Apr.29: Orthodox Easter Monday / Bright Monday {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Apr.29: Saint Catherine of Siena {Roman Catholic}
Apr.29 Japan: Showa Day in Japan {2007}
Apr.29 Thailand: 14th Birthday of Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti of Thailand {2005}
Apr.29-30 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde host a State Visit from HE Mr. Mauricio Macri [President of the Argentine Republic (Argentina)] & Mrs. Juliana Awada to Belgium
Apr.29 Belgium: State Visit of Argentina to Belgium [K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde host a welcoming ceremony for the President & First Lady of Argentina @ the Place des Palais, Brussels; K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde accompany the Presidential Couple on a visit to Brussels, Wavre & Forest; & K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde host a State Banquet @ the Royal Palace, Brussels]
Apr.29 Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends a qualifying event of the Queen Elisabeth Competition – Violin 2019 @ Flagey, Brussels
Apr.29 UK: Q.Elizabeth II bestows the appointment of Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on Catherine Dss of Cambridge, for services to the Sovereign
Apr.29 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Scotland [visits the newly refurbished 1st Macduff Scout Hut, Macduff, Banffshire; visits Vanilla Ink – the Smiddy @ The Smiddy, Old Market Place, Banff, Banffshire; & visits Banff Museum (the Museum of Banff), Banff, Banffshire]
Apr.29 UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York visits WaveOptics @ Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Apr.29 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits India [arrives @ Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad; attends a Reception for The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust @ the Taj Krishna Hotel, Mada Manzil, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad; visits Gandhi Medical College + Hospital, Musheerabad, Secunderabad; visits L.V. Prasad Eye Institute @ Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, L.V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills; attends a Lunch with staff + government @ L.V. Prasad Eye Institute; & attends a Reception @ the Residence of the British Deputy High Commissioner to the Republic of India, Hyderabad]
Apr.29 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Cornwall [visits Bass Point Station to mark the 25th Anniversary of the National Coastwatch Institution @ the Lizard, Helston; attends a 25th Anniversary Reception for the National Coastwatch Institution @ Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Helston; visits United Downs Deep Geothermal Project @ United Downs Industrial Park, St. Day, Redruth; visits the ‘Get Out There’ Group to mark its 10th Anniversary @ Penventon Park Hotel, West End, Redruth]
Apr.28-30 Spain: Q.Letizia visits the Republic of Mozambique
Apr.29 Spain: 12th Birthday of Infanta Sofia of Spain {2007}
Apr.29 Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a briefing on the visit to Vietnam @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Apr.29 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of Defense [with attendance from: CP Haakon]
Apr.29 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Commodore Helge Arnli
Apr.29 Norway: CPss Mette-Marit hosts a writing class for young talents @ Skaugum
Apr.29 Denmark: Public audience @ Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
Apr.29 Denmark/Germany: Q.Margrethe II of Denmark hosts a dinner in honor of Pss Benedikte of Denmark Pss of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg’s 75th Birthday @ Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark [with attendance from: CP Frederik + CPss Mary of Denmark, Q.Anne Marie of Greece Pss of Denmark, Pss Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Ctss von Pfeil + Klein-Ellguth & Ct.Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, Pss Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg]
TUESDAY
Apr.30: Feast of Saint Mark the Apostle + Evangelist {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}
Apr.30: Bright Tuesday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
Apr.30: Saint Pope Pius V {Roman Catholic}
Apr.30 Japan: Abdication of E.Akihito during a Ceremony of Abdication @ the State Room, Imperial Palace, Tokyo [with attendance from: Emprss Michiko, CP Naruhito, CPss Masako]
Apr.30 Netherlands: 6th Accession + Enthronement Anniversary of. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands {2013}
Apr.30 Netherlands: 39th Accession + Enthronement Anniversary of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (now Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands) {1980}
Apr.30 Netherlands: 80th Birthday of Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven, Jr. {1939}
Apr.29-30 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde host a State Visit from HE Mr. Mauricio Macri [President of the Argentine Republic (Argentina)] & Mrs. Juliana Awada to Belgium
Apr.30 Belgium: State Visit of Argentina to Belgium [K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde accompany the Presidential Couple on visits to Mechelen & Antwerp]
Apr.30 Belgium: K.Philippe attends the kickoff of the 150th anniversary of the tram in Brussels & the inauguration of the model of the new generation of trams in Brussels, Brussels
Apr.30 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Charles Michel (Prime Minister)
Apr.30 Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends a qualifying event of the Queen Elisabeth Competition – Violin 2019 @ Flagey, Brussels
Apr.30-May 4 UK: Punchestown Festival (horse racing) @ Punchestown Racecourse
Apr.30 UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge visits Sayers Croft Forest School (Sayers Croft Wildlife Garden + Forest School) @ Paddington Recreation Ground, London
Apr.30 UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge hosts/holds a Reception for HRH’s Early Years Steering Group @ Kensington Palace, London
Apr.30 UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York visits London Metropolitan University’s Holloway Campus, London
Apr.30 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits India [visits the Niloufer Hospital @ Red Hills, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad; attends a Meeting with Sri Shailendra Kumar Joshi (Chief Secretary to the Government of Telangana) @ the Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad; & attends a Dinner @ the Chambers, Taj Palace Hotel, Apollo Bandar, Mumbai]
Apr.30 Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Scotland [opens the new offices of the Edinburgh Voluntary Organization’s Council to mark its 150th Anniversary, Edinburgh; attends a Centenary Reception for Save the Children UK @ the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Edinburgh; visits the Vine Trust & receives the Very Rev. Albert Bogle upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of the Vine Trust & Mr. Alec Carstairs upon assuming the appointment @ Vine Trust Barge, Leith Docks, Prince of Wales Dock, Leith; attends a Reception for the Riding for the Disabled Association @ Edinburgh; & attends a Dinner for the Vine Trust onboard FINGAL @ Alexandra Dock, Leith, Edinburgh]
Apr.30 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent receives Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Lamb upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers & Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Head upon assuming the appointment
Apr.30 Spain: 17th Birthday of Miguel Urdangarin y de Borbon {2002}
Apr.30 Sweden: Walpurgis Night in Sweden
Apr.30 Sweden: 73rd Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden {1946}
Apr.30 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia participate in The King’s 73rd Birthday celebration @ the Courtyard of the Royal Palace, Stockholm [with attendance from: CPss Victoria, Pss Estelle, Pr.Oscar & Pr.Carl Philip]
Apr.30 Norway: K.Harald V visits Skiptvet municipality
Apr.30 Norway: K.Harald V visits Marker municipality
Apr.30 Denmark: Pss Marie visits Nordic Food’s rice mill (which delivers to DanChurchAid’s Wefood stores) @ Hojslev
Apr.30 Denmark: Pss Marie visits Skive Barracks & learns of DanChurchAid’s work on mine clearance @ Skive
WEDNESDAY
May 1: May Day / International Worker’s Day / Labour Day
May 1: Yom HaShoah / Holocaust Memorial Day {Jewish commemoration}
May 1: Bright Wednesday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
May 1: Saint Joseph the Worker {Roman Catholic}
May 1 USA: The 2019 Billboard Music Awards
May 1-3 Japan: Accession of E.Naruhito to the Throne – Rite of Reporting the Accession to the Throne @ the Imperial Sanctuary (Kashikodokoro) @ Kashikodokoro Imperial Palace Grounds, Tokyo
May 1 Japan: E.Naruhito’s Ascension to the Throne, Official Enthronement Ceremony @ Koreiden & Shinden Imperial Palace Grounds, Tokyo
May 1 Thailand: Wedding of K.Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) & General Suthida Vajiralongkorn na Ayudhya @ the Ampornsathan Throne Hall, the Dusit Palace (she is now known as Queen Suthida of Thailand) [with attendance from: Pss Maha Chakri Sirindhorn]
Apr.28-May 3 Luxembourg: Laying in State of the coffin of the late HRH Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City
May 1 Luxembourg: 56th Birthday of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg {1963}
Apr.20-May 6 UK: World Snooker Championship @ the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, UK
Apr.30-May 4 UK: Punchestown Festival (horse racing) @ Punchestown Racecourse
May 1-5 UK: Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials @ the Badminton Estate, Gloucestershire
May 1 UK: Sagaro Stakes Raceday @ Ascot Racecourse
May 1 UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall attends a 4th Battalion The Rifles medals parade @ New Normandy Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire
May 1 UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge officially opens the Anna Freud National Centre for Children’s new Centre of Excellence at Rodney Street
May 1 UK: The Palace releases 3 new photographs of Pss Charlotte of Cambridge to mark her upcoming birthday, taken @ the gardens of Anmer Hall & Kensington Palace over Easter break, by Catherine Dss of Cambridge
May 1 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Trustees’ Meeting + Dinner for The Prince Philip Trust Fund for the Royal Borough of Windsor + Maidenhead @ Eton College, Windsor
May 1 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits the UKFast Offices + Education Centre @ Birley Fields, Manchester
May 1 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the Whitley Fund for Nature’s Whitley Awards Ceremony @ the Royal Geographical Society, London
May 1 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends the London Philharmonic Orchestra Gala Dinner @ Banqueting House, Whitehall, Westminster, London
May 1 Sweden: Walpurgis Day in Sweden
May 1 Denmark: Council of Ministers submission of legislative + resolution proposals by the Folketing to Q.Margrethe II @ Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
THURSDAY
May 2: Yom HaShoah {Judaism}
May 2: Bright Thursday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
May 2: Saint Athanasius {Roman Catholic}
May 2 USA: National Day of Prayer
May 2 France: 10th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Jean of Orleans, Count of Paris & Princess Philomena of Orleans, Countess of Paris {2009}
May 2 Bhutan: Holiday of the birth anniversary of King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan {1928}
May 1-3 Japan: Accession of E.Naruhito to the Throne – Rite of Reporting the Accession to the Throne @ the Imperial Sanctuary (Kashikodokoro) @ Kashikodokoro Imperial Palace Grounds, Tokyo
May 2 UAE-Abu Dhabi & Dubai: 14th Wedding Anniversary of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi & Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Sheikha of Abu Dhabi {2005}
May 2 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Charles Picque (President of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region) on the occasion of the Festival of the Brussels-Capital Region
May 2 Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends a meeting with victims of teenage pimps & staff of NE (S) T @ the Premises of Surya (a specialized center for assistance + counseling for victims of human trafficking), Liege
Apr.28-May 3 Luxembourg: Laying in State of the coffin of the late HRH Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City
May 2 Luxembourg: 19th Birthday of Prince Leopold of Nassau {2000} [TWIN]
May 2 Luxembourg: 19th Birthday of Princess Charlotte of Nassau {2000} [TWIN]
Apr.30-May 4 UK: Punchestown Festival (horse racing) @ Punchestown Racecourse
May 1-5 UK: Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials @ the Badminton Estate, Gloucestershire
May 2 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Scotland [holds a Meeting for The Prince’s Foundation @ Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire; receives Mr. Simon Milne (Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh); visits Dumfries House Festival of Farming; attends a Meeting for Business in the Community @ Dumfries House; & holds a Dinner for supporters of The Prince’s Foundation @ Dumfries House]
May 2 UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits Cambridgeshire [visits The National Stud, Newmarket; & attends a Lunch for the Jockey Club @ the Jockey Club Rooms, Newmarket]
May 2 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, holds an Investiture @ Buckingham Palace, London
May 2 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits New Delhi, India
May 2 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Emsworth Sailing Club to mark the Centenary of the Club @ Emsworth, Hampshire
May 2 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Garden Party for International Students House @ Park Crescent Gardens, London
May 2 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds an Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue Canada President’s Council Dinner for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences @ St. James’s Palace, London
May 2 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends a seminar on the occasion of the foundation of the King Gustaf V Foundation’s 70th anniversary @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
May 2 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with the WWF chairman Axel Wenblad, Secretary General Hakan Wirten, & Management Coordinator Asa von Schoting @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
May 2 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia & Pr.Daniel host a Diplomatic Reception @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
May 2 Sweden: CPss Victoria attends the seminar “Challenges + opportunities related to a new climate economy: driving innovation for sustainable development” @ the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
May 2 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja]
May 2 Denmark: CP Frederik participates in Vaekstfonden’s Annual Meeting & presents the DenmarkBridge Association award of the DenmarkBridge Award 2019 @ the Tivoli Hotel + Congress Center, Copenhagen
May 2 Denmark: Pss Marie participates in the Meet Enochian Biosciences Inc. event @ Panum Institute, Copenhagen
FRIDAY
May 3: Feast of Saint Philip & Saint James the Apostles {Christianity, Roman Catholic}
May 3: Bright Friday – Theotokos of the Life-giving Spring {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
May 3-19 Slovakia: The Ice Hockey World Championships @ Bratislava & Kosice, Slovakia
May 3 Poland: Constitution Day {1791}
May 3 Japan: Constitution Memorial Day in Japan {1948}
May 1-3 Japan: Accession of E.Naruhito to the Throne – Rite of Reporting the Accession to the Throne @ the Imperial Sanctuary (Kashikodokoro) @ Kashikodokoro Imperial Palace Grounds, Tokyo
May 3 Jordan/UAE-Dubai: 45th Birthday of Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan, Sheikha of Dubai {1974}
May 3 Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 11th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno & Tjalling ten Cate {2008}
May 3 Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde host a lunch for the rectors of the Belgian universities @ Chateau de Laeken, Brussels
May 3 Belgium: K.Philippe visits the University Hospital of Antwerp on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Kom op tegen Kanker, Antwerp
May 3 Belgium: Pss Astrid attends the 2nd edition of the biennial “AstraZeneca Foundation Award 2018” organized by the Royal Belgian Academy of Medicine (ARMB), the Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van Belgie (KAGB) & the AstraZeneca Foundation @ the Palais des Academies, Brussels
May 3 Luxembourg: GD Henri attends the solemn commemoration in honor of HRH Grand Duke Jean @ the Chamber of Deputies
Apr.20-May 6 UK: World Snooker Championship @ the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, UK
Apr.30-May 4 UK: Punchestown Festival (horse racing) @ Punchestown Racecourse
May 1-5 UK: Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials @ the Badminton Estate, Gloucestershire
May 3 UK: Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Andrew Dk of York, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Vice Adm.Sir Timothy Laurence, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, Birgitte Dss of Gloucester, Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, Pr.Michael of Kent, & Pss Alexandra of Kent attend the Royal Victorian Order Service + Reception (a Service of the Royal Victorian Order) @ St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, followed by a Reception hosted by Q.Elizabeth II @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
May 3 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with the Rt.Hon.Andrea Leadsom MP (Lord President)
May 3 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds a Council
May 3 Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]
May 3 Norway: CPss Mette-Marit attends the annual meeting of the SIKT Foundation
May 3 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II officially boards the Royal Yacht Dannebrog @ Copenhagen Harbor, & departs to Helsingor
May 3 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II arrives onboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog @ Helsingor Harbor
May 3 Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary attend DTU’s Annual Party 2019 @ Lyngby
SATURDAY
May 4: Bright Saturday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
May 4: Star Wars Day
May 4 USA: Kentucky Derby @ Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY, USA
Apr.26-May 4 Australia: The Arafura Games (inclusive multi-sport event with disabled + able-bodied athletes) @ Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
May 4 Austria: Wedding of Ct.Constantin of Starhemberg & Ctss Elena of Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg @ Neulengbach, Austria
May 4 Japan: Greenery Day in Japan {1989}
May 4 Japan: Visit of the General Public to the Imperial Palace after the Accession of E.Naruhito to the Throne @ the East Court, Imperial Palace, Tokyo [with attendance from: Emprss Masako, CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino, CPss Kiko Pss Akishino, Pss Mako of Akishino, Pss Kako of Akishino, Pss Yuriko, Pr.Hitachi & Pss Hanako]
May 4-6 Thailand: Official Coronation of K.Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) of Thailand
May 4 Thailand: Official Coronation of K.Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) – Coronation Ceremonies; Grand Audiences + Well-Wishing Ceremony with the Royal Family, the Privy Council, the Cabinet & Senior State Officials; & the Assumption of the Residence Ceremony
May 4 Netherlands: Remembrance Day
May 4 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima attend the Remembrance Day Memorial Service @ the Nieuwe Kerk
May 4 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima attend the National Remembrance @ the Dam, Amsterdam
May 4 Netherlands: Pss Beatrix attends the State Funeral of the late Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg @ Luxembourg
May 4 Netherlands: Pss Margriet, Prof.Pieter van Vollenhoven & Pr.Pieter-Christiaan attend the National Military Remembrance Day @ the Military Field of Honor Grebbeberg, Rhenen
May 4 Luxembourg: State Funeral of the late HRH Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg @ the Notre Dame Cathedral of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City [with attendance from: GD Henri + GDss Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, HGD Guillaume + HGDss Stephanie of Luxembourg, Pr.Felix + Pss Claire of Luxembourg, Pr.Gabriel of Nassau, Pr.Noah of Nassau, Pr.Louis of Luxembourg, Pss Alexandra of Luxembourg, Pr.Sebastian of Luxembourg, Pss Marie Astrid of Luxembourg Archdss of Austria + Archdk Carl Christian of Austria, Archdss Marie Christine of Austria Ctss of Limburg-Stirum + Ct.Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum, Ct.Leopold of Limburg-Stirum, Archdk Imre + Archdss Kathleen of Austria, Archdk Christoph + Archdss Adelaide of Austria, Archdk Alexander of Austria, Archdss Gabriella of Austria + Pr.Henri of Bourbon-Parma, Pr.Jean of Luxembourg + Ctss Diane of Nassau, Pss Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau + Antonius Willms, Pr.Constantin of Nassau + Kathryn Mechie, Pr.Wenceslas of Nassau, Pr.Carl-Johan of Nassau + Ivana Jamin, Pss Margaretha of Luxembourg Pss of Liechtenstein + Pr.Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Pss Maria-Anunciata of Liechtenstein, Pss Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein + Rafe Worthington, Pr.Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein, Pr.Guillaume of Luxembourg + Pss Sibilla of Luxembourg, Pr.Paul-Louis of Nassau, Pr.Leopold of Nassau, Pss Charlotte of Nassau, Pr.Jean of Nassau, Pss Charlotte of Luxembourg + Mark Cunningham, Pr.Robert of Luxembourg, Helene Vestur, K.Philippe + Q.Mathilde of the Belgians, K.Albert + Q.Paola of Belgium, Pss Elisabeth of Belgium Dss of Brabant, Pss Astrid of Belgium Archdss of Austria-Este + Pr.Lorenz of Belgium Archdk of Austria-Este, Pr.Laurent of Belgium, Pss Lea of Belgium, Ctss Monica of Holstein-Ledreborg + Henri de Dompierre de Jonquieres, Ctss Tatiana of Holstein-Ledreborg + Mark von Riedemann, Ctss Lydia of Holstein-Ledreborg, Pss Marie-Gabrielle of Bourbon-Parma, Ctss Veronica of Holstein-Ledreborg, Ctss Antonia of Holstein-Ledreborg, Ctss Silvia of Holstein-Ledreborg + John Munro de Foulis, Ctss Anita of Hohenberg, Brn. Jean-Louis de Potesta, Charles-Louis de Potesta, Elisabeth de Potesta, Ct.Heinrich Henckel von Donnersmarck, Ct.Andreas Henckel von Donnersmarck, Pr.Michel + Pss Eleonore of Ligne, Pr.Henri of Ligne, Pr.Wauthier + Pss Regine of Ligne, Pss Anne-Marie of Ligne & Charles de Fabribeckers de Cortils + Grace, Pss Sophie of Ligne, Ct. Francois de Nicolay, Pr.Lamoral + Pss Jacqueline of Ligne, Pr.Rafael of Orleans-Braganza, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester + Birgitte Dss of Gloucester, Q.Margrethe II of Denmark, Q.Anne Marie of Greece Pss of Denmark, CP Pavlos of Greece Pr. of Greece + Denmark, Pr.Jean of Orleans Ct of Paris, K.Harald + Q.Sonja of Norway, Pss Astrid of Norway, Her.Pr.Alois of Liechtenstein + Her.Pss Sophie of Liechtenstein Dss in Bavaria, Duarte Dk of Braganza Pr.Royal of Portugal + Isabel Dss of Braganza, Infe Afonso of Portugal Pr of Beira, Infe Diniz of Portugal, Infa Maria Francisca of Portugal Dss of Coimbra, K. Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Pr.Albert II of Monaco, Pss Beatrix of the Netherlands, Pr.Carlos of Bourbon-Parma Dk of Parma + Piacenza & Pss Annemaire of Bourbon-Parma Dss of Parma + Piacenza, K.Juan Carlos I of Spain & Q.Sofia of Spain Pss of Greece + Denmark, Pr. El Hassan bin Talal + Pss Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan, Pss Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan, Pr.Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Dk of Calabria, Pr.Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Dk of Noto, CPss Margarita + Pr.Radu of Romania, Pr.Louis Alphonse of Bourbon Dk of Anjou, former President Joachim Gauck + former First Lady Daniela Schadt of Germany, Ldy Elizabeth Anson (Shakerley), Rt.Hon. Penelope Knatchbull Ctss Mountbatten of Burma, Pr.Moulay Hassan of Morocco, Pr.Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Dk of Castro + Pss Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Dss of Castro, former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Archdk Karl of Austria, Archdss Yolande of Austria, Archdss Constanza of Austria, Archdk Michael + Archdss Christina of Austria, Archdk Simeon of Austria, Archdk Carl-Peter + Archdss Alexandra of Austria, Archdk Istvan + Archdss Paola of Austria, Archdss Catharina of Austria, Archdss Anne-Gabrielle of Austria, Archdss Ludmila of Austria, Archdss Marie-Helene of Austria, Archdss Isabella of Austria Ctss Czarnocki-Lecheschi + Ct.Andrea Czarnocki-Lucheschi, Archdk Carl-Christian + Archdss Estelle of Austria, Franz Dk of Bavaria, Dss Elizabeth in Bavaria, Georg Friedrich The Prince of Prussia, Pss Tatiana Radziwill + Jean Fruchaud, former Prime Minister + President Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal, CPss Miriam of Bulgaria Pss of Turnovo, Pr.Georg of Waldburg zu Zeil + Trauchburg, Pr.Eric of Waldburg zu Zeil + Trauchburg & Pss Mathilde of Waldburg zu Zeil + Trauchburg Dss of Wurttemberg, Dk Philip of Wurttemberg + Dss Marie Caroline of Bavaria Dss of Wurttemberg, Dss Sophie of Wurttemberg, Her.Pr.Leopold + Her.Pss Stephanie of Baden, Pr.Jean-Christophe Napoleon + Ctss Olympia d’Arco-Zinneberg, Pr.Jerome Napoleon + Pss Licia Napoleon, Pr.Charles-Henri Lobkowicz, Pss Marie-Francoise of Bourbon-Parma, CP Leka II of Albania, Pr.Serge + Pss Eleonora of Yugoslavia, Pss Gloria of Thurn + Taxis, Pr.Jost-Christian + Pss Sylvianne of Stolberg-Stolberg, Dk Leopold of Arenberg + Dss Isabel-Juliana of Arenberg Ctss of Stolberg-Stolber, Dwgr Dss Sophie of Arenberg Pss of Bavaria, Pr.Henri + Pss Daine d’Arenberg, Pr.Charles-Louis + Pss Fiammetta d’Arenberg, Ct.Louis of Limburg-Stirum, Pr.Alois + Pss Anastasia of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Pr.Amaury of Bourbon-Parma, Ct.Riprand d’Arco-Zinneberg + Archdss Beatrix of Austria Ctss d’Arco-Zinneberg, Ctss Anna Theresa d’Arco-Zinneberg, Dk Rudolf of Croy, Her.Pr.Carl Philipp of Croy, Pr.Marc-Emanuel of Croy, Pss Xenia of Croy, Pr.Alexander von Quadt zu Wykradt + Isny, Dk Paul + Dss Pilar of Oldenburg, Ct. Louis de Looz-Corswarem, Ct.Bernard + Ctss Maria Gabriele de Monseignat, Pr.Olivier + Pss Isabelle of Croy-Roeulx, Pr.Heinrich of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Ct. Lancelot d’Ursel, Dk Wilhelm Albert + Dss Karen von Urach, Pr.Inigo + Pss Daniela von Urach, & Pr.Anselm von Urach], followed by a Post-Funeral Reception @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City
Apr.30-May 4 UK: Punchestown Festival (horse racing) @ Punchestown Racecourse
May 1-5 UK: Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials @ the Badminton Estate, Gloucestershire
May 4 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex arrives @ Heathrow Airport, London, from India
May 4 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the State Funeral of The Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg @ Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg
May 4 Spain: K.Juan Carlos I & Q.Sofia attend the Funeral Ceremony of HRH Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg @ the Notre Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg
May 4 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the funeral of HRH Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg @ Luxembourg
May 4 Norway: K.Harald V, Q.Sonja & Pss Astrid attend the funeral service of the late HRH Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg @ Luxembourg Cathedral, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
May 4 Denmark/Greece: Q.Margrethe II of Denmark & Q.Anne Marie of Greece Pss of Denmark attend the state funeral of the late Grand Duke Jean of Luxemborg @ Notre Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
May 4 Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary attend the funeral of 3 Danish victims of the terrorist attack in Sri Lanka @ Aarhus Cathedral
May 4 Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in The Green Girl Scout’s 100th anniversary @ Bispetorv, Aarhus
SUNDAY
May 5: Thomas Sunday {Eastern Orthodox Christian}
May 5 Mexico/USA: Cinco de Mayo
May 5 USA: The 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony
May 5 Japan: Children’s Day in Japan {1948}
May 4-6 Thailand: Official Coronation of K.Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) of Thailand
May 5 Thailand: Official Coronation of K.Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) – Assumption of the Regal Signature Ceremony; Assumption of the Regal Name Ceremony; Royal Title Conferring Ceremony for Members of the Royal Family; & State Procession (Circumambulation of the Capital City)
May 5 Netherlands: Liberation Day in the Netherlands {end of German occupation, 1945}
May 5 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima attend the concert on the occasion of the closing of the National Liberation Celebration @ The Amstel, in front of the Royal Theater Carre, Amsterdam
May 5 Netherlands: Prof.Pieter van Vollenhoven attends the event of the occasion of the National Commemoration of the Capitualtions of the German + Japanese occupation forces in the Netherlands + the former Dutch East Indies in 1945 & the Liberation Defile @ the Johannes the Baptist Church, Wageningen
May 5 Belgium: Pr.Laurent visits the Hameau du Lac, Mettet
May 1-5 UK: Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials @ the Badminton Estate, Gloucestershire
May 5-11 Spain: La Feria de Abril @ Seville, Spain
May 5 Denmark: Liberation Day in Denmark {1945}
