Friday, December 30, 2011

Major Royal Activities in January 2012

We have a few royal activities this month to look forward to:

January 1 ,3, & 4   New Year's Courts in Denmark, with attendance from Queen Margrethe II, The Prince Consort Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary & Prince Joachim of Denmark.

January 6   Pascua Militar in Spain with attendance by members of the Spanish Royal Family.

January 8-12   State Visit to the United Arab Emirates & Oman by Queen Beatrix, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands.

January 10 & 11   New Year receptions for Luxembourg officials with attendance from Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg.

January 13-15   Queen Margethe II of Denmark's 40th Ruby Jubilee celebrations, with attendance from the Danish Royal Family and other foreign royals.

January 19-29   International Circus Festival in Monaco.

January 24   Spain's Foreign Ambassadors' Reception

January 27   Feast of Saint Devote in Monaco.


Round Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries


January 1   Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, celebrates his 60th birthday {1952}.

January 8   Princess Siriswannari Nariratana [Busya Nambejra] of Thailand celebrates her 25th birthday {1987}. She is a daughter of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, and a granddaughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand.

January 9   Princess William (Catherine) of Wales, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus celebrates her 30th birthday  {1982}. She is the wife of Prince William of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, who is the elder child of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales & the late Diana, Princess of Wales.  William is a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland & Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

January 10   Princess Margriet of the Netherlands & Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary  {1967}.  Princess Margriet is a younger sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

January 10   Prince Max Emanuel of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria & Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria celebrate their 45th civil wedding anniversary  {1967}.

January 13   Marius Borg Hoiby celebrates his 15th birthday  {1997}. He is the eldest child of Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway, who is the wife of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.  Haakon is the only son of King Harald V & Queen Sonja of Norway.

January 14 & 15   Accession & Proclamation Anniversaries of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, celebrating 40 years on the throne  {1972}.

January 15   Prince Philip of Yugoslavia/Serbia [twin] celebrates his 30th birthday  {1982}. He is a son of Crown Prince Alexander II of Yugoslavia/Serbia & Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Braganza, Duchess of Segorbe.

January 15   Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia/Serbia [twin] celebrates his 30th birthday  {1982}. He is a son of Crown Prince Alexander II of Yugoslavia/Serbia & Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Braganza, Duchess of Segorbe.

January 16   King Fuad II of Egypt celebrates his 60th birthday  {1952}.

January 19   Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern celebrates her 75th birthday  {1937}. She is an elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

January 19   Princess Kalina of Bulgaria, Duchess of Saxony celebrates her 40th birthday  {1972}. She is the only daughter and youngest child of Tsar Simeon II & Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria.

January 20   Carlos Klynstra celebrates his 15th birthday  {1997}. He is the only [legally un-recognized & illegitimate] child of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma + Piacenza & Brigitte Klynstra. Carlos is the nephew of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

January 20   Prince Tassilo Preslavski of Bulgaria celebrates his 10th birthday  {2002}. He is youngest child of Prince Kyril of Bulgaria, Prince of Preslav & Princess Rosario of Bulgaria, Princess of Preslav.  Kyril is the second son of Tsar Simeon II & Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria.

January 20   Tsar Simeon II & Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria celebrate their 50th civil wedding anniversary  {1962}.

January 21   Prince Max Emanuel of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria celebrates his 75th birthday  {1937}.

January 21   Tsar Simeon II & Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria celebrate their 50th religious wedding anniversary  {1962}.

January 23   Hereditary Princess Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover celebrates her 55th birthday  {1957}. She is the elder sister of Prince Albert II of Monaco.

January 23   Princess Kesang Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan celebrates her 30th birthday  {1982}. She is the daughter of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck & Queen Tshering Pem Wangchuck of Bhutan, and the half-sister of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan.

January 24   Prince Max Emanuel of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria & Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria celebrate their 45th religious wedding anniversary  {1967}.

January 25   Elisabeth von Lattorff celebrates her 10th birthday  {2002}. She is the daughter of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein & Philipp von Lattorff.  Tatjana is the daughter of Prince Hans-Adam II & Princess Marie Aglae of Liechtenstein.

January 30   King Abdullah II of Jordan celebrates his 50th birthday  {1952}.











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