Weekly Agenda: Mon. Jan. 28 - Sun. Feb. 3, 2013

Events carried-over from last week:

Jan.22-29 Denmark: Pr.Consort Henrik & CP Frederik participate in the sailing competition "Prince Henrik Silver Trophy" in Hong Kong, China

Jan.25-Feb.1 Monaco: Historic Monte-Carlo Rally (auto race), Monte-Carlo, Monaco

Jan.28-Feb.1 Italy: Rome Fashion Week (Spring/Summer) (Alta Moda Alta Roma), Rome, Italy

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MONDAY

Jan.28  Aga Khan: 73rd Birthday of Princess/Begum Salimah (Sarah/"Sally") Aga Khan   {1940}

Jan.28  France: 1st Birthday of Princess Antoinette of Orleans   {2012}

Jan.28  Baden/Yugoslavia: The coffin of Princess Margarita of Baden is flown to Stuttgart, Germany & brought to Salem for burial at the family cemetery, Stefansfeld, near Baden, according to the rite of the Orthodox church, with attendance from Mrgrv Maximilian of Baden, Pr.Ludwig of Baden, Pss Maria of Yugoslavia, Pss Marie Louise of Baden, Dk Friedrich of Wurttemberg, Dk Ferdinand of Wurttemberg, Pr.Rainier of Hesse, Pr.Albrecht of Hohenzollern, Pr.Andreas of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Pss Andreas of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, The Pr. of Leiningen, Pss Katarina of Yugoslavia, Pr.Nikola of Yugoslavia & Victoria de Silva

Jan.28 Bahrain: 63rd Birthday of King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain {1950}

Jan.28  Brunei: 5th Birthday of Princess Ameerah of Brunei   {2008}

Jan.28  Jordan: K.Abdullah II holds a meeting with Mr. Khaled Meshaal in Amman

Jan.28  Japan: E.Akihito officially opens the ordinary DIET session in the upper house of parliament in Tokyo

Jan.28  Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck meets with Mr. Rahul Gandhi (Vice President of the Indian National Congress) & General Bikram Singh (Chief of the Army Staff) @ the Taj Palace in New Delhi, India

Jan.28  Netherlands: Q.Beatrix announces her upcoming abdication (on April 30, 2013) in favor of her eldest son + heir, Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange from the Paleis Huis ten Bosch in a pre-recorded message shown on Dutch television + radio, (he will become King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlads & Pss Maxima will become Queen Maxima) on Apr.30, 2013, (& his eldest daughter, Pss Catharina-Amalia, will become HRH The Princess of Orange); upon her abdication Q.Beatrix’s title will revert to Princess Beatrix {following the abdication, the family of Willem-Alexander will initially continue to live @ Eikenhorst in Wassenaar, then at the appropriate moment the family will move to Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague; during the intervening time period Huis ten Bosch Palace will be used for official receptions + meetings; Noordeinde Palace will continue to be used as the monarch’s place of work; Beatrix will take up residence @ Drakensteyn Castle in Lage Vuursche}

Jan.28  Belgium: K.Albert II holds an audience with Luc Coene, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium, @ the Chateau de Laeken, Brussels

Jan.28  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume & HGDss Stephanie vists Doneck Euroflex, a print ink producer in Grevenmacher [to tour the facility, attend a presentation of the various activities by the company & attend a reception)

Jan.28  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends a Meeting of The Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit’s United Kingdom Fishing Industry Steering Group @ the Royal Society, London & later gives a Reception @ Clarence House

Jan.28 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal opens 47 Air Despatch Squadron Hangar @ Royal Air Force Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire

Jan.28  Spain: K.Juan Carlos I holds an audience with a representation of the National Organization of Spanish Blind (ONCE) & its Foundation, on the occasion of the 75^th anniversary of the Organization & the 25^th anniversary of the Foundation, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.28 Sweden: Name Day of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Jan.28 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & CPss Victoria attend informational cabinet meeting/briefing, @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Jan.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Royal Forestry + Agriculture Academy's 200th anniversary, @ City Hall, Stockholm

Jan.28 Sweden: Q.Silvia holds an audience with Bishop Tomas/Thomas of the Coptic Church in Egypt, @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Jan.28  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the inauguration of the instructions in the "Meetings with Memories", @ the National Museum, Stockholm

Jan.28 Sweden: Name Day of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Varmland

Jan.28  Norway: K.Harald V holds audiences [separately] with: the Chief of the Naval Staff (with attendance from CP Haakon); representatives of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society; & representatives of the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club

Jan.28  Norway: K.Harald V & Q.Sonja host a luncheon for new members of the diplomatic corps

Jan.28  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the conference “Social Business Priorities” organized by Danida + Danish Industry @ Eigtveds Warehouse, Asian Space 2F, Copenhagen

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TUESDAY

Jan.29 Kuwait: 7th Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait {2006}

Jan.29 Jordan/Bahrain: K.Abdullah II of Jordan visits Bahrain to meet with K.Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain to discuss bilateral relations & the latest developments in the region

Jan.29 Netherlands: Pss Maxima makes a working visit tot he Royal Navy in Den Helder

Jan.29 Belgium: K.Albert II & Q.Paola host a 2013 New Year Reception for leading authorities + Belgian personalities @ the Palais de Bruxelles (the Royal Palace), Brussels, with attendance from: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant, Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant, Pss Astrid, Pr.Lorenz, Pr.Laurent & Pss Claire

Jan.29 Belgium: K.Albert II holds an audience with Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister, @ the Chateau de Laeken, Brussels

Jan.29 Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa & HGDss Stephanie visit the National Children's Home "Staatlech Kannerheemer" in Schifflange [attend a presentation of the operation of Children's Homes of the State; visit the infrastructure; & meet the children + supervising staff to share their experiences & daily lives]

Jan.29  Liechtenstein: 13th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein & Princess Angela of Liechtenstein   {2000}

Jan.29 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, as President of Business in the Community (BITC), leads a group of senior business leaders on a Seeing is Believing visit to an organisation supported by BITC, Circle Sports, London

Jan.29 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends a 'Seeing is Believing' report back seminar @ St. James's Palace Apartments, London

Jan.29 UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall, as Royal Colonel of the 4th Battalion, The Rifles, visits the Battalion during their pre-deployment training (to view mission-specific training, visit the new gym, open the Officers Mess & join soldiers + their families at a reception) @ Ward Barracks, Bulford, Wiltshire

Jan.29 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Hampshire [opens/visits the St. Alphege Building @ the University of Winchester, Winchester; unveils a bronze statue (a commemorative roundel) to mark HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee @ a Reception in the Great Hall, Winchester; & visits Winchester Cathedral, The Close, Winchester]

Jan.29 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal, as Royal Patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, attends a Reception in support of the Oxford Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research + Care @ The Royal Society, London

Jan.29 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits the Working Men's College, Camden, London

Jan.29 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal, as President of Carers Trust, attends a Dinner in London

Jan.29 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester attends a Flooding Event @ the Brunei Gallery, University of London, London

Jan.29 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I receives the presentation of credentials from the ambassadors of the Ukraine (Mr. Serhii Phoreltsev), Cape Verde (Mr. Mario Ferreira Lopes Camoes), Serbia (Mr. Danko Prokic), Jordan (Mr. Ghassam Abdel Rahim Odeh Majali) & Uruguay (Mr. Francisco Carlos Bustillo Bonasso), @ the Royal Palace, Madrid

Jan.29 Spain: Q.Sofia chairs the admittance of D. Ramon Tamames @ the Royal Academy of Moral + Political Sciences, Madrid

Jan.29 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias holds an audience with Dr. Javier Duarte de Ochoa, Governor of the Mexican State of Veracruz @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.29 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the seminar "Global Outlook - Future Competition for Land", Norra Latin, Stockholm

Jan.29 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the presentation of the Smil Band Prize, Stockholm

Jan.29-30 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip attends the Bocuse d'Or 2013 chef championship, Lyon, France

Jan.29 Norway: K.Harald V visits Amli

Jan.29 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II holds Haederstegnsmiddag for Navy Officers @ Christian VII's Palace, Amalienborg

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WEDNESDAY

Jan.30 Jordan: 51st Birthday of King Abdullah II of Jordan {1962}

Jan.30 Jordan/Kuwait: K.Abdullah II of Jordan visits Kuwait to participate in a major donors conference (invited by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon)

Jan.30  Jordan: 8th Birthday of Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah of Jordan   {2005}

Jan.30 Monaco: Pr.Albert II participates in the conference entitled "Oceans, climate, food: pathways of the transition towards a sustainable world" @ the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Jan.30 Netherlands: Pss Maxima speaks at the conference, Feeding the World, @ the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam

Jan.30 Belgium: Q.Paola visits the offices of Child Focus & participates in the preview of the 10th campaign "Safer Internet Day" ("World Day for Safer Internet") under the theme "Connect with Respect" (promoting prevention + responsible use of online + mobile technology with children + adolescents, which starts on Feb.5), in Brussels

Jan.30 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I holds an audience with the Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Javier Maroto Aranzabal, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.30 Spain: 45th Birthday of Infante Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias {1968}

Jan.30 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias & Letizia Pss of Asturias preside over the opening of the 33rd edition of the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) @ the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Madrid

Jan.30 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the presentation of the Swedish Quality Award, Karlskoga

Jan.30 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends Silvia School's 20th anniversary, Hassleholm

Jan.30 Norway: K.Harald V attends the symposium "Food from the ocean - Norway's opportunities", Oslo

Jan.30 Denmark: Pss Benedikte holds Board Meeting for Dressurens Friends, @ Christian VIII's Palace, Amalienborg

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THURSDAY

Jan.31  Austria: 20th Wedding Anniversary of Archduke Karl of Austria & Archduchess Francesca of Austria   {1993}

Jan.31 Netherlands: 75th Birthday of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands {1938}

Jan.31 Netherlands: Pss Maxima visits a workshop of Probation in Arnhem (where used tools from people in the community are refurbished for reuse & collected by the Foundation Gered Tools to be distributed to students of technical education in developing countries)

Jan.31 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant attends the 1st Interdisciplinary Congress on Sustainable Development under the theme "How to transition our societies?" @ the Palais des Congres in Namur

Jan.31 Belgium: Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant attends the 1st National Conference on "Financial Literacy" [an initiative of the Financial Services + Markets Authority (FSMA)] @ the Palais d'Egmont in Brussels

Jan.31 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Essex [attends a Church Service to mark the 60th Anniversary of the East Coast Floods @ Chelmsford Cathedral, Tindall Square, Chelmsford; & visits the Wilderness Foundation + the Diamond Jubilee Wood in Chelmsford]

Jan.31 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I holds an audience with the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Artur Mas i Gavarro (after taking office Dec. 24, 2012), @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Jan.31 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias presides over the opening of the new headquarters of the company REPSOL, Madrid

Jan.31 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia visit the art gallery Artipelag, Gus

Jan.31 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Stockholm Stock Exchange's 150th anniversary, @ Stockholm City Hall

Jan.31 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Jan.31 Norway: Q.Sonja attends the opening of the exhibition "Three journeys - three landscapes" @ Svalbard Art Gallery, Longyearbyen

Jan.31 Norway: Q.Sonja opens Polarjazz 2013, Longyearbyen

Jan.31-Feb.2 Denmark: Copenhagen Fashion Week in Copenhagen, Denmark

Jan.31 Denmark: Pss Marie attends the L'Oreal/UNESCO scholarship distribution to women in science @ the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences, Copenhagen

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FRIDAY

Feb.1 Dubai/UAE: Dubai Desert Classic (golf), Dubai, UAE

Feb.1  Monaco: 48th Birthday of Princess Stephanie of Monaco   {1965}

Feb.1 Spain: Letizia Pss of Asturias presides over the opening of the 2nd Meeting of Rare Diseases, Mahon, Menorca

Feb.1 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel & Pr.Carl Philip attend the Sweden Dinner @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Feb.1 Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, with attendance from CP Haakon

Feb.1 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Prime Minister, with attendance from CP Haakon

Feb.1 Norway: K.Harald V holds audiences [separately] with: Mr. Torfinn Langelid, appointed Officer of the Order of St. Olav; representatives of the Norwegian Cancer Society; & representatives of the Norwegian Association of Hunters + Anglers

Feb.1 Denmark: CP Frederik participates in the inauguration of BioPro project - a collaboration between universities + manufacturers biotech production time, @ Novo Nordisk A / S, Kalundborg

Feb.1 Denmark: CPss Mary visits the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) @ the Bella Center, Copenhagen

Feb.1 Denmark: CPss Mary presides over the Designers' Nest Award Ceremony, Copenhagen

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SATURDAY

Feb.2 Italy: 70th Birthday of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy {1943}

Feb.2  Netherlands: 11th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange & Princess Maxima of the Netherlands   {2002}

Feb.2 Belgium: Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant attends the presentation of the documentary film "Kinshasa Kids" by Marc-Henri Wajnberg (based on the story of a group of children considered witches who form a band to avert their fate) @ the Cinema Vendome in Brussels

Feb.2 Austria/Luxembourg: 25th Birthday of Archduke Christoph of Austria {1988}

Feb.2 UK: Wales vs. Ireland rugby match @ Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Feb.2 UK: England vs. Scotland rugby match @ Rugby Road, Twickenham, London, England, UK

Feb.2 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the England vs. Scotland rugby match @ Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham

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SUNDAY

Feb.3  Liechtenstein: 55th Birthday of Princess Angela of Liechtenstein   {1958}

Feb.3 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend a service + reception for the new Pastor of the Royal Court Parish, @ the Royal Chapel

Feb.3 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II participates in worship @ the Deaf Church, Frederiksberg

Feb.3  Denmark: 45th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg   {1968}