On Friday 1 August 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency Rear Admiral the Honourable Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR, presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

Afterwards, in Glasgow, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association, met with the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Perry Crosswhite AM, and Mrs Janice Crosswhite OAM.

At Hyde Park Corner, London, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency the Honourable Alexander Downer AC, attended a commemorative ceremony and together with the Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand, Mr Rob Taylor, laid wreaths at the Australian War Memorial and New Zealand War Memorial.

On Thursday 31 July 2014, at Hyde Park Corner, London, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency the Honourable Alexander Downer AC, attended a commemorative ceremony and together with the Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand, Mr Rob Taylor, laid a wreath at the Australian War Memorial and New Zealand War Memorial.

On Wednesday 30 July 2014, in London, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Managing Director, Mr Adam Leishman, visited the Australian owned company Tower Transit.

Afterwards, at ANZ Bank Canary Wharf, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Head of Transactions Banking, Mr Peter Sargent, received a briefing on operations and viewed the trading floor.

At the Imperial War Museum, London, the Governor-General viewed the new ‘First World War Galleries’, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War 1.

On Tuesday 29 July 2014, in London, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as guest of Alderman Peter Hewitt, visited the London Guildhall.

Afterwards, at the Honourable Artillery Company, the Governor-General attended a lunch hosted by the Chair of the City’s Social Development Board, Alderman Hewitt and received a briefing on the City of London's development fund and social enterprise projects.

In Belgium, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War I, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove laid commemorative crosses inscribed with messages from Australian schoolchildren on the graves of Australian soldiers, and later visited the Plugstreet 14-18 Experience First World War interpretation centre at Ploegsteert, and the In Flanders Field Museum at Ieper.

On Monday 28 July 2014, at Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Belgium, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove laid commemorative crosses inscribed with messages from Australian children on the graves of Australian soldiers.

Afterwards, in Comines-Warneton, as guest of the Mayor, Mr Gilbert Deleu, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove visited the Plug Street Interpretive Centre.

Later, in Ieper, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Curator, Mr Piet Chielens, visited the In Flanders Fields Museum.

At Menin Gate, Belgium, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War I, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President of the Last Post Association, Mr Benoit Mottrie, attended a Last Post ceremony, at which the Governor-General recited the Ode and, together with Lady Cosgrove, laid a wreath.

At Harelbeke, Polygon Wood cemetery and Tyne Cot cemetery, in Belgium, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War I, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove laid commemorative crosses inscribed with messages from Australian schoolchildren, on the graves of Australian soldiers.