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court circular

British  

noun

  1. (in countries having a monarchy) a daily report of the activities, engagements, etc, of the sovereign, published in a national newspaper

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It will build a historical archive of memories, a social history of royal events, and will be supplemented by a digitised version of the "court circular", which records the working lives of the Royal Family.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

His involvement is valued widely in the business community and a glance at the court circular shows a busy schedule of trade-related meetings down the years.

From The Guardian Mar. 6, 2011

From Clarence House, the home of the Queen Mother, a court circular announced the "betrothal of her beloved daughter the Princess Margaret to Mr. Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones."

From Time Magazine Archive

An outer court, circular or rectangular, surrounds the body of the church.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

She skipped the leader, read the court circular, and was deep in the column of casualties, when she suddenly cried out: "Good Heaven, Herman! what a catastrophe!"

From Ishmael Or, In the Depths by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

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