The Royal Calendar: November 2012

Events carried-over from last week:

Nov.16-29 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant makes an Economic Mission to Australia & New Zealand

Nov.24-29 Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume & HGDss Stephanie make an Economic Mission Visit to China [visiting Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shanghai & Suzhou]

Nov.25-27 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, as Grand Prior of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, visits Cape Town, South Africa

Nov.25-27 Denmark: Pss Benedikte, as patron of the Olave Baden-Powell Society, visits Brunei

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MONDAY

Nov.26-Dec.1 Netherlands: Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange visits Nairobi, Kenya for the meeting 19th UNSGAB (the Advisory Board of the Secretary-General of the UN for water + sanitation) & for AMREF projects

Nov.26 Netherlands: Pss Maxima presents the Prince Bernhard Cultural Prize 2012 @ the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam

Nov.26 Netherlands: Pss Margriet attends the symposium held on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of The Village, in Arnhem

Nov.26 Belgium: K.Albert II holds an audience with Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister, @ the Chateau de Laeken, Brussels

Nov.26 Belgium: K.Albert II & Q.Paola attend the opening ceremony of "Kazerne Dossin - Memorial, Museum + Documentation Centre on the Holocaust & Human Rights", in Mechelen, Province of Antwerp

Nov.26 Belgium: Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant visits the National School of Visual Arts of La Cambre (ENSAV) in Brussels [attends a presentation of the arts school, visits textile design sections, restoration of works of art, design, fashion design & interior design]

Nov.26 Kuwait/UK: The Emir of the State of Kuwait (Shkh Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah) arrives in the UK @ London Heathrow Airport & is greeted by The Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, on behalf of The Queen

Nov.26 UK: Q.Elizabeth IIvisits the Household Cavalry Regiment @ Combermere Barracks, Windsor

Nov.26 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Carshalton Boys Sports College to see the work being done @ the school to encourage healthy eating & to meet members of the Growing Food in Schools Taskforce, Carshalton, Surrey

Nov.26 UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attends the Opera @ the Royal Academy of Music, London

Nov.26 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Royal Swedish Academy of Music's formal gathering, Stockholm

Nov.26 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of Army staff Defense Headquarters

Nov.26 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Professor Trond Jacob Markestad, appointed Officer of the Order of St. Olav

Nov.26 Norway: K.Harald V attends the presentation of the Medal for Heroism, awarded for heroic rescue during the terrorist attacks on July 22, 2011, @ Oslo Town Hall

Nov.26 Norway: K.Harald V attends a memorial concert 70 years after the deportation of the Norwegian Jews to Auschwitz, Oslo

Nov.26-28 Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit make an Official Visit to Indonesia

Nov.26 Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit visit Indonesia [participate in an event promoting Norwegian Seafood, in Jakarta; meet with HE President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono & First Lady Mrs. Ibu Ani @ the Presidential Palace in Jakarta; attend an official luncheon @ the Presidential Palace in Jakarta; meet with the Secretary General of the Association of South East Asian Nations, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, in Jakarta; open the Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue in Jakarta; meet with the Norwegian business delegation, Jakarta; & attend an offical banquet in Jakarta, hosted by Minister of National Development Planning, Ms. Armida Alisjahbana]

Nov.26 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II & Pr.Consort Henrik host a Royal Hunt in Grib Forest, with participation from CP Frederik

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TUESDAY

Nov.27 Netherlands: Pss Maxima attends the presentation of the 1000th leerbaner during the meeting "Plan apprenticeships Works" in 's-Hertogenbosch

Nov.27 Netherlands: Pss Margriet opens the exhibition "Wilhelmina's Life Evening" in the Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn

Nov.27 Luxembourg: GD Henri & GDss Maria Teresa visit the National Audiovisual Center (NAC) [visit the photo archive & the "shooting" + "studio" departments; view the gilm "Schueberfouer", directed by Frank Grotz; visit the exhibition "Co-existence", by the British photographer Stephen Gill; attend the presentation of the expansion of the NAC called "Waassertuerm Pomhouse +" (consisting of a water tower & pumping station); welcomes the permanent photographic exhibition "The bitter Years 1935-1941" (originally created + directed by Edward Steichen at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1962)]

Nov.27-29 Kuwait/UK:Shkh/Emir Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait makes a State Visit to the UK (upon the invitation of Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh), he will stay @ Windsor Castle

Nov.27 Kuwait/UK: Emir/Shkh Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait visits the UK [is met privately by Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & escorted to Windsor where the Emir will receive a Ceremonial Welcome @ the Royal Dais in Datchet Road, Windsor; Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh formally greet The Emir; Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh & Emir/Shkha Sabah IV make a state carriage procession to Windsor Castle ;Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh & Emir/Shkh Sabah IV review/inspect a guard of honor in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle; Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh & Emir/Shkh Sabah IV witness a March Past led by the Mounted Band of The Blues + Royals, The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery & the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry, from the dais; Q.Elizabeth II hosts a private lunch @ Windsor Castle & they view an exhibition of Kuwaiti related items from the Royal Collection, in the Green Drawing Room; Emir/Shkh Sabah IV visits the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, to receive a Ceremonial Welcome, receive a Presentation on Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Today, & meet officer cadets from Kuwait + officer cadets from other Gulf states; receives calls at Windsor Castle by the Leader of the Opposition & by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats; & Q.Elizabeth II gives a State Banquet for Emir/Shkh Sabah IV @ Windsor Castle]

Nov.27 UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge officially opens the new 'Treasures' Gallery @ the Natural History Museum, London

Nov.27 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends the Honours + Giving Voice Awards Ceremony @ the Church House Conference Centre, Dean's Yard, Westminster, London

Nov.27 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal, as Patron of Animal Health Trust, Chairs the Council of Management + Industry Committee Meeting and subsequently opens a Cancer Centre @ Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk

Nov.27 Spain: 37th Enthronement Mass Anniversary of King Juan Carlos I of Spain {1975}

Nov.27 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias opens the General Assembly of Chambers 2012 with the theme "Cameras: 125 years running the future", organized by the Council of Chambers of Commerce, Industry + Navigation of Spain, @ the Congress Palace of Madrid

Nov.27 Spain: Letizia Pss of Asturias opens the State Volunteer Congress XV @ the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Ansio-Barakaldo, Vizcaya

Nov.27 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the Linnaeus ECO-TECH '12 conference, Kalmar

Nov.27 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends board meeting of the World Childhood Foundation, Stockholm

Nov.27 Sweden: Pr.Daniel holds an audience with the Secretary-General of UNICEF Sweden, Veronique Lonnerblad, & Deputy Secretary General Per Westberg @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Nov.27 Norway: Q.Sonja gives the presentation "Impressions of Norway" at an event hosted by Innovation Norway, @ the Nobel Peace Centre, with attendance from K.Harald V

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WEDNESDAY

Nov.28 Malaysia: 85th Birthday of King Abdul Halim of Malaysia {1927}

Nov.28 Netherlands: Pss Maxima gives the opening speech at a symposium to mark the 10th anniversary of the Prince Claus Chair, @ Noordeinde Palace

Nov.28 Belgium: Pss Astrid visits the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (in the context of the Institute's engagement with the "Roll Back Malaria Partnership")

Nov.28 Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa holds an audience with Mr. Peter Maurer [President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)] @ the Grand Ducal Palace

Nov.28 Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa visits the Seniorie Saint Joseph Petange facility (with specific services for residents with dementia disorders), as part of intergenerational meetings between the elderly & children + adolescents

Nov.28-30 UK: The Winter Festival (horse race), Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, England

Nov.28 Kuwait/UK: Emir/Shkh Sabah IV visits the UK [visits Clarence House, is received by Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, views an exhibition of work by The Prince's Charities & holds a private audience with Pr.Charles Pr of Wales; attends a meeting with British Industry Leaders @ Lancaster House hosted by Pr.Andrew Dk of York, with Lord Marland (Parliamentary Secretary for Business, Innovation + Skills) & attends a Kuwaiti Investment Authority Reception with The Lord Sassoon, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury; visits 10 Downing Street & has a private lunch + talks with the Prime Minister; & attends a banquet @ Guildhall given by The Lord Mayor + the City of London Corporation, with attendance from Pr.Andrew Dk of York]

Nov.28 UK: Q.Elizabeth II visits Thames Hospicecare, Pine Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, to commemorate its 25th anniversary

Nov.28 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall attend The Prince's Trust "We Are Most Amused" Comedy Gala, @ the Royal Albert Hall, London

Nov.28 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit Cambridgeshire [are welcomed by Cllr Sheila Stuart, Mayor of Cambridge & the High Sheriff @ the Guildhall, Cambridge; appear on the balcony of the Guildhall, Cambridge; walk through the market square to the Cambridge University Senate House, Cambridge; visit Jimmy's Night Shelter, Cambridge; visit The Manor School, Cambridge; & visit Peterborough City Hospital]

Nov.28 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits Surrey [attends a Concert @ the Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, Cobham; attends a Reception @ Hook Evangelical Church, Surbiton; & visits Moor House School, Hurst Green, Oxted]

Nov.28 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits the Union Jack Club & opens the new Kitchen Complex, London

Nov.28 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends Foundation Day @ the University of London, Senate House, London

Nov.28 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Transport + Health Presentation + Debate @ Barclays Bank, Canary Wharf, London

Nov.28 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, as Patron of the National Army Museum, attends a Dinner hosted by the Chief of the General Staff, Chelsea, London

Nov.28 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends board meeting of Mentor Sweden, @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Nov.28 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends board meeting of Queen Silvia's Jubilee Fund for Research into Children + Children with Disabilities, @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Nov.28 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the Swedish Equestrian Federation's 100th anniversary celebrations, the Stockholm City Hall

Nov.28 Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends the presentation of the Golden Gavel Award, @ the Grand Hotel, Stockholm

Nov.28 Denmark: State Council @ Christiansborg Castle

Nov.28-Dec.2 Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends board meeting of the Olave Baden-Powell Society + other events in Hong Kong, China

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THURSDAY

Nov.29 Netherlands: Pss Maxima visits the opening of the International Supply Management Congress (ISMC) 2012 in the RAI in Amsterdam

Nov.29 Belgium: Pss Astrid attends the session Awards 2012 awarded by the fund for medical + scientific research managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, @ the Domaine "Latour Brake" in Uccle, Brussels

Nov.29 Belgium: Pr.Laurent & Pss Claire attend the 24th Awards Caius of Promethea (a competition as part of an initiative of the Caius Association of Promethea to annually recognize the best works produced under the patronage of the cultural + architectural heritage in Belgium) @ the Opera Royal de Wallonie in Liege

Nov.29 Luxembourg: GD Henri & GDss Maria Teresa visit the exhibition "Atelier Luxembourg - The Venice Biennale 1988-2011 Projects", @ the Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art

Nov.29 Kuwait/UK: Emir/Shkh Sabah IV visit the UK [formally bids farewell to Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh @ the Sovereign's Entrance, Windsor Castle; visits Westminster Abbey, lays a wreath @ the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, with a Last Post, Prayers + Reveille, tours the abbey with the Dean of Westminster & signs a distinguished visitors book; visits the Palace of Westminster, delivers an address & attends a reception with peers, Members of Parliament + other invited guests in the Royal Robing Room]

Nov.29 UK: Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh give a reception for HM's Lord-Lieutenants

Nov.29 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall, as Patrons of WRVS Search for Diamond Champions, host a reception for Diamond Champions, @ St. James Palace, London

Nov.29 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Essex [visits Citizens Advice Bureau Tendring to celebrate the success of the Reach out Project @ Citizens Advice Bureau Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea; visits a Save the Children Shop @ Unit 12, Baytree Shopping Centre, Brentwood; & attends a Reception to mark the Granting of City Status to Chelmsford, @ Hylands Park, Chelmsford]

Nov.29 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the WISE [Women Into Science, Engineering + Construction (UKRC- WISE)] Awards 2012 @ The Institution of Engineering + Technology, London

Nov.29 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal, as Patron of Riders for Health, attends a Reception @ The Army & Navy Club, London

Nov.29 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the Scottish Varsity Launch Dinner @ The Caledonian Club, London

Nov.29 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, as Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Logistic Corps, presents Campaign Medals @ the Homecoming Parade for 4 Logistic Support Regiment @ Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Nov.29 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Oxford Science Park, Magdalen Centre, Oxford

Nov.29 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Diamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science + Innovation Campus, Didcot

Nov.29 Spain: Q.Sofia holds an audience with a representation of the Association of Ladies of the Arms, the 3 Army Corps & the Guardia Civil, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Nov.29 Spain: Q.Sofia opens the exhibition "The Legacy of the House of Alba", organized by the Fundacion Casa de Alba & the City of Madrid, @ the Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid

Nov.29-Dec.1 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias visits Mexico to attend the inauguration of President-elect, Hon. Enrique Pena Nieto

Nov.29 Spain: Letizia Pss of Asturias delivers the 4th Teaching Awards, which distinguish those persons, entities, institutions + individuals whose work + initiative improves society by acting in an educational context, @ the CaixaForum, Madrid

Nov.29 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Nov.29 Norway: K.Harald V holds formal audiences [separately] with: the Ambassador of Guatemala, HE Ms. Marta Eulalia Estrada Xicara de Leiva; the Ambassador of Nepal, HE Mr. Muktinath Bhatta; the Ambassador of Rwanda, HE Ms. Venetia Sebudandi; & the Ambassador of Niger, HE Ms. Aminatou Batoure Goah

Nov.29 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Prime Minister of the Ukraine, HE Mr. Mykola Azarov

Nov.29 Norway: Q.Sonja presents the Queen Sonja Award 2012

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FRIDAY

Nov.30 Japan: 47th Birthday of Prince Fumihito of Japan, Prince Akishino {1965}

Nov.30 Netherlands: Q.Beatrix presents the Prize of Dutch Literature to the Flemish poet Leonard Nolens, @ the Royal Palace, Amsterdam

Nov.30 Belgium: Pr.Laurent & Pss Claire attend the concert "Royal Music Guides" organized on the occasion of the Feast of the King & the 180th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Music Guides, in association with the "Brussels Choral Society" & the "Arenbergkoor" Leuven, @ the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels

Nov.30 Kuwait/UK: Emir/Shkh Sabah IV visit the UK [is bid farewell by The Lord Chamberlain on behalf of The Queen @ London Heathrow Airport]

Nov.30 UK: Saint Andrew's Day in Scotland

Nov.30 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a 'KT-EQUAL' WOrkshop @ the College of Occupational Therapists, London

Nov.30 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester carry out engagements in Rome, Italy

Nov.30 Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, with attendance from CP Haakon

Nov.30 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Mr. Roy Helge Gabrielsen, Mr. Karl Almas & Mr. Hein Johnson of the Norwegian Academy of Science + Letters

Nov.30 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of Staff Air Force, with attendance from CP Haakon

Nov.30 Norway: K.Harald V & Q.Sonja host a luncheon for members of the diplomatic corps

Nov.30 Denmark: CP Frederik is regent

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SATURDAY

Dec.1 Japan: 11th Birthday of Princess Aiko of Japan, Princess Toshi {2001}

Dec.1 Belgium: Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant attends the National Day Info Families (JNIF), organized by the Department of Defense, & meet families + relatives of soldiers who are currently involved in peacekeeping operations, @ the Quartier Militaire Major Housiau to Peutie, the Province of Flemish Brabant

Dec.1-9 Denmark: Pr.Joachim is regent

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SUNDAY

Dec.2 Bulgaria: 50th Birthday of Crown Prince Kardam of Bulgaria, Prince of Turnovo, Duke of Saxony {1962}

Dec.2 United Arab Emirates: National Day /Independence Day

Dec.2 Dubai (UAE)/Jordan: 5th Birthday of Sheikha Al Jalila bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai {2007}

Dec.2 Bhutan: 31st Birthday of Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck of Bhutan {1981}

Dec.2 Belgium: 61st Birthday of Princess Alexander (Lea) of Belgium {1951}

Dec.2 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends a reception for the 'Not Forgotten Association', St. James's Palace State Apartments, London

Dec.2 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends the Business in the Community (BITC) Annual General Meeting + Leadership Summit, gives a speech & meets business leaders at a reception, @ The Lawrence Hall, London

Dec.2 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the President of the Republic of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, @ Clarence House, London

Dec.2 UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall switches on the Christmas Lights @ the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, Chelsea, London

Dec.2 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attend the Advent Procession Service @ St. Paul's Cathedral, London

Dec.2 Denmark: Pss Marie attends the AIDS Foundation's Christmas concert @ Trinity Church, Copenhagen