Monday, June 29, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, June 29 - Sunday, July 5, 2020

MONDAY

June 29: Feast Day of Saints Peter + Paul, the Holy Apostles (Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, etc.)

June 29  Greece/Denmark: 12th Birthday of Prince Aristides-Stavros of Greece + Denmark   {2008}

June 29  Italy: The Feast of St. Peter + St. Paul (in Rome)

June 29  Portugal: The Feast of St. Peter + St. Paul

June 29  Romania: Pss Sofia releases a photo series of Lake Bolboci, in the Bucegi Natural Park

June 29  Japan: 30th Wedding Anniversary of Crown Prince Fumihito of Japan, Prince Akishino & Crown Princess Kiko of Japan, Princess Akishino   {1990}

June 29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II chairs a meeting on the government’s plan for medical tourism @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman

June 29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in a teleconference meeting with the Commander of the US Central Command (Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr.) @ Amman

June 29  Vatican City: The Feast of St. Peter + St. Paul / Saints Peter + Paul Day in Vatican City

June 29  Monaco: 1st Religious Wedding Anniversary of Charlotte Casiraghi & Dimitri Rassam   {2019}

June 29  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to Gilde Stadstuiniers Zoetermeer @ the Hof van Seghwaert

June 29  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister)

June 29  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits Minor-Ndako (organization supporting vulberable children worldwide) @ Anderlecht

June 29  UK: 37th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Michael of Kent & (Marie-Christine) Princess Michael of Kent, Baroness von Reibnitz   {1983} [RELIGIOUS: ROMAN CATHOLIC]

June 29  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the Autonomous Community of Andalusia @ Seville & Cordoba [visit 2 social projects (the El Esqueleto Civic Center & the Don Bosco Foundation) @ the Tres Mil Viviendas neighborhood, Seville; participate in a walk between the Cathedral & the Alcazar @ Seville (visiting the Puerta del Principe, & the Giraldillo); hold a meeting with a representation of Andalusian businessmen (the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Andalusia) @ the Admiral del Alcazar Hall, the Real Alcazar of Seville, Seville; participate in a walking tour toward Calle San Basilio @ Cordoba; visit the Courtyard of the Friends of the Cordovan Patios Association @ Cordoba; & visit the Patio de las Costureras @ Cordoba]


TUESDAY

June 30: Feast Day of The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church/of Rome (Roman Catholic)

June 30: Feast Day of the 17 Irish Martyrs (Roman Catholic)

June 30: Synaxis of the 12 Holy Apostles (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 30: International Asteroid Day

June 30  Bulgaria: Tsr.Simeon II attends the ceremony on the occasion of thr 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN & the 65th anniversaryof Bulgaria’s membership in the UN @ the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

June 30  Bhutan: Birth Anniversary of Huru Rinpoche

June 30  Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck & Q.Jetsun Pema announce the name of their newborn 2nd son, as Pr.Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck, while with Pr. Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck to participate in the Trelda Tsechu Prayer Ceremony @ Thimphu Tashichodzong

June 30  Brunei: 37th Birthday of Prince Abdul Malik of Brunei   {1983}

June 30  Bahrain: 45th Birthday of Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain   {1975}

June 30  Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends 2 separate meetings with the military + civilian members of the COVID-19 Crisis Cell @ Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah & Pr.Ali bin Al Hussein]

June 30  UAE-Dubai: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visits the Dubai Future Foundation @ Dubai [with attendance from: Shkh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum]

June 30  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima host the Excellent Lunch (for recipients of recent prizes or awards for their achievements in sectors such as arts, culture, media, science, sports + business) @ Noordeinde Palace

June 30  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (HE Dr. Mohammad Homayoon Azizi) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

June 30  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the headquarters of Materialize (global pioneer of 3D printing) @ Heverlee

June 30  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex help to pack meals + care packages for frontline workers across the UK with the Salute the NHS effort

June 30  UK: 42nd Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Michael of Kent & (Marie-Christine) Princess Michael of Kent, Baroness von Reibnitz   {1978}

June 30  Spain: K.Felipe VI presides over the oath of office of the 34th promotion of the Basic Scale of the National Police @ the Canillas Police Complex, Madrid

June 30  Sweden: CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pss Estelle & Pr.Oscar visit Brunnsviken Lake (The Bay of Wells) & the Stallmastaregarden restaurant @ the National City Park, Solna Municipality + Stockholm Municipality

June 30  Denmark: 56th Birthday of Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg   {1964}


WEDNESDAY

July 1: Feast Day of Saints Cosmas + Damian, the Holy Unmercenaries (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

July 1: Feast Day of Saint Junipero Serra (Roman Catholic)

July 1: Feast Day of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

July 1  USA: Second Half of the Year Day

July 1  USA: National U.S. General Services Administration Employee Day

July 1  USA: Zip Code Day

July 1  USA: National Postal Worker Day

July 1  USA: National U.S. Postage Stamp Day

July 1  Canada: Canada Day / National Day in Canada {1867}

July 1  Bulgaria: July Morning

July 1  Greece/Denmark: 25th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Pavlos of Greece + Denmark, Crown Prince of Greece, Duke of Sparta & Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece + Denmark, Crown Princess of Greece  {1995}

July 1  Thailand: National Scout Day in Thailand {1911}

July 1  Jordan: K.Abdullah II visits the General Command of the JAF @ Amman

July 1  Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends a meeting with military retirees @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman

July 1  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives HE Mr. Muhammad Basri Sidihabi (Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia) @ the Emiri Diwan

July 1  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives HE Mr. P. Kumaran (Ambassador to the Republic of India) @ the Emiri Diwan

July 1  UAE-Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum & Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attend the meeting for the final preparations of the Hope Probe (scheduled to launch to Mars on July 15, 2020) @ Dubai

July 1  Monaco: 9th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Albert II, The Prince of Monaco & Charlene, The Princess of Monaco  {2011}

July 1  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to logistics service provider Dachser @ Waddinxveen

July 1  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to the Nieuwe Regentes Theater & meets the representatives of the Creative Coalition @ The Hague

July 1  Netherlands: 7th Birthday of Willem Jan Johannes Pieter van Vollenhoven   {2013}

July 1  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume & HGDss Stephanie visit the Caritas Fairness Center @ Diekirch

July 1  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience via telephone with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

July 1  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Gloucestershire [visits Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power; & visits Shipton Mill Limited, Long Newnton, Tetbury]

July 1  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting with Mr. Craig Jones (Chief Executive of the Royal Osteoporosis Society) via telephone

July 1  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with the Tusk Trust about conservation in Namibia via video link

July 1  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds an Earthshot Prize Meeting via video link

July 1  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge participate in a video call with staff from Surrey Memorial Hospital in British Colombia, Canada, to mark Canada Day @ Anmer Hall, Norfolk

July 1  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex participate in a video call hosted by QCT (the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust)

July 1  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Brookwood Cemetery @ Brookwood, Surrey

July 1  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends a Meeting with the Rev. Dr. Nadim Nassar (Founder & Executive Director of the Awareness Foundation) & Miss Huda Nassar (Director for the Middle East), via video link

July 1  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with beneficiaries of the Vision Foundation

July 1  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via video link with Lieutenant Colonel Julian McElhinney upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of the 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, & Lieutenant Colonel James Anderson upon assuming the appointment

July 1  UK: 21st Birthday of Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley   {1999}

July 1  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Andrew Lovett (Chief Executive of the Black Country Living Museum) via telephone

July 1  Spain: K.Felipe VI & the President of Portugal reopen the border between both countries @ Badajoz, Spain, & Elvas, Portugal

July 1  Spain: 15th Birthday of Luis Felipe Gomez-Acebo y Ponte   {2005}

July 1  Spain: 14th Birthday of Laura Gomez-Acebo y Ponte   {2006}

July 1  Sweden: Generation Pep releases a video of CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pss Estelle & Pr.Oscar shown while testing the Digifritids sports website & doing a new exercise together @ their living room at Haga Palace

July 1  Denmark: The Mary Foundation (Mary Fonden) releases a new video of CPss Mary speaking about the foundation’s new campaign “Fa oje pa ensomhed” focusing on loneliness among young people



THURSDAY

July 2: Feast Day of Saint John Maximovich, Bishop of Shanghai + San Francisco (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

July 2: Feast Day of the Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

July 2: Feast Day of Saint Oliver Plunkett (Roman Catholic)

July 2: Feast Day of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

July 2  Bulgaria: 27th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Panagyurishte, Duke of Saxony & Princess Carla Maria of Bulgaria, Princess of Panagyurishte   {1993}

July 2  Germany: Pr.Konstantin & Pss Deniz of Bavaria are expecting their 1st child.

July 2  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the President of the Republic of Turkey (Recep Tayyip Erdogan) @ the Pearl Palace, Doha

July 2  Monaco: 9th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Albert II, The Prince of Monaco & Charlene, The Princess of Monaco   {2011}

July 2  Monaco: The Prince’s Palace releases new photos of Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene with their children Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella to celebrate their 9th Wedding Anniversary @ the Prince’s Palace

July 2  Netherlands: National Day in Curacao / Dia di Bandera / Day of the Flag in Curacao (1954/1984)

July 2  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to a funeral home, Engelen & Spoor Funeral Service, @ The Hague

July 2  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to a location of the mental health care institution Noord-Holland-Noord (GGZ NHN) @ Schagen

July 2  Belgium: 61st Wedding Anniversary of King Albert II of Belgium & Queen Paola of Belgium   {1959}

July 2  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume participates in horse riding training by Mr. Nicolas Wagner (the 1st Luxembourg dressage rider to represent the country’s colors at the Olympic Games)

July 2  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience via telephone with The Rt.Hon.Nicola Sturgeon MP (First Minister of the Scottish Government) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

July 2  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales meets transport workers @ Transport for London, Ashfield House, West Kensington, London

July 2  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex chairs a Meeting via video link of the Women’s Network Forum

July 2  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting, via a video conference call, with Mr. Colin Grassie upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of the Scottish Rugby Union & Mr. John Jeffrey upon assuming the appointment

July 2  UK: Buckingham Palace releases a video of Pss Anne Pss Royal reading Thomas and the Royal Engine (Thomas & Friends) by Rev. Wilbert Awdry, released in support of Save the Children’s ‘Save with Stories’ campaign

July 2  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Professor Mark Compton (Lord Prior of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem) via telephone

July 2  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha @ Cuenca [visit the El Terminillo Occupational Center + School Farm of ASPADEC; visit the Plaza Mayor; & visit the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art]

July 2  Denmark: Pr.Joachim, Pss Marie, Pr.Henrik & Pss Athena visit the Chateau Vignelaure, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France



FRIDAY

July 3: Feast Day of Saint Thomas the Apostle (Roman Catholic)

July 3: Feast Day of Saint Irenaeus (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

July 3: Feast Day of Pope Saint Leo II (Roman Catholic)

July 3  USA: Independence Day, Observed

July 3  USA: Emancipation Day in the U.S. Virgin Islands

July 3  Clermont-Tonnerre: Death of Princess Hermine of Clermont-Tonnerre, on July 3, 2020 @ Bicetre Hospital, Paris, France, after a moto accident on June 1, 2020, aged 54 year s old.  She had been in a coma since the accident. She was born on Feb. 3, 1966 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, as the 3rd of 4 children of Charles-Henry de Clermont-Tonnerre, 11th Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre (1934-1999) & his 1st wife Anne Peronnelle Cecile Marie Moranville (b.1939). She is survived by 2 children: a son, Calixte Cuddeford (b.2005) & a daughter Allegra Cuddeford (b.2003) from her relationship with Alastair Cuddeford, they separated in 2009. Besides her mother & children, she is also survived by 2 brothers, 1 siser, & their families.

July 3  Japan: E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako attend a meeting with the representatives of the welfare associations @ Akasaka Imperial Residence, Minato

July 3  Jordan: 10th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Rashid bin El Hassan of Jordan & Princess Zeina Rashid of Jordan   {2010} [NIKAH]

July 3  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani makes an inspection visit @ the Salwa Beach Resort

July 3  Monaco: Pss Charlene starts training for the RWBC 2020 (Riviera Water Bike Challenge 2020) in support of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation

July 3  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives the Chairman of the Parliament (Mr. G. Gerbrandy) (OSF) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

July 3  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt (HE Amgad Maher Abdel Ghaffar) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

July 3  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander visits Van der Poel Contractor & Arable Farming @ Abbenbroek

July 3  Liechtenstein/Germany: 27th Wedding Anniversary of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg & Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, Duchess in Bavaria, Princess of Bavaria   {1993}

July 3  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with The Prince’s Trust

July 3  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with the Royal Drawing School

July 3  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge visits the Rose + Crown @ Snettisham, Norfollk

July 3  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge speaks to students from Bond Primary School, Mitcham, Surrey, via video link (participates in a Zoom call with Andy Murray & children from Bond Primary School, London, to mark what would have been the start of the Wimbledon championships) @ Anmer Hall, Norfolk

July 3  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with the Board of Trustees of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation

July 3  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the Valencian Community @ Benidorm & Valencia [hold a meeting with representatives of the Business Confederation of the Valencian Community & union organizations @ Benidorm; participate on a walk along the Playa de Levanta @ Benidorm; & preside over the award ceremony for the 2019 National Innovation + Design Awards @ the Science Museum @ Valencia]

July 3  Denmark: CPss Mary shares 2 photos + a video of Pr.Vincent & Pss Josephine enjoying the outdoors & playing tennis @ Grasten Palace, Jutland



SATURDAY

July 4: Feast Day of Saint Andrew of Crete (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

July 4: Feast Day of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal / St. Elizabeth’s Day (Roman Catholic; Portugal)

July 4: Feast Day of saint Theodore (Roman Catholic)

July 4: Earth at Aphelion (Farthest from the sun)

July 4: International Day of Cooperatives

July 4  USA: Independence Day / The 4th of July (1776)

July 4-5  USA: 4th of July Weekend

July 4  France: Ctss Maria Magdalena d’Andlau de Cleron d’Haussonville & Ct.Jean d’Andlau de Cleron d’Haussonville welcome their 3rd son + child, Count Gaspard d’Andlau de Cleron d’Haussonville, on July 4, 2020, @ Blois, France.  The countess is the sister of Pss Philomena of Orleans Ctss of Paris.

July 4  Germany: Wedding of Pss Flaminia of Hohenzollern & Baron Karoly von Stipsicz de Ternova @ the St. Johann-Kirche, Sigmaringen, Germany

July 4  Portugal: Feast Day of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal / St. Elizabeth’s Day (Roman Catholic)

July 4  Tonga: 5th Coronation Anniversary of King Tupou VI of Tonga   {2015}

July 4  Thailand: 63rd Birthday of Princess Chulabhorn Walailak of Thailand   {1957}

July 4  Jordan: 12th Birthday of Princess Rayet Al Noor bint Al Hashim of Jordan   {2008}

July 4  Monaco: Jazmin Grimaldi has COVID-19

July 4  UK: 78th Birthday of Prince Michael of Kent   {1942}

July 4  Norway: Queen Sonja’s Day

July 4  Norway: 83rd Birthday of Queen Sonja of Norway   {1937}

July 4  Sweden: The Crown Princess Couple’s Foundation website releases 2 new photos of CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel, taken by photographer Anna-Lena Ahlstrom

July 4  Sweden: Pss Madeleine shares a new photo of Pss Leonore, Pr.Nicolas & Pss Adrienne, on her Instagram account, to celebrate the 4th of July/Independence Day holiday in the USA, taken by Pss Madeleine @ Miami, FL, USA



SUNDAY

July 5: Dharma Day / Guru Purnima / Asala Puja (Buddhism; India, etc.)

July 5: Feast Day of Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria (Roman Catholic)

July 5: Feast Day of Saints Cyril + Methodius / St. Cyril + Methodius Day (Czech Republic, Slovakia)

July 5: 4th Sunday of Matthew (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

July 4-5  USA: 4th of July Weekend

July 5  Jordan: K.Abdullah II visits a Noman Al Juneidi Food Industries company @ Ain Al Basha, Amman

July 5  Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends a follow-up meeting for the steering committee on the pharmaceutical, medical supplies & food processing industries @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman

July 5  Jordan: 6th Birthday of Princess Noor bint Hamzah of Jordan   {2014}

July 5  Netherlands: 11th Birthday of Eliane van Vollenhoven   {2009}

July 5  Belgium/Austria: 6th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Bohemia + Croatia & Archduchess Elisabetta “Lili” Maria of Austria-Este, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary, Bohemia + Croatia   {2014}

July 5  Liechtenstein: Announcement of the Engagement of Pss Gisela of Liechtenstein & Victor Bergmann.  She was born in Feldkirch, Austria, on June 26, 1990 as the younger of 2 daughters of Pr.Michael + Pss Hildegard of Liechtenstein. Her sister, Pss Theresa Maria of Liechtenstein, is engaged to marry Ct.Cajetan of Toerring-Jettenbach since October 2019. She is the granddaughter of Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein + Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Liechtenstein, and is the great-granddaughter of Emperor Karl I of Austria + Empress Zita of Austria, Princess of Bourbon-Parma. She has a bachelor’s degree + a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology from Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule in Zurich, Switzerland. Since April 2020 she has been a member of the Management Board of the Vaduz-based Industrie + Finanzkontor (a firm tooed in the Princely House of Liechtenstein), of which her father + sister are also members. The groom-to-be is the son of Arnfin Bergmann & Countess Cecile du Moulin-Eckart, born on June 21, 1987. He is based in Zurich, Switzerland, as a Strategic Partner Manager at Google Pay. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 2010 from the University of Mannheim & a Master of Science in Strategic Marketing from the Imperial College in London, England, UK, in 2012. The wedding is scheduled to take place in 2021.

July 5  UK/Isle of Man: Tynwald Day in the Isle of Man

July 5  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge attend an afternoon tea party to celebrate staff (visit The Queen Elizabeth Hospital) @ Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Norfolk

July 5  Spain: K.Felipe VI attend the solemn act commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Constitutional Court @ the Seat of the Constitutional Court, Madrid

July 5  Norway: the Norwegian Royal Family shares a new photo of themselves together on their social media account to wish everyone a good summer, taken by Emma Behn [including: K.Harald V, Q.Sonja, CP Haakon, CPss Mette-Marit, Pss Ingrid Alexandra, Pr.Sverre Magnus, Pss Martha Louise, Maud Behn & Leah Behn]


Monday, June 22, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, June 22 - Sunday, June 28, 2020

MONDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 22: Feast Day of Saints John Fisher + Thomas More (Roman Catholic)

June 22: Feast Day of Saint Paulinus of Nola (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 21-22: Litha / Celtic First Day of Summer (Pagan, Neopagan, Norse, Celtic)

June 22  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah attend a meeting with heads of divisions of the Royal Department for Environment Protection + Tourism @ Mount Nebo, Madaba Governorate

June 22  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah view local medical + food processing products @ the Ministry of Industry, Trade + Supply & Al Hussein Park

June 22  Jordan: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah presides over the graduation ceremony for 2 tactical flight courses specialized in night operations @ the King Abdullah II Air Force Base

June 22  Luxembourg: The Grand Ducal Court releases 8 new photos of GD Henri, HGD Guillaume, HGDss Stephanie & Pr.Charles

June 22  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume meets the pupils + staff of the Angelsberg Fundamental School

June 22  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume donates his blood @ the Luxembourg Red Cross Blood Transfusion Center

June 22  UK: 18th Wedding Anniversary of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster & Dr. Claire Booth Windsor, Countess of Ulster  {2002}

June 22  UK: 10th Birthday of Senna Lewis   {2010}

June 22  UK: 42nd Birthday of Thomas Kingston   {1978}

June 22  Spain: K.Felipe VI chairs the meeting of the National Security Council @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 22  Norway: K.Harald V holds a formal audience with the Ambassador of Iran (HE Mr. Alireza Yousefi)

June 22  Norway: K.Harald V holds a formal audience with the Ambassador of Sri Lanka (HE Mr. Godfrey Cooray)

June 22  Norway: K.Harald V holds a farewell audience with Norwegian Chief of Defense Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanseen [with attendance from: CP Haakon]



TUESDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 23: Saint John’s Eve (Western Christianity, Denmark, etc.)

June 23: Vigil of the Nativity/Birth of Saint John the Baptist (Roman Catholic)

June 23: Feast Day of Saint John Fisher (Roman Catholic)

June 23: Feast Day of Saint Audrey (Roman Catholic)

June 23: UN Public Service Day

June 23: International Widows’ Day

June 23: Midsummer Eve (Latvia, Norway)

June 23: Father’s Day (Poland & Nicaragua)

June 23  USA: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Birthday (USA)

June 23  USA: Anniversary of the Creation of the U.S. Secret Service {1860}

June 23  Bourbon-Two Sicilies: 17th Birthday of Princess Maria-Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Calabria + Palermo   {2003}

June 23  Jordan: K.Abdullah II visits the Giant Industrial Group @ Mafraq Governorate

June 23  Jordan: K.Abdullah II swears in Abeer Dababneh & Ammar Husseini as members of the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) board of commissioners @ Al Husseiniya Palace

June 23  Jordan: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah presides over the graduation ceremony of the leadership + staff course (26th joint leadership + pillars session) @ the Royal Jordanian Command + Staff College

June 23  UAE-Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visits the Fish Farm @ Jebel Ali, Dubai [with attendance from: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Shkh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Shkh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]

June 23  Morocco: 4th Birthday of Prince Moulay Ahmed of Morocco   {2016}

June 23  Monaco: Pr.Albert II, Pss Charlene, Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella view the traditional celebration + bonfire of St. John’s Eve (la Saint Jean 2020) procession (Fete de la Saint-Jean) @ the Palace Square

June 23  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of Norway (HE Martin Sorby) @ the Huis ten Bosch Palace

June 23  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 46th Birthday of Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala, Duchess of Guernica   {1974}

June 23  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister)

June 23  Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde visit the Institute of Tropical Medicine (IMT) @ Antwerp

June 23  Luxembourg: National Day

June 23  Luxembourg: GD Henri attends the National Day 2020 Official ceremony @ the “Kanounenhiwwel” National Monument of Luxembourg Solidarity

June 23  Luxembourg: GD Henri gives a speech on the occasion of the Fete Nationale @ the “Kanounenhiwwel” National Monument to Luxembourg Solidarity

June 23  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex visit & volunteer with Homeboy Industries (community social justice group for formerly incarcerated + previously gang-involved individuals) @ Los Angeles, CA, USA

June 23  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex participates in the Scar Free Foundation’s Virtual Ambassadors’ Meeting

June 23  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands @ Las Palmas de Gran Canaria [visit the Perez Galdos House-Museum @ Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; tour the promenade of Playa de las Canteras @ Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; attend the reopening of the Santa Catalina Royal Hideaway Hotel, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; hold a meeting with representatives of the tourism sector @ the Santa Catalina Royal Hideaway Hotel, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; arrive @ the Tenerife South Airport, Tenerife; visit the Finca El Confital @ Tenerife; & visit the facilities of the BONNYSA company “Las Moradas” @ Tenerife]

June 23  Norway: Midsummer Eve

June 23  Norway: 29th Enthronement Mass Anniversary of King Harald V of Norway   {1991}

June 23  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with The Prime Minister [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

June 23  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

June 23  Denmark: Saint John’s Eve (Western Christianity)


WEDNESDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 24: Feast Day of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist/the Forerunner (Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

June 24: St. Jean Baptiste Day / Fete Nationale du Quebec / The Feast of St. John / St. John’s Day / Day of Dew [Quebec (Canada); Florence, Genoa & Turin (Italy); Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Catalonia (Spain)]

June 24: International Fairy Day

June 24  Canada: St. Jean Baptiste Day / Fete Nationale du Quebec / The Feast of St. John / St. John’s Day / Day of Dew

June 24  Georgia: 44th Birthday of Prince David (Davit) Bagration of Mukhrani   {1976}

June 24  Italy: The Feast of St. John / St. John’s Day / Day of Dew (in Genoa & Turin)

June 24  Portugal: The Feast of St. John / St. John’s Day / Day of Dew

June 24  Japan: E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako attend a meeting with Kazuhiro Oshima (Senior Director at the Ministry of Health), Akira Hiraishi (Chairman of the National Council of Elderly Welfare Facilities), Kentaro Higashi (Chairman of the Japan Association of Geriatric Health Services), & Shigeko Kawasaki (Chairman of the Japan Dementia Group Home Association) on COVID-19’s impact on caregivers + nursing homes @ Akasaka Imperial Residence, Tokyo

June 24  Jordan: K.Abdullah II receives a phone call from the Federal President of Germany (Frank-Walter Steinmeier)

June 24  Jordan: 15th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan & Khaled/Khalid Edward McCall Blair   {2005} [ZIFAF]

June 24  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to the Hunebedcentrum & Cultuurpodium Vanslag @ Borger, Borger-Odoorn Municipality

June 24  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the Kleine-Brogel Air Base

June 24  Belgium: Q.Paola holds a videoconference to congratulate the recipients of the Queen Paola Prize for Education 2019-2020

June 24  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits & volunteers with the St. John Ambulance (SJA) Charity’s Operational Support Hub

June 24  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits & volunteers with the Camberley DisInitiative (Disability Initiative) (DI) Centre @ Surrey (assembles activity packs & bakes scones for delivery to clients’ homes)

June 24  Spain: The Feast of St. John / St. John’s Day / Day of Dew (in Catalonia)

June 24  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the closing ceremony of the Spanish Companies Leading the Future Forum @ the Headquarters of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations – CEOE, Madrid

June 24  Sweden: Q.Silvia speaks during a video conference in connection with the launch of the UN International Telecommunication Union’s ITU Guidelines for the Protection of Children Online

June 24  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel visit Swedish packaging technology AB @ Jarfalla, Stockholm

June 24  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel visit Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm

June 24  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel visit Capio St. Goran’s Hospital, Stockholm

June 24  Norway: The Feast of St. John / St. John’s Day / Day of Dew


THURSDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 25: Feast Day of Saint William, Abbot (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 25: Feast Day of Blessed Jutta of Thuringia (Roman Catholic)

June 25: Feast Day of the Divine Motherhood of Our Lady (Roman Catholic)

June 25: Day of the Seafarer

June 25: World Vitiligo Day

June 25: Global Beatles Day

June 25  USA: Anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn {1876}

Germany: Her.Pr.Christian & Her.Pss Jeanette of Furstenberg welcome their 4th child & 2nd daughter, Princess Leontine Marie Louise Odile Antoinette Judith Olivia Juanita of Furstenberg, on June 25, 2020.

June 25  Kuwait: 83rd Birthday of Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait   {1937}

June 25  Qatar: 7th Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar   {2013}

June 25  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander visits Nedschroef @ Helmond

June 25  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander visits DAF Trucks @ Eindhoven

June 25  Netherlands: Q.Maxima visits the technical installation company Hamer @ Apeldoorn

June 25  Netherlands: Q.Maxima visits the TechnoHUB @ Woerden

June 25  Netherlands: Pss Margriet visits the Red Cross @ Utrecht

June 25  Belgium: K.Philippe receives the presentation of credentials during audiences @ the Royal Palace, Brussels [from: HE Ivan Lekovic (Ambassador of Montenegro); HE Rui Alberto Manuppella Tereno (Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic); HE Alhassane Ide (Ambassador of the Republic of Niger); & HE Hugo Nelson Ortiz Dubon (Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador)]

June 25  Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends a work meeting on the new Wellweb digital platform @ the CGG Kempen Mental Health Center, Turnhout

June 25  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits the headquarters of the non-profit organization “Stemm vun der Strooss” & the “Stemm Caddy” workshop

June 25  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands @ Palma, Illes Balears [visits the Iberostar Cristina Hotel @ Majorca; hold a meeting with a representation of the Balearic Business Association (CAEB), social agents (UGT & CCOO), the hotel associations + federations of the Balearic Islands (FEHM, ASHOME & FHIF), the Federation of the Small Medium Enterprise of Mallorca (PIMEN) @ the Iberostar Cristina Hotel, Majorca; hold a meeting with representatives of the Xarxa per a la Inclusio Social – EAPN – Balears (European Anti Poverty Network – EAPN European Network to Combat Poverty + Social Exclusion) @ the Iberostar Cristina Hotel, Majorca; hold a meeting with the president (Josep Vicens) + representatives of the Cercle d’Economia de Mallorca; visit the beach of S Arenal; tour the Playa de Palma Promenade; & visit the Riu Concordia Hotel]

June 25  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with the Director General of the Public Health Authority (Johan Carlson) @ Oland

June 25  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel visit the “Preparedness Lift: Summer” initiative @ the Fryhuset, Stockholm


FRIDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 26: Feast Day of Blessed Raymond Lull (Roman Catholic)

June 26: International Day Against Drug Abuse + Illicit Trafficking

June 26: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

June 26  Brazil: Princess Theresa/Teresa/Tereza of Orleans-Braganza died on June 26, 2020, at the age of 91 years old @ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was born on Jan. 11, 1950 as Teresa/Tereza de Jesus Cesar Leite @ Uba, Minas Gerais, as the daughter of Jose de Silva Leite & Branca Queiroz Cesar dos Santos. She married Carlos Eduardo “Didu” de Sousa Campos in the 1950s as his 2nd wife.  They had 1 child, a son: Diduzinho. They separated in the 1970s (he died on Jan. 28, 1986 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 72). She was the widow of the late Prince Joao of Orleans-Braganza (d.2005), they were married on Apr.29, 1990 (civilly) & on May 11, 1990 (religiously) in Rio de Janeiro, as the 2nd marriage for each of them, @ Petropolis. He was the son of Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orleans-Braganza, Prince of Grao Para & Princess Elisabeth of Orleans-Braganza, Countess Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz. They resided in Paraty for much of their marriage. She was predeceased by her son from her 1st marriage, Eduardo “Diduzinho” (d.2019).

June 26  Romania: Flag Day (1998)

June 26  Thailand: Sunthorn Phu Day in Thailand {1786}

June 26  UAE-Dubai: 31st Birthday of Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai   {1989}

June 26  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to Avans Hogeschool @ Breda

June 26  Netherlands: 15th Birthday of Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau   {2005}

June 26  Liechtenstein: 33rd Birthday of Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg   {1987}

June 26  UK: 58th Birthday of George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews   {1962}

June 26  Spain: K.Felipe VI, Q.Letizia, Infa Leonor Pss of Asturias & Infa Sofia hold a videoconference with the winners of the Princess of Girona 2020 Awards @ Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 26  Sweden: Pr.Daniel holds a video meeting with the jury of SEB Entrepreneur Camp

June 26  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia share a photo of Pr.Alexander & Pr.Gabriel on their social media account to mark the start of their summer holidays @ their farm in Sormland, Okenas

June 26  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II participates in the Clock Parade of the Royal Life Guard & awards the “Queen’s Clock” @ Marselisborg Palace

June 26  Denmark: Pr.Joachim receives his diploma for the completion of the highest French military training from the French Chief of Defense (General Lecointre) @ the Center des Hautes Etudes Militaires, Paris, France


SATURDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 27: Feast Day of Saint Cyril of Alexandria (Roman Catholic)

June 27: Feast Day of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roman Catholic)

June 27: Industrial Workers of the World Day

June 27  USA: Summersgiving

June 27  USA: Helen Keller Day

June 27  France: Pss Micaela of Orleans Dwgr Ctss of Paris attends the inauguration of the Manoir de Poix @ Avesnois

June 27  Germany: Architecture Day

June 27  Greece: 22nd Religious Wedding Anniversary of Princess Alexandra of Greece & Nicolas Mirzayantz   {1998}

June 27  Serbia: CP Alexander II releases a message to the Serbian Orthodox Church & citizens of Serbia on the occasion of the great Serbian commemoration of Vidovdan

June 27  Qatar: 25th Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as Emir of Qatar, now the Emir-Father of Qatar   {1995}

June 27  Monaco/Germany: Pss Alexandra of Hanover (& her boyfriend, German basketball player Ben Sylvester Strautmann) visit St. Tropez, France

June 27  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander participates in a live television broadcast of the National Committee Veterans Day, on the theme of Dutch Veterans Day on NPO1 @ the Ridderzaal, The Hague

June 27  Belgium: K.Philippe, Q.Mathilde, Pss Elisabeth Dss of Brabant, Pr.Gabriel, Pr.Emmanuel & Pss Eleonore go on a family bike ride @ Bokrijk & visit an open air museum @ Genk

June 27  UK: Pss Eugenie of York posts a photo on Instagram on the occasion of International Scoliosis Awareness Day, showing her back scar

June 27  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf opens the exhibition “Idea gardens 2020” @ Solliden Palace, Oland [with attendance from: Q.Silvia]

June 27  Sweden: 46th Birthday of Christopher O’Neill   {1974}


SUNDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 28: 3rd Sunday of Matthew (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 28: Vigil of the Feast of Saints Peter + Paul (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 28: Feast of Saint Irenaeus (Roman Catholic)

June 28: Tau Day / Two Pi Day

June 28: WWI - Anniversary of the Signing of the Treaty of Versailles {1919}

June 28  USA: National Paul Bunyan Day in North Dakota

June 28  Serbia: Saint Vitus Day

June 28  Japan: CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino, CPss Kiko Pss Akishino, Pss Mako of Akishino & Pss Kako of Akishino hold a video conference with the Japanese Red Cross Society President (Otsuka Yoshiharu) & Vice President (Tomita Hiroki)

June 28  Jordan: 26th Birthday of Crown Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah of Jordan   {1994}

June 28  UAE-Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attends a Federal Cabinet meeting remotely @ Dubai

June 28  Belgium: K.Philippe, Q.Mathilde, K.Albert II, Q.Paola, Pss Elisabeth Dss of Brabant, Pr.Gabriel, Pr.Emmanuel & Pss Eleonore make a family visit/hike to Le Tombeau du Geant, near Bouillon, Province of Luxembourg/Limburg, Wallonia

June 28  Belgium: K.Philippe, Q.Mathilde, Pss Elisabeth Dss of Brabant, Pr.Gabriel, Pr.Emmanuel & Pss Eleonore take a walk on the banks of the Semois & visit the Abbey of Clairefontaine (Cordemois)

June 28  Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa participates in a verson of the tale D’Maus Katti with cellist Annemie Osborne, composer Serge Tonnar, & artistic director Milla Trausch

June 28  Denmark: CPss Mary delivers a video message for the online Global Pride event, as a joint celebration of WorldPride & the EuroGames


Monday, June 15, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, June 15 - Sunday, June 21, 2020

MONDAY

June 15: Feast Day of Saint Vladimir (Roman Catholic)

June 15: Feast Day of Saint Marguerite d’Youville (Roman Catholic)

June 15: Feast Day of Saint Germaine (Roman Catholic)

June 15: Feast Day of Saints Vitus, Modestus + Crescentia, Martyrs (Roman Catholic)

June 15: Feast Day of Saint Augustine of Hippo (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 15: Global Wind Day

June 15: Worldwide Day of Giving

June 15  Jordan: 5th Birthday of Prince Al Hussein Haidara/Hudaira bin Hashem of Jordan   {2015}

June 15  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani delivers a speech on the occasion of the Announcing of the Completion of the Education City Stadium (the 3rd stadium of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022) during a virtual digital celebration broadcast on beIN SPORTS channels

June 15  Eswatini: 41st Birthday of Inkhosikati LaGija (Angel Dlamini) of Eswatini   {1979}

June 15  Morocco: 6th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco & Princess Lalla Umm Kulthum (Oum Keltoum/Kalthum) of Morocco   {2014} [WEDDING EVENT #1]

June 15  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to Extraordinary Investigation Officers (BOAs) of the Enforcement team of the Municipality of Leiden & police offers whom the BOAs closely work with

June 15  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister)

June 15  Luxembourg: Pr.Felix & Pss Claire release 3 new photos showing Pss Amalia celebrating her 6th Birthday with her brother Pr.Liam, taken at their home @ Frankfurt, Germany

June 15  Luxembourg: 6th Birthday of Princess Amalia of Nassau   {2014}

June 15  UK: Magna Carta Day

June 15  UK: National Beer Day

June 15  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting with Madame Brigitte Macron [wife of The President of the French Republic (France)] via telephone

June 15  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Mr. Charles Mayhew (Chief Executive Officer of the Tusk Trust) via telephone

June 15  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the National Museum of Natural Sciences @ Madrid

June 15  Spain: 49th Birthday of Bruno Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon   {1971}

June 15  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an Informational Cabinet Meeting @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

June 15  Sweden: Q.Silvia holds a telephone meeting with the Board of the World Childhood Foundation Germany

June 15  Sweden: 5th Birthday of Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Angermanland   {2015}

June 15  Sweden: 46th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Christina of Sweden & Tord Magnuson   {1974}

June 15  Denmark: Day of Valdemar / Flag Day (Dannebrog) / Reunion Day / Valdemarsdag (1219/1920)


TUESDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 16: Feast Day of Saint John Francis Regis (Roman Catholic)

June 16: Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib {Sikh}

June 16: International Day of the African Child

June 16: International Day of Family Remittances

June 16: World Sea Turtle Day

June 16: Bloomsday {James Joyce’s Ulysses} (Ireland, Hungary, USA, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Czech Republic, UK, France, etc.)

June 16  Ireland: Bloomsday {James Joyce’s Ulysses}

June 16  South Africa: Youth Day

June 16  Bulgaria: 83rd Birthday of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria   {1937}

June 16  Bulgaria: Tsr.Simeon II & Tsrtsa Margarita attend a prayer service for the birthday of Tsar Simeon II @ Vrana Park, Vrana Palace

June 16  Japan: E.Naruhito, Emprss Masako, CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino & CPss Kiko Pss Akishino attend a memorial event for the 20th anniversary of the death of Empress Kojun @ the Imperial Palace, Tokyo

June 16  Japan: Pss Mako of Akishino & Pss Kako of Akishino attend a memorial event for the 20th anniversary of the death of Empress Kojun @ the mausoleum of Empress Kojun, the Musahiro Imperial Graveyard, Hachioji

June 16  Bahrain/Saudi Arabia: 9th Wedding Anniversary of Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain & Princess Sahab bint Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia   {2011} [NIKAH]

June 16  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah receive Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) 1st Lt.Mohammad Kasasbeh @ Al Husseiniya Palace

June 16  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah hold meetings via conference calls with US Congressional leaders + committees @ Amman

June 16  Jordan/Morocco: K.Abdullah II of Jordan holds a phone call with K.Mohammed VI of Morocco to check on the health of the Moroccan king’s health after a recent successful surgery

June 16  Kuwait: 91st Birthday of Sheikh Sabah IV bin Ahmad Al-Jaber/Jabir Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait   {1929}

June 16  UAE-Dubai/Fujairah: 31st Birthday of Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Sheikha of Fujairah, Crown Princess of Fujairah   {1989}

June 16  Eswatini: 51st Birthday of Inkhosikati LaMbikiza (Sibonelo Mngomezulu) of Eswatini   {1969}

June 16  Netherlands: Q.Maxima attends the signing of the Hoeksche Waard Music Agreement (local cooperation agreement for music education at primary school) @ Alcazar Events, Putterschoek

June 16  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 8th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala & Albert Brenninkmeijer   {2012}

June 16  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the exhibition “Van Eyck in Bruges” @ the Groeningemuseum, Bruges

June 16  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the Gruuthusemuseum (the Gruuthuse Museum) @ Bruges

June 16  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits a hotel + catering establishment & meets representatives from the hotel + catering industry @ Bruges

June 16  Luxembourg: GD Henri receives the presentation of credentials [from: HE Andris Razans (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia); & HE Soongu Yoon (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea)]

June 16-20  UK: Royal Ascot 2020 @ Ascot Racecourse

June 16  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

June 16  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting via telephone with the Royal Drawing School

June 16  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with The President of the Republic of Chile, via telephone

June 16  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Mr. Godric Smith (Chairman of the Heads Up Campaign of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge) via video link

June 16  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge visits the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Ambulance Station @ The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Norfolk

June 16  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex holds a Meeting with the Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict) via a video conference call

June 16  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex opens the Women’s Network Forum’s “the Lifeboat Process” (the 2nd of a series of Women’s Network Forum Webinars) via a video conference call

June 16  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal meets The Royal Logistic Corps personnel involved in support of COVID-19 operations @ The Duke of Gloucester Barracks, South Cerney, Gloucestershire

June 16  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. James Hooper (Director of the Global Heritage Fund UK) via telephone

June 16  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Ms. Kate Steele (Chief Executive Officer of Shine) via telephone

June 16  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Professor Khalid Aziz (Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Enham Trust) & Mr. Heath Gunn (Chief Executive) via a conference call

June 16  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a videoconference with a representation of the Spanish Private Health Alliance – ASPE, & with a representation of the Institute for the Development + Integration of Health – IDIS @ Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 16  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds a video meeting with the Swedish Federation of National Farmers (LRF) Federation Chairman (Palle Borgstrom)

June 16  Sweden: CPss Victoria participates in a digital session “Interconnected Ocean: Harnessing Cross-Sectoral Synergies to Accelerate Sustainable Ocean Business” at the UN High Level Meeting

June 16  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel hold a follow-up meeting with the Laxhjelp Foundation (supported by the Crown Princess Couple’s Foundation)

June 16  Norway: CP Haakon attends the opening of the Climate House @ the Natural History Museum, Oslo

June 16  Norway: Pss Martha Louise, Maud Behn, Leah Behn, & Emma Behn visit an exhibition featuring works by the late Ari Behn & by Maud Behn @ the Galleri Varden, Jeloya Island, Moss

June 16  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the “Children from Denmark’s municipalities celebrate HM Queen” event @ Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen

June 16  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II, CP Frederik & CPss Mary attend the opening of the exhibition “The Faces of the Queen” @ Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerod



WEDNESDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 17: Feast Day of Saint Joseph Cafasso (Roman Catholic)

June 17: Feast Day of Saint Botolph (Roman Catholic)

June 17: Feast Day of Saint Ranier (Roman Catholic)

June 17: Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq (Islam; Iran)

June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification + Drought

June 17: Global Garbage Man Day

June 17: Father’s Day (El Salvador & Guatemala)

June 17  USA: The Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty's Arrival in NYC, NY {1885}

June 17  Iceland: National Day / Icelandic Republic Day (1944)

June 17  France: Pr.Jean of Orleans Ct of Paris Dk of Vendome attends a lunch hosted by HE Alexei Mechkov (Ambassador of Russia in France) @ the Official Residence of the Diplomat

June 17  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & Pr.Faisal bin Al Hussein attend the graduation of the 17th National Defense Programme & the 3rd Class of the Master’s Programme on “Strategies to Confront Extremism + Terrorism” @ the Royal Jordanian National Defense College, Amman

June 17  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah hold separate teleconference meetings @ Amman [with: The Speaker of the House of the USA (Nancy Pelosi); the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; & the U.S. House of Representatives’ Armed Services + Foreign Affairs Committees]

June 17  Jordan/UAE-Abu Dhabi: K.Abdullah II of Jordan receives a phone call from CP/Shkh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi

June 17  Jordan: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah presides over a meeting to discuss procedures related to domestic tourism @ Al Husayniyah Palace, Amman

June 17  Qatar: 3rd Birthday of Sheikh Mohammed bin Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar   {2017}

June 17  Monaco: Funeral Mass of the late Elizabeth-Ann de Massy @ the Cathedral of Monaco [with attendance from: Pr.Albert II, Pss Charlene, Pss Caroline, Andrea Casiraghi, Pierre Casiraghi, Charlotte Casiraghi Rassam, Pss Alexandra, Pss Stephanie, Louis Ducruet, & Pauline Ducruet]

June 17  Monaco: Burial of the late Elizabeth-Ann de Massy @ the Chapel of Peace, the Rocher

June 17  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to De Kuip (football stadium & events + concert center) @ Rotterdam

June 17  Netherlands: Pss Margriet opens a food forest for pygmy monkeys @ Apenheul, Apeldoorn

June 17  Netherlands: 43rd Birthday of Bernardo Guillermo   {1977}

June 17  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the headquarters of Janssen Farmaceutica @ Beerse

June 17  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits the Kaerzefabrik candle factory @ Heiderscheid

June 17  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume meets the staff of the Kraizberg Foundation @ Dudelange

June 16-20  UK: Royal Ascot 2020 @ Ascot Racecourse

June 17  UK: Anniversary of the Singing of the Magna Carta by King John of England {1215}

June 17  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury) via telephone

June 17  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall & Catherine Dss of Cambridge attend a Meeting for Children’s Hospice South West, the Helen + Douglas House, & East Anglia Children’s Hospices, via video link

June 17  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge attends a Trustees’ Meeting of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge, via video link

June 17  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting for the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge, via video link

June 17  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Mr. David Holmes (Chief Executive) & other members of the Family Action organization via video link

June 17  UK: Kensington Palace shares a video speech from Catherine Dss of Cambridge regarding tomorr’ws assembly on the importance of kindness for the Oak National Academy (pre-recorded last week), focused on the theme of ‘Spread a Little Kindness’, & participates in a video chat with students from Waterloo Primary Academy in Blackpool

June 17  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends the Surrey Local Resilience Forum @ Surrey Fire + Rescue Service Headquarters, Reigate, Surrey

June 17  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits the Childline Call Centre @ Weston House, London

June 17  UK: Michael Tindall shares photos of he & Zara Phillips Tindall celebrating viewing Royal Ascot 2020 covered virtually & broadcast on ITV @ their home

June 17  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends the Royal United Services Institute for Defense + Security Studies Premier Perspectives lecture “Thinking the Unthinkable”, via video link

June 17  Spain: K.Felipe VI receives the Presentation of Credentials @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid [from: Hon. Mr. Joao Antonio de Costa Mira Gomes (Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic); Hon. Mr. Wu Haitao (Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China); Hon. Mr. Riccardo Guariglia (Ambassador of the Italian Republic); Hon. Mr. Hoang Xuan Hai (Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam); Mr. Mr. Albertus Aochamub (Ambassador of the Republic of Namibia); & Hon. Mr. Henock Teferra Shawl (Ambassador of the Democratic Federal Republic of Ethiopia)]

June 17  Norway: CP Haakon attends the Innovation Speech 2020

June 17  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives new ambassadors @ Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen

June 17  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the inauguration of the Royal Hall (Kongehallen) (a recreation of the largest Viking Age building found in Denmark) in the Legend of Lajre (Sagnlandet Lejre) @ Lejre



THURSDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 18: Feast Day of Saint Ephraem/Ephrem (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 18: Feast Day of Saints Mark + Marcellian/Marcellianus, Martyrs (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 18: Feast Day of the Venerable Matt Talbot (Roman Catholic)

June 18: International Sushi Day

June 18: International Picnic Day

June 18  USA: Anniversary of Sally Ride Becoming the 1st Woman in Space {1983}

June 18  Cambodia: The Queen Mother’s Birthday / National Holiday to Celebrate the Birthday of Queen Mother Norodom Monineath of Cambodia {1936}

June 18  Cambodia: 84th Birthday of Queen Mother Monineath (Paule Monique) of Cambodia   {1936}

June 18  Bahrain/Jordan: K.Abdullah II of Jordan receives a phone call from K.Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain

June 18  Jordan: K.Abdullah II receives a phone call from the Swiss Confederation President (Switzerland) (Simonetta Sommaruga)

June 18  Netherlands: 14th Birthday of Countess Joanna Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg   {2006}

June 16-20  UK: Royal Ascot 2020 @ Ascot Racecourse

June 18  UK: Q.Elizabeth II speakes to The President of the French Republic (France) via telephone

June 18  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall receive The President of the French Republic (France) & attend a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the formation of the French Resistance during the Second World War @ the Memorial statues of the late King George VI + Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the Mall, London

June 18  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall & The President of the French Republic (France) lay a wreath @ the statue of General de Gaulle, Carlton Gardens, London

June 18  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge visits Fakenham Garden Centre @ King’s Lynn, Norfolk

June 18  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex speaks to students from the National Youth Jazz Orchestra’s Virtual Academy, via video link

June 18  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits New Forest Fruit Company @ Newhouse Farm, East Boldre, Hampshire

June 18  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal participates in a Board Meeting with the Trustees of Animal Health Trust, via video link

June 18  UK: 2nd Birthday of Lena Tindall   {2018}

June 18  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Geoffrey Prescott (Chief Executive of Lepra) via telephone

June 18  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Mark Dixon (Headmaster of the Royal Alexandra + Albert School) via telephone

June 18  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a videoconference with representatives of the Reina Sofia Museum of Art @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 18  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a videoconference with representatives of the Guild of Fallas Artists of Valencia @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 18  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia attends the launch of the ‘Spain for Sure’ Campaign @ Prado National Museum, Madrid

June 18  Norway: CP Haakon meets Stina Ihle Amankwah, Javad Mushtaq, Amie Sorensen & Pablo Barrera Lopez for a video conversation on the efforts to fight racism + discrimination

June 18  Norway: CP Haakon attends the opening of Oslo’s new main library, Deichman Bjorvika

June 18  Denmark/Germany: 9th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Alexander Johannsmann   {2011}


FRIDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 19: Feast Day of the Holy Apostle Saint Jude (Thaddeus), Brother of Our Lord (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

June 19: Feast Day of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Roman Catholic)

June 19: Feast Day of Saint Romuald (Roman Catholic)

June 19: Feast Day of Saint Juliana of Falconieri (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 19: Feast Day of Saints Gervase + Protase  (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 19: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

June 19: World Sickle Cell Day

June 19: Midsummer Eve (Finland, Sweden)

June 19  USA: Juneteenth / Emancipation Day / Announcement of the Abolition of Slavery in Texas (1865)

June 19  USA: Anniversary of the Approval of the Civil Rights Act {1964}

June 19  France: 43rd Birthday of Princess Philomena of Orleans, Countess of Paris, Duchess of Vendome   {1977}

June 19  Monaco: Pr.Albert II views (from the balcony of the Princely Palace) the resuming of the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince’s traditional ceremonial changing of the guard @ the Place du Palais Princier

June 19  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds audiences to receive credentials [from: HE Diego Brasioli (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic); HE Angelos Ypsilantis (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Hellenic Republic); HE Mdme. Isabelle Berro-Amadei (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Principality of Monaco); & HE Gholamhossein Dehghani (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran)]

June 16-20  UK: Royal Ascot 2020 @ Ascot Racecourse

June 19  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge visits Smiths the Bakers bakery shop @ King’s Lynn, Norfolk

June 19  UK: 21st Wedding Anniversary of The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Viscount Severn, Earl of Forfar & (Sophie) The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex, Viscountess Severn, Countess of Forfar   {1999}

June 19  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends a Meeting for the UN’s official observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, via a video conference call

June 19  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via a video conference call with Professor Malcolm Stansfield upon relinquishing his appointment as Secretary of the Council for Awards for Royal Agricultural Societies, & Mrs. Camilla Fyfe upon assuming the appointment

June 19  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via a video conference call with Mr. Alastair MacDonald upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of Victim Support Scotland, & Mr. Jon Turner upon assuming the appointment

June 19  Spain: 6th Accession + Enthronement Anniversary of King Felipe VI of Spain   {2014}

June 19  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the SOS Children’s Village Spain @ San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid

June 19  Spain: K.Felipe VI, Q.Letizia, Infa Leonor Pss of Asturias & Infa Sofia attend a modern flamenco show @ the Canal Theatrers, Madrid

June 19  Sweden: Midsummer Eve

June 19  Sweden: 44th Wedding Anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Duke of Jamtland & Queen Silvia of Sweden   {1976}

June 19  Sweden: 10th Wedding Anniversary of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland & Prince Olof Daniel of Sweden, Duke of Vastergotland  {2010}

June 19  Sweden: The Swedish Royal Court releases 9 new official photo portraits to celebrate CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel’s 10th Wedding Anniversary, taken @ Gustav III’s Pavilion, Haga Palace, by photographer Elisabeth Toll

June 19  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

June 19  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit share 2 photos of Pss Ingrid Alexandra on their Instagram account to celebrate her graduation from Uranienborg School

June 19  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II transfers residence to Marselisborg Palace



SATURDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 20: Feast Day of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)

June 20: Feast Day of Saint Paulinus of Nola (Roman Catholic)

June 20: Feast Day of Pope Saint Silverius, Martyr (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 20: Feast Day of Our Lady of Consolation (Roman Catholic; Luxembourg)

June 20: Litha / Summer Solstice @ sundown {Pagan, Wiccan}

June 20: Summer Solstice / First Day of Summer (Northern hemisphere)

June 20: World Refugee Day

June 20-21: International Surfing Day

June 20: International Asteroid Day

June 20: World Juggling Day

June 20: World Productivity Day

June 20: Midsummer Day (Finland, Sweden)

June 20  USA: American Eagle Day

June 20-21  USA: Father’s Day Weekend

June 20  Qatar: 20th Coronation Anniversary of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as Emir of Qatar, now known as the Emir-Father of Qatar   {2000}

June 20  Morocco: 50th Birthday of Prince Moulay Rachid/Rashid ben al-Hassan of Morocco   {1970}

June 20  Luxembourg: Feast of Our Lady of Consolation (Roman Catholic)

June 16-20  UK: Royal Ascot 2020 @ Ascot Racecourse

June 20  UK: Clarence House releases a new photo of Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge to celebrate upcoming Father’s Day & the Duke of Cambridge’s Birthday, taken in Dec. 2019 by Catherine Dss of Cambridge @ Sandringham, Norfolk

June 20  UK: Kensington Palace shares 3 new photos to celebrate upcoming Father’s Day & Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge’s upcoming 38th Birthday, taken earlier this month by Catherine Dss of Cambridge @ Anmer Hall, Norfolk [featuring him with his children: Pr.George of Cambridge, Pss Charlotte of Cambridge & Pr.Louis of Cambridge]

June 20  UK: Kensington Palace shares a photo of Catherine Dss of Cambridge & her father (Michael Middleton) to mark upcoming Father’s Day, taken when she was a child

June 20  UK: 74th Birthday of (Birgitte) Princess Richard, Duchess of Gloucester, Countess of Ulster, Baroness Culloden   {1946}

June 20  Sweden: Midsummer Day

June 20  Denmark: CPss Mary sends a video message for the Children’s Relay Race 2020


SUNDAY

June 15-28: The Apostles Fast (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 21: 2nd Sunday of Matthew (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 21: Feast Day of All Saints of North America (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 21: Feast Day of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (Roman Catholic)

June 21: Feast Day of Saint Terence (Roman Catholic)

June 21-22: Litha / Celtic First Day of Summer (Pagan, Neopagan, Norse, Celtic)

June 20-21: International Surfing Day

June 21: International Day of Yoga

June 21: World Humanist Day

June 21: World Music Day

June 21: Father’s Day [USA, Afghanistan, Algeria, Albania, Antigua + Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia + Herzegovina, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guernsey, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Macau, Mali, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, St. Lucia, St. Vincent + the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad + Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey Uganda, Ukraine, UK, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Syria & UAE]

June 20-21  USA: Father’s Day Weekend

June 21  USA/Canada/Mexico: Father’s Day

June 21  Canada: National Indigenous Peoples Day

June 21  Ireland: Father's Day

June 21  South Africa: Father's Day

June 21  Albania: Father's Day

June 21  Austria: 23rd Birthday of Archduke Ferdinand Zvonimir of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Croatia + Bohemia   {1997}

June 21  France: Father's Day

June 21  France/Portugal: 12th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Charles-Philippe of Orleans, Duke of Anjou, Duke consort of Cadaval & Princess Diana of Orleans, Duchess of Anjou, 11th Duchess of Cadaval   {2008}

June 21  Georgia: Father's Day

June 21  Germany: Car-Free Sunday

June 21  Greece: Father's Day

June 21  Serbia: CP Alexander II releases a statement on the occasion of the 59th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Maria of Yugoslavia

June 21  Bhutan: 61st Birthday of Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck of Bhutan, Queen Mother of Bhutan   {1959}

June 21  Brunei: Father's Day

June 21  Cambodia: Father's Day

June 21  Japan: Father's Day

June 21  Malaysia: Father's Day

June 21  Bahrain: Father's Day

June 21  Jordan: Father's Day

June 21  Jordan: Q.Rania meets with employees + beneficiaries of the Bilforon app/digital platform (enabling home cooks to sell meals online)

June 21  Kuwait: Father's Day

June 21  Oman: Father's Day

June 21  Qatar: Father's Day

June 21  Saudi Arabia: Father's Day

June 21  UAE: Father's Day

June 21  Netherlands: Father's Day

June 21  Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa participates in a shoot for an original project with composer Serge Tonnar, for a new interpretation of the fable “D’Maus Katti” [with attendance from: GD Henri]

June 21  UK: Father's Day

June 21  UK: 38th Birthday of Prince William of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baron Carrickfergus   {1982}

June 21  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits Newhouse Farm @ New Forest National Park, Hampshire

June 21  Denmark/Greenland: National Day in Greenland (1983)

Monday, June 8, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, June 8 - Sunday, June 14, 2020

MONDAY

June 8: Holy Spirit Monday / Orthodox Whit Monday / Orthodox Holy Spirit Monday / Monday of the Holy Spirit (Eastern Orthodox Christianity; Greece, Ukraine, etc.)

June 8: Feast Day of Saint John of Kronstadt (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

June 8: Feast Day of Saint William of York (Roman Catholic)

June 8: Feast Day of Saints Medard + Gildard (Roman Catholic)

June 8: Feast Day of Our Lady of Alexandria (Roman Catholic; Egypt)

June 8: World Oceans Day

June 8: World Brain Tumor Day

June 8: International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos

June 8  USA: National Best Friends Day

June 8  Australia: The Queen’s Official Birthday

June 8  Germany: Engagement of Ctss Elisabeth von Rechberg + Rothenlowen & Ct.Benedikt of Waldburg zu Zeil + Hohenems.  The bride is the eldest of 6 children of Ct. Bernhard von Rechberg + Rothenlowen & Ctss Barbara von Neipperg. She was born at Schwabish Gmund on Nov. 4, 1989, and graduated from Schule Schloss Salem, and has a BS in nursing from Carl Remigus Medical School, she specializes in children’s health care + oncology at the University Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany. She also volunteers with Maltese Medicine (providing health care to people without a valid residency or health insurance in Germany). She is the niece of Her.Pr.Karl Eugen of Niepperg & Archdss Andrea of Austria Her.Pss of Niepperg. He is the son of Ct.Vitus of Waldburg zu Zeil-Hohenems & the late Countess Marie-Therese Nemes de Hidveg + Oltszem, born in Munich, Germany, on June 8, 1992. He has a BS in timber management from the University of Hamburg, & a master’s in forestry science + management from The University of Gottingen. He is employed by DeSH, representing Germany’s saw + timber industry.

June 8  Greece: Holy Spirit Monday / Orthodox Whit Monday / Orthodox Holy Spirit Monday / Monday of the Holy Spirit (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

June 3-10  Brunei: 13th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah of Brunei & Khairul Khalil   {2007}

June 8  Jordan: K.Abdullah II holds a meeting with local media figures @ Al Husseiniya Palace

June 8  Jordan: Q.Rania meets with a group of employees + volunteers from the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) & digital health platform Altibbi

June 8  Jordan: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah visits the Web Help technical consulting company

June 8  Monaco: 36th Birthday of Andrea Casiraghi   {1984}

June 8  Netherlands: 18th Birthday of Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg   {2002}

June 8  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister)

June 8  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria via telephone

June 8  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal participates in a Meeting via a video conference call with Animal Health Trust

June 8  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal chairs a Meeting via a video conference call with the International Olympic Committee Members Election Commission

June 8  UK: 59th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent & (Katharine) Princess Edward, Duchess of Kent {1961}

June 8  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visits the High Performance Center of the Higher Sports Council @ the Headquarters of the Higher Sports Council, Madrid

June 8  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia & CPss Victoria participate in a video call with Prime Minister Amanda Lind

June 8  Sweden: CPss Victoria participates in a digital conference “The Swedish Decade of Marine Research” on the occasion of World Ocean Day

June 8  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel hold a video call with representatives from Novare around the Emergency Lift

June 8  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel participate in a video call with Business Sweden CEO Ylva Berg

June 8  Sweden: Pr.Daniel participates in a digital roundtable talk with the winners of SM in UF Business

June 8  Sweden: 7th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Halsingland + Gastrikland & Christopher O’Neill   {2013}

June 8  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the opening of the new Holmegaard Works @ Fensmark, Holmegaard


TUESDAY

June 9: Feast Day of Saint Columba of Iona (Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, Anglican)

June 9: Feast Day of Saint Ephrem (Roman Catholic)

June 9: Feast Day of Saints Primus + Felicianus (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 9: World Pet Memorial Day

June 9  Greece/Denmark: 37th Birthday of Princess Theodora of Greece + Denmark   {1983}

June 3-10  Brunei: 13th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah of Brunei & Khairul Khalil   {2007}

June 9  Japan: 27th Wedding Anniversary of Emperor Naruhito of Japan & Empress Masako of Japan   {1993}

June 9  Japan: The Imperial Household Agency releases a new official portrait of Emprss Masako to celebrate her 27th Wedding Anniversary with E.Naruhito, taken on May 1, 2019

June 9  Jordan: 21st Coronation Anniversary of King Abdullah II of Jordan   {1999}

June 9  Jordan: K.Abdullah II chairs a Cabinet meeting @ the Prime Ministry, Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Hussein]

June 9  UAE-Abu Dhabi: Shkh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan attends the launch, via video call, of an initiative dedicated to people of determination, offering them the Fazaa Hemam Privilege Card

June 9  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to the Netherlands Isolates in the context of energy transition

June 9  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Royal College of Nursing Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme via telephone

June 9  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with the Commonwealth Secretary-General (the Baroness Scotland of Asthal) via telephone

June 9  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with the Rt.Hon.Oliver Dowden MP (Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media + Sport) via telephone

June 9  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with the Lord Hague of Richmond (Chairman of the United for Wildlife Transport + Finance Taskforce) via a video conference call

June 9  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Arsenal Football Club via a video conference call

June 9  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal participates in the Fishmongers’ Company Committee of Wardens Meeting via a video conference call

June 9  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via a video conference call with Commodore Peter Wykeham-Martin upon relinquishing his appointment as Commodore of the Hornet Services Sailing Club & Rear Admiral Richard Stokes upon assuming the appointment

June 9  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Brian Stewart (Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Papworth Trust) & Ms. Sarah Miller (Chief Executive) via a conference call

June 9  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent holds a Meeting via conference call with Mr. Andrew Neaves (Chief Executive Officer of Care for Veterans), staff + residents at Gifford House in Worthing, West Sussex, to mark Carers Week

June 9  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent holds a Meeting via conference call with Mr. Kerry Rubie (Chairman of Friends for the Elderly) & Mr. Stephen Allen (Chief Executive) to mark Carers Week

June 9  Spain: Day of Murcia in Murcia, Spain

June 9  Spain: Day of La Rioja in La Rioja, Spain

June 9  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a representation of the Fundacion Sociedad y Empresa Responsible (SERES) @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 9  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a representation of the Businessmen’s Circle @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 9  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a teleconference with the International Space Station @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 9  Spain: 47th Birthday of Laura Ponte y Martinez   {1973}

June 9  Norway: K.Harald V attends the presentation of the Guard’s Watch & Brigadier Leif Schanche’s Honour to this year’s recipients of HM The King’s Guard

June 9  Norway: K.Harald V holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of Serbia (HE Ms. Suzana Boskovic-Prodanovic)

June 9  Norway: Q.Sonja holds an audience with representatives of the Oslo Philharmonic

June 9  Norway: CP Haakon attends the board meeting of the Crown Prince + Crown Princess’ Foundation

June 9  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the Cabinet of Ministers @ Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen

June 9  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in a video shoot for the Mary Fonden for upcoming release

June 9  Denmark: Pss Beneditke attends a meeting of the Girl Scouts’ Joint Council @ Holmen



WEDNESDAY

June 10: Feast Day of Queen Saint Margaret of Scotland, Widow (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 10  USA: Anniversary of the Settlement of Dutch Colonists on Manhattan Island, NY {1610}

June 10  USA: Anniversary of the Discovery of Electricity by Benjamin Franklin via kite flying in a lightning storm {1752}

June 10  Germany: 46th Birthday of Georg Friedrich, The Prince of Prussia   {1976}

June 10  Portugal: National Day / Portugal Day (1580)

June 10  Portugal: Azores Day (1976)

June 10  Serbia: CP Alexander II releases a statement on the upcoming elections in Serbia

June 3-10  Brunei: 13th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah of Brunei & Khairul Khalil   {2007}

June 10  Jordan: 27th Wedding Anniversary of King Abdullah II of Jordan & Queen Rania of Jordan  {1993}

June 10  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah attend a ceremony held by the JAF on the occasions of the Accession the Throne Day, the Great Arab Revolt Anniversary & Army Day @ the Martyr’s Memorial, Amman [with attendance from: Pr.Faisal bin Al Hussein, Pr.Hashim bin Al Hussein, & Pr.Rashid bin El Hassan]

June 10  Jordan: 39th Birthday of Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan   {1981}

June 10  Monaco: Elizabeth-Anne Noghes de Massy died on June 10, 2020, @ the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, aged 73 years old.  She was the daughter of the late Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Baroness of Massy (1920-2011) & Alexandre-Athenase Noghes (1916-1999) (a Monegasque-born attorney & international tennis champion) (they married in 1951 after she was born, and divorced 3 years later in 1954) born on Jan. 13, 1947, as Elizabeth-Ann Charlotte Mary Kathleen Devote Grimaldi, as the eldest of 3 children. Her mother then married Dr.Jean-Charles Rey in 1961 (1914-1994) & they divorced in 1973/1974. Her last step-father was John Gilpin (1930-1983), they married in 1983 and he died 6 weeks after the wedding. She was married twice: firstly on Jan. 19, 1974 to Baron Bernard Taubert Natta (1941-1989) in Monaco & was already expecting their son Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta de Massy (b.June 3, 1974). They later divorced in 1980. She secondly married in London, England, UK, on Oct. 18, 1984, to Nicolai Vladimir Costello (became Nicolai Vladimir de Lusignan) (b. 1943, a choreographer), and was already expecting their daughter Melanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy (b. Jan. 18, 1985), they later divorced in 1985. She was a 1st cousin of Pr.Albert II of Monaco, Pss Caroline of Monaco Pss of Hanover & Pss Stephanie of Monaco.  She is also survived by 2 children: Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta de Massy and his wife Suzanne Taubert-Natta de Massy; & Melanie-Antoinette Costello de Massy; 1 grandson (Melchior Taubert-Natta de Massy); & her brother [Brn.Christian Louis de Massy (b. Jan. 17, 1949)] with nieces, nephews + their families. She was predeceased by her sister, Baroness Christine Alix de Massy Noghes (b. July 8, 1951) in 1989 after a fight with leukemia. She was the niece of Rainier III, The Prince of Monaco, and was the godmother of Pss Stephanie of Monaco.

June 10  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander swears-in new ambassadors @ Noordeinde Palace [Ms. CEF Lobbezzo (Ambassador to Kosovo), Ms. O. Canel (Ambassador to Estonia), Dr. M. Rentenaar (Ambassador to Iraq), Dr.NJ Schermers (Ambassador to Armenia) & Dr. WT Mohr (Ambassador to Mexico)]

June 10  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to a location of the mental healthcare institution, the Parnassia Group (GGZ), @ The Hague

June 10  Netherlands: Pss Beatrix visits/opens Jantje Beton’s National Outdoor Playday (National Outdoor Game Day) of the Jantje Beton National Youth Fund @ Baarn

June 10  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the center of Wavre [meets operators of cafes + restaurants & representatives of the catering sector; & meets market gardeners @ the weekly market]

June 10  UK: Buckingham Palace releases a new photo of Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh to celebrate the Duke’s 99th Birthday, taken last week @ the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

June 10  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury) via telephone

June 10  UK: Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh celebrate Pr.Philip’s 99th Birthday privately @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

June 10  UK/Greece: 99th Birthday of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, Prince of Greece + Denmark   {1921}

June 10  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with the Rt.Hon.Jacinda Ardern MP (Prime Minister of New Zealand) via telephone

June 10  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with Major General Christopher Ghika (General Officer Commanding London District & Major General Commanding the Household Division) via telephone

June 10  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Sir Keith Mills (Chairman of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge) & Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive) via telephone

June 10  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge participates in a Meeting with the Duchy of Cornwall Rural Committee via telephone

June 10  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge speaks to pupils from Waterloo Primary Academy in Blackpool, Lancashire, via video link

June 10  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex holds a Meeting with Mrs. Kerry White & Master Mason White via video link in connection with their campaign to raise funds for #FightEB

June 10  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with Mrs. Edel Harris upon assuming her appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Mencap Society

June 10  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex participates in a Meeting with Ambassadors of the Scar Free Foundation via video link 

June 10  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal participates in a Meeting via a video conference call with the International Olympic Committee Members Election Commission

June 10  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal participates in a Fishmongers’ Company Wardens’ Strategy Meeting via a video conference call

June 10  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Group Captain Nicholas Knight (Station Commander of Royal Air Force Oldham) via telephone

June 10  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent holds a Meeting, via conference call, with Professor Heather Richardson (Joint Chief Executive of St. Christopher’s Hospice) & Dr. Amy Proffitt (Deputy Medical Director) to mark Carers Week

June 10  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia hold a videoconference with heads of El Corte Ingles @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 10  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia hold a videoconference with the Taxi sector @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 10  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a telephone conversation with Cardinal Juan Jose Omella, Archbishop of Barcelona & President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference @ La Zarzuela Palace, Madrid

June 10  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel hold a video call with Councilor Ann Linde (Council of State)

June 10  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a digital meeting with the Nordic Council’s Council Director (Britt Bohlin)

June 10  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia hold a video meeting with the Board of Prince Carl Philip’s + Princess Sofia’s Foundation

June 10  Sweden: 38th Birthday of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Halsingland + Gastrikland   {1982}

June 10  Sweden: The Swedish Royal Court releases a new photo of Pss Madeleine to mark the occasion of her 38th Birthday

June 10  Denmark: Pr.Joachim will be the Military Attache of the Danish Embassy in Paris, France, for the next 3 years



THURSDAY

June 11: Feast Day of Corpus Christi (Roman Catholic)

June 11: Feast Day of Saint Barnabas the Apostle (Roman Catholic)

June 11: Feast Day of Saints Barnabas the Apostle + Bartholomew the Holy Apostle (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

June 11  USA: Kamehameha Day in Hawaii

June 11  Jordan: K.Abdullah II receives a phone call from President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya

June 11  Jordan: K.Abdullah II holds a phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia

June 11  Monaco: Pss Charlene releases a video message for a fundraising campaign in South Africa, the #StrongTogether campaign of the South African branch of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation

June 11  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to the voluntary organization House of Hope @ Rotterdam

June 11  Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa gives an interview to the Belgian edition of Paris Match magazine, including new photos of her with her family [GD Henri, HGD Guillaume, HGDss Stephanie, Pr.Charles, Pr.Gabriel of Nassau, Pr.Noah of Nassau, Pss Amalia of Nassau & Pr.Liam of Nassau]

June 11  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume inaugurates the construction of the new wastewater treatment plant @ the municipality of Fischbach

June 11  Liechtenstein: 52nd Birthday of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {1968}

June 11  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends a Meeting via video link with the Rt.Hon.Justin Trudeau MP (Prime Minister of Canada) & Commonwealth Ambassadors to the UN

June 11  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge attends a Meeting with the Rt.Hon.Oliver Dowden MP (Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media + Sport), athletes + representatives from Sport England & UK Sport via video link

June 11  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge shares a video message speaking about the ‘Hold Still’ project & encouraging participation

June 11  Sweden: Pss Sofia attends the Sophia Home College’s digital graduation ceremony

June 11  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja & CP Haakon]

June 11  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience via video conference with representatives of 4H



FRIDAY

June 12: Feast Day of Blessed Jolenta (Yolanda) of Poland (Roman Catholic)

June 12: World Day Against Child Labor

June 12: Anne Frank Day / Birthday of Anne Frank

June 12  USA: Superman Day

June 12  USA: National Loving Day / Anniversary of the 1957 US Supreme Court Decision in Loving v. Virginia {striking down the miscegenation laws remaining in 16 states barring interracial marriage }

June 12  Brazil: Brazilian Valentines Day

June 12  Bulgaria: Father’s Day

June 12  Greece: 22nd Civil Wedding Anniversary of Princess Alexandra of Greece & Nicolas Mirzayantz   {1998}

June 12  Iran: 34th Wedding Anniversary of Crown Prince Reza Cyrus Pahlavi of Iran & Crown Princess Yasmine of Iran   {1986}

June 12  Russia: Russia Day / National Day

June 12  Qatar: 8th Birthday of Sheikh Jassim bin Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar   {2012}

June 12  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 10th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma + Piacenza & Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma, Duchess of Parma + Piacenza {2010}

June 12  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the Technical Institute of the French Community Val-Itma (ITCF) @ Tournai

June 12  Luxembourg: 52nd Birthday of Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg   {1968}

June 12  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales chairs a Meeting of The Prince’s Council via telephone

June 12  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with The President of the Republic of Colombia, via telephone

June 12  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall participates in BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words Final via telephone

June 12  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with the Board of Trustees of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, via video link

June 12  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex help label food boxes & prepare + deliver meals to hospitals + palliative care homes @ the Hazelwood Centre (a rugby union ground + sports facility) @ Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey

June 12  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Dr. Hartwig Fischer (Director of the British Museum) via telephone

June 12  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Telematic Plenary Assembly of the Network of Smart Tourist Destinations – DTI @ the Headquarters of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce + Tourism, Madrid

June 12  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the Matadero Madrid Cultural Center @ El Matadero Cultural Center, Madrid

June 12  Sweden: Pr.Daniel participates & gives a speech during the digital police graduation (diploma ceremony of this year’s police aspirants) at the Polish House, Kungsholmen, Stockholm

June 12  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

June 12  Norway: Q.Sonja holds a video conference with representatives of the Norwegian Opera + Ballet

June 12  Norway: Q.Sonja sends a video greeting to the opening of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ exhibition about the UN Security Council Chamber at UN Headquarters, New York

June 12  Norway: CP Haakon attends a digital reception for UN Ambassadors marking the conclusion of the campaign for Norway’s candidacy for the UN Security Council 2021-2022

June 12  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives 2 handmade garden benches made from the ash tree as a gift of Fredensborg Municipality on the occasion of her 80th Birthday @ Fredensborg Palace

June 12  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the opening of the experience arena Naturkraft @ Ringkobing


SATURDAY

June 13: Feast Day of Saint Anthony of Padua / St. Anthony’s Day[Roman Catholic; Portugal, Ceuta (Spain)]

June 13: The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 13: International Albinism Awareness Day

June 13: World Doll Day

June 13: World Gin Day

June 13: Worldwide Knit + Crochet in Public Day

June 13  Portugal: Feast Day of Saint Anthony of Padua / St. Anthony’s Day [Roman Catholic]

June 13-14: The 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual (automobile race)

June 13  Monaco: Pr.Albert II, Pss Charlene, Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella view the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual @ the Automobile Club de Monaco

June 13  Monaco: Photos are released of Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi as part of her participation as Brand Ambassador of Italian jewellery brand Buccallati, taken @ Rome, Italy

June 13  UK: The Queen’s Official Birthday – Trooping of the Colour @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

June 13  UK: Q.Elizabeth II attends the Trooping of the Colour (a Military Ceremony to mark The Queen’s Official Birthday) @ the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

June 13  Spain: Feast Day of Saint Anthony of Padua / St. Anthony’s Day in Ceuta, Spain (Roman Catholic)

June 13  Spain: 55th Birthday of Infanta Cristina of Spain   {1965}

June 13  Sweden: 5th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Varmland & Princess Sofia of Sweden, Duchess of Varmland   {2015}

June 13  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia share photos of their 2015 wedding to celebrate their 5th Wedding Anniversary today on their Instagram account


SUNDAY

June 14: Feast Day of the Most Holy Body + Blood of Christ / Corpus Christi (Roman Catholic)

June 14: Feast Day of Saint Albert Chmielowski (Roman Catholic)

June 14: Feast Day of Saint Basil the Great (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

June 14: The Sunday of All Saints / Feast of All Saints / All Saints Day (1st Sunday after Pentecost) (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

June 14: Race Unity Day {Baha’i}

June 14: World Blood Donor Day

June 14  USA: Flag Day / Anniversary of the Adoption of the U.S. flag by Congress (1777)

June 14  USA: U.S. Army Birthday {1775}

June 14  USA: Birthday of President Donald Trump (1946)

June 14  USA: Children’s Sunday

June 14  USA: Bunker Hill Day in Massachusetts

June 14  Austria: Father’s Day

June 14  Japan: E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako receive information on COVID-19’s impact on childcare from Yumiko Watanabe (Director of Children + Family Division of the Ministry of Health, Labor + Welfare) & Yasuo Otani (President of the Japan Child Care Association) @ the Akasaka Imperial Residence, Tokyo

June 14  Thailand: 35th Birthday of Prince Vatcharawee Mahidol of Thailand   {1985}

June 14  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI undergoes a surgery @ the Clinic of the Royal Palace, Rabat

June 14  Belgium: Father’s Day

June 14  Luxembourg: Mother’s Day

June 14  Luxembourg: The Grand Ducal Court releases photos of members of the Grand Ducal Family to celebrate Mother’s Day from the private album of the family [featuring: GDss Maria Teresa, HGD Guillaume, HGDss Stephanie, Pr.Charles, Pr.Felix, Pss Claire, Pss Amalia, Pr.Liam, Pr.Louis, Pss Alexandra & Pr.Sebastian]

June 14  UK/Falkland Islands: Liberation Day in the Falkland Islands (1982)

June 14  Spain: 61st Birthday of Jose Miguel Fernandez y Sastron   {1959}

June 14  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II & Pss Benedikte participate in “A Musical Afternoon” & present Queen Ingrid’s Honorary Scholarship @ Fredensborg Palace Garden, Fredensborg Palace