June 2012
Season:
Spring +
Summer (northern hemisphere)
Zodiac Signs:
Gemini + Cancer
Birthstones:
Pearl, Moonstone, Alexandrite
Flowers of the Month:
Rose, Honeysuckle
June Holidays, Events + Observances:
6/1 International Children's Day
6/1 Madaraka Day in Kenya
6/2 Festa della Repubblica in Italy (Italian Republic Day, 1946)
6/2 Coronation Day
(UK)
6/3 Trinity Sunday
(Western Christianity: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, etc.)
6/3 MTV Movie Awards
(USA)
6/3 Feast of Saint Charles Lwanga + Companions
(Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran)
6/3 Fete de Meres (Mother's Day in France)
6/4 World Day of Innocent Children of Aggression
6/4 UK + Ireland Spring Bank Holiday
6/5 Denmark's National Day
6/5 World Environment Day
6/5 UK Bank Holiday (Diamond Jubilee)
6/6 D-Day (WWII, 1944)
6/6 Sweden's National Day
6/7 Corpus Christi
(Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Old Catholic, Anglo-Catholic, etc.; Austria, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Croatia, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Germany, Liechtenstein, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Trinidad + Tobago, etc.)
6/8 World Brain Tumor Day
6/8 World Ocean Day
6/9 Feast of Saint Columba
{Colum Cille} of Iona (Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, etc.; Scotland, Ireland, Canada, USA)
6/10 Tony Awards
{The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theater} (USA)
6/10 Mother's Day in Luxembourg
6/10 Father's Day in Belgium
6/10 Canadian Rivers Day
(Canada)
6/11 Kamehameha Day
(Hawaii, USA)
6/12 World Day Against Child Labor
6/12 Philippine Independence Day
6/12 Feast of 108 Martyrs
{108 Blessed Polish Martyrs} of World War II
(Roman Catholic)
6/13 Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua
{St. Anthony of Lisbon} (Roman Catholic; Italy, Portugal, USA, Italian-Americans, Spain, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, etc.)
6/14 Flag Day (USA)
6/14 World Blood Donation Day
6/15 Feast of the Sacred Heart / Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
(Roman Catholic)
6/15 Denmark's Flag Day
6/16 Canonization of Saint Padre Pio
{Saint Pio/Pius of Pietrelcina} (Roman Catholic, 2002)
6/16 South Africa's Youth Day
6/16 Bloomsday
(Ireland, Hungary, USA, Italy, Australia, etc.)
6/17 Father's Day (USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, the Netherlands, Ireland)
6/17 Laylat/Lailat-al-Miraj/Mi'raj
/ Shab-e-Miraj (Islam; Iran, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Turkey, etc.)
6/17 World Day to Combat Desertification + Drought
6/17 Independence Day in Iceland
6/19 Juneteenth / Freedom Day / Emancipation Day
(USA: Texas, Washington DC, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
6/20 Summer Solstice (Northern hemisphere, 23:09/11:09pm)
6/20 World Refugee Day
6/20 Argentina's Flag Day
6/20 West Virginia Day
(West Virginia, USA)
6/21 Feast of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
(Roman Catholic)
6/21 World Music Day
6/21 National Aboriginal Day
(Canada)
6/21-6/24 Various Midsummer Celebrations
{Christianity, Neopagan, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Ireland, UK/Great Britain (Cornwall, Jersey, Scotland, Wales, England, etc.), France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, Canada, USA, Puerto Rico, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia}
6/21-6/24 Various Midwinter Celebrations
(Brazil, Argentina, Australia)
6/23 Saint John's Eve
(Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox; also see list of countries for Various Midsummer Celebrations above)
6/23 Midsummer
(Finland + Sweden)
6/23 Luxembourg's National Day
6/23 UN Public Service Day
6/23 Daytime Emmy Awards
(USA)
6/24 Feast of Saint John the Baptist (St. Jean Baptiste)
(Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, etc.; USA, also see list of countries for Various Midsummer Celebrations above)
6/24 National Holiday of Quebec / La Fete nationale du Quebec
/ St. Jean Baptiste Day (Quebec, Canada)
6/24 Mother's Day in Kenya
6/25 Statehood Day in Slovenia
6/26 Romania's Flag Day
6/26 International Day Against Drug Abuse + Illicit Trafficking
6/26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
6/29 Feast of Saints Peter + Paul
(Roman Catholic; England, Wales, USA, Canada, Malta, etc.)
Month-long Events + Observances:
Gay pride celebrations; baseball season; Caribbean-American Heritage Month (USA); Black Music Month; LGBT Pride Month (USA)
On the Royal Agenda for June:
{here are a selection of events that royal family members are confirmed to attend, along with a sprinkling of events that they may just turn up at!}
Spring/Summer? 2012 UK: Lady Davina Lewis & Gary
Lewis’s 2nd
baby together is due (his 3rd) ***********
May 15/22-June 16/17 UK: The Queen's Cup (polo) @ Guards Polo Club, Windsor Great Park, England
May 27-June 10 France: French Open Tennis Championships, Roland
Garros Stadium, Paris, France
May 29-June 1 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia make a State Visit to South Korea
May 30-June 2 UK: Royal Bath + West Show, Somerset,
England
May 30-June 1 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias &
Letizia Pss of Asturias make
an Official Visit to Portugal
May 31-June 3
Netherlands/USA: the Bilderberg Conference in Chantilly, Virginia,
USA (attended
by Q.Beatrix of the Netherlands & Q.Sofia of Spain)
June 1 Samoa: National Day /
Independence Day
June 1-2 UK: The Investec Derby
Festival, Epsom {aka "Epsom Derby"}, Epsom Downs, Surrey
June 2 UK: Anniversary of Q. Elizabeth II's Coronation
Day {1953}
June 2 UK: Q.Elizabeth
II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss
of Gloucester attend the Epsom Derby {The Derby at Epsom Racecourse}, Epsom
Downs, Epsom
June 2-5 UK: Q.Elizabeth II's Diamond
Jubilee Weekend
June 2 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I resumes his official duties
June 3 France: Prix du Jockey Club
"French Derby" (horse racing), Chantilly Racecourse, Oise, France
June 3 UK: The Thames Diamond
Jubilee River Pageant, on the River Thames {with Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of
Edinburgh, Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall, Pr.William of Wales
Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge & Pr.Harry of Wales travelling
in the Royal Barge}, attended byPr.Andrew Dk of York, Pss Beatrice of York,
Pss Eugenie of York, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex,
Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, Birgitte Dss of Gloucester, Pr.Michael of Kent
& Pss Michael [Marie-Christine] of Kent (aboard Havengore) Pss Anne
Pss Royal & Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence (on board No1 Boat
Trinity House Vessel Service), Pr.Edward
Dk of Kent & Pss Alexandra of Kent (on
board the Royal National Lifeboat Institution Vessel "Diamond
Jubilee")
June 3 UK: The Big Jubilee
Lunch, consisting of street parties and/or picnic lunches for small + large
groups throughout the country
June 3-4 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I visits Brazil
June 4 UK: The Queen's Diamond
Jubilee Beacons (a network of 2,012 Beacons will be lit by communities +
individuals throughout the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, & the
Commonwealth), Q.Elizabeth II will
light the National Beacon
June 4 UK: Diamond Jubilee BBC Concert at
Buckingham Palace, televised, with attendance from Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of
Edinburgh, & other Members of the Royal Family (Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie
Ctss of Wessex, Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, Pss Alexandra of Kent)
June 4-6 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I visits Chile
June 4-7 Denmark: CPss
Mary visits Greenland with the Mary Foundation
June 4 Tonga: National Day
/Emancipation Day / Independence Day
June 5 UK: Queen
Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee - Service of Thanksgiving @ St. Paul's
Cathedral {London} (attended by Q.Elizabeth
II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of
Cornwall, Pr.Harry of Wales, Pr.Andrew Dk of York, Pss Beatrice of York, Pss
Eugenie of York, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, Ldy Louise
Windsor, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Vice Adm. Sir Tim Laurence, Peter Phillips, Autumn
Phillips, Zara Phillips Tindall, Mike Tindall, David Armstrong-Jones Vscnt
Linley, Serena Armstrong-Jones Vscntss Linley, Hon.Charles Armstrong-Jones,
Hon.Margarita Armstrong-Jones, Ldy Sarah Chatto, Daniel Chatto, Mstr Samuel
Chatto, Mstr Arthur Chatto, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, Birgitte Dss of
Gloucester, Alexander Windsor Earl of Ulster, Dr.Claire Booth Windsor Ctss of
Ulster, Ldy Davina Lewis, Gary Lewis, Ldy Rose Gilman, George Gilman, Pr.Edward
Dk of Kent, Katharine Dss of Kent, George Windsor Earl of St.Andrews, Sylvana
Windsor Ctss of St.Andrews, Lrd Nicholas Windsor, Ldy Nicholas {Paola} Windsor,
Ldy Helen Taylor, Timothy Taylor, Pr.Michael of Kent, Pss Michael
{Marie-Christine} of Kent, Lrd Frederick Windsor, Ldy Frederick {Sophie}
Windsor, Ldy Gabriella Windsor, Pss Alexandra of Kent The Honourable Ldy
Ogilvy, James Ogilvy, & Julia Ogilvy)
June 5
UK: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee - a
short reception in the Egyptian Hall @ Mansion House, hosted by The Lord Mayor
of the City of London, the Court of Alderman & the Court of Common Council,
attended by Q.Elizabeth II
& Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh
June 5
UK: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee - a reception @ Guildhall given by the City of
London, attended by the full congregation of the St.Paul’s Cathedral Service
& Members of The Royal
Family(Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall, Pr.William of
Wales Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge, & Pr.Harry of Wales,
etc.)
June 5
UK: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee - a Diamond Jubilee lunch @ Westminster Hall
given by the Livery, attended by Q.Elizabeth
II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall,
Pr.William Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge & Pr.Harry of Wales
June 5 UK: Queen
Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee - a formal Carriage Procession through London from the Palace of Westminster
to Buckingham Palace including Q.Elizabeth
II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh (both
in the 1902 State Landau), Pr.Charles
Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall (in a State Landau), Pr.William Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of
Cambridge & Pr.Harry of Wales (in a State Landau) with a gun salute during the
procession & a Guard of Honor in the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace
June 5
UK: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee - a Balcony appearance + an RAF Flypast + a Feu
de Joie ("Fire of Joy" - a celebratory cascade of rifle fire given as
a salute by The Queen's Guard) from the Forecourt attended by Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of
Edinburgh, & other Members of The Royal Family
June 5 Denmark: National Day
June 5-9 Denmark: Q.Margrethe
II & Pr.Consort Henrik begin
their summer cruises in Denmark
on the Royal Yacht (visits to Stubbekobing, Faaborg, Avernako, Lyo, Middelfart &
Endelave)
June 6 Sweden: National Day + Flag
Day
June 6 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend National Day celebrations, in Visby June 6 Sweden: K.Carl
XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pr.Carl Philip & Pss
Madeleine attend National Day
celebrations, in Skansen
June 6 Sweden: K.Carl
XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pr.Carl Philip & Pss
Madeleine attend National Day
reception, @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm
June 7-10 UK: Bramham
International Horse Trials, near Wetherby, Yorkshire, England
June 7-9 UK: The Royal Cornwall Show, Wadebridge, Cornwall, England
June 7-11 UK: England vs. West Indies, 3rd cricket test match,
Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
June 7 Sweden: Pr.Carl
Philip attends the
scholarship award for the Sigvard + Marianne Bernadotte Artist Fund (with a
gala dinner & a scholarship award ceremony) @ the Winter Garden of the
Grand Hotel, in Stockholm (also attended by Emprss
Farah Pahlavi of Iran, Q.Noor of Jordan, Duarte Pio Dk of Braganza, Isabel Dss
of Braganza, Pss Christina of Sweden, CP Leka II of Albania)
June 8-10 Canada: Canadian Grand Prix
(motor race) @ Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal,
Canada
June 8-10 UK: Polo in the Park -
Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London,
England
June 10-14 Netherlands: Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange attends/chairs the 18th meeting of the
Advisory Board of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Water + Sanitation
(UNSGAB) in Panama June 10
Belgium: Pr.Philippe
Dk of Brabant attends the Day
of the Belgian International Exposition Yeosu, in South Korea
June 10-15
Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant & Pss
Mathilde Dss of Brabant make
a Trade Mission to Tokyo, Japan, organized by the Agency for Foreign Trade in
collaboration w/the regional foreign trade (AWEX, Flanders Investment + Trade
& Invest & Brussels Export)
(?)June 10 Spain: (?)Infe
Felipe Pr of Asturias & Letizia Pss of Asturias attend Spain
vs. Italy championship
competition in Gdansk, Poland
June 11-17 USA: US Open Golf
Tournament @ The Olympic Club, San
Francisco, California, USA
June 11-17 UK: Aegon Championships
(Men's Lawn Tennis) @ the Queen's Club, West Kensington, London, England
June 11- UK: Pr.Edward Earl
of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex visit Gibraltar on behalf of HM The Queen in
celebration of the Diamond Jubilee
June 12
UK: Q.Elizabeth
II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh give a Garden Party @ Sandringham
House
June 13-15 Netherlands: Q.Beatrix visits Turkey
June 13-14 UK: Q.Elizabeth II
& Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh visit
the East Midlands (Nottingham, Burghley, Corby, Stevenage,
& Hatfield)
June 13 Denmark: CP Frederik attends the European Cup in Lviv, Ukraine
June 15 Denmark: Flag Day {Dannebrog}
June 15-17 UK: Cholmondeley Pageant
of Power @ Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, Cheshire, England (racing etc. for
automobiles, bicycles, boats, helicopters, etc.)
June 16-17 France: Le
Mans 24-Hour Race (Grand Prix of Endurance) (motor race), Sarthe, France
June 16
Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: Wedding of Pss Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala &
Albert Alphons Ludgerus Brenninkmeijer, in the Basilica of San Miniato (San
Miniato al Monte Church) in Florence, Italy
June 16 UK: Trooping the Colour
/ The Queen's "Official" Birthday
June 16
UK: Q.Elizabeth II takes the Salute @ The Queen's
Birthday Parade on Horseguards Parade, Whitehall, London & takes the Salute
@ the fly past of Royal Air Force aircraft from the Balcony of Buckingham
Palace (attended by Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, Birgitte Dss of Gloucester,
Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, Pss Alexandra of Kent)
June 16-19 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend
the Rio +20 Earth Summit, in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
June 18 Netherlands: Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange visits
the world exhibition EXPO 2012 in Yeosu,
South Korea
June 18 UK: Service for the Order of the Garter @
St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle with attendance from Q.Elizabeth II,
Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester,
Birgitte Dss of Gloucester, Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, Pss Alexandra of Kent
June 19-July 1 UK: Prince of Wales
Trophy (polo), Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club, England
June 19-23 UK: BNP Paribas Tennis
Classic @ Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London,
England
June 19-23 UK: Royal Ascot (horse racing), Berkshire, England
June 20-24 UK: The Carpetright
British Jumping Derby, Hickstead, West Sussex, England
June 21-24 UK: Royal Highland Show
- Ingliston, Edinburgh, Scotland
June 22-24 UK: Isle of Wight
Festival (music), Newport, Isle of Wight, UK
June 22-24 Spain: European Formula One
Grand Prix (motor race), Valencia,
Spain
June 23 Hong Kong: Sun Life Stanley International Dragon Boat Championship, Hong Kong
June 23 Luxembourg: National Day
June 25 UK: Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk
of Edinburgh visit South East England (Henley-on-Thames)
June 25-July 8 UK: Wimbledon Tennis
Tournament, Wimbledon, London
June 26-27 UK:Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh visit Northern Ireland as part of the Diamond Jubilee Tour of the UK (visiting Enniskillen & Belfast)
June 27-28 UK: Royal Norfolk Show,
near Norwich, Norfolk, England
June 27-July 1 UK: Henley Royal
Regatta, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
June
28-20 Monaco: International
Jumping of Monaco
in the Port Hercule
June 29-July 1 UK: Goodwood Festival of Speed (motor racing), Goodwood Park,
West Sussex, England
June 29 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex, as Royal Colonel of the 5th
Battalion The Rifles, attends a Medal Parade in Paderborn, Germany
June 30 Ireland: Dubai
Duty Free Irish Derby (horse racing), The Curragh, Ireland
June 30 UK: Round the Island
Race (sailing), Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK
TBD(?) June(?) Spain: (?)Infe
Felipe Pr of Asturias & Letizia Pss of Asturias visit Poland? (to attend the Championship
competition Spain vs. Italy in Gdansk
{June 10}; & to visit Krakow to preside
over the official opening of the Cervantes Institute
ROUND ROYAL BIRTHDAYS + ANNIVERSARIES
June 3 - Prince Tirso Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria's 5th Birthday {2002} [son of Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Panagyurishte, Duke of Saxony (son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria)]
June 4 - Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain's 35th Birthday {1977} (son of King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain & Queen Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain)
June 5 - Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este's 50th Birthday {1962} (daughter of King Albert II of the Belgians & Queen Paola of the Belgians)
June 8 - Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg's 10th Birthday {2002} [daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)]
June 10 - Queen Margrethe II & Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark's 45th Wedding Anniversary {1967}
June 10 - Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Halsingland + Gastrikland's 30th Birthday {1982} (daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden & Queen Silvia of Sweden)
June 16 - Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria's 75th Birthday {1937}
June 17 - Bernardo Guillermo's 35th Birthday {1977} [son of Princess Christina of the Netherlands (sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)]
June 19 - Princess Philomena of Orleans, Dauphine of France, Duchess of Vendome's 35th Birthday {1977} [wife of Prince Jean of Orleans, Dauphin of France, Duke of Vendome (son of Prince Henri of Orleans, Count of Paris, Duke of France)]
June 21 - Prince William of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baron Carrickfergus's 30th Birthday {1982} [son of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland)]
June 21 - Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Croatia + Bohemia's 15th Birthday {1997} (son of Archduke Karl of Austria & Archduchess Francesca of Austria)
June 22 - Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster & Dr. Claire Booth Windsor, Countess of Ulster's 10th Wedding Anniversary {2002}
June 25 - Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait's 75th Birthday {1937} (half-brother of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait)
June 26 - Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg's 25th Birthday {1987} [daughter of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (brother of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein) & Princess Margaretha of Liechtensein, Princess of Luxembourg (daughter of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg & sister of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg)]
June 28 - Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan's 18th Birthday {1994} (son of King Abdullah II of Jordan & Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan)
June 28 + 30 - Prince Alexander & Princess Nadja of Schaumburg-Lippe's 5th Wedding Anniversary {2007}
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