Nov.15-Dec.24: Nativity Fast {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Dec.1-24: Advent {Christianity}
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.16: Dhanu Sankranti {Hinduism}
Dec.16 South Africa: Day of Reconciliation
Dec.16 Bahrain: National Day in Bahrain
Dec.16 Thailand: National Sports Day in Thailand {1967/1986}
Dec.12-16 Thailand: the Wonderfruit festival @ Pattaya
Dec.16 Netherlands: Pss Beatrix attends a symposium on the occasion of Kingdom Day @ the Council of State, The Hague
Dec.16 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde participate in a commemoration ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Ardennes @ Hamm, Luxembourg [with attendance from: GD Henri of Luxembourg]
Dec.16 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde attend the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge @ the Mardasson Memorial, Bastogne [with attendance from: GD Henri of Luxembourg, HE Mr. Andrzej Duda (President of the Republic of Poland) & HE Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (President of the Federal Republic of Germany)]
Dec.16 Belgium: K.Albert II & Q.Paola attend the traditional gala evening of the Queen Paola Foundation to mark the end of 2019 @ the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liege
Dec.16 Belgium/Austria: 64th Birthday of Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Bohemia + Croatia, Duke of Modena, Prince of Belgium {1955}
Dec.16 Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 4th Birthday of Xavier Albert Alphons Brenninkmeijer {2015}
Dec.16 Luxembourg: GD Henri attends the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge @ the Mardasson Memorial, Bastogne, Belgium
Dec.16 Luxembourg:: GD Henri gives a speech to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge @ the American Military Cemetery, Hamm
Dec.16 Luxembourg: GD Henri & HGD Guillaume host a reception on the occasion of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City [with attendance from: HE Ms. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium)]
Dec.16 Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume participates in the commemorative ceremony organized for the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge @ the National Liberation Memorial (NLM) – Schumanns-Eck
Dec.16 Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume participates in the inauguration & visit of 3 exhibitions to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge [‘Passing the torch – Rucksakbibliotheik vun de Schoulen fir d’Schoulen’, ‘Wiltz, Cite Martyre’, & ‘Neue Wege der Gedenk – und Erinnerungsarbeit (Interreg Project “Land of memory”)’]
Dec.16 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Duchy of Cornwall
Dec.16 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Group Captain Christopher Moon (Station Commander of Royal Air Force Valley) & presents The Prince of Wales Trophy to Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Skinner
Dec.16 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall attend a Reception to mark the 50th Anniversary of HRH’s Chairmanship of The Prince’s Council @ St. James’s Palace, London
Dec.16 UK: BBC One airs a seasonal television special featuring Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge with Mary Berry, ‘A Berry Royal Christmas’, as they cook & serve a feast to thank those spending Christmas Day helping others (working), filmed in November 2019 @ the Rosewood Hotel, London
Dec.16 Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Inauguratio of the 14th Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers of the ASEM Dialogue Forum (Asia-Europe Meeting) @ the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid
Dec.16 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & CPss Victoria attend the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Dec.16 Norway: The Norwegian Royal Family releases their 2019 Christmas photos, taken @ the Rode Salong, the Royal Palace, Oslo [including: K.Harald V, Q.Sonja, CP Haakon, CPss Mette-Marit, Pss Ingrid Alexandra & Pr.Sverre Magnus]
Dec.16 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters [with attendance from: CP Haakon]
Dec.16 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Major General Kristin Lund (appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav)
Dec.16 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Major General Henning-Andre Frantzen
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.16: Dhanu Sankranti {Hinduism}
Dec.16 South Africa: Day of Reconciliation
Dec.16 Thailand: National Sports Day in Thailand {1967/1986}
Dec.16 Netherlands: Pss Beatrix attends a symposium on the occasion of Kingdom Day @ the Council of State, The Hague
Dec.16 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde participate in a commemoration ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Ardennes @ Hamm, Luxembourg [with attendance from: GD Henri of Luxembourg]
Dec.16 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde attend the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge @ the Mardasson Memorial, Bastogne [with attendance from: GD Henri of Luxembourg, HE Mr. Andrzej Duda (President of the Republic of Poland) & HE Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (President of the Federal Republic of Germany)]
Dec.16 Belgium: K.Albert II & Q.Paola attend the traditional gala evening of the Queen Paola Foundation to mark the end of 2019 @ the Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liege
Dec.16 Belgium/Austria: 64th Birthday of Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Bohemia + Croatia, Duke of Modena, Prince of Belgium {1955}
Dec.16 Luxembourg: GD Henri attends the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge @ the Mardasson Memorial, Bastogne, Belgium
Dec.16 Luxembourg:: GD Henri gives a speech to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge @ the American Military Cemetery, Hamm
Dec.16 Luxembourg: GD Henri & HGD Guillaume host a reception on the occasion of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City [with attendance from: HE Ms. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium)]
Dec.16 Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume participates in the commemorative ceremony organized for the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Bulge @ the National Liberation Memorial (NLM) – Schumanns-Eck
Dec.16 Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume participates in the inauguration & visit of 3 exhibitions to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge [‘Passing the torch – Rucksakbibliotheik vun de Schoulen fir d’Schoulen’, ‘Wiltz, Cite Martyre’, & ‘Neue Wege der Gedenk – und Erinnerungsarbeit (Interreg Project “Land of memory”)’]
Dec.16 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Duchy of Cornwall
Dec.16 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Group Captain Christopher Moon (Station Commander of Royal Air Force Valley) & presents The Prince of Wales Trophy to Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Skinner
Dec.16 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall attend a Reception to mark the 50th Anniversary of HRH’s Chairmanship of The Prince’s Council @ St. James’s Palace, London
Dec.16 UK: BBC One airs a seasonal television special featuring Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge with Mary Berry, ‘A Berry Royal Christmas’, as they cook & serve a feast to thank those spending Christmas Day helping others (working), filmed in November 2019 @ the Rosewood Hotel, London
Dec.16 Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Inauguratio of the 14th Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers of the ASEM Dialogue Forum (Asia-Europe Meeting) @ the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid
Dec.16 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & CPss Victoria attend the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Dec.16 Norway: The Norwegian Royal Family releases their 2019 Christmas photos, taken @ the Rode Salong, the Royal Palace, Oslo [including: K.Harald V, Q.Sonja, CP Haakon, CPss Mette-Marit, Pss Ingrid Alexandra & Pr.Sverre Magnus]
Dec.16 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters [with attendance from: CP Haakon]
Dec.16 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Major General Kristin Lund (appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav)
Dec.16 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Major General Henning-Andre Frantzen
Nov.16-Dec.31 Denmark: Christmas in Tivoli @ Copenhagen
TUESDAY
Nov.15-Dec.24: Nativity Fast {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Dec.1-24: Advent {Christianity}
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.17 USA: Wright Brothers Day
Dec.17 Bhutan: National Day in Bhutan {1907}
Dec.17 Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Q.Jetsun Pema & CP Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck attend the 112th National Day ceremonies @ Thimphu
Dec.17 Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck announces that he & his wife Q.Jetsun Pema are expecting their 2nd child, in the Spring of 2020
Dec.17 Japan: Pss Mako of Akishino & Pss Kako of Akishino host an annual winter event for a group of foreign delegates & ambassadors + their wives @ the Imperial Household Agency’s Shinhama Kamoba Imperial Wild Duck Preserve, Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture
Dec.17 Bahrain: Accession Day in Bahrain
Dec.17 Monaco: 6th Birthday of Raphael Casiraghi Elmaleh {2013}
Dec.17 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to the Radio House of the Dutch Public Broadcasting Corporation (NPO) @ Hilversum
Dec.17 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to Schunk Xycarb Technology @ Helmond
Dec.17 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander attends the Gala of Astronomy @ Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden
Dec.17 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister)
Dec.17 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mdme. Yasmine Kherbache (appointed judge of the Constitutional Court) & presides over her oath-taking
Dec.17 Luxembourg: GD Henri attends the academic session organized for the 25th anniversary of the recognition of “Luxembourg, old quarters + fortifications” as a UNESCO World Heritage
Dec.17 Luxembourg: GD Henri visits the urological group of the Kirchberg Hospital
Dec.17 Liechtenstein: 8th Birthday of Maximilian von Lattorff {2011}
Dec.17 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with the Rt.Hon.Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Lord President)
Dec.17 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds a Council
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Major General Sir Benjamin Bathurst (General Officer Commanding London District & Major General Commanding Household Division)
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Colonel Justin Stenhouse upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of the 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards & Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Lloyd upon assuming the appointment
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Turquoise Mountain Foundation
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for Waitrose Duchy Organic
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales opens the new Prince’s Trust South London Centre @ Blackfriars Circus, London
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Lieutenant Colonel Langley Sharp upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion of The Parachute Regiment & Lieutenant Colonel Alan Hortop upon assuming the appointment
Dec.17 UK: 12th Birthday of James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn (Prince James of Wessex) {2007}
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attend the London Fire Brigade’s Carol Service @ St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
Dec.17 Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with Mr. Enrique Lores Obradors (President + CEO of HP Worldwide) @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid
Dec.17 Spain: Q.Letizia visits the exhibition “The other Court. Women of the House of Austria in the Royal Monasteries of the Barefoot + the Incarnation” @ the Royal Palace, Madrid
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.17 USA: Wright Brothers Day
Dec.17 Bhutan: National Day in Bhutan {1907}
Dec.17 Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Q.Jetsun Pema & CP Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck attend the 112th National Day ceremonies @ Thimphu
Dec.17 Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck announces that he & his wife Q.Jetsun Pema are expecting their 2nd child, in the Spring of 2020
Dec.17 Bahrain: Accession Day in Bahrain
Dec.17 Monaco: 6th Birthday of Raphael Casiraghi Elmaleh {2013}
Dec.17 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to the Radio House of the Dutch Public Broadcasting Corporation (NPO) @ Hilversum
Dec.17 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to Schunk Xycarb Technology @ Helmond
Dec.17 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander attends the Gala of Astronomy @ Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden
Dec.17 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister)
Dec.17 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mdme. Yasmine Kherbache (appointed judge of the Constitutional Court) & presides over her oath-taking
Dec.17 Luxembourg: GD Henri attends the academic session organized for the 25th anniversary of the recognition of “Luxembourg, old quarters + fortifications” as a UNESCO World Heritage
Dec.17 Luxembourg: GD Henri visits the urological group of the Kirchberg Hospital
Dec.17 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with the Rt.Hon.Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Lord President)
Dec.17 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds a Council
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Major General Sir Benjamin Bathurst (General Officer Commanding London District & Major General Commanding Household Division)
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Colonel Justin Stenhouse upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of the 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards & Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Lloyd upon assuming the appointment
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Turquoise Mountain Foundation
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for Waitrose Duchy Organic
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales opens the new Prince’s Trust South London Centre @ Blackfriars Circus, London
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Lieutenant Colonel Langley Sharp upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion of The Parachute Regiment & Lieutenant Colonel Alan Hortop upon assuming the appointment
Dec.17 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attend the London Fire Brigade’s Carol Service @ St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
Dec.17 Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with Mr. Enrique Lores Obradors (President + CEO of HP Worldwide) @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid
Dec.17 Spain: Q.Letizia visits the exhibition “The other Court. Women of the House of Austria in the Royal Monasteries of the Barefoot + the Incarnation” @ the Royal Palace, Madrid
Nov.16-Dec.31 Denmark: Christmas in Tivoli @ Copenhagen
Dec.17 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the Cabinet of Ministers @ Christainsborg Palace, Copenhagen
Dec.17 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives new ambassadors from Jordan, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Lesotho & Algeria @ Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen
Dec.17 Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the Osteoporosis Society’s concert with Sankt Annae Pigekor @ Holy Spirit Church, Copenhagen
WEDNESDAY
Nov.15-Dec.24: Nativity Fast {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Dec.1-24: Advent {Christianity}
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.18: Arabic Language Day
Dec.18: International Migrants Day
Dec.18 Qatar: National Day in Qatar {1878}
Dec.18 Qatar: 11th Wedding Anniversary of Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar & Sheikha Maryam/Mariam bint Nasser bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Ahmad Al-Thani of Qatar {2008}
Dec.18 Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene participate in the 2019 gift giving event of the Monaco Red Cross Foundation @ the Red Cross Center, Monte-Carlo
Dec.18 Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene host the traditional Christmas ceremony & present gifts to refugee children @ the Princely Palace [with attendance from: Louis Ducruet & Camille Gottlieb]
Dec.18 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives credentials from ambassadors @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague [from: the Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia (HE Alvaro Andres Motta Navas), the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (HE Yeondoo Jeong), & the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia (HE Ms. Ksenija Milenkovic)]
Dec.18 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander swears in Mr. M. (Martin) Kuijer as counsel to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands @ Noordeinde Palace
Dec.18 Netherlands: Q.Maxima attends the recordings of the Christmas Music Gala 2019 @ IJsselhallen, Zwolle
Dec.18 Netherlands: Pss Margriet attends the annual NOC*NSF Sportgala @ Amsterdam
Dec.18 Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 42nd Birthday of Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma, Duchess of Parma + Piacenza {1977}
Dec.18 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde host an annual Christmas Concert @ the Royal Palace, Brussels [with attendance from: K.Albert II, Q.Paola, Pss Elisabeth Dss of Brabant, Pr.Gabriel, Pr.Emmanuel, Pss Eleonore, Pss Astrid, Pr.Lorenz, Pr.Laurent, Pss Claire & Pss Louise]
Dec.18 Belgium: Pss Astrid attends the presentation of the 2019 National Sports Merit Trophy @ the City Hall, Brussels
Dec.18 UK: Q.Elizabeth II hosts the annual pre-Christmas luncheon @ Buckingham Palace, London [with attendance from: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall, Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge, Pr.George of Cambridge, Pss Charlotte of Cambridge, Pr.Louis of Cambridge, Pr.Andrew Dk of York, Pss Beatrice of York, Pss Eugenie of York, Jack Brooksbank, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, James Mountbatten-Windsor Vscnt Severn, Ldy Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Vice Adm.Sir Timothy Laurence, Zara Phillips Tindall, Michael Tindall, Mia Tindall, David Armstrong-Jones Earl of Snowdon, & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester]
Dec.18 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury)
Dec.18 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends an Advent Service @ the Emmanuel Tamil Fellowship, Manor Park, London
Dec.18 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Mrs. Rebecca Speight (Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
Dec.18 UK: The Christmas card of Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge is released, featuring a photo of them with their children, Pr.George of Cambridge, Pss Charlotte of Cambridge & Pr.Louis of Cambridge, posing on or near a vintage motorcycle with a sidecar, outdoors @ Amner Hall, Norfolk
Dec.18 UK: 45th Birthday of Thomas “Tom” Parker Bowles {1974}
Dec.18 Sweden: CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel & Pr.Oscar receive this year’s Christmas trees for the Royal Palace @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Dec.18 Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with The Prime Minister
Dec.18 Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Extraordinary Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo
Nov.16-Dec.31 Denmark: Christmas in Tivoli @ Copenhagen
Dec.18 Denmark: CPss Mary visits the Cancer Agency @ the Rigshospitalet
THURSDAY
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.18: Arabic Language Day
Dec.18: International Migrants Day
Dec.18 Qatar: 11th Wedding Anniversary of Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar & Sheikha Maryam/Mariam bint Nasser bin ‘Abdu’llah Al-Ahmad Al-Thani of Qatar {2008}
Dec.18 Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene participate in the 2019 gift giving event of the Monaco Red Cross Foundation @ the Red Cross Center, Monte-Carlo
Dec.18 Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene host the traditional Christmas ceremony & present gifts to refugee children @ the Princely Palace [with attendance from: Louis Ducruet & Camille Gottlieb]
Dec.18 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives credentials from ambassadors @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague [from: the Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia (HE Alvaro Andres Motta Navas), the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (HE Yeondoo Jeong), & the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia (HE Ms. Ksenija Milenkovic)]
Dec.18 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander swears in Mr. M. (Martin) Kuijer as counsel to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands @ Noordeinde Palace
Dec.18 Netherlands: Q.Maxima attends the recordings of the Christmas Music Gala 2019 @ IJsselhallen, Zwolle
Dec.18 Netherlands: Pss Margriet attends the annual NOC*NSF Sportgala @ Amsterdam
Dec.18 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde host an annual Christmas Concert @ the Royal Palace, Brussels [with attendance from: K.Albert II, Q.Paola, Pss Elisabeth Dss of Brabant, Pr.Gabriel, Pr.Emmanuel, Pss Eleonore, Pss Astrid, Pr.Lorenz, Pr.Laurent, Pss Claire & Pss Louise]
Dec.18 Belgium: Pss Astrid attends the presentation of the 2019 National Sports Merit Trophy @ the City Hall, Brussels
Dec.18 UK: Q.Elizabeth II hosts the annual pre-Christmas luncheon @ Buckingham Palace, London [with attendance from: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall, Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge, Pr.George of Cambridge, Pss Charlotte of Cambridge, Pr.Louis of Cambridge, Pr.Andrew Dk of York, Pss Beatrice of York, Pss Eugenie of York, Jack Brooksbank, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, James Mountbatten-Windsor Vscnt Severn, Ldy Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Vice Adm.Sir Timothy Laurence, Zara Phillips Tindall, Michael Tindall, Mia Tindall, David Armstrong-Jones Earl of Snowdon, & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester]
Dec.18 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury)
Dec.18 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends an Advent Service @ the Emmanuel Tamil Fellowship, Manor Park, London
Dec.18 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Mrs. Rebecca Speight (Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
Dec.18 UK: The Christmas card of Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge is released, featuring a photo of them with their children, Pr.George of Cambridge, Pss Charlotte of Cambridge & Pr.Louis of Cambridge, posing on or near a vintage motorcycle with a sidecar, outdoors @ Amner Hall, Norfolk
Dec.18 Sweden: CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel & Pr.Oscar receive this year’s Christmas trees for the Royal Palace @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Dec.18 Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with The Prime Minister
Dec.18 Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Extraordinary Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo
Dec.18 Denmark: CPss Mary visits the Cancer Agency @ the Rigshospitalet
THURSDAY
Nov.15-Dec.24: Nativity Fast {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Dec.1-24: Advent {Christianity}
Dec.19: St. Nicholas Day {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox; Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, etc.}
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.19 Jordan: Q.Rania participates in Christmas celebrations with the residents of Fuhais during the town’s annual Christmas market @ Fuhais, governorate of Balqa
Dec.19 Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene make a Christmas visit to the patients + staff of the Orthopedic + Trauma Service @ the Princess Grace Hosptial
Dec.19 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde make a Christmas visit to the “Les Sauverdias” reception house for people in difficulty
Dec.19 UK: Q.Elizabeth II gives the Queen’s Speech [Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Charles Pr of Wales drive to the Sovereign’s Entrance @ the Palace of Westminster, London, to open the Session of Parliament] & attend the State Opening of Parliament (opens a new session of Parliament) during a ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament]
Dec.19 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits CCm Technologies Limited @ I.O. Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire
Dec.19 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, hold an Investiture @ Buckingham Palace, London
Dec.19 UK: Wedding of Ldy Melissa Jane Percy & Remy White Trafelet @ Mercer Mill Plantation, GA, USA
Dec.19 Sweden: CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pss Estelle & Pr.Oscar visit Katarina Church, Sodermalm
Dec.19 Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit visit the children’s ward @ Drammen Hospital, Buskerud
Nov.16-Dec.31 Denmark: Christmas in Tivoli @ Copenhagen
FRIDAY
Dec.19: St. Nicholas Day {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox; Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, etc.}
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.19 Jordan: Q.Rania participates in Christmas celebrations with the residents of Fuhais during the town’s annual Christmas market @ Fuhais, governorate of Balqa
Dec.19 Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene make a Christmas visit to the patients + staff of the Orthopedic + Trauma Service @ the Princess Grace Hosptial
Dec.19 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde make a Christmas visit to the “Les Sauverdias” reception house for people in difficulty
Dec.19 UK: Q.Elizabeth II gives the Queen’s Speech [Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Charles Pr of Wales drive to the Sovereign’s Entrance @ the Palace of Westminster, London, to open the Session of Parliament] & attend the State Opening of Parliament (opens a new session of Parliament) during a ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament]
Dec.19 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits CCm Technologies Limited @ I.O. Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire
Dec.19 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, hold an Investiture @ Buckingham Palace, London
Dec.19 UK: Wedding of Ldy Melissa Jane Percy & Remy White Trafelet @ Mercer Mill Plantation, GA, USA
Dec.19 Sweden: CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pss Estelle & Pr.Oscar visit Katarina Church, Sodermalm
Dec.19 Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit visit the children’s ward @ Drammen Hospital, Buskerud
FRIDAY
Nov.15-Dec.24: Nativity Fast {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Dec.1-24: Advent {Christianity}
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.20: Yule / Midwinter / Alban / Arthan {Druid, Pagan, Wiccan}
Dec.20: Feast Day of Saint Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Dec.20: International Human Solidarity Day
Dec.20 Bhutan: 64th Birthday of Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck of Bhutan {1955}
Dec.20 Bhutan: 62nd Birthday of Queen Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck of Bhutan {1957}
Dec.20 Japan: E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako receive & host a reception for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Shavkat Mirziyoyev) & his wife (Ziroat Mirziyoyeva) @ the Imperial Palace, Tokyo
Dec.20 UAE-Dubai/Bahrain: 27th Birthday of Sheikha Shaikha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Sheikha of Bahrain {1992}
Dec.20 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Messrs. Georges-Louis Bouchez & Joachim Coens @ the Royal Palace, Brussels
Dec.20 Belgium: The Belgian Royal Court releases a family Christmas photo of K.Philippe, Q.Mathilde, Pss Elisabeth Dss of Brabant, Pr.Gabriel, Pr.Emmanuel & Pss Eleonore
Dec.20-21 UK: Christmas Racing Weekend @ Ascot Racecourse
Dec.20 UK: Q.Elizabeth II travels to Sandringham, Norfolk, for her Christmas holidays [departs from London; arrives @ King’s Lynn railway station]
Dec.20-24 UK: Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh is admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure for observation + treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition @ King Edward VII Hospital, Marylebone, London
Dec.20 Spain: 56th Birthday of Infanta Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo {1963}
Dec.20 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend the Swedish Academy’s solemn assembly @ the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Stockholm
Dec.20 Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.20: Yule / Midwinter / Alban / Arthan {Druid, Pagan, Wiccan}
Dec.20: Feast Day of Saint Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Dec.20: International Human Solidarity Day
Dec.20 Bhutan: 62nd Birthday of Queen Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck of Bhutan {1957}
Dec.20 Japan: E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako receive & host a reception for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Shavkat Mirziyoyev) & his wife (Ziroat Mirziyoyeva) @ the Imperial Palace, Tokyo
Dec.20 UAE-Dubai/Bahrain: 27th Birthday of Sheikha Shaikha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Sheikha of Bahrain {1992}
Dec.20 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Messrs. Georges-Louis Bouchez & Joachim Coens @ the Royal Palace, Brussels
Dec.20 Belgium: The Belgian Royal Court releases a family Christmas photo of K.Philippe, Q.Mathilde, Pss Elisabeth Dss of Brabant, Pr.Gabriel, Pr.Emmanuel & Pss Eleonore
Dec.20-21 UK: Christmas Racing Weekend @ Ascot Racecourse
Dec.20 UK: Q.Elizabeth II travels to Sandringham, Norfolk, for her Christmas holidays [departs from London; arrives @ King’s Lynn railway station]
Dec.20-24 UK: Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh is admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure for observation + treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition @ King Edward VII Hospital, Marylebone, London
Dec.20 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend the Swedish Academy’s solemn assembly @ the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Stockholm
Dec.20 Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo
Nov.16-Dec.31 Denmark: Christmas in Tivoli @ Copenhagen
Dec.20 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives new officers from the Air Force @ Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen
Dec.20 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II transfers residence to Marselisborg Palace
SATURDAY
Nov.15-Dec.24: Nativity Fast {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Dec.1-24: Advent {Christianity}
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.21/22: Winter Solstice / Yule {Northern Hemisphere; Contemporary Paganism}
Dec.21: Midsummer {Southern hemisphere; Contemporary Paganism}
Dec.21: Sanghamitta Day {Theravada Buddhism}
Dec.21: Festival of Lights / Lama TsongKhapa Day {Tibetan Buddhism}
Dec.21: Feast Day of Saint Peter Canisius {Roman Catholic}
Dec.21 China: Dongzhi Festival / Winter Solstice Festival
Dec.21 Jordan: K.Abdullah II & Q.Rania share a new family photo to celebrate the upcoming New Year, featuring them with their 4 children, CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah, Pss Iman bint Al Abdullah, Pss Salma bint Al Abdullah & Pr.Hashem bin Al Abdullah
Dec.21 Belgium: Pr.Laurent attends the Mass of Sainte Cecile of the Philharmonie Royale Sainte Cecile d’Herseaux on the occasion of its 200th anniversary @ the Saint Maur Church, Herseaux
Dec.21 UK: Everton vs. Arsenal (soccer/football) @ Goodison Park
Dec.21 UK: Manchester City vs. Leicester (soccer/football) @ Etihad Stadium
Dec.21 UK: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea (soccer/football) Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Dec.20-21 UK: Christmas Racing Weekend @ Ascot Racecourse
Dec.21 UK: Buckingham Palace releases photos of Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Pr.George of Cambridge preparing special Royal British Legion Christmas puddings together, to support The British Royal Legion’s “Together at Christmas” initiative, taken/recorded during the Queen’s annual pre-Christmas luncheon @ the Music Room, Buckingham Palace, London
Dec.20-24 UK: Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh is admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure for observation + treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition @ King Edward VII Hospital, Marylebone, London
Dec.21 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall release their 2019 Christmas Card, featuring a photo of them from their royal tour of Cuba in March 2019, taken by Ramon Espinosa in Havana
Dec.21 UK: 15th Birthday of Estella Taylor {2004}
Dec.21 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia attend the Christmas concert “Christmas in Vasastan – Jul I Vasastan”, in aid of fundraising for Project Playground @ Gustaf Vasa Church, Stockholm
Nov.16-Dec.31 Denmark: Christmas in Tivoli @ Copenhagen
SUNDAY
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.21/22: Winter Solstice / Yule {Northern Hemisphere; Contemporary Paganism}
Dec.21: Midsummer {Southern hemisphere; Contemporary Paganism}
Dec.21: Sanghamitta Day {Theravada Buddhism}
Dec.21: Festival of Lights / Lama TsongKhapa Day {Tibetan Buddhism}
Dec.21: Feast Day of Saint Peter Canisius {Roman Catholic}
Dec.21 China: Dongzhi Festival / Winter Solstice Festival
Dec.21 Jordan: K.Abdullah II & Q.Rania share a new family photo to celebrate the upcoming New Year, featuring them with their 4 children, CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah, Pss Iman bint Al Abdullah, Pss Salma bint Al Abdullah & Pr.Hashem bin Al Abdullah
Dec.21 Belgium: Pr.Laurent attends the Mass of Sainte Cecile of the Philharmonie Royale Sainte Cecile d’Herseaux on the occasion of its 200th anniversary @ the Saint Maur Church, Herseaux
Dec.21 UK: Everton vs. Arsenal (soccer/football) @ Goodison Park
Dec.21 UK: Manchester City vs. Leicester (soccer/football) @ Etihad Stadium
Dec.21 UK: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea (soccer/football) Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Dec.21 UK: Buckingham Palace releases photos of Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Pr.George of Cambridge preparing special Royal British Legion Christmas puddings together, to support The British Royal Legion’s “Together at Christmas” initiative, taken/recorded during the Queen’s annual pre-Christmas luncheon @ the Music Room, Buckingham Palace, London
Dec.20-24 UK: Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh is admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure for observation + treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition @ King Edward VII Hospital, Marylebone, London
Dec.21 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall release their 2019 Christmas Card, featuring a photo of them from their royal tour of Cuba in March 2019, taken by Ramon Espinosa in Havana
Dec.21 UK: 15th Birthday of Estella Taylor {2004}
Dec.21 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia attend the Christmas concert “Christmas in Vasastan – Jul I Vasastan”, in aid of fundraising for Project Playground @ Gustaf Vasa Church, Stockholm
Nov.16-Dec.31 Denmark: Christmas in Tivoli @ Copenhagen
SUNDAY
Nov.15-Dec.24: Nativity Fast {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Dec.1-24: Advent {Christianity}
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.22: Feast Day of Greatmartyr Anastasia the Deliverer from Potions {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Dec.22: Commemoration of the Consecration of the Hagia Sophia {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Dec.22: 4th Sunday of Advent {Christianity, Roman Catholic}
Dec.22: Hanukkah begins @ sundown {Judaism}
Dec.21/22: Winter Solstice / Yule {Northern Hemisphere; Contemporary Paganism}
Dec.22: Winter Solstice / First Day of Winter {Northern hemisphere}
Dec.22 Japan: E.Naruhito, Emprss Masako & Pss Aiko view a Japanese animation film called “This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World” directed by Sunao Katabuchi, in aid of the Japanese Red Cross Society of Hiroshima Prefecture @ the Nissho Hall, Tokyo
Dec.22 Luxembourg/Austria: 5th Birthday of Archduchess Katarina of Austria {2014}
Dec.22 UK: Q.Elizabeth II attends church service @ St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, Norfolk [with attendance from: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, James Mountbatten-Windsor Vscnt Severn & Ldy Louise Mountbatten-Windsor]
Dec.20-24 UK: Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh is admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure for observation + treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition @ King Edward VII Hospital, Marylebone, London
Dec.22 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia release a new family photo of them with their sons Pr.Alexander & Pr.Gabriel to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, taken by photographer Josefine Persson
Dec.22 Sweden: The Swedish Royal Family announce the death of Countess Dagmar von Arbin, Countess Bernadotte, at the age of 103 @ Nockebeyhemmet Nursing Home. She was born on Apr.10, 1916, as Countess Dagmar Ebba Marta Marianne Bernadotte af Wisborg as the eldest of the 4 children of Count Carl Bernadotte af Wisborg & his 1st wife Baroness Marianne De Geer af Leufsta. She was a great-granddaughter of King Oscar II of Sweden + Norway.
Nov.16-Dec.31 Denmark: Christmas in Tivoli @ Copenhagen
Dec.16-25: Posadas Navidenas {Hispanic Christianity, Hispanic Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic}
Dec.22: Feast Day of Greatmartyr Anastasia the Deliverer from Potions {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Dec.22: Commemoration of the Consecration of the Hagia Sophia {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Dec.22: 4th Sunday of Advent {Christianity, Roman Catholic}
Dec.22: Hanukkah begins @ sundown {Judaism}
Dec.22: Winter Solstice / First Day of Winter {Northern hemisphere}
Dec.22 Japan: E.Naruhito, Emprss Masako & Pss Aiko view a Japanese animation film called “This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World” directed by Sunao Katabuchi, in aid of the Japanese Red Cross Society of Hiroshima Prefecture @ the Nissho Hall, Tokyo
Dec.22 Luxembourg/Austria: 5th Birthday of Archduchess Katarina of Austria {2014}
Dec.22 UK: Q.Elizabeth II attends church service @ St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, Norfolk [with attendance from: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, James Mountbatten-Windsor Vscnt Severn & Ldy Louise Mountbatten-Windsor]
Dec.20-24 UK: Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh is admitted to hospital as a precautionary measure for observation + treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition @ King Edward VII Hospital, Marylebone, London
Dec.22 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia release a new family photo of them with their sons Pr.Alexander & Pr.Gabriel to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, taken by photographer Josefine Persson
Dec.22 Sweden: The Swedish Royal Family announce the death of Countess Dagmar von Arbin, Countess Bernadotte, at the age of 103 @ Nockebeyhemmet Nursing Home. She was born on Apr.10, 1916, as Countess Dagmar Ebba Marta Marianne Bernadotte af Wisborg as the eldest of the 4 children of Count Carl Bernadotte af Wisborg & his 1st wife Baroness Marianne De Geer af Leufsta. She was a great-granddaughter of King Oscar II of Sweden + Norway.
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