambulance Charity	1	1.2%	–	–
Irish Guards	1	1.2%	2	2.8%
Tusk Trust	4	4.5%	4	5.6%
The National Emergencies Trust	2	2.3%	–	–
Centrepoint	1	1.2%	2	2.8%
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust	3	3.5%	1	1.4%
The Passage	2	2.3%	2	2.8%
Welsh Rugby Union	1	1.2%	1	1.4%
The Football Association	7	8.1%	8	11.3%
London Air Ambulance’s 30th Anniversary Campaign	–	–	2	2.8%
Child Bereavement UK	–	–	2	2.8%
The Royal Marsden Hospital	–	–	1	1.4%
The British Sub-Aqua Club	–	–	1	1.4%
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust	–	–	1	1.4%

Note: Some engagements (ex. William’s engagements on February 5, April 30 etc.) were on behalf of two patronages, which is why the total from the table and the graph is higher than 83. While the engagements count for two different patronages, they still only count as one engagement for the total engagement count, hence the difference in total.

Check out The Duke of Cambridge’s full engagement breakdown below!

January (22)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
07/01	1.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received Sir Timothy Clark (President, Emirates Airline).
08/01	2.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, this afternoon attended a Meeting at 1 St. James’s Market, London SW1.
09/01	3.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning received Mr. Malcolm White (Master of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots) and Mr. Paul Tacon (Clerk).
14/01	4.) The Duke of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning. 5.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon attended a Meeting for the Earthshot Prize.
15/01	6.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today visited Bradford City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr. Edmund Anderson). 7.) Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited MyLahore British Asian Kitchen, 52 Great Horton Road, Bradford. 8.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge afterwards joined representatives from Near Neighbours and Better Start Bradford at the Khidmat Centre, 36 Spencer Road, Bradford.
16/01	9.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive).
20/01	10.) The President of the Republic of Ghana called upon The Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. 11.) The President of the Republic of Rwanda called upon His Royal Highness at Buckingham Palace. 12.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, this evening gave a Reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the UK-Africa Investment Summit.
21/01	13.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, United for Wildlife, this morning attended a Taskforce Meeting in the State Apartments, St. James’s Palace. 14.) The President of the Republic of Kenya called upon His Royal Highness in the State Apartments, St. James’s Palace. 15.) The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt called upon The Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace. 16.) The President of the Republic of Uganda called upon His Royal Highness at Buckingham Palace.
22/01	17.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received Mr. Godric Smith (Chairman, Heads Up Campaign).
27/01	18.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon attended the Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at Central Hall Westminster, Storey’s Gate, London SW1, and were received by Mr. Kevin Traverse-Healy (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
28/01	19.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a Reception at Kensington Palace.
30/01	20.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning visited All Saints Primary School, 4 Oakfield, Liverpool. 21.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon visited Everton in the Community at the People’s Hub, Spellow Lane, Liverpool, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Mr Mark Blundell)
31/01	22.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received the Rt Hon Helen Clark (formerly Prime Minister of New Zealand and formerly Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme).

February (15)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
02/02	1.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and The Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).
04/02	2.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning visited the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Mumbles Pier, Mumbles, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan (Mr Byron Lewis). 3.) Their Royal Highnesses later visited Joe’s Ice Cream Parlour, 526 Mumbles Road, Mumbles. 4.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon visited Tata Steel, Tata Steel Strip Products UK, Port Talbot Works, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan. 5.) Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited Bulldogs Boxing, Fenbrook Close, Port Talbot.
05/02	6.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Football Association, and Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon attended the launch of the Heads Up Weekend at Heist Bank, 5 North Wharf, London W2.
11/02	7.) The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, accompanied by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning visited the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Stanford Hall, Stanford on Soar, Loughborough, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (Sir John Peace).
12/02	8.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon received Mr. Joseph Hart (Professional Footballer, Burnley Football Club). 9.) His Royal Highness, Patron, later attended a Reception at St. James’s Palace to mark the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund.
13/02	10.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning received Mr. Alastair Martin (Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall).
22/02	11.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, Welsh Rugby Union, this afternoon attended the International Rugby Match between Wales and France at Principality Stadium, Westgate Street, Cardiff, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Mrs. Morfudd Meredith).
25/02	12.) The Duke of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning. 13.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patrons, this evening attended a performance of “Dear Evan Hansen” in aid of the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Noel Coward Theatre, St. Martin’s Lane, London WC2, and were received by Mr. Kevin Traverse-Healy (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
26/02	14.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning visited Tarmac’s National Skills and Safety Park, Nether Langwith, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (Sir John Peace). 15.) His Royal Highness afterwards visited the Beacon Project, Wood Street, Mansfield.

March (21)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
02/03	1.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon received Ms Christiana Figueres (formerly Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change).
03/03	2.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Ireland, were received this afternoon upon arrival at Dublin International Airport by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ireland (His Excellency Mr. Robin Barnett) and subsequently undertook engagements in Dublin. Their Royal Highnesses were received by The President of Ireland and Mrs. Sabina Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin, Phoenix Park. 3.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge afterwards laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square East. 4.) Their Royal Highnesses called upon Mr. Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach) at Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street. 5.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended a Reception given by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ireland at the Gravity Bar, Guinness Storehouse. Dr. Simon Case, Miss Natalie Barrows and Mr. Christian Jones are in attendance.
04/03	6.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning visited Jigsaw Dublin City, 44 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin, and were received by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ireland (His Excellency Mr. Robin Barnett). 7.) Their Royal Highnesses subsequently visited Extern, Savannah House, Ballinagappa, County Kildare. 8.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon visited Teagasc Grange, Dunsany, County Meath. 9.) Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited Howth Cliffs. 10.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this evening attended a Reception at the Museum of Literature Ireland, University College Dublin Naughton Joyce Centre, 86 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin.
05/03	11.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning attended a Galway European Capital of Culture Reception at Tribeton, 1-3 Merchants Road, Galway, and were received by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ireland (His Excellency Mr. Robin Barnett). 12.) Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited Tig Cóilí, Mainguard Street, the Latin Quarter, Galway. 13.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon visited Salthill Knocknacarra Gaelic Athletic Association Club, Cappagh Road, Galway. Their Royal Highnesses later arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Ireland. Dr. Simon Case, Miss Natalie Barrows and Mr. Christian Jones were in attendance.
09/03	14.) The Queen this afternoon attended the Commonwealth Day Observance Service in Westminster Abbey and was received by the Dean of Westminster (the Very Reverend Dr. David Hoyle) and the Chairman of the Council of Commonwealth Societies (the Lord Howell of Guildford). The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and The Earl and Countess of Wessex were also present.
10/03	15.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received winners of the Step Into Health Awards. 16.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon received Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive).
11/03	17.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a Meeting for the Earthshot Prize. 18.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards received Ms. Olivia Garfield (Chief Executive Officer, Severn Trent).
19/03	19.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning visited the London Ambulance National Health Service 111 Service, Wellesley Grove, Croydon, Surrey.
25/03	20.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, the Passage, this afternoon held a Meeting via telephone with Mr Mick Clarke (Chief Executive).
31/03	21.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, this morning held a Meeting via telephone with Ms Caroline Palmer (Chief Executive).

April (14)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
01/04	1.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon talked to staff at Queen’s Hospital Burton, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, via telephone. 2.) Their Royal Highnesses afterwards talked to staff at University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, via telephone.
08/04	3.) The Duke of Cambridge and The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, Place2Be, this afternoon held a conference call with teachers and pupils from Casterton Primary Academy, Burnley, Lancashire. 4.) Their Royal Highnesses, Joint Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held a mental health Meeting via video link.
09/04	5.) The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon held a Meeting via video link with the Moorlands Community Charity, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, who have received funding from the National Emergencies Trust coronavirus appeal. 6.) His Royal Highness afterwards held a Meeting via video link with Dal Dy Dir, near Newtown, Powys, who have received funding from the National Emergencies Trust coronavirus appeal.
16/04	7.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning opened the National Health Service Nightingale Hospital Birmingham at the National Exhibition Centre via video link.
22/04	8.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning held a Meeting with staff from Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via a conference call. 9.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held a Roundtable Meeting to discuss emergency responder mental health via video link. 10.) The Duke of Cambridge later held a Meeting with The Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan via telephone.
24/04	11.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a Meeting with Mr Richard Curtis (Co-Founder, Comic Relief) and Mr Stephen Fry (Actor and Writer) via video link.
27/04	12.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning held a Meeting with Ms Victoria Hornby (Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Innovations) via telephone.
30/04	13.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning participated in a Meeting with the Duchy of Cornwall Finance Committee via telephone. 14.) His Royal Highness, President the Football Association, and Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a mental halth Meeting via video link.

May (18)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
01/05	1.) The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon held a Meeting with the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) via telephone.
06/05	2.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning talked to residents and staff at a Royal British Legion Care Home, Mais House, 18 Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, via video link. 3.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon participated in a Roundtable Discussion via video link with charities and organisations working in the bereavement sector. 4.) His Royal Highness later held a conference call with representatives from Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
07/05	5.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, this morning talked to hospital staff via video link.
12/05	6.) The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon held a Meeting with the Rt. Hon. Robert Jenrick MP (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) and Dame Louise Casey (Chairman, HM Government’s Covid-19 Rough Sleeping Response Taskforce) via a conference call. 7.) His Royal Highness, Patron, Centrepoint, later talked to young people who are supported by the charity, and members of staff, via video link.
13/05	8.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon spoke to volunteers from Shout via video link.
14/05	9.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning spoke to members of the Muslim community in Christchurch, New Zealand, via video link. 10.) His Royal Highness afterwards spoke to representatives from the social care sector across England via video call.
19/05	11.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, the National Emergencies Trust, this afternoon talked to representatives and beneficiaries from Finding Your Feet, Paisley, via video link. 12.) His Royal Highness, Patron, the National Emergencies Trust, afterwards talked to representatives from Possibilities For Each and Every Kid, Glasgow, via video link.
20/05	13.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a video conference call with representatives from Lifelines Scotland and emergency responders across Scotland. 14.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon talked to staff and residents from Shire Hall Care Home, Cardiff, via video link.
21/05	15.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning held a Meeting about marine conservation with people in Wester Ross, Northwest Highlands, via video link. 16.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this evening held a Meeting with Mr William Gates (Co-Chairman and Trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) via telephone.
22/05	17.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning spoke to shielded individuals in Northamptonshire by telephone during the COVİD-19 pandemic. 18.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation od The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held a Meeting with Jason Knauf (Chief Executive) via telephone.

June (25)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
03/06	1.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation, and President, the Football Association, this morning held a Meeting with Mr Mark Bullingham (Chief Executive, the Football Association) via telephone. 2.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held a Meeting with Mr. Richard Masters (Chief Executive, Premier League) via telephone. 3.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation, later held a Meeting with Mr Richard Parry (Chairman, English Football League) via telephone. 4.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon spoke to volunteers from Conscious Youth, West Yorkshire. 5.) Their Royal Highnesses afterwards spoke to volunteers from Machynlleth Community Corona Response Team in Wales.
04/06	6.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning participated in a Meeting with the Duchy of Cornwall Finance Committee via telephone. 7.) His Royal Highness, Patron, the Passage, afterwards held a Meeting via video link with beneficiaries, staff and volunteers of the Passage, London, who have helped homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic.
09/06	8.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning held a Meeting with the Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP (Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) via telephone. 9.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a Meeting with the Lord Hague of Richmond (Chairman of the United for Wildlife Transport and Finance Taskforces) via a video conference call. 10.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and President, the Football Association, afterwards held a Meeting with Arsenal Football Club via a video conference call.
10/06	11.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a Meeting with Sir Keith Mills (Chairman) and Mr Jason Knauf (Chief Executive) via telephone. 12.) His Royal Highness afterwards participated in a Meeting with the Duchy of Cornwall Rural Committee via telephone.
11/06	13.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and President, the Football Association, attended a Meeting with the Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP (Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), athletes and representatives from Sport England and UK Sport via video link.
15/06	14.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, Tusk Trust, this afternoon held a Meeting with Mr Charles Mayhew (Chief Executive Officer) via telephone.
16/06	15.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a Meeting with Mr Godric Smith (Chairman, Heads Up Campaign) via video link. 16.) His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Ambulance Station, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
17/06	17.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning attended a Trustees’ Meeting via video link. 18.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held a Meeting via video link.
19/06	19.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning visited Smiths the Bakers, 1 High Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
23/06	20.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning participated in a Meeting, via video link, to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine trial with representatives from Astrazeneca, the University of Oxford, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. 21.) His Royal Highness, Colonel, Irish Guards, this afternoon spoke to soldiers from 1st Battalion via video link. 22.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge later spoke to members of staff from Surrey Memorial Hospital, British Columbia, Canada, via video link.
24/06	23.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning visited the Oxford Vaccine Group, Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford.
25/06	24.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, Tusk Trust, this morning participated in a Meeting with leaders of conservation projects across Africa via video link.
30/06	25.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, London’s Air Ambulance Charity, this morning attended a Meeting via video link.

July (8)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
01/07	1.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, Tusk Trust, this morning held a Meeting about conservation in Namibia via video link. 2.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held an Earthshot Prize Meeting via video link.
03/07	3.) The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon visited the Rose and Crown, Old Church Road, Snettisham, Norfolk.
05/07	4.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon visited The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
08/07	5.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a Meeting with Mr Godric Smith (Chairman, Heads Up Campaign) via video call. 6.) His Royal Highness, Commodore-in-Chief, Scotland, and Commodore-in-Chief, Submarines, afterwards held a Meeting with Admiral Anthony Radakin (First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff).
15/07	7.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, United for Wildlife, this morning attended a Taskforce Meeting via video link.
16/07	8.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning visited the Light Project’s Garden House, Wheelyard, Minster Precincts, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

August (4)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
01/08	1.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Football Association, and Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon attended a screening of the Heads Up FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium via video link in the garden of Sandringham House.
03/08	2.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a Meeting via telephone.
05/08	3.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning visited Barry Island Promenade and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Mrs Morfudd Meredith). 4.) Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited Shire Hall Care Home, Overstone Court, Dumballs Road, Cardiff.

September (19)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
08/09	1.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held an Emergency Responders Senior Leaders Board Meeting. 2.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards received Mr Jason Knauf (Chief Executive).
09/09	3.) The Duke of Cambridge today carried out the following engagements for Emergency Services Day. His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Police College Northern Ireland Garnerville, 77-79 Garnerville Road, Belfast, and was received by Sir Nigel Hamilton (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast). 4.) The Duke of Cambridge afterwards visited the Community Rescue Service at Cave Hill Country Park, Antrim Road, Belfast, and was received by Mr Mukesh Sharma (Deputy Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast).
10/09	5.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held an Earthshot Prize Meeting.
11/09	6.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Football Association, this morning held a Meeting with Mr. Mark Bullingham (Chief Executive Officer) via telephone. 7.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a Meeting with Mr. Daniel Alves (Professional Footballer) via telephone.
14/09	8.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation, this afternoon held a Meeting with Ms Christiana Figueres (formerly Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) via telephone.
15/09	9.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon visited London Bridge Jobcentre Plus, Coburg House, 63-67 Newington Causeway, London SE1. 10.) Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited East London Mosque, 82-92 Whitechapel Road, London E1, and London Muslim Centre, 46 Whitechapel Road. 11.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge subsequently visited Beigel Bake Brick Lane Bakery, 159 Brick Lane, London E1.
16/09	12.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a Meeting with Ms Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (Environmental Activist and Indigenous Peoples Leader) via video link. 13.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held a Meeting with Ms Indra Nooyi (formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo) via video link. 14.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a Meeting with Sir Keith Mills (Chairman) and Mr Jason Knauf (Chief Executive) via telephone.
23/09	15.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held a Meeting with Ms Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (economist and international development expert) via video link.
24/09	16.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, today held a Meeting with Mr Yao Ming (President, Chinese Basketball Association and WildAid Ambassador) via video link. 17.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon received Sir David Attenborough (Naturalist and Broadcaster).
25/09	18.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a Meeting with Ms Naoko Yamazaki (former Japanese Astronaut) via video link. 19.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge later spoke via video link to residents of Kangaroo Island, Australia, about the effects of the 2019 wildfires.

October (9)

dATE	eNGAGEMENT dETAILS
07/10	1.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning held a Meeting with SOS Children’s Village in Pakistan via video link. 2.) Their Royal Highnesses afterwards spoke to pupils from Islamabad Model College for Girls, Pakistan, via video link. 3.) The President of Ukraine and Mrs Zelenska later called upon The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace.
14/10	4.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received the Lord Hague of Richmond upon his appointment as Chairman.
15/10	5.) The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Cambridge, this morning visited the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Porton Down, Salisbury, and was received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Mrs Peter Troughton) and the Chief Executive (Mr Gary Aitkenhead). Her Majesty and His Royal Highness toured the facility, meeting members of staff and viewing demonstrations of the work carried out. The Duke of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, presented the Firmin Sword of Peace to Colonel Michael Duff, who received the Sword on behalf of Headquarters South West. Her Majesty, accompanied by His Royal Highness, subsequently officially opened the new Energetics Analysis Centre.
19/10	6.) The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon held a Meeting with business owners in Liverpool via video link.
20/10	7.) The Duke of Cambridge and The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, National Portrait Gallery, this morning viewed images from the “Hold Still” photographic project outside Waterloo Railway Station, London SE1. 8.) Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1.
21/10	9.) The Duke of Cambridge, President, the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, this morning laid the foundation stone for the Oak Centre for Children and Young People at the Royal Marsden, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey.

November (16)

DATE	ENGAGEMENT DETAILS
03/11	1.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duchess of Cambridge, this morning received Mr Jason Knauf (Chief Executive).
05/11	2.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning spoke via video link to members of the British Armed Forces deployed overseas. 3.) His Royal Highness, Commodore-in-Chief, Submarines, this afternoon attended a Meeting with Commodore James Perks (Commodore Faslane Flotilla) via video link. 4.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, later held a Meeting for the Earthshot Prize via video link.
08/11	5.) The Queen was present this morning during the Ceremony at the Cenotaph on the occasion of Remembrance Day. A wreath was laid on behalf of Her Majesty by The Prince of Wales. A wreath was laid on behalf of The Duke of Edinburgh by Captain James Boughey. Wreaths were also laid by The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge, The Earl of Wessex, The Princess Royal and The Duke of Kent. The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duchess of Cambridge, The Countess of Wessex and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence were present during the Ceremony.
10/11	6.) The Duke of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this afternoon held Meetings for the Earthshot Prize via video link.
17/11	7.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this morning spoke via video link to fathers who have been supported by Future Men.
19/11	8.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning spoke to a group of the Diana Award Anti-Bullying Ambassadors via video link. 9.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held a Meeting via telephone. 10.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, Tusk Trust, this afternoon held a Meeting with Mr Charles Mayhew (Chief Executive Officer) via video link.
20/11	11.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, British Trust for Ornithology, this morning held a Meeting with Dr Andrew Clements (Director) via video link.
23/11	12.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning held a Meeting via video link with Professor Louise Richardson (Vice Chancellor, University of Oxford), Professor Andrew Pollard (Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity, University of Oxford) and Professor Sarah Gilbert (Professor of Vaccinology, Jenner Institute and Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford).
24/11	13.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning participated in a Meeting with the Duchy of Cornwall Finance Committee via telephone. 14.) His Royal Highness afterwards held a Meeting with The Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan via telephone.
26/11	15.) The Duke of Cambridge, Patron, Fauna and Flora International, this morning attended a Board Meeting via video link. 16.) His Royal Highness, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, afterwards held a Meeting via telephone.

December (14)

Date	Engagement Detaıls
01/12	1.) The Duke of Cambridge this morning held a Meeting via video link with families affected by the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack.
02/12	2.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patrons, the Royal Foundation, this afternoon held a Meeting with the Lord Hague of Richmond (Chairman) and Mr Jason Knauf (Chief Executive) via video link.
03/12	3.) The Duke of Cambridge, Commodore-in-Chief, Submarines, this morning received Royal Navy submariners who are part of the Ceremonial Guard at Windsor Castle.
06/12	4.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this evening met members of staff from Network Rail and Transport for London at London Euston Railway Station, Euston Road, London NW1.
07/12	5.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, having been received by Mrs Sandra Cumming (Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh), this morning visited Scottish Ambulance Service (East), Cliftonhall Yards, Newbridge. 6.) Their Royal Highnesses, having been received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland (the Duchess of Northumberland), this afternoon visited Holy Trinity Church of England First School, Bell Tower Place, Berwick-upon-Tweed. 7.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, having been received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Mr Edward Anderson), afterwards visited Batley Community Centre, Upper Commercial Street, Batley. 8.) Their Royal Highnesses, having been received by Mrs Sharman Birtles (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester), this evening visited FareShare Greater Manchester, New Smithfield Market, Manchester.
08/12	9.) The Queen, accompanied by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, The Earl and Countess of Wessex and The Princess Royal, this afternoon attended a Carol Concert performed by the Salvation Army in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle. 10.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, having been received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Mrs Morfudd Meredith), this morning met students from universities across Cardiff at Cardiff Castle. 11.) Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited Cleeve Court Residential Care, Cleeve Green, Twerton, Bath, and were received by Mr Edward Bayntun-Coward (Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset). 12.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, having been received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (Mr James Puxley), later visited the Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading.
11/12	13.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon attended a special performance of “Pantoland” for key workers, at the London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street, London W1, and were received by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (Sir Kenneth Olisa).
18/12	14.) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this afternoon held a Meeting via video link with Ms Isha Ambani (Director, Reliance Retail) and Mr Darshan Mehta (President and Chief Executive, Reliance Brands Limited).

Conclusion

I mentioned the low numbers in my blog post where I reviewed The Duke of Cambridge’s engagements in 2019, but I’ll not mention this because the Royal Family has been affected like all of us because of the virus around us. Despite this difficult year, The Duke continued to stand by the public and support key workers, along with other royal family members, and he and Catherine used all their means to help.

Royal Visit Ireland; ‘Football, Prince William and Our Mental Health’ documentary; ‘Prince William: A Planet for Us All’ documentary, creation of ‘Our Frontline’ with Catherine for frontline workers; redirection staff to Government to help with Coronavirus; donation of £1.8m from their foundation to 10 charities; private donation to NHS charities of which he and Catherine are now Patron; supporting the Government’s ‘Every Mind Matters’ campaign; Royal Train Tour; privately visit to The Passage’s homeless shelter on three separate occasions before Christmas, where he helped pack food and spoke to homeless residents… These are just a few things William has done this year and I can say that he did a great job this year, considering that not all the background work of big projects was published in the Court Circular.

In my blog post about 2019 Engagements, I mentioned that I’ll explain my opinions about ‘New Firm’ plans for 8 senior royals in my 2020 Engagement Counts post, and now is the time!

The ‘New Firm’ (The Queen, Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Royal, Earl and Countess of Wessex) were pictured together as a group for the first time, as they paid tribute to the nation’s coronavirus heroes at the end of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s whistle stop royal train tour of Britain.

The Duke of Edinburgh wasn’t present as he continues to enjoy his retirement after stepping back from his role in 2017.

A royal source said: “The family are united in exploring the possibilities in working with each other to highlight the causes dear to their hearts, helping each other and the country at the same time.

“They are working on opportunities for next year and beyond already. As soon as they are able it will be all hands on deck to make up for lost time.

“The Queen has often said they ‘need to be seen to be believed’ – this is coming from the very top.”

Prince Charles has been known to hold this view for years and it was no surprise to me. I think it’s a great and innovative idea and therefore I will always support it but we have to remember that this means more workload for 8 senior Royals. I will explain it with a little math. 10 people can easily finish 10 jobs, but if 1 person tries to do all the jobs alone, it may be difficult. So 8 senior Royals need to make sure they can do this and give all their strength to it.

We can see that the 8 senior Royals are working together in front of the camera more than before in 2020 compared to previous years. I think this is just the beginning because I’m sure we will see more joint engagements with the Queen-Camilla, Charles-William, Catherine-Sophie in 2021!

Ps.: Everything written here is my own opinion and if you want to share your thoughts with me you can reach me in the comments section or on social media.

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Sources: Court Circular & The Times