May 31, 2012

Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Elizabeth (Lutheran, Anglican; Roman Catholic, new: 1969-present, except Germany)

Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary  (Roman Catholic, traditional 1954-1969)

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Baron Nils Silfverschiold   {1934} [husband of Princess Desiree of Sweden (sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden)]

Helene Vestur   {1958} [ex-wife of Prince Jean of Luxembourg (son of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg & brother of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg)

Felicia van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven   {2005} [son of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau (nephew of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)]

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

King Alfonso XIII of Spain & Princess Victoria Eugenie Ena of Battenberg   {1906}

Countess Helene d'Udeken d'Acoz & Baron Nicolas Janssen   {2011} [civil]

ROYAL CHRISTENING

Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal   {1997} (daughter of Duarte Pio of Portugal, Duke of Braganza)

DEATH

2008   John Ambler [husband of Princess Margaretha of Sweden (sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden)]

May 30, 2012

ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Lyla Gilman   {2010} [daughter of Lady Rose Gilman (daughter of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester {1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland})]


ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Princess Birgitta of Sweden & Prince Johann Georg "Hansi" of Hohenzollern   {1961} [religious] [separated 1990]

Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau & Marie Helene "Marilene" van den Broek   {1998} [religious]

May 29, 2012

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

The Prince Edward, Duke of Kent + Strathearn, Earl of Dublin & Princess Marie Luise Viktoria/Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess in Saxony, The Princess of Leiningen  {1818}

Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau & Marie Helene "Marilene" van den Broek   {1998} [civil]

ROYAL CHRISTENING

The Honourable Leopold Windsor   {2010} [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})]

May 28, 2012

Memorial Day, observed  (USA)

Whitmonday / Pentecost Monday  (Western Christianity, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Senegal, Benin, Togo, Sweden, Italy, Malta, Ireland, UK, etc.)

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

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

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



DEATH

1972   King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland + the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India {Jan.20, 1936 - Dec.11, 1936}; afterward known as: The Prince Edward, The Duke of Windsor {Dec.11, 1936 - May 28, 1972}

May 27, 2012

Shavuot (Judaism)

Pentecost / Whitsun / Whitsunday  (Western Christianity: Protestant, Reformed, Evangelical, Moravian, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Methodist, Roman Catholic, etc.; UK, USA, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Senegal, Togo, Sweden, Malta, Ireland, etc.)

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Prince Vacharaesorn Mahidol of Thailand   {1981} [son of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand (son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej {Rama IX} of Thailand)]

Prince Moritz of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {2003} [son of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein (son of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein)]


ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Prince Jean of Luxembourg, Prince of Parma, Prince of Nassau & Helene Vestur   {1987} [divorced]

Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Princess Noor bint Asem bint Nayef of Jordan   {2004} [official wedding celebration] [divorced Sep.9, 2009]

Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Alexander Johannsmann   {2010} [civil]