June 29: Feast Day of Saints Peter + Paul, the Holy Apostles (Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, etc.)
June 29 Greece/Denmark: 12th Birthday of Prince Aristides-Stavros of Greece + Denmark {2008}
June 29 Italy: The Feast of St. Peter + St. Paul (in Rome)
June 29 Portugal: The Feast of St. Peter + St. Paul
June 29 Romania: Pss Sofia releases a photo series of Lake Bolboci, in the Bucegi Natural Park
June 29 Japan: 30th Wedding Anniversary of Crown Prince Fumihito of Japan, Prince Akishino & Crown Princess Kiko of Japan, Princess Akishino {1990}
June 29 Jordan: K.Abdullah II chairs a meeting on the government’s plan for medical tourism @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman
June 29 Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in a teleconference meeting with the Commander of the US Central Command (Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr.) @ Amman
June 29 Monaco: 1st Religious Wedding Anniversary of Charlotte Casiraghi & Dimitri Rassam {2019}
June 29 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to Gilde Stadstuiniers Zoetermeer @ the Hof van Seghwaert
June 29 Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mrs. Sophie Wilmes (Prime Minister)
June 29 UK: 37th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Michael of Kent & (Marie-Christine) Princess Michael of Kent, Baroness von Reibnitz {1983} [RELIGIOUS: ROMAN CATHOLIC]
June 29 Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia visit the Autonomous Community of Andalusia @ Seville & Cordoba [visit 2 social projects (the El Esqueleto Civic Center & the Don Bosco Foundation) @ the Tres Mil Viviendas neighborhood, Seville; participate in a walk between the Cathedral & the Alcazar @ Seville (visiting the Puerta del Principe, & the Giraldillo); hold a meeting with a representation of Andalusian businessmen (the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Andalusia) @ the Admiral del Alcazar Hall, the Real Alcazar of Seville, Seville; participate in a walking tour toward Calle San Basilio @ Cordoba; visit the Courtyard of the Friends of the Cordovan Patios Association @ Cordoba; & visit the Patio de las Costureras @ Cordoba]
TUESDAY
June 30: Feast Day of The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church/of Rome (Roman Catholic)
June 30: Feast Day of the 17 Irish Martyrs (Roman Catholic)
June 30: Synaxis of the 12 Holy Apostles (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
June 30: International Asteroid Day
June 30 Bulgaria: Tsr.Simeon II attends the ceremony on the occasion of thr 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN & the 65th anniversaryof Bulgaria’s membership in the UN @ the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
June 30 Bhutan: Birth Anniversary of Huru Rinpoche
June 30 Bhutan: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck & Q.Jetsun Pema announce the name of their newborn 2nd son, as Pr.Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck, while with Pr. Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck to participate in the Trelda Tsechu Prayer Ceremony @ Thimphu Tashichodzong
June 30 Brunei: 37th Birthday of Prince Abdul Malik of Brunei {1983}
June 30 Bahrain: 45th Birthday of Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain {1975}
June 30 Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends 2 separate meetings with the military + civilian members of the COVID-19 Crisis Cell @ Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah & Pr.Ali bin Al Hussein]
June 30 UAE-Dubai: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visits the Dubai Future Foundation @ Dubai [with attendance from: Shkh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum]
June 30 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima host the Excellent Lunch (for recipients of recent prizes or awards for their achievements in sectors such as arts, culture, media, science, sports + business) @ Noordeinde Palace
June 30 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (HE Dr. Mohammad Homayoon Azizi) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague
June 30 Belgium: K.Philippe visits the headquarters of Materialize (global pioneer of 3D printing) @ Heverlee
June 30 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex help to pack meals + care packages for frontline workers across the UK with the Salute the NHS effort
June 30 UK: 42nd Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Michael of Kent & (Marie-Christine) Princess Michael of Kent, Baroness von Reibnitz {1978}
June 30 Spain: K.Felipe VI presides over the oath of office of the 34th promotion of the Basic Scale of the National Police @ the Canillas Police Complex, Madrid
June 30 Sweden: CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pss Estelle & Pr.Oscar visit Brunnsviken Lake (The Bay of Wells) & the Stallmastaregarden restaurant @ the National City Park, Solna Municipality + Stockholm Municipality
WEDNESDAY
July 1: Feast Day of Saints Cosmas + Damian, the Holy Unmercenaries (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
July 1: Feast Day of Saint Junipero Serra (Roman Catholic)
July 1: Feast Day of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Tridentine Roman Catholic)
July 1 USA: Second Half of the Year Day
July 1 USA: National U.S. General Services Administration Employee Day
July 1 USA: Zip Code Day
July 1 USA: National Postal Worker Day
July 1 USA: National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
July 1 Bulgaria: July Morning
July 1 Greece/Denmark: 25th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Pavlos of Greece + Denmark, Crown Prince of Greece, Duke of Sparta & Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece + Denmark, Crown Princess of Greece {1995}
July 1 Thailand: National Scout Day in Thailand {1911}
July 1 Jordan: K.Abdullah II visits the General Command of the JAF @ Amman
July 1 Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends a meeting with military retirees @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman
July 1 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives HE Mr. Muhammad Basri Sidihabi (Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia) @ the Emiri Diwan
July 1 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives HE Mr. P. Kumaran (Ambassador to the Republic of India) @ the Emiri Diwan
July 1 UAE-Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum & Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attend the meeting for the final preparations of the Hope Probe (scheduled to launch to Mars on July 15, 2020) @ Dubai
July 1 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to logistics service provider Dachser @ Waddinxveen
July 1 Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to the Nieuwe Regentes Theater & meets the representatives of the Creative Coalition @ The Hague
July 1 Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume & HGDss Stephanie visit the Caritas Fairness Center @ Diekirch
July 1 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience via telephone with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
July 1 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Gloucestershire [visits Cotswold Farm Park, Guiting Power; & visits Shipton Mill Limited, Long Newnton, Tetbury]
July 1 UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting with Mr. Craig Jones (Chief Executive of the Royal Osteoporosis Society) via telephone
July 1 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with the Tusk Trust about conservation in Namibia via video link
July 1 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds an Earthshot Prize Meeting via video link
July 1 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge participate in a video call with staff from Surrey Memorial Hospital in British Colombia, Canada, to mark Canada Day @ Anmer Hall, Norfolk
July 1 UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex participate in a video call hosted by QCT (the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust)
July 1 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Brookwood Cemetery @ Brookwood, Surrey
July 1 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends a Meeting with the Rev. Dr. Nadim Nassar (Founder & Executive Director of the Awareness Foundation) & Miss Huda Nassar (Director for the Middle East), via video link
July 1 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with beneficiaries of the Vision Foundation
July 1 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting via video link with Lieutenant Colonel Julian McElhinney upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of the 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, & Lieutenant Colonel James Anderson upon assuming the appointment
July 1 UK: 21st Birthday of Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley {1999}
July 1 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Andrew Lovett (Chief Executive of the Black Country Living Museum) via telephone
July 1 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Andrew Lovett (Chief Executive of the Black Country Living Museum) via telephone
July 1 Spain: K.Felipe VI & the President of Portugal reopen the border between both countries @ Badajoz, Spain, & Elvas, Portugal
July 1 Spain: 15th Birthday of Luis Felipe Gomez-Acebo y Ponte {2005}
July 1 Spain: 14th Birthday of Laura Gomez-Acebo y Ponte {2006}
July 1 Sweden: Generation Pep releases a video of CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel, Pss Estelle & Pr.Oscar shown while testing the Digifritids sports website & doing a new exercise together @ their living room at Haga Palace
July 1 Denmark: The Mary Foundation (Mary Fonden) releases a new video of CPss Mary speaking about the foundation’s new campaign “Fa oje pa ensomhed” focusing on loneliness among young people
THURSDAY
July 2: Feast Day of Saint John Maximovich, Bishop of Shanghai + San Francisco (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
July 2: Feast Day of the Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
July 2: Feast Day of Saint Oliver Plunkett (Roman Catholic)
July 2: Feast Day of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Tridentine Roman Catholic)
July 2 Bulgaria: 27th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Panagyurishte, Duke of Saxony & Princess Carla Maria of Bulgaria, Princess of Panagyurishte {1993}
July 2 Germany: Pr.Konstantin & Pss Deniz of Bavaria are expecting their 1st child.
July 2 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the President of the Republic of Turkey (Recep Tayyip Erdogan) @ the Pearl Palace, Doha
July 2 Monaco: The Prince’s Palace releases new photos of Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene with their children Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella to celebrate their 9th Wedding Anniversary @ the Prince’s Palace
July 2 Netherlands: National Day in Curacao / Dia di Bandera / Day of the Flag in Curacao (1954/1984)
July 2 Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to a funeral home, Engelen & Spoor Funeral Service, @ The Hague
July 2 Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to a location of the mental health care institution Noord-Holland-Noord (GGZ NHN) @ Schagen
July 2 Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume participates in horse riding training by Mr. Nicolas Wagner (the 1st Luxembourg dressage rider to represent the country’s colors at the Olympic Games)
July 2 UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience via telephone with The Rt.Hon.Nicola Sturgeon MP (First Minister of the Scottish Government) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
July 2 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales meets transport workers @ Transport for London, Ashfield House, West Kensington, London
July 2 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex chairs a Meeting via video link of the Women’s Network Forum
July 2 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Meeting, via a video conference call, with Mr. Colin Grassie upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman of the Scottish Rugby Union & Mr. John Jeffrey upon assuming the appointment
July 2 UK: Buckingham Palace releases a video of Pss Anne Pss Royal reading Thomas and the Royal Engine (Thomas & Friends) by Rev. Wilbert Awdry, released in support of Save the Children’s ‘Save with Stories’ campaign
July 2 UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Professor Mark Compton (Lord Prior of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem) via telephone
July 2 Denmark: Pr.Joachim, Pss Marie, Pr.Henrik & Pss Athena visit the Chateau Vignelaure, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
FRIDAY
July 3: Feast Day of Saint Thomas the Apostle (Roman Catholic)
July 3: Feast Day of Saint Irenaeus (Tridentine Roman Catholic)
July 3: Feast Day of Pope Saint Leo II (Roman Catholic)
July 3 USA: Independence Day, Observed
July 3 USA: Emancipation Day in the U.S. Virgin Islands
July 3 Clermont-Tonnerre: Death of Princess Hermine of Clermont-Tonnerre, on July 3, 2020 @ Bicetre Hospital, Paris, France, after a moto accident on June 1, 2020, aged 54 year s old. She had been in a coma since the accident. She was born on Feb. 3, 1966 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, as the 3rd of 4 children of Charles-Henry de Clermont-Tonnerre, 11th Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre (1934-1999) & his 1st wife Anne Peronnelle Cecile Marie Moranville (b.1939). She is survived by 2 children: a son, Calixte Cuddeford (b.2005) & a daughter Allegra Cuddeford (b.2003) from her relationship with Alastair Cuddeford, they separated in 2009. Besides her mother & children, she is also survived by 2 brothers, 1 siser, & their families.
July 3 Japan: E.Naruhito & Emprss Masako attend a meeting with the representatives of the welfare associations @ Akasaka Imperial Residence, Minato
July 3 Jordan: 10th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Rashid bin El Hassan of Jordan & Princess Zeina Rashid of Jordan {2010} [NIKAH]
July 3 Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani makes an inspection visit @ the Salwa Beach Resort
July 3 Monaco: Pss Charlene starts training for the RWBC 2020 (Riviera Water Bike Challenge 2020) in support of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation
July 3 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives the Chairman of the Parliament (Mr. G. Gerbrandy) (OSF) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague
July 3 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt (HE Amgad Maher Abdel Ghaffar) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague
July 3 Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander visits Van der Poel Contractor & Arable Farming @ Abbenbroek
July 3 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with The Prince’s Trust
July 3 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with the Royal Drawing School
July 3 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge visits the Rose + Crown @ Snettisham, Norfollk
July 3 UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge speaks to students from Bond Primary School, Mitcham, Surrey, via video link (participates in a Zoom call with Andy Murray & children from Bond Primary School, London, to mark what would have been the start of the Wimbledon championships) @ Anmer Hall, Norfolk
July 3 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting via video link with the Board of Trustees of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation
July 3 Denmark: CPss Mary shares 2 photos + a video of Pr.Vincent & Pss Josephine enjoying the outdoors & playing tennis @ Grasten Palace, Jutland
SATURDAY
July 4: Feast Day of Saint Andrew of Crete (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
July 4: Feast Day of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal / St. Elizabeth’s Day (Roman Catholic; Portugal)
July 4: Feast Day of saint Theodore (Roman Catholic)
July 4: Earth at Aphelion (Farthest from the sun)
July 4: International Day of Cooperatives
July 4 USA: Independence Day / The 4th of July (1776)
July 4-5 USA: 4th of July Weekend
July 4 France: Ctss Maria Magdalena d’Andlau de Cleron d’Haussonville & Ct.Jean d’Andlau de Cleron d’Haussonville welcome their 3rd son + child, Count Gaspard d’Andlau de Cleron d’Haussonville, on July 4, 2020, @ Blois, France. The countess is the sister of Pss Philomena of Orleans Ctss of Paris.
July 4 Germany: Wedding of Pss Flaminia of Hohenzollern & Baron Karoly von Stipsicz de Ternova @ the St. Johann-Kirche, Sigmaringen, Germany
July 4 Portugal: Feast Day of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal / St. Elizabeth’s Day (Roman Catholic)
July 4 Tonga: 5th Coronation Anniversary of King Tupou VI of Tonga {2015}
July 4 Thailand: 63rd Birthday of Princess Chulabhorn Walailak of Thailand {1957}
July 4 Jordan: 12th Birthday of Princess Rayet Al Noor bint Al Hashim of Jordan {2008}
July 4 Monaco: Jazmin Grimaldi has COVID-19
July 4 UK: 78th Birthday of Prince Michael of Kent {1942}
July 4 Norway: Queen Sonja’s Day
July 4 Norway: 83rd Birthday of Queen Sonja of Norway {1937}
July 4 Sweden: The Crown Princess Couple’s Foundation website releases 2 new photos of CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel, taken by photographer Anna-Lena Ahlstrom
July 4 Sweden: Pss Madeleine shares a new photo of Pss Leonore, Pr.Nicolas & Pss Adrienne, on her Instagram account, to celebrate the 4th of July/Independence Day holiday in the USA, taken by Pss Madeleine @ Miami, FL, USA
SUNDAY
July 5: Dharma Day / Guru Purnima / Asala Puja (Buddhism; India, etc.)
July 5: Feast Day of Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria (Roman Catholic)
July 5: Feast Day of Saints Cyril + Methodius / St. Cyril + Methodius Day (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
July 5: 4th Sunday of Matthew (Eastern Orthodox Christian)
July 5 Jordan: K.Abdullah II visits a Noman Al Juneidi Food Industries company @ Ain Al Basha, Amman
July 5 Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends a follow-up meeting for the steering committee on the pharmaceutical, medical supplies & food processing industries @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman
July 5 Netherlands: 11th Birthday of Eliane van Vollenhoven {2009}
July 5 Belgium/Austria: 6th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Bohemia + Croatia & Archduchess Elisabetta “Lili” Maria of Austria-Este, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary, Bohemia + Croatia {2014}
July 5 Liechtenstein: Announcement of the Engagement of Pss Gisela of Liechtenstein & Victor Bergmann. She was born in Feldkirch, Austria, on June 26, 1990 as the younger of 2 daughters of Pr.Michael + Pss Hildegard of Liechtenstein. Her sister, Pss Theresa Maria of Liechtenstein, is engaged to marry Ct.Cajetan of Toerring-Jettenbach since October 2019. She is the granddaughter of Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein + Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Liechtenstein, and is the great-granddaughter of Emperor Karl I of Austria + Empress Zita of Austria, Princess of Bourbon-Parma. She has a bachelor’s degree + a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology from Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule in Zurich, Switzerland. Since April 2020 she has been a member of the Management Board of the Vaduz-based Industrie + Finanzkontor (a firm tooed in the Princely House of Liechtenstein), of which her father + sister are also members. The groom-to-be is the son of Arnfin Bergmann & Countess Cecile du Moulin-Eckart, born on June 21, 1987. He is based in Zurich, Switzerland, as a Strategic Partner Manager at Google Pay. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 2010 from the University of Mannheim & a Master of Science in Strategic Marketing from the Imperial College in London, England, UK, in 2012. The wedding is scheduled to take place in 2021.
July 5 UK/Isle of Man: Tynwald Day in the Isle of Man
July 5 UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge attend an afternoon tea party to celebrate staff (visit The Queen Elizabeth Hospital) @ Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, Norfolk
July 5 Spain: K.Felipe VI attend the solemn act commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Constitutional Court @ the Seat of the Constitutional Court, Madrid
July 5 Norway: the Norwegian Royal Family shares a new photo of themselves together on their social media account to wish everyone a good summer, taken by Emma Behn [including: K.Harald V, Q.Sonja, CP Haakon, CPss Mette-Marit, Pss Ingrid Alexandra, Pr.Sverre Magnus, Pss Martha Louise, Maud Behn & Leah Behn]
