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On Tuesday 5 August 2014, at Balmoral, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove attended an audience with Her Majesty The Queen, at which the Governor-General was invested as a Knight in the Order of Australia.
At Balmoral, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended an audience with Her Majesty The Queen, at which the Governor-General was invested as a Knight in the Order of Australia.
On Monday 4 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, at the Glasgow Cathedral, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove attended a Commonwealth commemorative service in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, at which the Governor-General delivered a reading.
At Glasgow Cathedral, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, representing Australia and its people, joined Commonwealth leaders including His Royal Highness The Duke of Rothesay for a Commonwealth Commemorative Service in recognition of the centenary of the start of the World War One, at which the Governor-General delivered a reading.
At George Square, Glasgow, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, representing Australia and its people, joined Commonwealth leaders including His Royal Highness The Duke of Rothesay for a commemorative service and military parade in recognition of the centenary of the start of the World War One, at which the Governor-General laid a wreath at the Cenotaph.
On Sunday 3 August 2014, in Glasgow, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Australian Chef de Mission, Mr Steve Moneghetti AM, met with Australian Athletes at the Commonwealth Games Village.
Afterwards, at the Scotstoun Sports Campus, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended the 2014 Commonwealth Games Mixed Doubles Squash Bronze Medal match between Australia and New Zealand.
At the Commonwealth Games Village in Glasgow, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Australian Chef de Mission, Mr Steve Moneghetti AM, met with Australian athletes taking part in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
On Saturday 2 August 2014, at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) attended the 2014 Commonwealth Games Men’s Hockey Semi-Final between Australia and England.
Afterwards, at Scotstoun, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended the 2014 Commonwealth Games Men’s Doubles Squash Semi-Final between Australia and England.
Later, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended the 2014 Commonwealth Games Women’s Squash Bronze Medal Match between Australian and England.
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.