Weekly Agenda :: Monday, August 17 - Sunday, August 23, 2020

MONDAY

Aug.17: Feast Day of Saint Hyacinth (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Aug.17: Feast Day of Saint Joan of the Cross (Roman Catholic)

Aug.17  USA: Bennington Battle Day Observed in Vermont

Aug.17  Germany: Anniversary of the Beginning of Construction on the Berlin Wall {1961}

Aug.17  Indonesia: Independence Day (1945)

Aug.17  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah inaugurate Al Hussein Hospital @ Salt

Aug.17  Jordan: K.Abdullah II visits the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization’s (JHCO) warehouses in Ghabawi, Zarqa [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah]

Aug.17  UAE-Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai attends a meeting with the Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy + Teleworking Applications Team @ Dubai [with attendance from: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, & Shkh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi]

Aug.17  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Conner Rousseau (President of the sp.a) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Aug.17  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Joachim Coens (President of the CD&V) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Aug.17  Belgium: K.Philippe holds a telephone interview with Mr. Maxime Prevot (President of the cdH)

Aug.17  Belgium: K.Philippe receives Messrs. Bart De Wever & Paul Magnette in an audience @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Aug.17  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex participate with a group of young leaders to discuss social media + the role of the online world as a force for good, via an onlince discussion with QCT @ their home, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Aug.17  UK: Lrd Arthur Wellesley Earl of Mornington & Jemma Kidd Wellesley Ctss of Mornington have separated amicably. 

Aug.17  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the island of Ibiza @ Ibiza, Illes Balears (Balearic Islands) [visit the Puig des Molins Monographic Museum / Necropolis @ Eivissa; tour the historic center + Paseo de la Mar @ the town of Sant Antoni de Portmany; visit the Paseo Maritimo @ Sant Antoni de Portmany; & visit the Church of San Antonio @ Sant Antoni de Portmany]

TUESDAY

Aug.18: Feast Day of Saint John of Rila (Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Roman Catholic)

Aug.18: Feast Day of Saint Louis of Toulouse (Roman Catholic)

Aug.18: Feast Day of Saint Helena (Roman Catholic)

Aug.18  USA: Birthday of First Lady Rosalynn Carter (1927)

Aug.18  Thailand: National Science Day in Thailand {1868}

Aug.18  Jordan: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah visits an income-generating project in Thiban (funded through the National Self-employment Programme “Inhad”) @ Thiban, Madaba

Aug.18  Monaco: 35th Birthday of Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi   {1985}

Aug.18  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Georges-Louis Bouchez (President of the MR) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Aug.18  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Egbert Lachaert (president of the Open VLD) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Aug.18  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Jean-Marc Nollet (co-president of Ecolo) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Aug.18  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Francois de Smet (President of DeFl) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Aug.18  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Meyrem Almaci (President of Groen) @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Aug.18  Belgium: K.Philippe closes consultations with the presidents of the parties involved in the political discussions after the elections, accepts the resignations of Messrs. Bart De Wever & Paul Magnette, & instructs Mr. Egbert Lachaert to take initiatives allowing the establishment of a government which relies on a large majority in parliament.

Aug.18  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II transfers her Royal Household residence to Marselisborg Palace


WEDNESDAY

Aug.19: Muharram @ sundown / Islamic New Year / Hijri / Arabic New Year (Islam)

Aug.19: Feast Day of Saint John Eudes (Roman Catholic)

Aug.19: World Humanitarian Day

Aug.19: International Orangutan Day

Aug.19: World Photography Day

Aug.19  USA: Birthday of President Bill Clinton (1946)

Aug.19  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives [separately]: the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Ashud Ahmed); & the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria (Dr. Willy Kempel)

Aug.19  Liechtenstein: 74th Birthday Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {1946}

Aug.19  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex participates in a Strategy Workshop of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, via video link

Aug.19  Norway: Q.Sonja attends the season opening of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra @ Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo

Aug.19  Norway: CP Haakon receives an orientation about the historical Refugee Trail between Oslo & Sweden from Guri Hjeltnes (the Director of the Center for Studies of Holocaust + Religious Minorities) & Mr. Sigurd Stenwig (of the Norwegian Resistance Museum)

Aug.19  Norway: Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s Day

Aug.19  Norway: 47th Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway   {1973}

Aug.19  Norway: The Royal Palace releases a new photo of CPss Mette-Marit to mark the occasion of her 47th Birthday today

Aug.19  Denmark: CP Frederik visits companies in the water sector around Aarhus

Aug.19  Denmark: CPss Mary attends the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature’s release of sea rays @ Kattegatcentret, Grenaa

THURSDAY

Aug.20: Feast Day of the Holy Prophet Samuel (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Aug.20: Feast Day of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Roman Catholic)

Aug.20: Feast Day of Our Lady of Sorrows (Roman Catholic; Portugal)

Aug.20: Muharram / Beginning of the Islamic Liturgical Year / Islamic New Year (Islam)

Aug.20: Hi’ra / Hijra / Islamic New Year / al-Hijra / Remembrance of the Migration of Muhammad + His Followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE (Islam)

Aug.20: Muharram – the Beginning of the 10-Day Shi’ite Remembrance of a Period of Grief + Martyrdom of Hussein, son of Ali, grandson of Muhammad {Shi’ite Islam}

Aug.20  USA: Declaration of the Formal End to the Civil War by President Andrew Johnson {1866}

Aug.20  Portugal: Feast Day of Our Lady of Sorrows (Roman Catholic)

Aug.20  Jordan: K.Abdullah II chairs a National Policies Council meeting @ Amman [with attendance from: Pr.Faisal bin Al Hussein]

Aug.20  Morocco: Anniversary Day of the Revolution of the King + the People

Aug.20  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI addresses a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Revolution of the King + the People

Aug.20  Belgium: 17th Birthday of Prince Gabriel of Belgium   {2003}

Aug.20  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel hold an audience with representatives from the UN Development Program (UNDP)

Aug.20  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel receive a briefing on developments in Belarus from officials from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Aug.20  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel meet with representatives of Visita (industry + employer organization for the Swedish hospitality industry) @ the Hotel Downton Camper, Stockholm

Aug.20  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel hold an audience with the Minister of Foreign Trade + Minister for Nordic Affairs (Anna Hallberg)

Aug.20  Denmark: CPss Mary attends a meeting with executives of The Mary Foundation @ the headquarters of The Mary Foundation

FRIDAY

Aug.21: Feast Day of Pope Saint Pius X (Roman Catholic)

Aug.21: Feast Day of Saint Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantal (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Aug.21: Feast Day of The Holy Apostle Thaddaeus (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Aug.21: Birthday of Lord Zoroaster / Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian; Pakistan, etc.)

Aug.21: International Day of Remembrance + Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

Aug.21: World Senior Citizens Day

Aug.21  Eswatini: 38th Accession Anniversary of King Mswati III of Eswatini   {1982}

Aug.21  Morocco: Youth Day

Aug.21  Morocco: 57th Birthday of King Mohammed VI of Morocco   {1963}

Aug.21  Luxembourg: The Grand Ducal Family shares photos of their past summer holidays [featuring: GD Henri, GDss Maria Teresa, HGD Guillaume, Pr.Felix, Pss Claire, Pss Amalia, Pr.Louis, Pss Alexandra & Pr.Sebastian]

Aug.21  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex volunteer with a back-to-school charity event, Baby2Baby @ Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Aug.21  Denmark: CP Frederik presides over the inauguration of the Asnaes Power Plant @ Kalundborg


SATURDAY

Aug.22: Feast Day of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)

Aug.22: Feast Day of Our Lady of Graces (Roman Catholic; Portugal)

Aug.22: Feast Day of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Aug.22: Feast Day of Saint Timothy + Companions (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Aug.22: Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinaaka Chaturthi / Birthday of Ganesha – the Elephant Deity (Hinduism; India, Indonesia, UK, etc.)

Aug.22  Portugal: Feast Day of Our Lady of Graces (Roman Catholic)

Aug.22  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima are on their summer holiday @ Milos island, Greece

Aug.22  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend the Wedding of Andrea Brodin & Cedric Notz @ their home near Ulriksdal Palace Chapel, Solna

Aug.22  Denmark: CPss Mary gives a speech at the 2020 Copenhagen Pride Week Show

SUNDAY

Aug.23: Feast Day of Saint Rose of Lima (Roman Catholic)

Aug.23: Vigil of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle (Roman Catholic)

Aug.23: 11th Sunday of Matthew (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Aug.23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade + its Abolition

Aug.23: European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism + Nazism

Aug.23  Romania: Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day in Romania {1944}

Aug.23  Brunei: 35th Birthday of Princess Fadzillah Lubabul Bolkiah of Brunei   {1985}

Aug.23  Jordan: 69th Birthday of Dowager Queen Noor of Jordan   {1951}

Aug.23  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai attends a meeting held to review the country’s efforts to reinforce its food + water security @ Dubai [with attendance from: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai & Shkh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi]

Aug.23  Luxembourg/Austria: 3rd Birthday of Archduchess Sophia/Sophie of Austria   {2017}