Nassau, Bahamas - Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor-General, will be out of the country from Friday, October 10 to Friday, October 17, 2014. Her Excellency will attend an Investiture at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, October 14, at which time she will receive her award of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.

She will also pay a courtesy call on Her Majesty the Queen on October 14, 2014.

During Her Excellency’s absence, Mr. Oswald Ingraham will act as Deputy to the Governor General.

Governor General Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling greets the Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade just prior to boarding her flight to begin her travel to London, where on Tuesday she will attend an Investiture at Buckingham Palace. (BIS Photo/Peter L. Ramsay)