Monday, November 2, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, November 2 - Sunday, November 8, 2020

MONDAY

Oct.31-Nov.2: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico, etc., etc.}

Nov.1-2: El Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead (Roman Catholic; Mexico, USA, etc.) 

Nov.2: All Souls’ Day / Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls in Purgatory) {Western Christian, Roman Catholic, Anglican; Belgium, etc.}

Nov.2: Anniversary of the Coronation of Ras (Prince) Tafari Makonnen as Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia {Rastafarian}

Nov.2: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Nov.1-30  USA: National Adoption Month

Nov.1-30  USA: National American Indian Heritage Month 

Oct.31-Nov.2  Mexico: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico}

Nov.2  Belarus: Remembrance Day 

Nov.2  Mauritius: Arrival of Indentured Labourers 

Nov.2  Austria: Death of Countess Sarolta von Habsburg, Princess of Hungary, on Nov. 2, 2020, aged 80, @ Switzerland. She was born as Countess Sarolta (Charlotte) von Habsburg, Princess of Hungary, on Mar. 3, 1940 @ Budapest, Hungary, as the 1st child of Archduke Albrecht of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1897-1955) & his 2nd wife Katalin Bocksay de Felso-Banya (1909-2000).  They had married in 1938 & had one other daughter besides Sarolta, Ctss Ildiko von Habsburg (b. 1942). She was the granddaughter of Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Duke of Teschen, & Princess Isabella of Croy. She was the 1st cousin of Infanta Alicia of Spain, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Dowager Duchess of Calabria, Princess of Bourbon-Parma.  She moved with her mother & sister, as displaced persons, in 1949 to the USA, and Archduke Albrecht was granted a Mexican divorce from his wife in 1951. She attended San Diego College fo Women @ San Diego, CA, USA. She married Ferdinand Joseph Wutholen (1927-2018) in 1967, and they had 4 children: Isabella Wutholen (b.1968), Alessandra Wutholen (b. 1970), Marina Wutholen (b. 1973) & Misha Wutholen (b. 1981).  She is survived by her children, their partners, & 4 grandchildren, as well as her sister (Ctss Ildiko von Habsburg).

Nov.2  France: Pr.Jean of Orleans Ct of Paris & Pss Philomena of Orleans Ctss of Paris attend a Mass of Recollection & a Prayer in Communion (a Mass for the Deceased) on the occasion of All Saints’ Day @ the Necropolis of the Orleans Family, the Royal Chapel, Dreux [with attendance from: Dss Marie Therese of Wurttemberg Dss of Montpensier, Pr.Gaston of Orleans, Pss Antoinette of Orleans, Pss Louise-Marguerite of Orleans, Pr.Joseph of Orleans & Pss Jacinthe of Orleans]

Nov.2  Romania: Pr.Radu releases a video message regarding the foundation of the book collection “Library for all” by Curtea Veche Publishing & the Curtea Veche Association, with the aim to increase the number of book readers in Romania, especially children + teenagers

Nov.2  Serbia: CP Alexander II & CPss Katherine attend a memorial service for the late HM King Peter II of Yugoslavia @ the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sava, New York, USA

Nov.2  Serbia: Pr.Philip & Pss Danica attend the memorial service on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the passing of HM King Peter II of Yugoslavia @ the Royal Family Mausoleum of St. George, Oplenac

Nov.2  Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends a meeting with the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army & Public Safety Directorate (PSD) personnel @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah]

Nov.2  Belgium: All Souls Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.2  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Dame Veronica Courtice upon relinquishing her appointment as Director of the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership & Professor Richard Prager upon assuming the appointment

Nov.2  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex participates in the International Council Meeting of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, via video link

Nov.2  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends a Loss + Hope Service in remembrance of those who have died during the pandemic (the Sung Eucharist for All Souls’ Day service) @ Westminster Abbey, London

Nov.2  UK: 8th Birthday of Rufus Gilman   {2012}

Nov.2  Spain/Greece: 82nd Birthday of Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess of Greece + Denmark   {1938}

Nov.2  Sweden: Pss Madeleine shares a photo on her Instagram account of herself with her children Pss Leonore, Pr.Nicolas & Pss Adrienne dressed in costumes to wish everyone a Happy & Safe Halloween, taken @ Miami, FL, USA

Nov.2  Norway: Q.Sonja meets students from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts to talk about graphic art & Munch in the exhibition “The Palace + Munch” @ the Queen Sonja Art Stable

Nov.2  Denmark: CP Frederik gives an opening speech in connection with a virtual business promotion to the Netherlands @ Industriens Hus, Copenhagen 

Nov.2  Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary visit the “Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition” @ The Black Diamond, Copenhagen



TUESDAY

Nov.3: Feast Day of Saint Martin de Porres (Roman Catholic)

Nov.3: Feast Day of Saint Malachy (Roman Catholic)

Nov.3: Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad & Imam Sadeq / Mawlid Al-Nabi / Milad Al-Nabi (Shi’a Islam; Iran, etc.)

Nov.3  USA: Election Day / The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Day 

Nov.3  USA: Public Television Day 

Nov.3  USA: National Housewife’s Day

Nov.3  USA: National Bison Day

Nov.3  Australia: Melbourne Cup Day [in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)]

Nov.3  Dominica: Independence Day / Discovery by Christopher Columbus (1978/1493)

Nov.3  East Timor: Mother’s Day 

Nov.3  Maldives: Victory Day 

Nov.3  Micronesia: Independence Day (1979)

Nov.3  Panama: Independence Day / Separation Day (1903)

Nov.3  Germany: Death of Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Wurttemberg, on Nov. 3, 2020, aged 95.  He was born on Apr. 3, 1925 @ Karlsruhe, Germany, as the 1st child of Duke Albrecht Eugen of Wurttemberg (1895-1954) & Princess Nadejda of Bulgaria (1899-1958), who married in 1924.  He had 4 younger siblings: Duchess Margarethe of Wurttemberg (1928-2017; married to Francois Luce de Chevigny); Dk Eugen Eberhard of Wurttemberg (b. 1930; married + divorced Archdss Alexandra of Austria-Tuscany); Dk Alexander of Wurttemberg (b. 1933); & Dss Sophie of Wurttemberg (b. 1937; married + divorced Antonio Manuel Roxo de Ramos-Bandeira).  His paternal grandparents were Duke Albrecht of Wurttemberg (1865-1939) & Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (1870-1899).  His maternal uncle was King Boris II of Bulgaria (1894-1943). He spent his childhood + youth @ Carlsruhe, Germany, & @ Lindach Castle. He attended a grammar school @ St. Gallen, Switzerland, & secondary schools @ Ettal & Munich, Germany. In 1944 he received a diploma. He attended further secondary school @ Schwabisch Gmund, Germany, & graduated in 1946.  He studied forestry @ the University of Freiburg im Breisgau & graduated as a forester. He has a career as a forest engineer. He never married & had no children, he lived @ Friedrichshafen.

Nov.3-4  Russia: Unity Day / Consolidation Day in Russia

Nov.3  Japan: Culture Day {1948}

Nov.3  Jordan: K.Abdullah II swears-in newly appointed ambassadors @ Amman [including: Khaled Shawabkeh (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation); Saed Radaideh (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Sudan); & Saja Majali (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Belgium)]

Nov.3  Jordan: 8th Birthday of Princess Zein bint Al Hamzah of Jordan   {2012}

Nov.3  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani inaugurates the 49th ordinary session of the Shura Council @ the Shura Council Headquarters [with attendance from: Shkh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani]

Nov.3  UAE: Flag Day (1971/2004)

Nov.3  UAE-Abu Dhabi: 16th Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi   {2004}

Nov.3  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes an online virtual working visit with employees + pension administrators of the container shipment company Hutchison Ports ECT in Rotterdam

Nov.3  UK/China: 181st Anniversary of the Beginning of the First Opium War in China (China & the UK, 1839)

Nov.3  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives General Sir Nicholas Carter (Chief of the Defense Staff)

Nov.3  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with the British Asian Trust

Nov.3  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative, via video call

Nov.3  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge receives Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge)

Nov.3  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Trustees’ Meeting of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, via video link

Nov.3  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal opens CambCol Limited Headquarters @ Oak Lane Business Park, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Nov.3  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal inspects The Royal Logistic Corps 6 Regiment on public duties @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

Nov.3  UK: 59th Birthday of David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon   {1961} 

Nov.3  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (Principal of the Royal Academy of Music) via telephone

Nov.3  Spain: Q.Letizia attends the closing ceremony of the Social Projects of Banco Santander @ the Santander Bank Headquarters, Madrid

Nov.3  Spain: The Spanish Prosecutor General opens a 2nd investigation against K.Juan Carlos I researching the use of credit cards by him + several family members between 2016-2018

Nov.3  Spain: Q.Sofia attends an extraordinary concert for the benefit of the Juventudes Musicales de Madrid Annual Scholarships for further study abroad @ the National Auditorium of Music, Madrid

Nov.3  Sweden: Q.Silvia & CPss Victoria attend the Global Child Forum Digital Action Lab

Nov.3  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel holds an audience with the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (Sieps) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm



WEDNESDAY

Nov.4: Feast Day of Saint Charles Borromeo (Roman Catholic)

Nov.4: International Stress Awareness Day

Nov.4  USA: 74th Birthday of First Lady Laura Bush (1946) 

Nov.4  USA: 178th Wedding Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln & First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln {1842} 

Nov.4  Dominica: Community Service Day 

Nov.4  India: Karaka Chaturthi / Karva Chauth 

Nov.4  Panama: Flag Day 

Nov.4  Italy: National Unity + Armed Forces Day in Italy {1918-1976}

Nov.3-4  Russia: Unity Day / Consolidation Day in Russia

Nov.4  Russia: Unity Day 

Nov.4  Tonga: National Day / Constitution Day (1875)

Nov.4  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah hold a video call with the German Chancellor (Angela Merkel) (Chancellor of Germany) @ Amman

Nov.4  Jordan: K.Abdullah II receives a phone call from the European Council President (Charles Michel)

Nov.4  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima meet with representatives of the Central Planning Bureau (CPB), the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) & the Social + Cultural Planning Office (SCP) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

Nov.4  Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde visit 2 hospitals (the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ziekenhuis & the Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis) @ Aalst

Nov.4  Liechtenstein: 15th Birthday of Camilla von Lattorff   {2005} 

Nov.4  UK: Q.Elizabeth II attends a small private ceremony & lays a bouquet of flowers at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior to mark the Centenary of the Burial of the Unknown Warrior (commemorates the Centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior) @ Westminster Abbey, London

Nov.4  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnon MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury)

Nov.4  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales participates in an interview with Vogue magazine

Nov.4  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting via video call with The Prince’s Trust

Nov.4  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting for the Sustainable Markets Initiative via video call

Nov.4  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting via video call with the National Association of Care Catering to mark National Meals on Wheels Week

Nov.4  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall attends the 92nd Field of Remembrance & visit the Graves of the Unknown (visits the Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance) @ St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, London

Nov.4  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds an Early Years Meeting

Nov.4  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Meeting via video link with The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation

Nov.4  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits 5th Battalion The Rifles’ Ward Barracks @ Bulford, Wiltshire

Nov.4  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal opens the renovated Visits Center at HM’s Prison Hewell @ Redditch, Worcestershire

Nov.4  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds an Audince via video link with Mr. Darryl White (Chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences’ Canada 2022) & Mr. Ian Anderson (Lead Director)

Nov.4  UK: 14th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Lord Nicholas Windsor & (Paola) Lady Nicholas Windsor   {2006} 

Nov.4  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with representatives of the companies of the Business Observatory for Inclusive Growth @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Nov.4  Spain: K.Felipe VI presents the 30th & 31st FIES Journalism Award @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Nov.4  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel hold an audience with Minister Peter Hultqvist & Minister Mikael Damberg @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Nov.4  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel visit the Stockholm School of Economics @ Stockholm

Nov.4  Sweden: Pss Madeleine participates in the virtual jury meeting of the Childhood Award 2020


THURSDAY

Nov.5: Baptism of the Prophet (Islam; Mali, etc.)

Nov.5: Feast Day of Saint Peter Chrysologus (Roman Catholic)

Nov.5: Feast Day of Saints Zachary + Elizabeth (Roman Catholic)

Nov.5: International Scout Day

Nov.5: World Tsunami Awareness Day

Nov.5  USA: Return Day in Delaware 

Nov.5  USA: Play Monopoly Day 

Nov.5  USA: National Love Your Red Hair Day 

Nov.5  New Zealand: Guy Fawkes Day / Night 

Nov.5  Bulgaria: 55th Birthday of Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Panagyurishte, Duke of Saxony   {1965}

Nov.5  France/Spain: 16th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Louis Alphonse (Luis Alfonso) of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou & Princess Maria Margarita of Bourbon, Duchess of Anjou   {2004} 

Nov.5  Jordan: 9th Birthday of Princess Fatimah Al-Alia bint Al Hashim/Hashem of Jordan   {2011}

Nov.5  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani performs the Istisqa (rain-seeking) prayer @ Al-Wajbah prayer ground [with participation from: Shkh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, Shkh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Shkh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani, Shkh Jassim bin Khalifa Al Thani & Shkh Dr. Thaqil bin Sayer Al Shammari]

Nov.5  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani presides over the opening ceremony of the Military Police Forces Command’s camp 

Nov.5  Morocco: 34th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco & Khalid Bouchentouf   {1986} [NIKAH]

Nov.5  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to the BovenIJ Hospital @ Amsterdam North

Nov.5  UK: Guy Fawkes Day / Night :: Bonfire Night

Nov.5  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge speaks via video link to members of the British Armed Forces deployed overseas

Nov.5  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge attends a Meeting with Commodore James Perks (Commodore Faslane Flotilla of Submarines) via video link

Nov.5  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting for the Earthshot Prize via video link 

Nov.5  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex speak via video link to members of staff from Plymouth City Council

Nov.5  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex speak via video link to staff + service users from Hamoaze House in Plymouth

Nov.5  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex speaks via video link to staff + group members from the Theatre Royal Plymouth

Nov.5  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via video link with Colonel Neil Smith upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief Veterinary + Remount Officer of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps & Colonel Mark Morrison upon assuming the appointment

Nov.5  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Colonel Michael Vacher (Director of the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust) via video link

Nov.5  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds conference calls with Ms. Collette Musgrave (Interim Chief Executive of the Army Families Federation) & families supported by the Charity in advance of Remembrance Day on November 11th, via video link

Nov.5  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via video link with Mr. Peter Lowndes (Pro Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England) & Dr. David Staples (Grand Secretary + Chief Executive Officer)

Nov.5  Spain: Q.Letizia attends a working meeting of the Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction @ the Headquarters of the FAD, Madrid

Nov.5  Spain: 16th Birthday of Alejandro Gomez-Acebo y Cano   {2004}

Nov.5  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds ceremonial audiences with ambassadors of Vietnam, El Salvador, Iceland & the Netherlands @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Nov.5  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja & CP Haakon]

Nov.5  Norway: K.Harald V holds a formal audience with the new Ambassador of Thailand (HE Ms. Karntimon Ruksakiati)

Nov.5  Norway: K. Harald V holds a formal audience with the new Ambassador of the UAE (HE Mr. Mohamed Hareb Bradha Khalfan Al Mehairbi)

Nov.5  Norway: K.Harald V holds a formal audience with the new Ambassador of Greece (HE Ms. Anna Korka)

Nov.5  Norway: Q.Sonja holds an audience with representatives of the Norwegian museums association, the National Association of Folk Music + Dance, the Oslo Chamber Music Festival, the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments, the Norwegian Youth Orchestra, & the Elverum Music Festival 

Nov.5  Denmark: CPss Mary presents the Magasin du Nord Fashion Prize 2020 @ Charlottenborg, Copenhagen



FRIDAY

Nov.6: Feast Day of Saint Nicholas Tavelic + Companions (Roman Catholic)

Nov.6: Feast Day of Saint Leonard of Limoges (Roman Catholic)

Nov.6: Feast Day of Saint Paul the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Nov.6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War + Armed Conflict

Nov.6  USA: National Healthy Eating Day 

Nov.6  USA: Saxophone Day 

Nov.6  Tajikistan: Constitution Day 

Nov.6  Brazil: Pr.Luiz of Orleans-Braganza is discharged from the Santa Catarina Hospital after a hospitalization of several days, dealing with bronchitis @ Sao Paulo

Nov.6  France/Spain: 16th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Louis Alphonse (Luis Alfonso) of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou & Princess Maria Margarita of Bourbon, Duchess of Anjou   {2004}

Nov.6  Romania: Pr.Radu releases a video message in support of the efforts of the Association of Military Veterans & Veterans with Disabilities to build the Recovery Center for Veterans, Wounded & Wounded with Disabilities in the Theaters of Operations 

Nov.6  Bhutan: 12th Coronation Anniversary of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan   {2008}

Nov.6  Japan: Pss Mako of Akishino & Pss Kako of Akishino visit the Meiji Jingu Shrine on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Meiji Shrine @ Tokyo

Nov.6  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the opening ceremony of the Military Police Forces Command’s camp

Nov.6  Morocco: Anniversary of the Green March / Green March Day in Morocco

Nov.6  Netherlands: Q.Maxima delivers the Dies speech on the theme of entrepreneurship @ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Nov.6  Belgium: K.Philippe meets the nursing staff & residents + their families @ the Maison de Repos Foyer Sainte-Anne (Sainte-Anne Rest Home) @ Namur

Nov.6  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting via video link with the Royal Shakespeare Company

Nov.6  UK: a new official photo of Camilla Dss of Cornwall is released following the transfer of the role of Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles, shown wearing a new broach commissioned by The Rifles

Nov.6  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Mr. Jason Knauf (Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge) via video link

Nov.6  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends the Association of Show + Agricultural Organisations’ Conference via video link

Nov.6  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal chairs the Riding for the Disabled Association’s Annual General Meeting via video link

Nov.6  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with the Very Rev. Christopher Dalliston (the Peterborough Cathedral Development + Preservation Trust’s Dean of Peterborough) via video link

Nov.6  Sweden: Gustavus Adolphus Day in Sweden

Nov.6  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the World Childhood Foundation Executive Committee Meeting via video

Nov.6  Sweden: CPss Victoria sends a video greeting to employees in the healthcare sector in connection with this year’s Care Gala

Nov.6  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends a digital student meeting with students in the Prince Daniel Fellowship’s mentoring program

Nov.6  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

Nov.6  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with representatives of the Healthsports Center [with attendance from: Q.Sonja]

Nov.6  Denmark: CP Frederik visits the Information Center for the Monument to Denmark’s International Efforts After 1948 @ Kastellet, Copenhagen

Nov.6  Denmark: CP Frederik attends a concert of the Copenhagen Boys’ Choir @ Copenhagen Cathedral, Copenhagen



SATURDAY

Nov.7: Feast Day of Mary, Mother + Mediatrix of Grace (Roman Catholic)

Nov.7: Feast Day of Saint Didacus (Roman Catholic)

Nov.7: Feast Day of Saint Ernest (Roman Catholic)

Nov.7: Descending Day of Lord Buddha (Buddhism; Bhutan)

Nov.7: International African Writers’ Day

Nov.7: International Merlot Day

Nov.7  USA: Sadie Hawkins Day 

Nov.7  USA: Notary Public Day 

Nov.7  USA: National Gin Day

Nov.7  Belarus: October Revolution Day 

Nov.7  Kyrgyzstan: Day of the Great October Socialist Revolution 

Nov.7  Romania: Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills & Alina-Maria de Roumanie Medforth-Mills welcome their 1st child, a baby daughter named Maria Alexandra de Roumanie Medforth-Mills, at 8:05pm on Sat., Nov. 7, 2020 @ the Polizu Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

Nov.7  Bhutan: Descending Day of Lord Buddha (Buddhism)

Nov.7  Thailand: Pss Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya attends the Vogue Thailand Gala 2020 @ Hotel Capella Bangkok, Bangkok

Nov.7  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI gives a radio broadcasted speech on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Green March

Nov.7  Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene attend a special ceremony in tribute to the victims of the Nice Notre-Dame Basilica terrorist killings (on Oct. 29, 2020) @ Nice, France

Nov.7  UK: Q.Elizabeth II attends a commemoration service for the Unknown Warrior @ Westminster Abbey, London

Nov.7  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall attend the Festival of Remembrance @ the Royal Albert Hall, London

Nov.7  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall commemorates the Unknown Warrior @ Westminster Abbey, London

Nov.7-8  Spain: K.Felipe VI visits the Plurinational State of Bolivia to attend the Acts of Transmission of Presidential Command + Assumption of the President-Elect (Hon. Mr. Luis Arce Catacora) @ La Paz, Bolivia

Nov.7  Denmark: CP Frederik gives a speech during the Red Cross virtual national meeting



SUNDAY

Nov.8: Synaxis of Archangel Michael + Bodiless Powers (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Nov.8: 7th Sunday of Luke (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Nov.8: Feast Day of Blessed John Duns Scotus (Roman Catholic)

Nov.8: Feast Day of Saint Geoffrey (Roman Catholic)

Nov.8: International Day of Radiology

Nov.8: International Tongue Twister Day

Nov.8: World Town Planning Day

Nov.8: Father’s Day (Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway & Sweden)

Nov.8  USA: National Parents as Teachers Day 

Nov.8  USA: National STEM/STEAM Day 

Nov.8  USA: X-Ray Day 

Nov.8  USA: Montana Statehood Day {1889} 

Nov.8  China: Journalists’ Day 

Nov.8  South Sudan: Grandparents’ Day 

Nov.8  Turkmenistan: Harvest Festival 

Nov.8  Japan: E.Nauhito proclaims his younger brother CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino as Crown Prince to the people of Japan + the world during the Rikkoshi Senmei no gi ceremony @ the Matsu no Ma Stateroom of the Imperial Palace, Tokyo [with attendance from: Emprss Masako, CPss Kiko Pss Akishino, Pss Mako of Akishino, Pss Kako of Akishino, Pss Akiko, Pss Yoko of Mikasa, Pss Takamado, Pss Tsuguko, Pr.Hitachi, Pss Hanako, & Pss Tomohito of Mikasa]

Nov.8  Japan: E.Naruhito gives CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino the Tsubokirigyoken sword @ the Houno-no-ma Room, the Imperial Palace, Tokyo

Nov.8  Japan: CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino & CPss Kiko Pss Akishino worship at the 3 sanctuaries @ the Imperial Palace, Tokyo [CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino meets with E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako in the Choken-no-Gi rite @ the Matsu-no-Ma Room]

Nov.8  Jordan: K.Abdullah II inaugurates the Wadi Al Arab System II water conveyance project @ Manshiyeh, Northern Shuneh

Nov.8  UK: Remembrance Sunday 

Nov.8  UK: Remembrance Sunday – Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall, Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Vice Adm. Sir Timothy Laurence, & Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attend the 2020 Remembrance Day Service on the occasion of Remembrance Sunday (the Ceremony on the occasion of Remembrance Day) @ the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London

Nov.8  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales lays a wreath @ the Guards Memorial, Horse Guards Parade, London

Nov.8  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex visit the Los Angeles National Cemetery on the occasion of Remembrance Day @ Los Angeles, CA, USA

Nov.8  UK: 17th Birthday of Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor (Princess Louise of Wessex)   {2003}

Nov.8  UK: Death of Lady Moyra Campbell on Nov. 8, 2020, aged 90, @ Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. She was born as Lady Moyra Kathleen Hamilton on July 22, 1930 @ London, England, UK, as the 1st child + only daughter of James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton (1904-1979, later 4th Duke of Abercorn) & his wife Lady Mary Crichton (1905-1990), who married in 1928.  Her paternal grandparents were James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (1869-1953) & Lady Rosalind Bingham (1869-1958).  Her maternal grandparents were Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton (1872-1914) & Lady Mary Cavendish Grosvenor (1883-1959).  She was a Maid of Honour at Q.Elizabeth II’s Coronation on June 2, 1953.  On Nov.12, 1966 she married Commander Peter Colin Drummond Campbell (b. 1927), the son of Major-General Sir Douglas Campbell.  They had 2 sons: Rory Campbell (b. 1967) & Michael Campbell (b. 1970).  From 1954-late 1960s she served as a Lady-in-Waiting to Pss Alexandra of Kent.

Nov.7-8  Spain: K.Felipe VI visits the Plurinational State of Bolivia to attend the Acts of Transmission of Presidential Command + Assumption of the President-Elect (Hon. Mr. Luis Arce Catacora) @ La Paz, Bolivia

Nov.8  Sweden: Father’s Day 

Nov.8  Norway: Father’s Day 

Monday, October 26, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, October 26 - Sunday, November 1, 2020

MONDAY

Oct.26: Feast Day of The Holy Great Martyr Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-Streamer of Thessaloniki (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Oct.26: Feast Day of Pope Saint Evaristus, Martyr (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.26: Feast Day of Saint Peter of Alcantara (Roman Catholic)

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.26  USA: 73rd Birthday of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator from NY {1947}

Oct.26  USA: National Day of the Deployed  

Oct.26  USA: National Mule Day 

Oct.26  USA: National Financial Crimefighter Day 

Oct.26  USA: 139th Anniversary of the Gunfight at the OK Corral (Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday & the Ike Clanton Gang) {1881} 

Oct.25-26  Macau: Chong Yeung Festival / Festival of Ancestors 

Oct.26  New Zealand: Labour Day 

Oct.26  Austria: Neutrality Constitution Day / National Day (1955)

Oct.26  Bulgaria: 18th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Kalina of Bulgaria, Duchess of Saxony & Jose Antonio “Kitin” Munoz y Valcarcel   {2002} 

Oct.26  Greece/Denmark: 13th Birthday of Amelia Morales y de Grecia   {2007}

Oct.26  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah attend a teleconference meeting with governors @ Amman

Oct.26  Monaco: Pr.Albert II visits Antibes @ Alpes-Maritimes, France [unveil the plaque belonging to the “Grimaldi Historical Site of Monaco” network @ Fort Carre; & views medieval parchments & visits the permanent + temporary exhibitions @ the Picasso Museum, the Grimaldi Castle, Old Town of Antibes]

Oct.26  Netherlands: 18th Birthday of Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven   {2002}

Oct.26  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall receive representatives of the Elephant Family

Oct.26  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits Westonbrit @ the National Arboretum, Westonbrit, Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Oct.26  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits the Pepper Pot Centre @ Ladbroke Grove

Oct.26  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex delivers a speech via video link to Women Peacebuilders during the “Pitches for Peace: Rethinking Inclusive Peace Processes” international conference

Oct.26  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Inauguration of the 23rd National Congress of Family Business @ America House, Madrid

Oct.26  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Chief of Defense

Oct.26  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Ms. Palin Li

Oct.26  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Brigadier Knut Espen Hoidal

Oct.26  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with artist Marit Bockelie (appointed Officer of the Order of St. Olav)

Oct.26  Norway: Maud Behn is named “The Bravest Woman of the Year” (the Tara Award 2020) by Tara magazine (for the speech she gave during her father’s funeral earlier this year) during a ceremony @ Vestlia Resort, Geilo [with attendance from: Pss Martha Louise]

Oct.26  Denmark: CPss Mary attends the presentation of this year’s Christmas Stamp from the Christmas Stamp Foundation @ Julemaerkehjemmet Liljeborg, Roskilde

Oct.26  Denmark: CPss Mary presides over the award ceremony of the FSR – Danish Auditors’ Award Ceremony within Denmark’s best CSR reporting @ the Danish Chamber of Commerce, Borsen, Copenhagen



TUESDAY

Oct.27: Vigil of Saints Simon + Jude the Apostles (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.27: Feast Day of Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza (Roman Catholic)

Oct.27: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

Oct.27  USA: Navy Day 

Oct.27  USA: Anniversary of the Birthday of President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt {1858} 

Oct.27  USA: National Black Cat Day 

Oct.27  USA: National American Beer Day 

Oct.27  Saint Vincent + the Grenadines: Independence Day (1979)

Oct.27  Turkmenistan: Independence Day (1991)

Oct.27  Greece: Day of the Flag / Flag Day in Greece 

Oct.27  Iran: 80th Birthday of Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi of Iran   {1940}

Oct.27  Montenegro: 43rd Birthday of Princess Altinai of Montenegro   {1977}

Oct.27  Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends the swearing-in of Mahmoud Kharabsheh & Nawaf Wasfi Tell as Minister of State, & as Minister of State for Coordination + Streamlining @ Amman

Oct.27  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah meets via teleconference with a joint delegation from the Russian Foreign + Defense Ministries @ Amman

Oct.27  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Morocco: K.Mohammed VI of Morocco holds a telephone meeting with CP/Shkh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi

Oct.27  UAE-Ras Al-Khaimah: 10th Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi of Ras al-Khaimah, Emir of Ras al-Khaimah   {2010}

Oct.27  Netherlands: 51st Birthday of Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau   {1969}

Oct.27  Luxembourg: GD Henri gives a speech via video message on the COVID-19 pandemic

Oct.27  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall meets representatives of Network Rail + British Transport Police & views a demonstration of COVID-19 detection dogs @ London Paddington Railway Station, London

Oct.27  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Celebration of the Chapter of the Royal + Military Order of San Hermenegildo @ the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid

Oct.27  Spain: Q.Letizia attends a working meeting with the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities – CERMI @ CERMI Headquarters, Madrid

Oct.27  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds farewell audiences @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.27  Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the celebration of the 275th anniversary of the Danish Order of Freemasons @ Copenhagen


WEDNESDAY

Oct.28: Feast Day of Saints Simon + Jude the Apostles / St. Jude’s Day (Roman Catholic)

Oct.28: Feast Day of The Holy Protection of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Oct.28: Mawlid @ sundown / Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday {Islam}

Oct.28: International Animation Day

Oct.28: International Print Day

Oct.28  USA: 134th Anniversary of the Presentation of the Statue of Liberty from France to the U.S. {1886} 

Oct.28  USA: 55th Anniversary of the Completion of The Gateway Arch in St. Louis {1965} 

Oct.28  USA: Wild Foods Day 

Oct.28  Czech Republic/Slovakia: Independence Day / Independent Czechoslovak State Day / Establishment of the Independent Czecho-Slovak State (1918)

Oct.28  Turkey: Republic Day Eve 

Oct.28  Greece: The Ochi Day / Ohi Day / National Day in Greece  (1940)

Oct.28  Romania: 63rd Birthday of Princess Sophia of Romania   {1957}

Oct.28  Japan: E.Naruhito, Emprss Masako, Emp.-Emeritus Akihito, Emprss-Emerita Michiko, CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino & CPss Kiko Pss Akishino visit the Meiji Jingu Shrine ahead of its 100th Anniversary @ Tokyo

Oct.28  Jordan: Q.Rania holds a virtual meeting with beneficiaries of income-generating projects to learn about how their projects were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Oct.28  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland (HE Pekko Haavisto) & his accompanying delegation @ the Amiri Diwan Office

Oct.28  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI, CP Moulay El Hassan & Pr.Moulay Rachid celebrate a religious vigil in commemoration of Eid Al-Mawlid Annabaoui Acharif

Oct.28  Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene host a reception in connection with a High-Level Panel for Road Safety @ the Princely Palace

Oct.28  Monaco: Pss Charlene attends the International Automobile Federation’s (FIA – Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) High Level Panel for Road Safety meeting @ the headquarters of the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), Monaco 

Oct.28  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds farewell audiences @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague [with: the Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia (HE Elyes Ghariani); & the Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador (HE Agustin Vasquez Gomez)]

Oct.28  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the Maison Medicale La Passerelle @ Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Oct.28-29  Belgium: Q.Mathilde opens the virtual SDG Forum (an annual meeting of associations + organizations committed to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)

Oct.28  Luxembourg: 35th Birthday of Tessy Antony   {1985}

Oct.28  Liechtenstein/Germany: 53rd Birthday of Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg, Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria   {1967}

Oct.28  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience via telephone with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury)

Oct.28  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits the Royal Albert Hall & holds a Meeting with Mr. Ian McCulloch (President of the Royal Albert Hall) @ Kensington Gore, London

Oct.28  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Lord Curry of Kirkharle (Trustee of The Prince’s Countryside Fund) & Mr. Keith Halstead (Chief Executive)

Oct.28  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit the Bank of England @ London

Oct.28  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall meets military + civilian nurses @ the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London

Oct.28  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex conducts a virtual visit to Libya via video link [attends a Meeting with women peacebuilders; virtually tours the UN Refugee Agency Community Day Centre for refugees + asylum seekers in Tripoli; & attends a Meeting with Mrs. Stephanie Williams (UN Acting Special Representative for the Secretary-General & Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya), Ms. Begona Lasagabaster (UN Women Country Director for Libya + Tunisia) & members of the international community]

Oct.28  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Virtual Conference via video link of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences

Oct.28  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits HM Prison & Young Offender Institute Isis @ London

Oct.28  UK: 56th Birthday of Julia (Rawlinson) Ogilvy   {1964} 

Oct.28  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Presentation of the “European Business Awards for the Environment” 2019/2020 @ Madrid

Oct.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with the new Governor (Peter Sandwall) of Kalmar County @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief (Lieutenant General Michael Claesson) & presents him the staff of the Commanding General

Oct.28  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia visit Varmland County in connection with the covid-19 pandemic

Oct.28  Denmark: CP Frederik visits the Food Nation Visitor Center @ Aarhus

Oct.28  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the inauguration of the Nation of Health visitor center @ Healthcare DENMARK visitor center, Odense



THURSDAY

Oct.29: The Prophet’s Birthday / Mawlid / Mawlid an Nabi / Milad un Nabi / Id-e-Milad / Mawlid Al-Nabi (Sunni Islam)

Oct.29: Feast Day of Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (Roman Catholic)

Oct.29: World Stroke Day

Oct.29: International Internet Day 

Oct.29: World Psoriasis Day

Oct.29  USA: 91st Anniversary of Black Tuesday – The New York Stock Exchange Crash starting the Great Depression {1929}

Oct.29  USA: National Cat Day 

Oct.29  Mongolia: Capital City Day 

Oct.29  Turkey: Republic Day (1923)

Oct.29  Greece/Denmark: 22nd Birthday of Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece + Denmark   {1998}

Oct.29  Bhutan: 11th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck of Bhutan & Dasho Tandin Namgyel Dorji   {2009} 

Oct.29  Bhutan: Wedding of Pss Euphelma Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan & Dasho Thinlay Norbu @ Dechencholing Palace, Thimphu [with attendance from: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (the bride’s half-brother) & Q.Jetsun Pema (the groom’s sister)]

Oct.29  Cambodia: Anniversary of the King’s Coronation Day 

Oct.29  Cambodia: 16th Inauguration Anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia   {2004}

Oct.29  Cambodia: 6th Coronation Anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia   {2014}

Oct.29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah meets with the US Secretary of Defense (Mark Esper) @ Aqaba

Oct.29  UAE-Dubai: Shkha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum of Dubai & Shkh Faisal bin Saud bin Khalid Al Qassimi welcome their 2nd child, Shkha Sheikha bint Faisal bin Saud bin Khalid Al Qassimi, on Oct. 29, 2020.

Oct.29  Monaco: Pr.Albert II gives a speech regarding new health measures linked to the Covid 19 pandemic

Oct.29  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to Haaglanden Medical Center (HMC) @ Westeinde, The Hague

Oct.29  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander attends a meeting with the Prime Minister of Curacao (Mr. Eugene Rhuggenaath) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

Oct.29  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to GP practices (of the National General Practitioners Association) @ Driebergen Health Center

Oct.29  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)

Oct.28-29  Belgium: Q.Mathilde opens the virtual SDG Forum (an annual meeting of associations + organizations committed to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Rt.Hon.Rishi Sunak MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer)

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Rt.Hon.Alok Sharma MP (Secretary of State of Business, Energy + Industrial Strategy)

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Lord Mendoza (Commissioner for Cultural Recovery + Renewal)

Oct.29  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Hampshire [visits Oasis Southampton City Farm @ Southampton; attends a Meeting with The Royal Navy + Royal Marines Charity @ HMS EXCELLENT, Portsmouth; visits the National Museum of The Royal Navy, tours HMS VICTORY & views restoration work @ HM Naval Base, Portsmouth; & attends a Dinner to mark Trafalgar Night @ HM Naval Base, Portsmouth]

Oct.29  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a military audience with a group of colonels + ship captains @ the Royal Palace, Madrid

Oct.29  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds military audiences with the Heads of Contingents Returned from the Area/Zone of Operations after completing their mission in command @ the Royal Palace, Madrid

Oct.29  Spain: Q.Letizia holds an audience with the Board of Directors of the Women in a Legal World (WLW) Association @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Oct.29  Spain: Q.Letizia holds an audience with a working group of the entities that created the Chair for the Promotion of Women in Vocations (STEM) in Vocational Training for Sustainable Mobility @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Oct.29  Norway: Q.Sonja attends the board meeting of the Queen Sonja Print Award

Oct.29  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja]

Oct.29  Norway: CP Haakon attends the SKIT 2020 digital conference @ Skaugum

Oct.29  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the inauguration of the Stroke Line counseling + information service @ Copenhagen

Oct.29  Denmark: Pss Benedikte holds an OB-PS committee meeting @ Tusculum, Lyngby



FRIDAY

Oct.30: Feast Day of Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez (Roman Catholic)

Oct.30: World Audio Drama Day

Oct.30  USA: National Candy Corn Day 

Oct.30  USA: National Frankenstein Friday 

Oct.30  USA: Mischief Night / Devil’s Night 

Oct.30  USA: Create a Great Funeral Day

Oct.30  Slovakia: Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation 

Oct.30  Sri Lanka: Vap Full Moon Poya Day 

Oct.30  Albania: CP Leka II & CPss Elia release several photos of themselves while CPss Elia was recently pregnant & photos of themselves with their newborn baby daughter, Pss Geraldine

Oct.30  Germany: World Thrift Day

Oct.30-Nov.1  Cambodia: Water Festival Ceremony 

Oct.30  Monaco: Pr.Albert II thanks the communal staff for their work + involvement with the Covid 19 pandemic @ the City Hall of Monaco

Oct.30  Belgium: Q.Mathilde holds a video conference with the 2 winners of the 2020 Baillet Latour Prize (Prof. Andrew T. Hattersley & Prof. Sarah-Maria Fendt)

Oct.30  Luxembourg/Austria/Bourbon-Parma: 3rd Birthday of Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Parma   {2017} 

Oct.30  Liechtenstein: 11th Birthday of Sophie von Lattorff   {2009} 

Oct.30  UK: Mischief Night / Devil’s Night 

Oct.30  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal participates in the Organising Committee Meeting of the National Equine Forum, via video link

Oct.30  UK: 42nd Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Michael of Kent & (Marie-Christine) Princess Michael of Kent, Baroness von Reibnitz   {1978} [RELIGIOUS: ANGLICAN] 

Oct.30  Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo

Oct.30  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with actor Henry Moan (appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav)

Oct.30  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Mr. Jon Magnus Haga (awarded HM The King’s Gold Medal)

Oct.30  Denmark: CP Frederik, CPss Mary, Pr.Christian, Pss Isabella, Pr.Vincent & Pss Josephine take up residence @ Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen

Oct.30  Denmark: Pss Marie sends a video greeting to volunteers, conscripts, constables + employees of the Danish Emergency Management Agency




SATURDAY

Oct.31: Reformation Day / Commemoration of the Beginning of the Protestant Reformation in 1517 (Protestant Christianity; Austria, Chile, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, etc.)

Oct.31: Halloween / All Hallows Eve / Eve of All Saints’ Day (Western Christianity)

Oct.31: Allantide (Western Christianity)

Oct.31: Vigil of All Saints (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.31-Nov.2: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico, etc.}

Oct.31: Feast Day of Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg (Roman Catholic)

Oct.31-Nov.1: Samhain / Celtic New Year (Pagan, Neopagan, Wiccan, Celtic)

Oct.31: World Cities Day

Oct.31: World Savings Day

Oct.31  USA: Girl Scout Founder’s Day 

Oct.31  USA: National Doorbell Day

Oct.31  USA: National Knock-Knock Jokes Day 

Oct.31  USA: National Magic Day 

Oct.31-Nov.2  Mexico: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico}

Oct.31  India: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 

Oct.31  India: 36th Anniversary of the Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Ghandi of India {1984} 

Oct.31  Laos: That Luang Festival 

Oct.31  Austria: Reformation Day / Commemoration of the Beginning of the Protestant Reformation in 1517 (Protestant Christianity; Austria)

Oct.31  Bourbon-Two Sicilies: 22nd Wedding Anniversary of Prince Charles/Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro & Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro   {1998} 

Oct.31  Brazil: Pr.Luiz of Orleans-Braganza is admitted to hospital to remove a cyst near his eye @ the Santa Catarina Hospital, Sao Paulo

Oct.31  Germany: Reformation Day (Protestant Christianity)

Oct.31  Iran: 60th Birthday of Crown Prince Reza Cyrus Pahlavi of Iran   {1960}

Oct.31  Bhutan: 32nd Wedding Anniversary of King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan & Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Shabdrung Wangdi of Bhutan   {1988} [PUBLIC CEREMONY]

Oct.31  Bhutan: 32nd Wedding Anniversary of King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan & Queen Mother Tshering Pem Shabdrung of Bhutan   {1988} [PUBLIC CEREMONY]

Oct.31  Bhutan: 32nd Wedding Anniversary of King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan & Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon Shabdrung of Bhutan   {1988} [PUBLIC CEREMONY]

Oct.31  Bhutan: 32nd Wedding Anniversary of King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan & Queen Mother Sangay Choden Shabdrung of Bhutan   {1988} [PUBLIC CEREMONY]

Oct.30-Nov.1  Cambodia: Water Festival Ceremony 

Oct.31  Lesotho: 23rd Coronation Anniversary of King Letsie III of Lesotho   {1997}

Oct.31  Monaco: Madame Figaro (a women’s magazine of the French newspaper) publishes an interview with Pss Caroline & Charlotte Casiraghi Rassam

Oct.31  Netherlands: Q.Maxima receives 9-year-old ukulele player Dilsah as part of the television program Lang Leve de Muziek Show @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

Oct.31  Liechtenstein: 70th Birthday of Princess Norberta “Nora” of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg, Dowager Marchioness of Marino   {1950}

Oct.31  Spain: 15th Birthday of Infanta Leonor of Spain, Princess of Asturias   {2005}

Oct.31  Spain: 52nd Birthday of Maria de Fatima Simonetta Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon   {1968}

Oct.31  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Church of Sweden’s Memorial Service for COVID-19 Pandemic Victims on the occasion of All Saints’ Day @ Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala

Oct.31  Sweden: 86th Birthday of Princess Margaretha of Sweden   {1934}

Oct.31  Norway: Q.Sonja & CP Haakon host a thank-you lunch for Norway’s health authorities @ the Royal Palace, Oslo

Oct.31  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends The Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition final @ Musikkens Hus, Aalborg

Oct.31  Denmark: The Danish Royal Court releases a new photo of CP Frederik & CPss Mary on the occasion of The Crown Prince Couple’s 2020 Awards Ceremony

Oct.31  Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary present the Crown Prince Couple’s Awards 2020 @ The Work (Vaerket Cultural Centre), Randers



SUNDAY

Oct.31-Nov.2: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico, etc., etc.}

Nov.1: All Saints’ Day / Festival of All the Saints (Western Christian, Roman Catholic, Anglican)

Nov.1-2: El Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead (Roman Catholic; Mexico, USA, etc.)

Nov.1: 5th Sunday of Luke (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Nov.1: Samhain / Beltane

Oct.31-Nov.1: Samhain / Celtic New Year (Pagan, Neopagan, Wiccan, Celtic)

Nov.1  USA: Daylight Savings Time ends 

Nov.1  USA: National Family Caregiver Day 

Nov.1-30  USA: National Adoption Month

Nov.1-30  USA: National American Indian Heritage Month

Nov.1  USA: National Authors’ Day 

Nov.1  USA: National Family Literacy Day 

Nov.1  USA: Prime Meridian Day 

Nov.1  USA: National Sports Fan Day 

Nov.1  U.S. Virgin Islands: Liberty Day 

Oct.31-Nov.2  Mexico: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico}

Nov.1  Algeria: Independence Day / Anniversary of the Revolution (1954)

Nov.1  Antigua + Barbuda: Independence Day (1981)

Nov.1  Slovenia: Remembrance Day 

Nov.1  Austria: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Bulgaria: Revival Day 

Nov.1  Georgia: 44th Birthday of Princess Anna Bagration-Gruzinsky of Georgia   {1976}

Nov.1  Germany: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Italy: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Bhutan: 12th Anniversary of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel’s Coronation / Coronation Day of the 5th + Current Druk Gyalpo, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck {2008} 

Nov.1  Bhutan: New photos of the Bhutanese Royal Family are released on the occasion of Coronation Day, taken @ Dechencholing Palace, Thimphu [featuring: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Q.Jetsun Pema, CP Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck & Pr.Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck]

Oct.30-Nov.1  Cambodia: Water Festival Ceremony 

Nov.1  Jordan: K.Abdullah II chairs a meeting via teleconference focusing on preparedness for weather emergencies @ Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah]

Nov.1  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Special Envoy of the President of Kazakhstan & Minister of Ecology, Geology + Natural Resources (HE Magzum Myrzagaliev) & his delegation @ the Amiri Diwan

Nov.1  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Chairman of the High Council of State of Libya (HE Khaled Ammar Al Mishri) & his delegation @ the Amiri Diwan 

Nov.1  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai chairs the UAE Cabinet meeting @ Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi [with attendance from: Shkh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi & Shkh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi]

Nov.1  Vatican City: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Belgium: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Luxembourg: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Liechtenstein: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  UK: Kensington Palace has confirmed a report that Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge has COVID-19 in April 2020.

Nov.1  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge make an appearance on the Pride of Britain Awards 2020 TV broadcast on ITV

Nov.1  UK/Denmark: Death of Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, on Nov. 1, 2020, aged 79. She was born June 7, 1941 @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK, as the daughter of Lt.Col. Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson (1913-1958) & Lady Anne Bowes-Lyon (1917-1980) (1st cousin of Q.Elizabeth II) (who later became Princess Anne of Denmark).  She was the stepdaughter of Prince Georg of Denmark (1920-1986) after her mother married him on Sep. 16, 1950. Her godfather was King George VI. She was the granddaughter of the 4th Earl of Lichfield, and her brother is Patrick Anson 5th Earl of Lichfield. She founded the firm Party Planners in 1960. She married Sir Geoffrey Shakerley, 6th Baronet (1932-2012) on July 27, 1972, they later divorced.  She is survived by 1 daughter [Fiona Shakerley (b. Aug. 18, 1973) & son-in-law Edward Brocas Burrows (b. 1975)] & 2 grandchildren [Noah Brocas Burrows (b. 2006) & Ruby Brocas Burrows (b. 2008)]

Nov.1  Spain: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)


Monday, October 19, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, October 19 - Sunday, October 25, 2020

MONDAY

Oct.19: Feast Day of the Holy Prophet Joel (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Oct.19: Feast Day of Saints John/Jean De Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, + Companions (Roman Catholic)

Oct.19: Feast Day of Saint Peter of Alcantara (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.19: Birthday of the Baha’u’llah / Observance of the Birth of Baha’u’llah – Prophet-Founder of the Baha’I Faith in Nur, Persia {1817} {Baha’i}

Oct.19: World Pediatric Bone + Joint Day

Oct.19  USA: 239th Anniversary of the Ending of the Revolutionary War {1781} 

Oct.19  USA: Lung Health Day 

Oct.19  USA: National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day 

Oct.19  USA: Evaluate Your Life Day 

Oct.19  Jamaica: National Heroes’ Day

Oct.19  Niue: National Day (1974)

Oct.19  Albania: Mother Teresa Day in Albania

Oct.19  Romania: CPss Margarita & Pr.Radu visit the 86th Air Base “Lt. Av. Gheorghe Mociornita” @ Borcea

Oct.19  Jordan: K. Abdullah II, CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah & Pss Salma bint Al Abdullah attend a tactical exercise conducted by the Eastern Military Region @ Amman

Oct.19  Jordan: K.Abdullah II swears-in Taghreed Hikmat as a member of the Constitutional Court @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah]

Oct.19  Jordan/Kuwait: K.Abdullah II of Jordan holds a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Kuwait (Shkh Ahmad Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah of Kuwait) @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman, Jordan [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah of Jordan]

Oct.19  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah receive the Judicial Council’s 2019 report @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman

Oct.19  Kuwait: Emir/Shkh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has named a new Crown Prince, a younger half-brother, Shkh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (b. 1938) as his heir.

Oct.19  UAE-Abu Dhabi: Shkh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi inaugurates the 4th edition of the Tolerance Forum, organized by the Zayed House for Islamic Culture @ Abu Dhabi

Oct.19  Monaco: Pr.Albert II attends the launch of the commemorations of the centenary of the death of Prince Albert I of Monaco @ the Lycee Albert I of Monaco

Oct.16-21  Netherlands: Pss Amalia Pss of Orange & Pss Alexia visit Greece

Oct.19  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)

Oct.19  Belgium: 57th Birthday of Prince Laurent of Belgium   {1963}

Oct.19  Luxembourg: 8th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Luxembourg & Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg, Princess of Luxembourg, Countess de Lannoy   {2012} 

Oct.19  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall speaks to the winner of the Royal Osteoporosis Society’s The Duchess of Cornwall Award via telephone

Oct.19  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with business owners in Liverpool via video link

Oct.19  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal opens York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Willow Eye Unit @ Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Oct.19  UK: 14th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Lord Nicholas Windsor & (Paola) Lady Nicholas Windsor   {2006} 

Oct.19  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Elcano Royal Institute of International Studies @ the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid

Oct.19  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends a Meeting with WWF Chairman Axel Wenblad, Secretary General Haken Wirten, & Management Coordinator Heidi Liderfos @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.19  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the Digital Mentor International Executive Committee Meeting

Oct.19  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends a Meeting with this year’s recipient of the Heart-Lung Foundation’s Prince Daniel’s Research Grant for Younger Promising Researchers @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.19  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia attend a Board Meeting of the Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia Foundation @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.19  Norway: CP Haakon visits Trondelag County [visits Stadsbygd Care Facility @ Fosen; visits 2 startups @ Fosen; & visits the former prison camp Falstad]

Oct.19  Denmark: CP Frederik visits the research park DTU Science Park (visits Futurebox & the Danish Tech Challenge)

Oct.19  Denmark: CPss Mary receives the Executive Director for the World Food Program (WFP) (David Beasley) & the Minister for Development Aid (Rasmus Prehn) @ Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen




TUESDAY

Oct.20: Feast Day of Saint Paul of the Cross (Roman Catholic)

Oct.20: Feast Day of Saint Irene (Roman Catholic)

Oct.20: Feast Day of Saint Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Oct.20: Gur-Gaddi Guru Granth Sahib {Sikh}

Oct.20: Birthday of the Bab {Baha’i}

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.20: World Statistics Day

Oct.20: World Osteoporosis Day

Oct.20: International Sloth Day

Oct.20  USA: National Youth Confidence Day 

Oct.20  USA: Pay Back a Friend Day 

Oct.20  USA: National Pharmacy Technician Day 

Oct.20  Guatemala: Revolution of 1944 

Oct.20  Vietnam: Vietnamese Women’s Day

Oct.20  Japan: 86th Birthday of Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan   {1934}

Oct.20  Japan: CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino & CPss Kiko Pss Akishino visit the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery & attend the Autumn Memorial Service @ Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo

Oct.20  Qatar: Shkha Moza bint Nasser presents the Akhlaquna Award & the inaugural Akhlaquna Junior Award during a special Akhlaquna Day ceremony @ Education City, Doha

Oct.20  Qatar: 12th Birthday of Sheikh Hamad bin Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar   {2008}

Oct.16-21  Netherlands: Pss Amalia Pss of Orange & Pss Alexia visit Greece

Oct.20  Netherlands: 15th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau & Princess Aimee of Orange-Nassau   {2005} 

Oct.20  Belgium: Q.Mathilde meets economics + management students [from the Solvay Brussels School (ULB), the Solvay Business School (VUB), the ICHEC Brussels Management School, & the Saint-Louis-Brussels University], delivers an address, participates in an interactive program & chairs a roundtable ‘Should Business tick all the boxes? Evolution versus disruption towards sustainable business models’

Oct.20  Luxembourg: 8th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Luxembourg & Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg, Princess of Luxembourg, Countess de Lannoy  {2012} 

Oct.20  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall meets representatives of the Theatre Artists Fund @ the London Palladium, London

Oct.20  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting for World Osteoporosis Day with the Royal Osteoporosis Society

Oct.20  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge view images from the “Hold Still” photographic project outside Waterloo Railway Station @ London

Oct.20  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit St. Bartholomew’s Hospital @ West Smithfield, London

Oct.20  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge film an appearance for the Pride of Britain Awards which will be broadcast in the future

Oct.20  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester visit the British Museum @ London

Oct.20  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Simon Lee (Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Service Sports Council) via telephone

Oct.20  UK: 46th Birthday of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster   {1974} 

Oct.20  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via telephone with Major Martyn Pocock (Chairman of the Cavalry + Guards Club)

Oct.20  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via video link with Major General Paul Nanson upon relinquishing his appointment as Colonel of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers & Brigadier Jonathan Swift upon assuming the appointment

Oct.20  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via video link with Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Ruggle upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin & Halton Regiment)

Oct.20  Spain: Q.Letizia attends the 4th Conference on Information Treatment of Disability @ the Headquarters of the Madrid Press Association (APM), Madrid

Oct.20  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a Meeting with Minister Anna Hallberg @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.20  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Global Child Forum Digital Action Lab

Oct.20  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends King Gustaf V & Queen Victoria’s Masonic Foundation’s presentation meeting @ Baatska Palace, Stockholm

Oct.20  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a Meeting with Business Sweden about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Swedish exports @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.20  Norway: Q.Sonja attends the board meeting of the Queen Sonja Print Award

Oct.20  Norway: CP Haakon visits the former prison camp Falstad @ Trondelag County

Oct.20  Denmark: CPss Mary attends a meeting with the Youth Panel of The Mary Foundation

Oct.20  Denmark: Pss Beneditke presents the Osteoporosis Association’s Research Grants @ Sjaellands Universitetshospital Koge, Koge



WEDNESDAY

Oct.21: Feast Day of Saint Hilarion, Abbott (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.21: Feast Day of Saint Ursula + Companions, Martyrs (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.21  USA: Celebration of the Mind Day 

Oct.21  USA: National Reptile Awareness Day 

Oct.21  USA: Thank Your Cleaner Day 

Oct.21  USA: Medical Assistants Recognition Day

Oct.21  USA: Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day

Oct.21  British Virgin Islands: Saint Ursula’s Day 

Oct.21  Honduras: Army Day 

Oct.21  Taiwan: Overseas Chinese Day

Oct.21  France/Spain: 37th Birthday of Princess Maria Margarita of Bourbon, Duchess of Anjou   {1983}

Oct.21  Serbia: World War II Victims Remembrance Day 

Oct.21  Thailand: National Nurses’ Day in Thailand

Oct.21  Bahrain: 51st Birthday of Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Crown Prince of Bahrain   {1969}

Oct.21  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the US Secretary of the Treasury (HE Steven Mnuchin) & his accompanying delegation @ Al Bahr Palace

Oct.21  Qatar: Emir.Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits the Katara International Hunting + Falcons Exhibition (S’hail 2020) @ the Wisdom Square of the Cultural Village Foundation – Katara

Oct.21  Monaco: Pss Caroline visits the exhibition Monaco Portraits Films by Charles Freger @ the Salle d’Exposition du Quai Antoine Ier

Oct.21  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima release a personal video message regarding their recent ill-planned vacation in Greece

Oct.21  Netherlands: Q.Maxima delivers a digital keynote speech during the ‘Inclusive Digital ID for a Resilient Recovery from COVID-19’ event of the World Bank Groups Identification for Development (ID4) program

Oct.16-21  Netherlands: Pss Amalia Pss of Orange & Pss Alexia visit Greece

Oct.21  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the non-profit organization FratriHa as part of a reading aloud activity for a young audience

Oct.21  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Dr. Alain Schmit & Dr. Guillaume Steichen (respectively President & Secretary General of the Association of Doctors + Dentists – AMMD) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Oct.21  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mdme. Claudia Monti (Ombudsman & Mediator of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Oct.21  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mrs. Isabelle Schlesser (Director of the Agency for Development of Employment – ADEM) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Oct.21  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume & HGDss Stephanie present a check to Ms. Marie-Josee Jacobs (President of Caritas Luxembourg) from the donations to the couple upon the birth of their son @ the Caritas Headquarters

Oct.21  UK: Trafalgar Day 

Oct.21  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Closing of the 19th Congress of Directors CEDE-Spanish Confederation of Directors + Executives @ the Palau de les Arts, Valencia

Oct.21  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the Board Meeting of the Care About the Children Foundation

Oct.21  Sweden: CPss Victoria visits the Swedish Armed Forces’ Recruitment Authority @ Karlstad

Oct.21  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the symposium “You the Big World – From Linear B to Black Holes” on the occasion of HM The Queen’s 80th Birthday @ The Royal Danish Society of Sciences, Copenhagen

Oct.21  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the launch of Verdenstimen 2020 @ Copenhagen City Hall, Copenhagen

Oct.21  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the New Little Belt Bridge @ Gl. Harbor, Middelfart



THURSDAY

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism} 

Oct.22: Feast Day of Pope Saint John Paul II (Roman Catholic)

Oct.22: Feast Day of Saint Mary Salome (Roman Catholic)

Oct.22: International Stuttering Awareness Day

Oct.22  USA: The 3rd Presidential Debate

Oct.22  India: Maha Saptami 

Oct.22  Albania: CP Leka II & CPss Elia welcome their 1st child, a daughter, Princess Geraldine of Albania, on Oct. 22, 2020 @ the Queen Geraldine Maternity Hospital, Tirana

Oct.22  Bulgaria: 52nd Birthday of Princess Maria del Rosario of Bulgaria, Princess of Preslav   {1968}

Oct.22  Jordan: 27th Birthday of Prince Omar bin Faisal of Jordan   {1993} 

Oct.22  Qatar: Shkha Moza bint Nasser digitally addresses the Education Post-COVID-19: Extraordinary Session of the Global Education Meeting (2020 GEM)

Oct.22  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI chairs a meeting of work dedicated to the renewable energy strategy @ the Royal Palace, Rabat [with attendance from: CP Moulay El Hassan]

Oct.22  Netherlands: 15th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau & Princess Aimee of Orange-Nassau   {2005} 

Oct.22  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in the extraordinary session of the Global Meeting on Education (GEM 2020) via a virtual meeting organized by UNESCO 

Oct.22  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits Liege [visits the Food Bank of the Province of Liege & attends a roundtable with representatives of the social sector responsible for food aid; & visits the local charity “Accueil et Partage” @ Bas-Ougree / Seraing]

Oct.22  Belgium: Pr.Laurent visits the Belgian Center for Guide Dogs @ Tongeren

Oct.22  Spain: K.Felipe VI receives the presentation of Letters of Credentials from new ambassadors @ the Royal Palace, Madrid [from: Mrs. Lyra Puisyte-Bostroem (Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania); Mr. Serhii Pohoreltsev (Ambassador of Ukraine); Mr. Robert Krmelj (Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia); Mr. Gerard Cockx (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium); Mr. Louis Marie Montfort Saintil (Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti); Mr. Paulin Godfried Reliques Yanga (Ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon); & Mr. Ricardo Luis Alfonsin (Ambassador of the Argentine Republic)]

Oct.22  Spain: Q.Letizia presents the 6th edition of the National Awards of the Fashion Industry @ the Ministry of Industry, Commerce + Tourism, Madrid

Oct.22  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel visit operations in connection with the covid-19 pandemic @ Sodermanland County

Oct.22  Norway: Q.Sonja opens the exhibition “Impulses” @ Maihaugen Museum, Lillehammer

Oct.22  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja]

Oct.22  Norway: CP Haakon attends a closed performance of the play “Block to block” @ the Riksteatret theatre scene, Oslo

Oct.22  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)’s presidium meeting, virtually

Oct.22  Denmark: CPss Mary visits with the Mary Foundation to Helsingor Swimming Club to focus on Antibullu Swimming @ Helsingor Swimming Club, Helsingor




FRIDAY

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism} 

Oct.23: Feast Day of the Holy Apostle James (Iakovos) the Just, Brother of Our Lord (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Oct.23: Feast Day of Saint John of Capistrano (Roman Catholic)

Oct.23: Feast Day of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.23: Feast Day of Saint Ignatius of Constantinople (Roman Catholic)

Oct.23: Mole Day

Oct.23  USA: National Canning Day

Oct.23  USA: Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day 

Oct.23  Hungary: 1956 Revolution Memorial Day 

Oct.23  India: Maha Ashtami 

Oct.23  Libya: Liberation Day

Oct.23  Macedonia: Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle

Oct.23  Japan: 29th Birthday of Princess Mako of Akishino   {1991} 

Oct.23  Japan: The Imperial Household Agency publishes a series of new photos of Pss Mako of Akishino on the occasion of her 29th Birthday, taken on Oct. 3, 2020, @ Akasaka Imperial Estate, Tokyo [including: Pss Kako of Akishino]

Oct.23  Thailand: Chulalongkorn Day {1910}

Oct.23  Monaco: 2nd Birthday of Balthazar Rassam   {2018} 

Oct.23  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the exhibition “Memling Now: Hans Memling in Contemporary Art” @ the Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Oct.23  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a representation of the Governing Board of the Ateneo de Madrid @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Oct.23  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF’s Autumn Meeting, via digital link

Oct.23  Sweden: Death of Walther Sommerlath, brother of Q.Silvia, @ a hospital in Sweden. He was 86 years old.

Oct.23  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends a Meeting with the Jury of the Samhalls Visa Vagen Award 

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon attends a digital celebration of United Nations Day 2020

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo 

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with artist + author Synnove Persen (appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav)

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Brigadier Frode Kristoffersen

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Brigadier Hakon Waro

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Brigadier Anders Jernberg

Oct.23  Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the celebration of the 275th Anniversary of the Danish Masonic Order @ Copenhagen



SATURDAY

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism} 

Oct.24: Feast Day of Saint Anthony the Great (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Oct.24: Feast Day of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (Roman Catholic)

Oct.24: Feast Day of Holy Saint Raphael the Archangel (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.24: United Nations / UN Day / Commemoration of the Founding of the UN {1945}

Oct.24: Make a Difference Day

Oct.24: World Development Information Day

Oct.24: World Polio Day

Oct.24  USA: National Food Day

Oct.24  USA: 40 Hour Work Week Day 

Oct.24  India: Maha Navami 

Oct.24  Zambia: Independence Day (1964)

Oct.24  Germany: Day of the Libraries 

Oct.24  Brunei: Death of Prince Haji ‘Abdul Azim of Brunei @ the Jerudong Park Medical Center, Jerudong, due to liver cancer.  He was born on July 29, 1982 @ Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, as the 6th child of Sult.Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (b.1946) & his former 2nd wife, Mariam Abdul Aziz (b.1956).  He was unmarried and childless.

Oct.24  Japan: Pss Aiko visits Gakushuin University to receive guidance for new students @ Toshima

Oct.24  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai chairs The Cabinet @ Abu Dhabi

Oct.24  UAE-Dubai: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai launches an AED500 million economic stimulus package to support various business sectors across the economy

Oct.24  Liechtenstein: 73rd Birthday of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {1947}

Oct.24  Sweden: CPss Victoria sends a video greeting to the Swedish UN on the occasion of UN Day

Oct.24  Norway: Pss Ingrid Alexander participates & wins a gold medal in the Norwegian Surfing Championships for Juniors @ Jaeren [with attendance from: CP Haakon, CPss Mette-Marit & Pr.Sverre Magnus]



SUNDAY

Oct.25: Feast Day of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: Feast Day of Saint Antonio de Sant’Anna Galvao (Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: Feast Day of Saint Isidore the Farmer (Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: St. Crispin’s Day / Feast Day of Saints Crispin + Crispinian, Martyrs (Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: Feast Day of Saints Chrystanthus + Daria, Martyrs (Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: 6th Sunday of Luke (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Oct.25: Reformation Sunday (Protestant Christianity)

Oct.25: Dussehra / ‘The 10th Day’ / Culmination of the ‘9 Lights’ Festival of Asuj Navratras / Dassera / Durga Puja (Hinduism; India, Indonesia, etc.)

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism} 

Oct.25: Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari (Islam; Iran)

Oct.25: World Pasta Day

Oct.25: International Artists Day

Oct.25: World Priest Day

Oct.25  Europe: Daylight Savings Time ends 

Oct.25  USA: Visit a Cemetery Day 

Oct.25  USA: National Mother-in-Law Day 

Oct.25  USA: 195th Anniversary of the Opening of the Erie Canal, NY {1825} 

Oct.25  USA: 37th Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Grenada {1983}

Oct.25  China: Double 9th Festival (China)

Oct.25  Hong Kong: Chung Yeung Festival 

Oct.25  Israel: Aliyah Day School Observance 

Oct.25-26  Macau: Chong Yeung Festival / Festival of Ancestors 

Oct.25  Slovenia: Sovereignty Day (1991)

Oct.25  Taiwan: Double 9th Day 

Oct.25  Austria/Czechia/Germany/Reuss: Engagement of Her.Ct.Konrad of Rechberg + Rothenlowen zu Hohenrechberg & Ctss Anna-Elisabeth Kinsky von Wchinitz + Tettau.  The groom-to-be is the eldest son + 4th of 6 children of Ct.Bernhard of Rechberg + Rothenlowen zu Hohenrechberg & Ctss Maria Barbara of Neipperg Ctss of Rechberg + Rothenlowen zu Hohenrechberg, he was born on Nov. 12, 1994 @ Schwabisch Gmund, Germany.  He received a Bachelor of Applied Science from Maastricht University’s School of Business + Economics @ Maastricht, the Netherlands, & a Master of Science in Study Management from the University of Edinburgh’s Business School @ Scotland, UK.  He is an analyst with DEG, based in Cologne, Germany.  The bride-to-be was born on Feb.5, 1994 @ Paris, France, as the 2nd of 3 children of the late Count Johannes Kinsky von Wchinitz + Tettau & Pss Esperance Reuss Ctss Kinsky von Wchinitz + Tettau.  Her paternal great-aunt is Pss Marie Aglae of Liechtenstein Ctss Kinsky von Wchinitz + Tettau.  

Oct.25  Romania: Armed Forces Day in Romania

Oct.25  Romania: CPss Margarita participates, via video connection, in a charity evening fundraiser titled “Romania needs art” broadcast live on Romanian Television (TVR1), to raise funds for the national program Young Talents, organized by the Royal Margarita Foundation of Romania

Oct.25  Japan: 37th Birthday of Princess Yoko of Mikasa   {1983}

Oct.25  Belgium: K.Albert II & Q.Paola meet with Pss Delphine @ Chateau du Belvedere, Laeken

Oct.25  Belgium: 19th Birthday of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant   {2001}

Oct.25  Luxembourg/Austria: 7th Birthday of Count Constantin of Limburg-Stirum   {2013}

Oct.25  Spain: National Day in Basque Country, Spain (Day of the Basque Country) {2011}

Oct.25  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, CPss Victoria & Pss Estelle attend the Inauguration of Slussbron (which connects Stadsholmen & Sodermalm) @ Slussen, Stockholm

Oct.25  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit presents the King’s Cup to the winner of the Norwegian Surfing Championships @ Jaeren