September 5, 2012

ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Pierre Casiraghi   {1987} [son of Princess Caroline of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco (sister of Prince Albert II of Monaco)]

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

King Louis XV of France + Navarre & Princess Maria {Marie} Leszczynska of Poland   {1725}

Duchess Maria-Anna in Bavaria & Dr. Klaus Runow   {2007} [civil]

Bernardo Guillermo & Eva Prinz-Valdes   {2009} [religious]

ROYAL CHRISTENINGS

Prince Louis/Luis of Bourbon, Duke of Burgundy   {2010} [twin] (son of Prince Louis Alphonse/Luis Alfonso of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou)

Prince Alphonse/Alfonso of Bourbon, Duke of Berry   {2010} [twin] (son of Prince Louis Alphonse/Luis Alfonso of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou)

ROYAL ACCESSION ANNIVERSARY

King Michael I of Romania   {1940}

Weekly Agenda: Mon. Sep. 3 - Sun. Sep. 9, 2012

Events carried-over from last week:

Aug.29-Sep.8 Italy: International Venice Film Festival, Palazzo del Cinema, Venice, Italy

Aug.29-Sep.9 UK: 2012 Paralympics in London, UK

Aug.31-Sep.11 Denmark: Pr.Joachim visits development projects, as patron of CARE Denmark, in Tanzania & Kenya

Sep.1-4 Norway: Pss Martha Louise attends the London Paralympics, in London, UK

Sep.1-3 Denmark: Pss Benedikte Pss of S-W-B attends the Paralympic Games, in London, UK

Sep.2-6 Denmark:Q.Margrethe II & Pr.Consort Henrik's 2012 summer cruises in Denmark, on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog (visiting Skanderborg, London, + Grinnell, Naestved, Bornholm & Christianso)

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MONDAY

Sep.3 Monaco: Pr.Albert II participates in a parade through Monaco to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the liberation of Monaco during WWII (starting @ the Palace, travelling through Monte Carlo & finishing @ the Maison de France where a wreath-laying will take place)

Sep.3 Netherlands: Pr.Constantijn speaks @ the Erasmus University Rotterdam as the guest speaker during the opening of the Academic Year 2012-2013

Sep.3 Belgium: K.Albert II holds audiences [separately] @ the Castle of Laeken, in Brussels, with: Mr. Ousmane Sylla, Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea (Credentials); HE Ms. Bisera Turkovic, Ambassador of the Republic of Bosnia + Herzegovina (Credentials); Mr. Felix Edobor Awanbor, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Credentials); HE Mr. Gert Antsu, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia (Credentials); Diodorus Kamala Sem, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania

Sep.3 Belgium: Children's First Day of the School Year - Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant takes Pr.Emmanuel to the school "Eureka"; Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant takes Pss Elisabeth, Pr.Gabriel & Pss Eleonore to the "Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege"; Pss Astrid takes Pss Laetitia Maria to the "Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege"

Sep.3 UK: Pr.Harry of Wales, as Patron of WellChild, attends the 8th WellChild Awards Ceremony @ the InterContinental Hotel, London

Sep.3 UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York (with 38 other participants, from the 87th floor to the 20th floor) will rappel from the highest skyscraper in Europe, the Shard, (designed by Renzo Piano, 310 meters tall), in favor of the association "The Royal Marime Trust"

Sep.3 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal opens 'Northumberlandia' Landform + Park, Cramlington, Northumberland

Sep.3 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the Silvia Sisters training, @ Silviahemmet

Sep.3 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends Meeting with the World Childhood Foundation, @ the Royal Palace

Sep.3-4 Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends the 2012 Paralympics, in London, UK

Sep.3 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of Norwegian Joint Headquarters, with attendance from CP Haakon

Sep.3 Norway: K.Harald V holds audiences [separately] with: Professor Stephen Harding, appointed Officer of the Norwegian Order of Merit; & Mr. Willy Brathen Jensen, appointed Officer of the Order of St. Olav

Sep.3 Norway: K.Harald V holds a farewell audienc with the Ambassador of The Czech Republic, HE Mr. Lubos Novy

Sep.3 Norway: CP Haakon holds audiences [separately] with two new Aide-De-Camps

Sep.3 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II & Pr.Consort Henrik's 2nd Summer Cruise on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog - visiting London + Grinnell

Sep.3 Denmark: CPss Mary, Pr.Christian & Pss Isabella attend the Circus Dannebrog for kidney disease, Fisketorvet {Fish Market}, Copenhagen

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TUESDAY

Sep.4 Netherlands: Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange attends a meeting of the Constabulary Council (MARRA), the highest consultative body within the Royal Military Police

Sep.4 Netherlands: Pss Maxima attends a meeting on 'The digital age, a golden age for citizens worldwide?', in the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam

Sep.4 Netherlands: Pss Maxima makes a working visit to the Central Military Hospital (CMH) to tour the emergency hospital, in Utrecht

Sep.4 Belgium: K.Albert IIholds an audience with Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister, @ the Castle of Laeken, Brussels

Sep.4 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attend the Paralympic Games

Sep.4 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex, as Patron of DEBRA, attends the Great Chefs Dinner @ the Waterside Inn, Bray, Berkshire

Sep.4 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia visit Halland County/Halmstad

Sep.4 Sweden: CPss Victoria attends the premiere of "Not my life" @ the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre

Sep.4 Norway: K.Harald V presents the Kavli Prize 2012, @ the Oslo Concert Hall

Sep.4 Norway: K.Harald V attends an official banquet on the occasion of the Kavli Prize, @ Oslo Town Hall

Sep.4 Norway: Q.Sonja attends the board meeting of the Foundation for the Queen Sonja Nordic Art Award

Sep.4 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II & Pr.Consort Henrik's 2nd Summer Cruise on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog - visiting Naestved

Sep.4 Denmark: CP Frederik attends the Paralympic Games in London, UK

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WEDNESDAY

Sep.5 Romania: 72nd Accession Anniversary of King Michael I of Romania {1940}

Sep.5 Netherlands: Q.Beatrix receives credentials @ Noordeinde Palace in The Hague from: the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria, HE Dr. Werner Druml; the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore, HE Ong Eng Chuan; & the Ambassador of the Republic of Niger, HE Djibo Issaka

Sep.5 Netherlands: Pss Maxima attends the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Maastricht School of Management (MSM), in the Theatre @ the Vrijthof, Maastricht

Sep.5 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant attends the unveiling of "YAR Wonen", a new initiative of the association "Youth at Risk - Vlaanderen" (YAR), in Hasselt, in the Province of Limburg

Sep.5 Belgium: Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant attends the 70th anniversary celebration of the Belgian Diabetes Association, @ the Concert Noble in Brussels

Sep.5 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex attend the Paralympic Games

Sep.5 UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attends the Wheelchair Tennis @ Eton Manor, the Olympic Park

Sep.5 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias & Letizia Pss of Asturias preside over the opening of the " 4th Iberoamerican Congress of Languages in Education + Culture Leer.es", in Salamanca

Sep.5 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds formal audiences [Israel, the Netherlands, India & Guinea] @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Sep.5 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend informational meeting for the incoming state visit from Turkey, @ the Royal Palace

Sep.5 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends Meeting with the Royal Technology Mission Czech Republic, in Stockholm

Sep.5 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip holds an audience with Korean Ambassador HE Mr. Seock-Jeong Eom & advisor Jai-Chel Cho, @ the Royal Palace

Sep.5 Norway: K.Harald V disembarks The Royal Yacht Norge

Sep.5 Norway: CPss Mette-Marit & Mayor Fabian Stang visit Oslo Renovation for an orientation on the management of municipal waste

Sep.5-6 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II & Pr.Consort Henrik's 2nd Summer Cruise on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog - visiting Bornholm

Sep.5 Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary participate in a wreath-laying at the monument to Denmark's international efforts after 1948, @ the Citadel, Copenhagen

Sep.5 Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary participate in the occasion of flag day memorial service in Holmen's Church, Copenhagen

Sep.5 Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary attend the parade of Denmark @ Christiansborg Palace Square on the occasion of flag day

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THURSDAY

Sep.6 UAE-Ajman: 31st Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid al-Nuaimi, Emir of Ajman {1981}

Sep.6 Swaziland: National Day / Independence Day

Sep.6  Japan: 6th Birthday of Prince Hisahito of Akishino  {2006}

Sep.6 Netherlands: Pss Laurentien presents the final report of the EU High Level Group on Literacy during the meeting 'Literacy for All' in Nicosia, Cyprus

Sep.6 Netherlands: Prof.Pieter van Vollenhoven opens the 26th Committee of Recommendation of the Heritage Foundation, in Chateau St. Gerlach, Valkenburg

Sep.6 Belgium: Pss Astrid attends the opening ceremony of the European Forum of the International Lions Club, with the theme "Building solidarity tomorrow", @ the Square Brussels Meeting Centre, Brussels

Sep.6-9 UK: Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

Sep.6 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex attend the Paralympic Games in Weymouth, Dorset

Sep.6 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the International Sheep Dog Trials @ Redland Farm, Bonvilston, Cardiff, Wales

Sep.6 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester visits South Yorkshire (visits the Rotherham Hospice, Rotherham; & visits Beatson Clark, The Glass Works, Rotherham)

Sep.6 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester visit South Yorkshire (attend a Garden Party @ Clifton Park, Rotherham)

Sep.6 UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester visits South Yorkshire (visits Safe@Last, Great House, Waterside Business Park, Dinnington, Sheffield; & visits Lifewise, Kea Park Close, Hellaby, Rotherham)

Sep.6 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I receives the Board of PhotoEspana, International Festival of Photography + Visual Arts, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Sep.6 Spain: K.Juan Carols I receives the new Governing Board of the Royal Cavalry of Seville, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Sep.6 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia visit the municipality of Danderyd

Sep.6 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sep.6 Norway: K.Harald V holds formal audience [separately] with: the new Ambassador of Germany, HE Mr. Axel Hans Carlo Berg; & the new Ambassador of Estonia, HE Mr. Simmu Tiik

Sep.6 Norway: CP Haakon attends the opening concert of Ultima - Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, Oslo Town Hall

Sep.6 Norway: CPss Mette-Marit visits Fretex, Oslo

Sep.6 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II & Pr.Consort Henrik's 2nd Summer Cruise on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog - visiting Bornholm & Christianso

Sep.6 Denmark: Pss Marie attends the launch of the Children, Youth and Sorrows campaign "Give Hope" @ the Cinematheque, Copenhagen

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FRIDAY

Sep.7-9 Italy: Italian Formula One Grand Prix (motor race), Autodromo Nazionale Monza, near Milan, Italy

Sep.7  Jordan: 8th Wedding Anniversary [public celebration] of Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Princess Rym Ali of Jordan  {2004}

Sep.7  Liechtenstein: 37th Birthday of Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg  {1975}

Sep.7 Netherlands: Pss Maxima attends the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Pet'je off Foundation, @ the Theater De Flint, in Amersfoort

Sep.7 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Gloucestershire (visits HMP & YOI Gloucester, Barrack Square, Gloucester; visits Minchinhampton Golf Club & plants a tree to commemorate HM's Diamond Jubilee @ Minchinhampton Golf Club Minchinhampton, Stroud)

Sep.7 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester attends the Concours of Elegance @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

Sep.7 UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attends the Paralympics

Sep.7 UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent opens Caerlaverock Shop + Tearoom, Glencaple, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sep.7 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias & Letizia Pss of Asturias attend activities on the occasion of the annual meeting of the Club of The Hague (a discussion forum on issues relevant to the foundations that work internationally & the role of philanthropy in the progress of contemporary societies), organized by the Business School Foundation & the Prince of Asturias, in Madrid

Sep.7-8 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Baden-Powell Fellowship Event, in Turku, Finland

Sep.7 Norway: K.Harald Vpresides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, with attendance from CP Haakon

Sep.7 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Chief of Police Ole Bredrup Saeverud

Sep.7 Norway: K.Harald V holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of Cuba, HE Mr. Rogerio Santana

Sep.7 Denmark: Residence transfer to Fredensborg Palace

Sep.7 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II & Pr.Consort Henrik officially disembark the Royal Yacht Dannebrog, accompanied by a Salut from Battery Sixtus in Copenhagen

Sep.7 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II & Pr.Consort Henrik hold dinner @ Fredensborg Palace for the Royal Yacht Dannebrog officers

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SATURDAY

Sep.8 Austria/Luxembourg:Wedding of Archdk Imre of Austria & Kathleen "Katie" Walker @ Mary the Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Washington DC, USA

Sep.8  Luxembourg: 26th Birthday of Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau  {1986}

Sep.8  Luxembourg: 18th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg & Princess Sibillia of Luxembourg  {1994}

Sep.8 UK: Last Night of the Proms (classical music), Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Sep.8 UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attends the Wheelchair Tennis @ Eton Manor, the Olympic Park

Sep.8 Norway: K.Harald V attends the official opening of the 125th Oslo Contemporary Art Exhibition

Sep.8 Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary participate in Favrskov Municipality's feast day {Byjubilaeer}, where Hadsten + Hinnerup celebrates their 150th anniversary

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SUNDAY

Sep.9 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant visits Malines in the Province of Antwerp (presides over the ceremony held during the annual pilgrimage of the Union of Deported Jews in Belgium to commemorate 70 years ago the deportation of 25,000 Belgian Jews + Gypsies to Auschwitz & Dossin barracks)

Sep.9 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends the Paralympic Games

Sep.9 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex will close the Paralympic Games

Sep.9-10 Denmark: CP Frederik accompanies the President of the Republic of South Korea on a visit to Greenland

Sep.9-10 Denmark: CPss Mary attends the WHO (World Health Organization) Regional Committee Meeting in Malta

Welcome September!

September 2012

Season: Summer + Autumn (northern hemisphere)

Zodiac Signs: Virgo + Libra

Birthstone: Blue Sapphire

Flowers-of-the-Month: Forget Me Not, Aster, Morning Glory

September Holidays, Celebrations, Events, etc.:

9/1   Ecclesiastical New Year (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
9/1   Independence Day in Uzbekistan (1991)
9/1   Constitution Day in Slovakia (1993)
9/2   Official V-J Day  (Victory in Japan, WWII, 1945)
9/2   Father's Day in Australia & New Zealand
9/2   National Day / Independence Day in Vietnam (1945)
9/3   Labor Day / Labour Day  (USA + Canada)
9/3   Feast of Pope Saint Gregory I "the Great"  (Roman Catholic post-1969; Anglican)
9/3   National Day / Independence Day in San Marino (Independence from the Roman Empire in 301)
9/4   Feast of Saints Rosalia + Rose of Viterbo  (Roman Catholic)
9/5   Feast of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta  (Roman Catholic)
9/5   Teachers' Day in India
9/6   Independence Day in Swaziland (1968)
9/6   MTV Video Music Awards  (USA)
9/7   Independence Day in Brazil (1822)
9/8   Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary  (Roman Catholic; some Oriental Orthodox; Anglican)
9/8   International Literacy Day
9/8   Independence Day in Macedonia  (1991)
9/8   National Day in Andorra (Our Lady of Meritxell Day)
9/8   Victory Day in Malta (1565)
9/9   National Grandparents' Day  (USA + Canada)
9/9   California Admission Day (California, USA)
9/9   Independence Day in Tajikistan (1991)
9/9   National Day in North Korea (1948)
9/10   National Day in Gibraltar (1967)
9/11   Patriot Day  (USA)
9/11   World First Aid Day
9/12   Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary  (Roman Catholic)
9/13   Feast of Saint John Chrysostom (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran)
9/13   Uncle Sam Day  (USA)
9/14   Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross / Holy Cross Day  (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Episcopal, Armenian Apostolic)
9/15   Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows  (Roman Catholic post-1913)
9/15   International Day for Democracy
9/15   Independence Day in Costa Rica (1821)
9/15   Independence Day in El Salvador (1821)
9/15   Independence Day in Honduras (1821)
9/15   Independence Day in Nicaragua (1821)
9/15   Independence Day in Guatemala (1869)
9/16   Rosh Hashanah begins @ sundown  (Judaism)
9/16   Mayflower Day  (USA)
9/16   Mexican Independence Day  (Mexico, 1810)
9/16   National Heroes' Day in Saint Kitts + Nevis
9/16   Malaysia Day  (Malaysia)
9/16   Independence Day in Papua New Guinea (1975)
9/17   Rosh Hashanah  (Judaism)
9/17   Respect for the Aged Day  (Japan)
9/17   Constitution Day  (USA)
9/17   Citizenship Day  (USA)
9/18   Prinsjesdag  (Netherlands)
9/18   Rosh Hashanah ends @ nightfall  (Judaism)
9/18-9/19   Fiestas Patrias in Chile
9/19   Feast of Saint Januarius "San Gennaro" (Roman Catholic; Italian-Americans/Little Italy, Manhattan, NYC, NY, USA & other American cities such as: Fordham/Belmont, the Bronx, NYC, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Las Vegas, NV; & Belmar, NJ )
9/19   Independence Day in Saint Kitts + Nevis
9/20   Feast of Saint Andrew Kim Taegon + 103 Korean Martyrs  (Roman Catholic)
9/21   National POW/MIA Recognition Day  (USA)
9/21   United Nations International Day of Peace
9/21   Feast of Saint Matthew the Apostle   (Western Christianity: Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican)
9/21   Independence Day in Armenia (1991)
9/21   Independence Day in Belize (1981)
9/21   Independence Day in Malta (1964)
9/22   Autumn Equinox - First Day of Fall  (northern hemisphere)
9/22   Mabon  (northern hemisphere)
9/22   World Maritime Day
9/22   World Car Free Day
9/22   Independence Day in Mali (1960)
9/23   Primetime Emmy Awards Ceremony  (USA)
9/23   Feast of Saint Padre Pio {Saint Pio/Pius of Pietrelcina}  (Roman Catholic)
9/23   the Rugby League Grand Final in Australia
9/23   National Day in Saudi Arabia (1932)
9/24   Heritage Day in South Africa
9/24   Independence Day in Guinea-Bissau (1973)
9/25   Yom Kippur begins @ sundown  (Judaism)
9/25   Revolution Day in Mozambique
9/26   Yom Kippur ends @ nightfall  (Judaism)
9/26   Johnny Appleseed Day  (USA)
9/26   European Day of Languages
9/27   World Tourism Day
9/27   French Community Holiday/Feast  (French Community of Belgium)
9/28   Native American Day  (USA)
9/28   Feast of Saint Wenceslaus I  (Roman Catholic)
9/28   World Rabies Day
9/28   Right to Know Day
9/29   Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel + Raphael the Archangels / Michaelmas  (Western Christianity: Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal, Anglican; England, Wales, Ireland, etc.)
9/29   the AFL Grand Final in Australia (Australian Rules Football)
9/30   Independence Day in Botswana (1966)
9/30   Feast of Saint Jerome  (Western Christianity: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran)
9/30   Daylight Savings Time begins in New Zealand
9/30   Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival / Mooncake Festival / Zhongqui Festival (China, Taiwan, Vietnam)

September is...  the start of the academic year in many countries; marks the return to work from holidays + vacations; begins the Autumnal season in the northern hemisphere; includes the end or the beginning for many State Fairs across the USA; is the beginning of Oktoberfest in Germany + abroad; marks official beginning of many "fall" sports such as American Football, Soccer, etc.; National Preparedness Month (USA); Hispanic Heritage Month (USA Sep.15-Oct.15); German American Heritage Month (USA Sep.15-Oct.15); Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

ROUND ROYAL BIRTHDAYS + ANNIVERSARIES

September 1 - 25th Birthday of Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini of Swaziland  {1987} (daughter of King Mswati III of Swaziland)

September 5 - 25th Birthday of Pierre Casiraghi  {1987} [son of Princess Caroline of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco (sister of Prince Albert II of Monaco)]

September 11 - 75th Birthday of Queen Paola of the Belgians (Belgium)  {1937} [wife of King Albert II of the Belgians]

September 14 - 30th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Grace of Monaco  {1982} (mother of Prince Albert II of Monaco)

September 15 - 40th Birthday of Letizia, Princess of Asturias  {1972} [wife of Infate Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias (son of King Juan Carlos I of Spain)]

September 18 - 140th Anniversary of the Death of King Carl XV of Sweden  {1872}

September 21 - 5th Birthday of Prince Noah of Nassau  {2007} [son of Prince Louis of Luxembourg (son of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg & grandson of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg)]

September 21 - 55th Anniversary of the Death of King Haakon VII of Norway  {1957}

September 22 - 5th Birthday of The Hon. Albert Windsor  {2007} [son of Lord Nicholas Windsor (son of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent {1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland})]

September 28 - 600th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Margrethe I of Denmark  {1412}

September 30 - 40th Birthday of Ari Behn  {1972} [husband of Princess Martha Louis of Norway (daughter of King Harald V of Norway)]

On the Royal Agenda for September 2012 {here are a selection of events that royal family members are confirmed or rumored to attend, along with a sprinkling of events that they may just turn up at!}

Aug.29-Sep.8 Italy: International Venice Film Festival, Palazzo del Cinema, Venice, Italy

Aug.29-Sep.9 UK: 2012 Paralympics in London, UK (with attendance from various members of the British Royal Family & other Royal Families)

Aug.31-Sep.11 Denmark: Pr.Joachim visits development projects, as patron of CARE Denmark, in Tanzania & Kenya

Sep.1-4 Norway: Pss Martha Louise attends the London Paralympics, in London, UK

Sep.1-3 Denmark: Pss Benedikte Pss of S-W-B attends the Paralympic Games, in London, UK

Sep.2-6 Denmark:Q.Margrethe II & Pr.Consort Henrik's 2012 summer cruises in Denmark, on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog (visiting Skanderborg, London, + Grinnell, Naestved, Bornholm & Christianso)

Sep.3-4 Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends the 2012 Paralympics, in London, UK

Sep.4 Denmark: CP Frederik attends the Paralympic Games in London, UK

Sep.7-8 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Baden-Powell Fellowship Event, in Turku, Finland

Sep.8 Austria/Luxembourg: Wedding of Archdk Imre of Austria & Kathleen Walker @ Mary the Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Washington DC, USA {expecting attendance from the Royal Families of Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein & possibly Belgium, etc.}

Sep.9-10 Denmark: CPss Mary attends the WHO (World Health Organization) Regional Committee Meeting in Malta

Sep.10-12 Sweden: State Visit of Turkey (President Abdullah Gul & his wife Mrs. Hayrunnisa Gul) to Stockholm, Sweden (K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia)

Sep.10-12 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip attends the World Conservation Congress, in South Korea

Sep.11-19 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit Singapore, Malaysia, the Solomon Islands & Tuvalu as part of the Diamond Jubilee of HM The Queen

Sep.11-13 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit Singapore

Sep.11-18 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex visit Canada

Sep.13-15 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit Malaysia

Sep.16-18 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit the Solomon Islands

Sep.16-21 Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary make an Official Visit to Brazil (Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro & Belo Horizonte)

Sep.18 Netherlands: Prinsjesdag, the Queen's budget speech w/attendance from members of the Dutch royal house

Sep.18-19 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit Tuvalu

Sep.18  Sweden: Opening of Parliament - various events attended by: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Madeleine

Sep.19-21 Sweden: Q.Silvia visits Washington DC, USA

Sep.22 Brunei: Independence Day

Sep.23 Saudi Arabia: National Day / Kingdom Unification Day

Sep.24-28 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Zambia in support of HM's Diamond Jubilee & as President of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth to attend the opening Dinner of the biannual Conference

Sep.27 Monaco: Pr.Albert II attends the 2012 Blue Ocean Film Festival in Monterey, CA, USA [gives a keynote address & participates in a discussion]

Sep.27 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, as Royal Colonel of the 6th Battalion The Rifles, visits training in Paderborn, Germany

September 4, 2012

ROYAL + ARISTOCRATIC WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

King Manuel/Manoel II "the Patriot/the Wretched" of Portugal + the Algarves & Princess Auguste Viktoria/Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen   {1913}

Prince Ernst-August (IV) of Hanover, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, Prince of Great Britain + Ireland & Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holsten-Sonderburg-Glucksburg   {1951} [religious]

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia & Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia   {1976} [civil] [separated 1982; divorced June 19, 1985]

Countess Lavinia Borromeo & John Elkann   {2004}

ROYAL CHRISTENING

Princess Louise of Belgium   {2004} [daughter of Prince Laurent of Belgium (son of King Albert II of the Belgians)]

September 3, 2012

Labor Day  (USA)

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia   {1943} (ex-husband of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia)

Julia ten Cate   {2008} [daughter of Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno (daughter of Princess Irene of the Netherlands {sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands})]

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Prince Ivan/John/Ioann/Johan "Ioannchik" Constantinovich of Russia & Princess Jelena/Helen of Serbia (known as Princess Elena/Jelena/Helene Petrovna of Russia after marriage)   {1911}

Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia, Grandee of Spain, Duke of Anjou, Duke of Madrid [pretender to the throne of France as King Henri VI  ("Jacques Henri")] & Charlotte Luise Auguste Tiedemann   {1949} [civil]

September 2, 2012

ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Crown Princess Miriam of Bulgaria, Princess of Turnovo   {1963} [wife of Crown Prince Kardam of Bulgaria, Prince of Turnovo, Duke of Saxony (son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria)]

                                                                  (shown here with her husband, a few years ago)

September 1, 2012

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Ion George Nicholas Alexander Lambrino/von Hohenzollern  {1961} (half-nephew of King Michael I of Romania)

Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini of Swaziland  {1987} (daughter of King Mswati III of Swaziland)

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Grand Duke Karl Peter Ulrich of Russia, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, King of Finland (the future Tsar Peter III of Russia) & Princess Sophie Friederike Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst (the future Empress Catherine II "the Great" of Russia)   {1745} [Old Style date is Aug.21]


DEATHS

1715   King Louis XIV "the Great/the Sun King" of France + Navarre

1922   Princess Helena of Waldeck + Pyrmont, The Duchess of Albany