Investiture ceremony for The Priory in Australia of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St J...

Investiture ceremony for The Priory in Australia of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem; Reception at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China

On Wednesday 17 November 2010, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, as Prior, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted an investiture ceremony for The Priory in Australia of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.

In the evening, at Government House Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a dinner. Guests included: Mr Richard Ackland and Ms Yvonne Kux; Dr Debra Adelaide; Professor Emeritus Tom Anderson and Dr Margaret Anderson; the Honourable Chief Justice Diana Bryant and Dr Richard Nowotny; Ms Kaye Dening AM and Mr Peter Ledgerwood; Ms Patricia Faulkner AO and Mr Peter Faulkner; Mr Chris Fullerton and Mrs Judy Fullerton; Major Geoffrey Grey CSM and Mrs Mariam Grey; Mr Kerry James AM and Mrs Christina James; Professor Richard Johnson MBE and Mrs Maureen Johnson; the Honourable Dr Mike Kelly AM MP and Ms Rachelle Sakker Kelly; Councillor Andrew Lewis and Mrs Lorraine Lewis; Professor David Lindenmayer and Dr Karen Viggers; Dr Rowena Martin; Associate Professor Janet McCredie AM; Mr James Morrison AM and Mrs Judy Morrison; Mr John Mulford OAM and Mrs Anne Mulford; Mrs Lynne Pezzullo and Mr Michael Pezzullo; Ms Tu Pham PSM and Mr Tri Pham; Mr David Speers and Ms Liz Taggart; Mr Russell Taylor and Mrs Judi Taylor; Ms Sally Thompson and Mr Bill Daly; and Mr Ken Wyatt MP and Ms Anna Sinclair.

Earlier, Mr Bryce, as guest of the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Mr Yuming Chen, attended a reception at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.