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Monday, February 11, 2019

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, February 11 - Sunday, February 17, 2019

MONDAY

Feb.11  Montenegro: 11th Birthday of Princess Milena of Montenegro   {2008}

Feb.11  Japan: National Foundation Day in Japan {660 BC}

Feb.11  Jordan: 29th Birthday of Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan   {1990}

Feb.11  Vatican City: Anniversary of the Foundation of Vatican City (Vatican)

Feb.10-12  Netherlands: Q.Maxima, within her role as Special Advocate of the UN Secretary General for Inclusive Financing for Development, visits Jordan

Feb.11  Netherlands: Q.Maxima visits Jordan [attends a roundtable meeting about inclusive finance, Amman; visits with female entrepreneurs & agents from Dinarak (a company providing digital financial services via mobile phone) @ Zarqa; visits the Al Hana Boutique & Ladies Hairdresser; meet with women who have built up a tourist company utilizing a business loan + coaching from the Microfund for Women (MFW); & visits the UNHCR Jordan community centre, Amman]

Feb.11  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Charles Michel (Prime Minister)

Feb.11  Luxembourg: Announcement of the death of Princess Alix of Luxembourg, Dowager Princess de Ligne, on Feb. 11, 2019. She was born Aug. 24, 1929 as Princess Alix Marie Anne Antonia Charlotte Gabrielle of Luxembourg @ Berg Castle, Luxembourg, as the 6th + youngest child of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg & Prince Felix of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma. She spent her early years @ Schloss Berg.  At the onset of WWII & the German invasion of Luxembourg on May 10, 1940, the family fled to find refuge in the USA., living on Long Island, NY.  She attended Catholic schools in New York, Montreal (Canada) & London (England, UK) before Luxembourg was liberated in 1945 and they returned home on Apr. 14, 1945. She was engaged to marry Prince Antoine de Ligne on Apr. 18, 1950. They were married on Aug. 17, 1950 @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City (Civil Wedding) & Luxembourg’s Cathedral, Luxembourg City (Roman Catholic Wedding). He was the younger son of Eugene, 11th Prince de Ligne, and succeeded as the 13th Prince de Ligne in 1985 following the death of his unmarried brother. After their honeymoon they lived @ Schloss Beloeil, Belgium.  They had 7 children: Michel 14th Pr. of Ligne (1951), Pr.Wauthier de Ligne (1952), Pss Anne de Ligne (1954), Pss Christine de Ligne (1955), Pss Sophie de Ligne (1957), Pr.Antoine de Ligne (1959) & Pss Yolande de Ligne (1964). Her husband died in 2005. She is survived by her 7 children, 19 of her 20 grandchildren & 12 great-grandchildren, along with 2 of her siblings (GD Jean of Luxembourg & Dwgr Ctss Marie-Gabrielle of Holstien-Ledreborg).

Feb.11  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Hon.Victoria O’Halloran (Administrator of the Northern Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia)

Feb.11  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Germany [visits the Grunes Gewandhaus, Dresden; visits Dresden University of Technology, Dresden; attends the 10th International Dresden Peace Prize Ceremony (attends a Ceremony for the 10th Anniversary of the Dresden International Peace Prize) @ the Semper Opera, Dresden; & attends a Dinner to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Dresden International Peace Prize @ Dresden Castle, Dresden]

Feb.11  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a military audience with a group of senior non-commissioned officers @ the Royal Palace, Madrid

Feb.11  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a military audience with a group of colonels + ship captains @ the Royal Palace, Madrid

Feb.11  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Alpine World Cup @ Are

Feb.11  Sweden: Pr.Daniel visits Serendipity, Stockholm

Feb.11  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Mr. Nils Henrik Asheim (appointed Officer of the Order of St. Olav)

Feb.11  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Commodore Bjorn-Erik Marthinsen

Feb.11  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Mr. Rolf Willy Hansen (appointed Commander of the Norwegian Order of Merit)

Feb.11-14  Norway: CP Haakon visits Colombia, as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Development Programme (UNDP)

Feb.11  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II visits 1st Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment @ Paderborn, Germany


TUESDAY

Feb.12  Egypt: 37th Birthday of Princess Fawzia-Latifa of Egypt   {1982}

Feb.12  Italy: 82nd Birthday of Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Italy, Prince of Naples   {1937}

Feb.12  Italy: 84th Birthday of Crown Princess Marina of Italy, Princess of Naples   {1935}

Feb.10-12  Netherlands: Q.Maxima, within her role as Special Advocate of the UN Secretary General for Inclusive Financing for Development, visits Jordan

Feb.12  Netherlands: Q.Maxima visits Jordan [attends a meeting with representatives of banks + companies; attends institutional meetings with Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz, the Minister of Finance (Ezzedin Kanakriyah), the Minister of Information + Communication Technology (Mothanna Gharaibeh), the Minister of Planning + International Cooperation (Mary Kamel Kawar); meets with the Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan (Ziad Fariz) & attends a roundtable on the national strategy for inclusive financing @ the Central Bank of Jordan; attends a private meeting & a private lunch with K.Abdullah II & Q.Rania of Jordan @ the Royal Palace]

Feb.12  Belgium: K.Philippe hosts a symposium organized on the theme “What training for our future? Training alternately + beyond” @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

Feb.12  Belgium: K.Philippe visits Audi Brussels

Feb.12  Belgium: Q.Mathilde is named an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium (ARMB) during a solemn ceremony & gives an inaugural speech on “mental health”

Feb.12  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Merseyside [visits St. George’s Hall, Liverpool; & visits the Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool; visits the Marie Curie Hospice, Liverpool]

Feb.12  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends a performance @ the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Feb.12  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Merseyside [attends a reception for the Liverpool University Centre for Irish Studies (visits the Institute of Irish Studies) @ the Victoria Gallery + Museum, University of Liverpool, the Foundation Building, Liverpool]

Feb.12  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits Merseyside [attends a Beanstalk Story Starters children’s literacy event to celebrate the Beanstalk charity’s partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library @ Liverpool Central Library, Liverpool; visits Wirral Women + Children’s Aid, Birkenhead; & visits the Baltic Triangle, Liverpool]

Feb.12  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge receives Mr. Harry Kane (footballer)

Feb.12  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Duchy of Cornwall Meeting @ Kensington Palace, London

Feb.12  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex attend a Gala performance of “the Wider Earth” in support of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust & The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy @ the Natural History Museum, London

Feb.12  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the announcement of the 2019 Prize Winner of The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering @ Prince Philip House, London

Feb.12  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal receives Mr. Peter Bennett Jones upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of Save the Children UK

Feb.12  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Reception for The Mary Peters Trust @ Drummonds Bank, London

Feb.12  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Germany [visits an art exhibition to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the twinning of Dresden & Coventry @ Kreuzkirche, Dresden; & arrives @ Heathrow Airport, London, from Germany]

Feb.12  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds a farewell audience for the Ambassador of Bosnia-Herzegovina (HE Ms. Vesna Cuzic) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Feb.12  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds a farewell audience for the Ambassador of Morocco (HE Ms. Amina Bouayach) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Feb.12  Sweden: CPss Victoria holds an audience for CEO Peter Wiwen-Nilsson of Race for the Baltic @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Feb.12  Norway: K.Harald V visits Kongsberg Gruppen

Feb.11-14  Norway: CP Haakon visits Colombia, as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Development Programme (UNDP)

Feb.12  Norway: 87th Birthday of Princess Astrid of Norway   {1932}


WEDNESDAY

Feb.13  Jordan: 63rd Birthday of Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan   {1956}

Feb.13  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to the Free Run Cooperative in Breda (De Vrije Uitloop Breda)

Feb.13  Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde meet 28 young police officers (under 35 years old) & host a dinner @ the Chateau de Laeken, Brussels

Feb.13  UK: Q.Elizabeth II receives HE Mr. Milton Inniss (& Mr. R Greaves) in an audience upon his appointment as High Commissioner for Barbados in London

Feb.13  UK: Q.Elizabeth II receives The Hon.Vicki O’Halloran (& Mr. Craig O’Halloran) in an audience upon her appointment as Administrator of the Northern Territory, Australia

Feb.13  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with the Rt.Hon.Andrea Leadsom MP (Lord President)

Feb.13  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds a Council

Feb.13  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Theresa May MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury)

Feb.13  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Kensington Aldridge Academy, London

Feb.13  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Reception for Greek Diaspora @ St. James’s Palace, London

Feb.13  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall attends the official launch of the Royal Osteoporosis Society (formerly the National Osteoporosis Society) @ the Science Museum, London

Feb.13  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Tea for the Royal Osteoporosis Society @ Clarence House, London

Feb.13  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge visits St. Vincent’s Centre, London

Feb.13  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge attends The Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge & The Duke + Duchess of Sussex’s ‘Mental Health in Education’ Conference @ Mercers’ Hall, London

Feb.13  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge attends the 100 Women in Finance Gala Dinner in aid of Heads Together’s legacy programme ‘Mentally Healthy Schools’ (attends a Gala Dinner given by 100 Women in Finance in support of Mentally Healthy Schools) @ the V&A Museum  (the Victoria + Albert Museum), London

Feb.13  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex attends a Reception in support of Try for Change & the Johnny Wilkinson Foundation @ Kensington Palace, London

Feb.13  UK: Meghan Dss of Sussex attends a Meeting on empowering communities

Feb.13  UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York attends a Dinner to celebrate the occasion of Chinese New Year given by the Ambassador from the People’s Republic of China (HE Mr. Liu Xiaoming) @ the residence in London

Feb.13  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award @ St. James’s Palace, London

Feb.13  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ St. James’s Palace, London

Feb.13  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends the 100 Hearts Event (attends the Royal Brompton + Harefield Hospitals Charity show, 100 Hearts – a Night of Comedy) @ The London Palladium @ Soho, London

Feb.13  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex holds a Meeting for The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust

Feb.13  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex holds a Meeting for Breast Cancer Haven Guardians

Feb.13  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal, on behalf of The Queen, holds an Investiture @ Buckingham Palace, London

Feb.13  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits the Cruising Association on the occasion of its 110th Anniversary @ Limehouse, London

Feb.13  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends The Corporation of Trinity House’s Annual Dinner to the Younger Brethren @ Trinity House, Tower Hill, London

Feb.13  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester receives Mr. Geoffrey Prescott (Chief Executive of Lepra) & Ms. Helen Rackham (Director of Communications + Fundraising for Lepra)

Feb.13  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent receives Mr. David Evans upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of the House of St. Barnabas & Ms. Jennifer Watson upon assuming the appointment

Feb.13  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent receives Mr. Ian Frost upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of the London Philharmonic Choir & Ms. Tessa Bartley upon assuming the appointment

Feb.13-14  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia make a State Visit to Morocco

Feb.13  Spain/Morocco: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia of Spain visit Morocco [K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia of Spain depart for Morocco from the State Pavilion of the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport, Madrid; K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia of Spain are received upon arrival by K.Mohammed VI of Morocco, CP Moulay Hassan of Morocco, Pr.Moulay Rachid + Pss Oum Kalthum of Morocco, Pss Llla Meryem of Morroco, Pss Llla Asma of Morocco & Pss Llla Hasna of Morocco @ the Rabat-Sale Airport; K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia of Spain attend a welcome ceremony @ the Plaza del Mechouar, the Royal Palace of Rabat, Rabat; K.Felipe VI of Spain attends a meeting with K.Mohammed VI of Morocco @ the Royal Palace of Rabat, Rabat; K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia of Spain attend the signing of 11 bilateral agreements @ the Royal Agdal Guest Palace (with attendance from: CP Moulay Hassan of Morocco & Pr.Moulay Rachid of Morocco); & K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia of Spain attend a Gala Dinner hosted by K.Mohammed VI of Morocco @ the Royal Palace of Rabat, Rabat]

Feb.13  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attends the presentation of medals @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Feb.13  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the unveiling of a bust by August Strindberg @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Feb.13  Sweden: CPss Victoria visits the Polar Research Secretariat @ The Norwegian Polar Research Secretariat, Stockholm

Feb.13-14  Sweden: Pr.Daniel visits Pratham Sweden’s project “Swedish Industry for Quality Education in India” @ New Delhi & Guwahati, India

Feb.11-14  Norway: CP Haakon visits Colombia, as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Development Programme (UNDP)


THURSDAY

Feb.14: St. Valentine’s Day (Roman Catholic; Belgium, USA, etc.)

Feb.14  Bahrain: 17th Accession Anniversary (as King) of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain   {2002}

Feb.14  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the 50th edition of the Brussels Book Fair, Flanders [visits the Flemish Pavilion (Flamand Flirt), visits the Palais des Imaginaires & visits several pavilions of the fair]

Feb.14  Luxembourg: 38th Wedding Anniversary of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg  {1981}

Feb.14  Liechtenstein: 74th Birthday of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein   {1945}

Feb.14  UK: Q.Elizabeth II visits Watergate House (the 1st home of the Government Code + Cypher School) to mark the Centenary of Government Communications Headquarters, York Buildings, London [tours the building; meets members of staff, those with connections to Bletchley Park, long-serving members of staff + apprentices; & views historical material from 1919-present]

Feb.14  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Rt.Hon.David Miliband (President + Chief Executive Officer of the International Rescue Committee)

Feb.14  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hedderwick upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, & Lieutenant Colonel Graham Sefton upon assuming the appointment

Feb.14  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends a Service to celebrate the life of the Romanian Community in the UK @ the Romanian Orthodox Church, London

Feb.14  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall receives Mrs. Elizabeth Drew upon relinquishing her appointment as Chairman of Trustees of Helen + Douglas House & the Lord Blair upon assuming the appointment

Feb.14  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall hosts a Reception for the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children @ Buckingham Palace, London

Feb.14  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge visits Pall Mall Barbers to learn about the Lions Barber Collective Barber Talk initiative, London

Feb.14  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge visits the Future Men’s Expectant Fathers programme @ the Abbey Centre, London

Feb.14  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex visits Norway [attends the 50th Anniversary of Exercise Clockwork, the Commando Helicopter Force annual deployment to Norway @ Bardufoss Royal Norwegian Air Station; & arrives @ Royal Air Force Northolt from Norway]

Feb.14  UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York visits Aston Martin Lagonda Headquarters @ Gaydon, Warwickshire

Feb.14  UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York visits Hertfordshire [attends Pitch@Palace On Tour Hertfordshire @ de Havilland Campus, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield; & visits the School of Engineering + Technology & the School of Life + Medical Sciences @ the University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield]

Feb.14  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the Fishmongers’ Company Committee of Wardens Meeting, General Court Meeting & Luncheon @ Fishmongers’ Hall, London

Feb.14  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester receives Mr. Barry Le Grys (Chief Executive of the British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association)

Feb.14  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent attends the International Child Protection Dinner @ the Residence of the Ambassador of Switzerland (the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation in London), London

Feb.13-14  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia make a State Visit to Morocco

Feb.14  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit Morocco [K.Felipe VI attends a meeting with the Head of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, the President of the House of Representatives & the President of the Chamber of Councils; K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the Mausoleium of King Mohammed V & King Hassan II of Morocco; K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia receive Moroccan writers in the Spanish language during an audience @ the Spanish Embassy; Q.Letizia holds a meeting with children + young people @ the “Second Chance School”; K.Felipe VI presides over the constitutional act of the Morocco-Spain Economic Council (CEMAES) @ the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; & K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia receive the Spanish community in Morocco in an audience @ the headquarters of the National Library]

Feb.14  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the inauguration of SCA’s new pulp mill @ Ostrand

Feb.14  Sweden: CPss Victoria visits the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) @ SIPRI

Feb.14  Sweden: CPss Victoria holds an audience with authors + psychologist Hedi Fried & author + illustrator Stina Wirsen @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Feb.13-14  Sweden: Pr.Daniel visits Pratham Sweden’s project “Swedish Industry for Quality Education in India” @ New Delhi & Guwahati, India

Feb.14-15  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip attends Rally Sweden @ Karlstad

Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs (with attendance from: Q.Sonja)

Feb.14  Norway: K.Harald V & Q.Sonja host an official luncheon/dinner for members of the diplomatic corps (with attendance from: Pss Astrid)

Feb.11-14  Norway: CP Haakon visits Colombia, as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Development Programme (UNDP)


FRIDAY

Feb.15  Serbia: National Day in Serbia (the beginning of the Serbian revolution against Ottoman rule in 1804 & the 1st constitution in 1835)

Feb.15  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the music-recovery project, ‘Music Connects’, of the Fernand Philippe Maternal Home, Wanfercee-Baulet (Fleurus)

Feb.15  Luxembourg: GD Henri receives Mr. Francois Bausch (Minister of Defense) & General Alain Duschene in an audience following the accident at the ammunition depot at the Waldhaff

Feb.15  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Bletchingdon Parochial Church of England School & Bletchingdon Village Hall @ the Bletchingdon Estate Development, the Duchy of Cornwall’s Eastern District, Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire

Feb.15  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits North Yorkshire [visits the Queen Victoria’s Royal Saloon @ the National Railway Museum, York; attends the Rural Crime Conference @ York; & visits the Biology Department @ the University of York, Heslington, York]

Feb.15  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with Mr. Xavier Bettel (Prime Minister of Luxembourg) @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Feb.15-17  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Alpine World Cup @ Are

Feb.14-15  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip attends Rally Sweden @ Karlstad

Feb.15  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo

Feb.15  Norway: K.Harald V holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of China (HE Mr. Min Wang)


SATURDAY

Feb.16-24  Belgium: Pss Astrid makes an Economic Mission visit to Mexico

Feb.16  Luxembourg: 28th Birthday of Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma   {1991}

Feb.15-17  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Alpine World Cup @ Are

Feb.16  Norway: K.Harald V & Q.Sonja attend the 25th anniversary of the Lillehammer Olympic + Paralympic Winter Games


SUNDAY

Feb.17  Brunei: 45th Birthday of Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei   {1974}

Feb.17  Jordan: 3rd Birthday of Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Hussein of Jordan   {2016}

Feb.16-24  Belgium: Pss Astrid makes an Economic Mission visit to Mexico

Feb.17  Luxembourg/Austria: 65th Birthday of Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary, Croatia + Bohemia, Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma   {1954}

Feb.15-17  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Alpine World Cup @ Are


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