Season: Spring + Summer (northern hemisphere)
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Zodiac Signs: Gemini + Cancer
Birthstones: Pearl, Moonstone, Alexandrite
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Flowers of the Month: Rose, Honeysuckle
June Holidays, Events + Observances:
6/1 International Children's Day
6/1 Madaraka Day in Kenya
6/2 Festa della Repubblica in Italy (Italian Republic Day, 1946)
6/2 Coronation Day (UK)
6/3 Trinity Sunday (Western Christianity: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, etc.)
6/3 MTV Movie Awards (USA)
6/3 Feast of Saint Charles Lwanga + Companions (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran)
6/3 Fete de Meres (Mother's Day in France)
6/4 World Day of Innocent Children of Aggression
6/4 UK + Ireland Spring Bank Holiday
6/5 Denmark's National Day
6/5 World Environment Day
6/5 UK Bank Holiday (Diamond Jubilee)
6/6 D-Day (WWII, 1944)
6/6 Sweden's National Day
6/7 Corpus Christi (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Old Catholic, Anglo-Catholic, etc.; Austria, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Croatia, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Germany, Liechtenstein, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Trinidad + Tobago, etc.)
6/8 World Brain Tumor Day
6/8 World Ocean Day
6/9 Feast of Saint Columba {Colum Cille} of Iona (Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, etc.; Scotland, Ireland, Canada, USA)
6/10 Tony Awards {The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theater} (USA)
6/10 Mother's Day in Luxembourg
6/10 Father's Day in Belgium
6/10 Canadian Rivers Day (Canada)
6/11 Kamehameha Day (Hawaii, USA)
6/12 World Day Against Child Labor
6/12 Philippine Independence Day
6/12 Feast of 108 Martyrs {108 Blessed Polish Martyrs} of World War II (Roman Catholic)
6/13 Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua {St. Anthony of Lisbon} (Roman Catholic; Italy, Portugal, USA, Italian-Americans, Spain, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, etc.)
6/14 Flag Day (USA)
6/14 World Blood Donation Day
6/15 Feast of the Sacred Heart / Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Roman Catholic)
6/15 Denmark's Flag Day
6/16 Canonization of Saint Padre Pio {Saint Pio/Pius of Pietrelcina} (Roman Catholic, 2002)
6/16 South Africa's Youth Day
6/16 Bloomsday (Ireland, Hungary, USA, Italy, Australia, etc.)
6/17 Father's Day (USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, the Netherlands, Ireland)
6/17 Laylat/Lailat-al-Miraj/Mi'raj / Shab-e-Miraj (Islam; Iran, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Turkey, etc.)
6/17 World Day to Combat Desertification + Drought
6/17 Independence Day in Iceland
6/19 Juneteenth / Freedom Day / Emancipation Day (USA: Texas, Washington DC, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
6/20 Summer Solstice (Northern hemisphere, 23:09/11:09pm)
6/20 World Refugee Day
6/20 Argentina's Flag Day
6/20 West Virginia Day (West Virginia, USA)
6/21 Feast of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (Roman Catholic)
6/21 World Music Day
6/21 National Aboriginal Day (Canada)
6/21-6/24 Various Midsummer Celebrations {Christianity, Neopagan, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Ireland, UK/Great Britain (Cornwall, Jersey, Scotland, Wales, England, etc.), France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, Canada, USA, Puerto Rico, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia}
6/21-6/24 Various Midwinter Celebrations (Brazil, Argentina, Australia)
6/23 Saint John's Eve (Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox; also see list of countries for Various Midsummer Celebrations above)
6/23 Midsummer (Finland + Sweden)
6/23 Luxembourg's National Day
6/23 UN Public Service Day
6/23 Daytime Emmy Awards (USA)
6/24 Feast of Saint John the Baptist (St. Jean Baptiste) (Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, etc.; USA, also see list of countries for Various Midsummer Celebrations above)
6/24 National Holiday of Quebec / La Fete nationale du Quebec / St. Jean Baptiste Day (Quebec, Canada)
6/24 Mother's Day in Kenya
6/25 Statehood Day in Slovenia
6/26 Romania's Flag Day
6/26 International Day Against Drug Abuse + Illicit Trafficking
6/26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
6/29 Feast of Saints Peter + Paul (Roman Catholic; England, Wales, USA, Canada, Malta, etc.)
Month-long Events + Observances:
Gay pride celebrations; baseball season; Caribbean-American Heritage Month (USA); Black Music Month; LGBT Pride Month (USA)
On the Royal Agenda for June: {here are a selection of events that royal family members are confirmed to attend, along with a sprinkling of events that they may just turn up at!}
Spring/Summer? 2012
May 15/22-June 16/17
June 2 UK: Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attend the Epsom Derby {The Derby at Epsom Racecourse}, Epsom Downs, Epsom
June 2-5
June 2
June 3
June 4 UK: Diamond Jubilee BBC Concert at Buckingham Palace, televised, with attendance from Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, & other Members of the Royal Family (Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, Pss Alexandra of Kent)
June 4-6
June 5 UK: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee - a short reception in the Egyptian Hall @ Mansion House, hosted by The Lord Mayor of the City of London, the Court of Alderman & the Court of Common Council, attended by Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh
June 5 UK: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee - a reception @ Guildhall given by the City of London, attended by the full congregation of the St.Paul’s Cathedral Service & Members of The Royal Family(Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall, Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge, & Pr.Harry of Wales, etc.)
June 5 UK: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee - a Diamond Jubilee lunch @ Westminster Hall given by the Livery, attended by Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall, Pr.William Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge & Pr.Harry of Wales
June 5 UK: Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee - a formal Carriage Procession through London from the Palace of Westminster to Buckingham Palace including Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh (both in the 1902 State Landau), Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall (in a State Landau), Pr.William Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge & Pr.Harry of Wales (in a State Landau) with a gun salute during the procession & a Guard of Honor in the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace
June 5 UK: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee - a Balcony appearance + an RAF Flypast + a Feu de Joie ("Fire of Joy" - a celebratory cascade of rifle fire given as a salute by The Queen's Guard) from the Forecourt attended by Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, & other Members of The Royal Family
June 5-9
June 6
June 6 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Madeleine attend National Day reception, @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm
June 7-9
June 7-11
June 10-15 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant & Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant make a Trade Mission to Tokyo, Japan, organized by the Agency for Foreign Trade in collaboration w/the regional foreign trade (AWEX, Flanders Investment + Trade & Invest & Brussels Export)
June 11- UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex visit
June 13-14
June 13 Denmark: CP Frederik attends the European Cup in Lviv, Ukraine
June 16-17
June 16 Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: Wedding of Pss Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala & Albert Alphons Ludgerus Brenninkmeijer, in the Basilica of San Miniato (San Miniato al Monte Church) in Florence, Italy
June 16
June 16 UK: Q.Elizabeth II takes the Salute @ The Queen's Birthday Parade on Horseguards Parade, Whitehall, London & takes the Salute @ the fly past of Royal Air Force aircraft from the Balcony of Buckingham Palace (attended by Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, Birgitte Dss of Gloucester, Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, Pss Alexandra of Kent)
June 18 UK: Service for the Order of the Garter @ St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle with attendance from Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, Birgitte Dss of Gloucester, Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, Pss Alexandra of Kent
June 19-23
June 19-23
June 22-24
June 23
June 26-27 UK:Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh visit Northern Ireland as part of the Diamond Jubilee Tour of the UK (visiting Enniskillen & Belfast)
June 27-July 1
TBD(?) June(?)
ROUND ROYAL BIRTHDAYS + ANNIVERSARIES
June 3 - Prince Tirso Panagiurishtski of Bulgaria's 5th Birthday {2002} [son of Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Panagyurishte, Duke of Saxony (son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria)]
June 4 - Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain's 35th Birthday {1977} (son of King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain & Queen Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain)
June 5 - Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este's 50th Birthday {1962} (daughter of King Albert II of the Belgians & Queen Paola of the Belgians)
June 8 - Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg's 10th Birthday {2002} [daughter of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)]
June 10 - Queen Margrethe II & Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark's 45th Wedding Anniversary {1967}
June 10 - Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Halsingland + Gastrikland's 30th Birthday {1982} (daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden & Queen Silvia of Sweden)
June 16 - Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria's 75th Birthday {1937}
June 17 - Bernardo Guillermo's 35th Birthday {1977} [son of Princess Christina of the Netherlands (sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)]
June 19 - Princess Philomena of Orleans, Dauphine of France, Duchess of Vendome's 35th Birthday {1977} [wife of Prince Jean of Orleans, Dauphin of France, Duke of Vendome (son of Prince Henri of Orleans, Count of Paris, Duke of France)]
June 21 - Prince William of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baron Carrickfergus's 30th Birthday {1982} [son of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland)]
June 21 - Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Croatia + Bohemia's 15th Birthday {1997} (son of Archduke Karl of Austria & Archduchess Francesca of Austria)
June 22 - Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster & Dr. Claire Booth Windsor, Countess of Ulster's 10th Wedding Anniversary {2002}
June 25 - Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait's 75th Birthday {1937} (half-brother of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait)
June 26 - Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg's 25th Birthday {1987} [daughter of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (brother of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein) & Princess Margaretha of Liechtensein, Princess of Luxembourg (daughter of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg & sister of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg)]
June 28 - Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan's 18th Birthday {1994} (son of King Abdullah II of Jordan & Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan)
June 28 + 30 - Prince Alexander & Princess Nadja of Schaumburg-Lippe's 5th Wedding Anniversary {2007}
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