Thursday, June 27, 2013

June 27, 2013 :: Part II

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Johann Baptist I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein (1805-1836)   {1760}


Natalia "Natasha" Sergeyevna Cheremetevskya/Sheremetyevskaya Mamontov Wulfert, Princess Romanovskaya-Brassova/Brasova (1928-1952)   {1880}


King Dipendra of Nepal (June 1-4, 2001)   {1971}



DEATHS

1809   Marie/Maria Leopoldine, The Princess consort of Liechtenstein, Countess of Sternberg  

2002   Queen consort Humaira Begum of Afghanistan (1933-1973) 

June 27, 2013 :: Part I

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia   {1956}

Princess Maria de la Paz Victoria (Mariam) Bagrationi-Mukhraneli   {1947} 

Princess Maria de Graca of Orleans-Braganza   {1952}

Hereditary Princess Stephanie of Baden   {1966}

Christopher O’Neill   {1974} (husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden)


Princess Leopoldine of Liechtenstein   {1990} 


ROYAL WEDDINGS

Archduchess Marie Amalie (Maria Amalia) of Austria, Princess of Hungary & Ferdinando/Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Piacenza + Guastalla (1765-1801), Infante of Spain   {1769}

Mircea Gregor Carol Lambrino & Antonia Colville   {1984}

Duchess Margarete of Oldenburg & Prince Philipp of Croy   {1985} [CIVIL]

Princess Alexandra of Greece & Nicolas Mirzayantz   {1998} [RELIGIOUS]




ROYAL ACCESSION ANNIVERSARY

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar   {1995} (Emir of Qatar June 27, 1995 - June 25, 2013)




Wednesday, June 26, 2013

June 26, 2013 :: Part II

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

King Vittorio Amedeo/Amadeo III of Sardinia (1773-1796)   {1726}


Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna of Russia   {1899}


Princess Sofia/Sophie of Greece + Denmark (1914-1930), Princess Christoph of Hesse (1930-1943), Princess Georg Wilhelm of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Luneburg (1946-2001)   {1914}



DEATHS

1830   King George IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Ireland, King of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg  


1878   Princess Maria de las Mercedes of Orleans, Infanta of Spain, Queen consort of Spain (Jan. 23 - June 26, 1878)


1922   Prince Albert I of Monaco (1889-1922), Duke of Valentinois
   

June 26, 2013 :: Part I

Flag Day in Romania {1998}



ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews   {1962}


Sheikh Fahad bin Salim bin Jabir Al-‘Ali Al-Sabah of Kuwait   {1984}

Amy Lascelles   {1986} [daughter of The Honourable Robert Jeremy Lascelles (1st cousin-once-removed of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland)]

Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg   {1987}


Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai   {1989}

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau   {2005}



ROYAL WEDDINGS

Princess Clothilde of Orleans & Edouard Crepy   {1993} [CIVIL]

Duchess Sophie of Oldenburg & Joseph-Maria von Radowitz   {2004} [RELIGIOUS]

Princess Sarah bint Asem of Jordan & H.E. Mr. Alejandro Garrido   {2008} [NIKAH]


Tuesday, June 25, 2013

June 25, 2013

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Sheikh Nawaf bin Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait   {1937}


Prince Michel of Orleans, Count of Evreux   {1941} [TWIN]

Prince Jacques of Orleans, Duke of Orleans   {1941} [TWIN]

Duke Georg-Moritz of Oldenburg   {1957}

Sheikha Hala bint Badr Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah of Kuwait   {1960}

Princess Javara Ruangsiri (Norodom Chhavann-rangsi Christopher) of Cambodia   {1960} 

Princess Alice of Bavaria, Princess of Auersperg   {1981}

Sitiveni ‘Alaivahamama’o Polule’ulingana Tanusia-ma-Tonga (Tuku’aho), Prince Tungi of Tonga   {1990}


ROYAL WEDDINGS

Archduchess Marie Klementine (Maria Clementina) of Austria, Princess of Tuscany & Prince Francesco of the Two Sicilies, Hereditary Prince of Naples, Duke of Calabria (later King Francesco I of the Two Sicilies 1825-1830)   {1797} [IN PERSON]

Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Aosta, 2nd Duke of Aosta, Prince della Cisterna, Prince of Berliguardo, Marquis of Vorghera, Count of Ponderano (Crown Prince of Spain + Prince of Asturias 1870-1873) & Princess Helene of Orleans   {1895}

Prince Luitpold of Bavaria & Katrin Beatrix Wiegand {1979} [CIVIL]


HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Princess Luise Margarete (Louise Margaret) of Prussia, Duchess of Connaught + Strathearn, Countess of Sussex   {1860}


The Lady Sadako Kujo, Crown Princess of Japan (1900-1926), Empress consort of Japan (1912-1926), Dowager Empress of Japan (1926-1951) [known posthumously as Teimei]   {1884}


Queen consort Nazli Sabri of Egypt + Sudan (1922-1938), Sultana of Egypt (1919-1922), Queen Mother of Egypt (1938-1950)   {1894}


Prince Yasuhito of Japan, The Prince Chichibu   {1902}



DEATH

2010   Howard Oxenberg   {2010} (ex-husband of Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia)

Monday, June 24, 2013

Royal Agenda: Mon. June 24 - Sun. June 30, 2013

Events carried-over from last week:

June 22-26 Italy: Milan Fashion Week (Men's Fashion) in Milan, Italy

June 22-24 Monaco: Bal de l'Ete in Monaco

June 23-24 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex carry out engagements in Bulgaria

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MONDAY

June 24  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has announced that he will abdicate tonight in favor of his 4th son (his 2nd son with his 2nd wife, Shkha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned), CP/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

June 24  Jordan: 8th Wedding Anniversary [Nikah] of Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan & Khaled/Khalid Edward Blair   {2005}

June 24 Belgium: K.Albert II holds an audience with Thierry Giet, as he takes his oath as a new judge of the Constitutional Court, @ the Chateau de Laeken, Brussels

June 24 Belgium: K.Albert II holds an audience with Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister, @ the Chateau de Laeken, Brussels

June 24 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant & Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant, with the President of the Republic of Croatia & Mrs. Ivo Josipovic, attend a concert on the occasion of the accession of Croatia to the European Union, @ the Concert Noble, Brussels

June 24 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant receives Mr. Liu Chuanzhi, President of the China Entrepreneurs Club, @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

June 24 Luxembourg: Garden Party reception held @ Berg Castle for Luxembourgish citizens [personalities / representatives from industry, finance, insurance, commerce, crafts, unions, EU institutions, charities, culture, education, justice, the army, the Grand Ducal Police & senior government officials]

June 24-July 7 UK: Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, @ the All England Lawn Tennis + Croquet Club, London, UK

June 24 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales hosts a reception for Kindertransport refugees to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Kindertransport, @ St. James's Palace State Apartments, London

June 24-26 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex carry out engagements in Romania

June 24 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Lighthouses off the west coast of Scotland [embarks on NLV Pharos, Oban, Argyllshire]

June 24 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends the opening day of the Lawn Tennis Championships Wimbledon, Wimbledon, London

June 24 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I holds an audience with HE Mr. Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara, President Elect of the Republic of Paraguay, @ Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 24 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias attend the celebration / commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the Municipal Police of Madrid, @ the Parque del Retiro, Madrid

June 24-25 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip attends a patronage appointment with IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, in Monaco

June 24 Denmark: Public audience @ Christiansborg Palace

June 24-27 Denmark: CP Frederik visits Greenland with Aarhus University

June 24-27 Denmark: CPss Mary & Pss Benedikte visit Aachen, Germany [in connection with the international equestrian event (the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen 2013) & the business + cultural campaign, Experience Denmark]

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TUESDAY

June 25 Kuwait: 76th Birthday of Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait {1937}

June 25  Kuwait: 53rd Birthday of Sheikha Hala bint Badr Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah of Kuwait   {1960}

June 25  Cambodia: 53rd Birthday of Princess Javara Ruangsiri (Norodom Chavann-rangsi Christopher) of Cambodia   {1960}

June 25 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima make a one-day Official Visit to Denmark

June 25 Belgium: Pss Claire visits Camp Sunflower, organized by the Foundation Against Cancer in Children, for children with cancer, in Spa, Liege

June 25  Liechtenstein: Pr.Nikolaus participates in a discussion forum about separation of state + church, in Schaan

June 25 UK: Q.Elizabeth II gives a reception to mark the inaugural Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering [with attendance from: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Pr.Edward Dk of Kent]

June 25 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I holds an audience with D. Francisco Perez de los Cobos Orihuel, President of the Constitutional Court (who took office June 20), @ Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 25 Spain: Q.Sofia chairs the Meeting of the Council of the Royal Board on Disability, @ Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 25 Spain: Infa Elena Dss of Lugo chairs the 1st regular session of the General Assembly of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, @ the Sports Council, Madrid

June 25 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Lighthouses off the west coast of Scotland

June 25 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II hosts a Luncheon for K.Willem-Alexander + Q.Maxima of the Netherlands

June 25 Denmark: CPss Mary & Pss Benedikte visit Aachen, Germany [attend the official opening ceremony of the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen 2013]

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WEDNESDAY

June 26-30 France: Men's Paris Fashion Week (Spring/Summer) @ the Mode a Paris, in Paris, France

June 26 Romania: Flag Day

June 26  Kuwait: 29th Birthday of Sheikh Fahad bin Salim bin Jabir Al-'Ali Al-Sabah of Kuwait   {1984}

June 26  UAE-Dubai: 24th Birthday of Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai   {1989}

June 26  Jordan: 5th Wedding Anniversary [Nikah] of Princess Sarah bint Asem of Jordan & Alejandro Garrido   {2008}

June 26  Netherlands: 8th Birthday of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau   {2005}

June 26   Liechtenstein/Luxembourg: 26th Birthday of Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg   {1987}

June 26 UK: Q.Elizabeth II (as Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards) inspects The Queen's Company, presents new Colours to Nijmegen Company, & holds a Garden Party for the Grenadier Guards Association

June 26-28 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex visit [& carry out engagements in] Slovenia

June 26 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Lighthouses off the west coast of Scotland

June 26 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester attends a Dinner in support of The Duke of Gloucester's Young Achievers Scheme @ Mosimann's, Belgrave Square, London

June 26 UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attends the LTA President's Lunch @ The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, London

June 26 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends the Lawn Tennis Championships Wimbledon, Wimbledon, London

June 26  UK: 51st Birthday of George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews   {1962}

June 26 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I holds an audience with a representation of the Board of the Royal Spanish Academy Foundation, @ Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 26 Spain: Q.Sofia presents the "IV Diploma Cajal" (medal/award) & visits the the facilities of the Cajal Institute (a center of research in neurobiology), @ Cajal Institute Headquarters, Madrid

June 26 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias & Letizia Pss of Asturias deliver the 2013 Prince of Girona Foundation Awards @ the Congress Auditorium, Girona

June 26 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias & Letizia Pss of Asturias preside over the opening + closing ceremonies, attend lectures & participate in activities of the 2013 Prince of Girona Foundation Boost Forum (Promotes Forum), @ the Congress Auditorium, Girona

June 26 Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends the presentation of the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation's major research grant, @ the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

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THURSDAY

June 27 Qatar: 18th Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar  {1995}

June 27  Saudi Arabia: 57th Birthday of Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia   {1956}

June 27 Netherlands: Pss Beatrix opens the exhibition "Palace & Dam Square, 400 years of the heart of Amsterdam's canals", @ the Royal Palace in Amsterdam

June 27 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales presents operational medals to servicemen + women who have recently completed a tour of duty in Afghanistan, @ Clarence House gardens, London, & hosts a reception for the personnel + their families @ the St. Jame's Palace State Apartments, St. James's Palace, London

June 27 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Scotland [visits Argyll Voluntary Action & Oban + Lorn District Seniors Club, Oban; opens the History of Dunollie Exhibition @ Dunollie House, Oban, Argyllshire; attends a Management Board Meeting onboard NLV Pharos, alongside Oban, Argyllshire; & visits Lighthouses off the west coast of Scotland]

June 27 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends an Exhibition + Dinner @ The University of York, Ron Cooke Hub, Heslington, York

June 27 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, as Patron of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, attends a Fundraising Gala @ the Guildhall, London

June 27 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives newly appointed 1st lieutenants of the Army, @ Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen

June 27 Denmark: Pr.Consort Henrik participates in the opening of the Allied Danish Weapons companions @ the Citadel, Copenhagen

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FRIDAY

June 28  Jordan: 32nd Wedding Anniversary of Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan & Princess Taghrid of Jordan   {1981}

June 28 Jordan: 19th Birthday of Crown Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah of Jordan {1994}

June 28 Netherlands: Q.Maxima visits the 2013 RoboCup, the world championship for intelligent robots, in Eindhoven

June 28 Netherlands: Q.Maxima attends Startup Bootcamp Demo Day in Amsterdam [attends the presentation of a number of start-ups during the morning program & speaks with participants at Startup Bootcamp Amsterdam during a roundtable discussion on entrepreneurship in the digital age]

June 28 Netherlands: Pss Beatrix attends the 150th anniversary celebration of the Limburg Historians + Antiquarian Society (LGOG), in Maastricht

June 28 Luxembourg: Garden Party reception held @ Berg Castle for Luxembourgish citizens [personalities / representatives from industry, finance, insurance, commerce, crafts, unions, EU institutions, charities, culture, education, justice, the army, the Grand Ducal Police & senior government officials]

June 28  Liechtenstein: Pss Maria attends the summer ball of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria

June 28-30 UK: Santander British Grand Prix (auto race), Silverstone, UK

June 28 UK: Q.Elizabeth IIvisits the Argyll + Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland @ Howe Barracks, Canterbury, Kent

June 28 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends an 'Offender Mental Health' Conference @ St. Quentin Gate, Telford, Shropshire

June 28 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Worcestershire [attends a Herefordshire + Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Symposium @ Oakland International Limited, Beoley, Redditch; & attends the launch of the Oakland Foundation @ Oakland International Limited, Beoley, Redditch]

June 28 UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester, as President of the Royal Academy of Music, attends the Graduation Ceremony @ St. Marylebone Parish Church, London

June 28 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I chairs the XIV Course Closure of Staff of the Armed Forces, @ the Centre for Higher National Defense Studies, Madrid

June 28 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the Anniversary Parade @ The Royal Guard & presents HM the Queen's Watch/Clock (badge of honour) to the Guardsman who has been selected for their service, @ Guards Barracks, Gothersgade

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SATURDAY

June 29  Greece: 5th Birthday of Prince Aristides-Stavros of Greece + Denmark   {2008}

June 29  Morocco: 84th Birthday of Princess Lalla Fatima az-Zahra of Morocco   {1929}

June 29  Jordan: 45th Birthday of Princess Rajwa bint 'Ali of Jordan   {1968}

June 29  Japan: 23rd Wedding Anniversary of Prince Fumihito of Japan, Prince Akishino & Kiko, Princess Akishino   {1990}

June 29 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander participates in Veteranendag with Prime Minister Rutte & Dutch Veterans, in The Hague

June 29 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attend the National Armed Forces Day in Nottingham City Centre

June 29 UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attends the Lawn Tennis Association Wimbledon Ball @ the Boiler House at Battersea Power Station, London

June 29  UK: 30th Religious Wedding Anniversary [Roman Catholic] of Prince Michael of Kent & (Marie-Christine) Princess Michael of Kent   {1983}

June 29 Norway: Q.Sonja attends the opening of the footpath "the Panorama Walk" in Ullensvang

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SUNDAY

June 30 Brunei: 30th Birthday of Prince Abdul Malik of Brunei {1983}

June 30  Bahrain: 38th Birthday of Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain  {1975}

June 30  Jordan: 38th Birthday of Princess Yasmine bint Asem of Jordan   {1975}

June 30 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant & Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant visit Zeebrugge, Province of West Flanders [visit the "Royal Belgian Sailing Club (RBSC)" to commemorate its 150th anniversary, attend the Naval Parade & meet with members of the RBSC]

June 30  UK: 35th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Michael of Kent & (Marie-Christine) Princess Michael of Kent   {1978}

June 30 Denmark: Residence transfer to Marselisborg Castle

June 30  Denmark: 49th Birthday of Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg   {1964}

June 24, 2013

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Princess Dagmar of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach   {1948}
           
Prince Antonio Joao of Orleans-Braganza, Prince of Brazil   {1950}

Princess Diane of Orleans, Viscountess de Noailles   {1970}

Duchess Bibiane of Oldenburg   {1974}

Prince David (Davit) Bagration of Mukhrani/Moukhrani/Mukhraneli, Head of the Royal House of Georgia   {1976}  


Prince Albert II of Thurn + Taxis, 12th Prince of Thurn + Taxis, Head of the House of Thurn + Taxis   {1983}



ROYAL WEDDINGS

Archduchess Marie Adelheid (Miriam) of Austria & Jaime Marcos Pedro Corcuerra Acheson   {1983} [RELIGIOUS]


Duchess Sophie of Oldenburg & Joseph-Maria von Radowitz   {2004} [CIVIL]

Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan & Khaled/Khalid Edward McCall Blair   {2005} [ZIFAF]







HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Marie Josephe Rose "Josephine" Tascher de la Pagerie de Beauharnais (known as Rose up until ca.1795; afterward known as Josephine), Empress consort of the French (1804-1814), Queen consort of Italy (1805-1814), Duchess of Navarre   {1763}


Princess Maria de las Mercedes of Orleans, Infanta of Spain, Queen consort of Spain (Jan.23-June 26, 1878)   {1860}


Prince George/Giorgios of Greece + Denmark   {1869}



DEATHS

1768   Queen consort Marie/Maria Leszczynska/Lescinska of France + Navarre
   

1860   Jerome-Napoleon Bonaparte (Girolamo Buonaparte), Prince Francais, King of Westphalia (1807-1813), 1st Prince + Count of Montfort   



June 23, 2013 :: Part II

ROYAL ENTHRONEMENT MASS ANNIVERSARY

King Harald V of Norway   {1991}






















HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Queen consort Marie/Maria Leszczynska/Leczinska of France + Navarre   {1703}


The Prince Edward, The Duke of Windsor (former King Edward VIII of Great Britain, Ireland + the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India)   {1894}


King Tribhuvan of Nepal (1911-1950; 1951-1955)   {1906}


Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia (1933-1975), Duke of Anjou (1941-1975), Duke of Madrid (1964-1975)   {1908}