- Meeting with Australian athletes at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
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.
- Federal Executive Council; Visit to the United Kingdom
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.
- Meeting with Australian Commonwealth Games Association
In Glasgow, the Governor-General, as Patron of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association, met with the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Perry Crosswhite AM and representatives of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
In Glasgow, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Senior Liaison Officer, Detective Superintendent Kieran Miller, and Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable Steve Allen and Assistant Chief Constable Derek Robertson, visited the Police Scotland Incident Control Unit Headquarters and Mul
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 Hig
- Commemorative ceremony at the Australian War Memorial and the New Zealand War Memorial, London
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 M
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.
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.
- Visit to the Imperial War Museum, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War I
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 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.
- Visit to Belgium, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War I
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, a
On Sunday 27 July 2014, in Brussels, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove were welcomed to Belgium by the Chargé d'Affaires, Ms Nicola Gordon-Smith and Australian Embassy staff, to commence an official visit in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War 1.
- Visit to Belgium, in recognition of the centenary of the start of World War I
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.
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.
On Saturday 26 July 2014, at Eindhoven Air Force Base, the Netherlands, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove led Australia’s representation at a repatriation ceremony of victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
On Friday 25 July 2014, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) spoke with bereaved families affected by Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
- Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove lay wreath at Amsterdam Airport
At Amsterdam Airport, Schiphol, the Netherlands, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, representing all Australians, laid a wreath at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the MH17 air disaster.
On Thursday 24 July 2014, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) spoke with bereaved families affected by Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
Afterwards, in The Hague, the Governor-General received the Ambassador to the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr Neil Mules AO.
