An Actual Court Circular from Contemporary England’s

Royal Family
18 February 2020

Clarence House
 The Prince of Wales, President, the Royal Shakespeare Company, this
morning visited the costume workshop, Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon,
and was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire (Mr.
Timothy Cox).
 His Royal Highness this afternoon visited the National Automotive
Innovation Centre, Lord Bhattacharyya Way, Coventry, and was received
by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr. John Crabtree).
 The Prince of Wales, Patron, Almshouse Association, afterwards visited the
Nicholas Chamberlaine Almshouses, All Saints Square, Bedworth.
 His Royal Highness later visited the Veterans Contact Point, Armed Forces
Centre, the Horsa Building, Bentley Road, Nuneaton.
 The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron, Versus Arthritis, this evening attended a
Reception for Women in Science at Clarence House.

NOW, looking at the activity in Act I, Scene 2, especially,

can you create a court circular for the Danish royal court as
it is presented in Hamlet? Include entries for King Claudius,
Queen Gertrude, Prince Hamlet, and the ambassadors
mentioned. What do you think is the point of a Court
Circular?