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Monday, October 26, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, October 26 - Sunday, November 1, 2020

MONDAY

Oct.26: Feast Day of The Holy Great Martyr Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-Streamer of Thessaloniki (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Oct.26: Feast Day of Pope Saint Evaristus, Martyr (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.26: Feast Day of Saint Peter of Alcantara (Roman Catholic)

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.26  USA: 73rd Birthday of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Senator from NY {1947}

Oct.26  USA: National Day of the Deployed  

Oct.26  USA: National Mule Day 

Oct.26  USA: National Financial Crimefighter Day 

Oct.26  USA: 139th Anniversary of the Gunfight at the OK Corral (Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday & the Ike Clanton Gang) {1881} 

Oct.25-26  Macau: Chong Yeung Festival / Festival of Ancestors 

Oct.26  New Zealand: Labour Day 

Oct.26  Austria: Neutrality Constitution Day / National Day (1955)

Oct.26  Bulgaria: 18th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Kalina of Bulgaria, Duchess of Saxony & Jose Antonio “Kitin” Munoz y Valcarcel   {2002} 

Oct.26  Greece/Denmark: 13th Birthday of Amelia Morales y de Grecia   {2007}

Oct.26  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah attend a teleconference meeting with governors @ Amman

Oct.26  Monaco: Pr.Albert II visits Antibes @ Alpes-Maritimes, France [unveil the plaque belonging to the “Grimaldi Historical Site of Monaco” network @ Fort Carre; & views medieval parchments & visits the permanent + temporary exhibitions @ the Picasso Museum, the Grimaldi Castle, Old Town of Antibes]

Oct.26  Netherlands: 18th Birthday of Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven   {2002}

Oct.26  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall receive representatives of the Elephant Family

Oct.26  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits Westonbrit @ the National Arboretum, Westonbrit, Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Oct.26  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits the Pepper Pot Centre @ Ladbroke Grove

Oct.26  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex delivers a speech via video link to Women Peacebuilders during the “Pitches for Peace: Rethinking Inclusive Peace Processes” international conference

Oct.26  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Inauguration of the 23rd National Congress of Family Business @ America House, Madrid

Oct.26  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Chief of Defense

Oct.26  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Ms. Palin Li

Oct.26  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Brigadier Knut Espen Hoidal

Oct.26  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with artist Marit Bockelie (appointed Officer of the Order of St. Olav)

Oct.26  Norway: Maud Behn is named “The Bravest Woman of the Year” (the Tara Award 2020) by Tara magazine (for the speech she gave during her father’s funeral earlier this year) during a ceremony @ Vestlia Resort, Geilo [with attendance from: Pss Martha Louise]

Oct.26  Denmark: CPss Mary attends the presentation of this year’s Christmas Stamp from the Christmas Stamp Foundation @ Julemaerkehjemmet Liljeborg, Roskilde

Oct.26  Denmark: CPss Mary presides over the award ceremony of the FSR – Danish Auditors’ Award Ceremony within Denmark’s best CSR reporting @ the Danish Chamber of Commerce, Borsen, Copenhagen



TUESDAY

Oct.27: Vigil of Saints Simon + Jude the Apostles (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.27: Feast Day of Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza (Roman Catholic)

Oct.27: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

Oct.27  USA: Navy Day 

Oct.27  USA: Anniversary of the Birthday of President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt {1858} 

Oct.27  USA: National Black Cat Day 

Oct.27  USA: National American Beer Day 

Oct.27  Saint Vincent + the Grenadines: Independence Day (1979)

Oct.27  Turkmenistan: Independence Day (1991)

Oct.27  Greece: Day of the Flag / Flag Day in Greece 

Oct.27  Iran: 80th Birthday of Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi of Iran   {1940}

Oct.27  Montenegro: 43rd Birthday of Princess Altinai of Montenegro   {1977}

Oct.27  Jordan: K.Abdullah II attends the swearing-in of Mahmoud Kharabsheh & Nawaf Wasfi Tell as Minister of State, & as Minister of State for Coordination + Streamlining @ Amman

Oct.27  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah meets via teleconference with a joint delegation from the Russian Foreign + Defense Ministries @ Amman

Oct.27  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Morocco: K.Mohammed VI of Morocco holds a telephone meeting with CP/Shkh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi

Oct.27  UAE-Ras Al-Khaimah: 10th Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi of Ras al-Khaimah, Emir of Ras al-Khaimah   {2010}

Oct.27  Netherlands: 51st Birthday of Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau   {1969}

Oct.27  Luxembourg: GD Henri gives a speech via video message on the COVID-19 pandemic

Oct.27  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall meets representatives of Network Rail + British Transport Police & views a demonstration of COVID-19 detection dogs @ London Paddington Railway Station, London

Oct.27  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Celebration of the Chapter of the Royal + Military Order of San Hermenegildo @ the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid

Oct.27  Spain: Q.Letizia attends a working meeting with the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities – CERMI @ CERMI Headquarters, Madrid

Oct.27  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds farewell audiences @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.27  Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the celebration of the 275th anniversary of the Danish Order of Freemasons @ Copenhagen


WEDNESDAY

Oct.28: Feast Day of Saints Simon + Jude the Apostles / St. Jude’s Day (Roman Catholic)

Oct.28: Feast Day of The Holy Protection of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Oct.28: Mawlid @ sundown / Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday {Islam}

Oct.28: International Animation Day

Oct.28: International Print Day

Oct.28  USA: 134th Anniversary of the Presentation of the Statue of Liberty from France to the U.S. {1886} 

Oct.28  USA: 55th Anniversary of the Completion of The Gateway Arch in St. Louis {1965} 

Oct.28  USA: Wild Foods Day 

Oct.28  Czech Republic/Slovakia: Independence Day / Independent Czechoslovak State Day / Establishment of the Independent Czecho-Slovak State (1918)

Oct.28  Turkey: Republic Day Eve 

Oct.28  Greece: The Ochi Day / Ohi Day / National Day in Greece  (1940)

Oct.28  Romania: 63rd Birthday of Princess Sophia of Romania   {1957}

Oct.28  Japan: E.Naruhito, Emprss Masako, Emp.-Emeritus Akihito, Emprss-Emerita Michiko, CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino & CPss Kiko Pss Akishino visit the Meiji Jingu Shrine ahead of its 100th Anniversary @ Tokyo

Oct.28  Jordan: Q.Rania holds a virtual meeting with beneficiaries of income-generating projects to learn about how their projects were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Oct.28  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland (HE Pekko Haavisto) & his accompanying delegation @ the Amiri Diwan Office

Oct.28  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI, CP Moulay El Hassan & Pr.Moulay Rachid celebrate a religious vigil in commemoration of Eid Al-Mawlid Annabaoui Acharif

Oct.28  Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene host a reception in connection with a High-Level Panel for Road Safety @ the Princely Palace

Oct.28  Monaco: Pss Charlene attends the International Automobile Federation’s (FIA – Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) High Level Panel for Road Safety meeting @ the headquarters of the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), Monaco 

Oct.28  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds farewell audiences @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague [with: the Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia (HE Elyes Ghariani); & the Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador (HE Agustin Vasquez Gomez)]

Oct.28  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the Maison Medicale La Passerelle @ Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Oct.28-29  Belgium: Q.Mathilde opens the virtual SDG Forum (an annual meeting of associations + organizations committed to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)

Oct.28  Luxembourg: 35th Birthday of Tessy Antony   {1985}

Oct.28  Liechtenstein/Germany: 53rd Birthday of Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg, Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria   {1967}

Oct.28  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience via telephone with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister + First Lord of the Treasury)

Oct.28  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits the Royal Albert Hall & holds a Meeting with Mr. Ian McCulloch (President of the Royal Albert Hall) @ Kensington Gore, London

Oct.28  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Lord Curry of Kirkharle (Trustee of The Prince’s Countryside Fund) & Mr. Keith Halstead (Chief Executive)

Oct.28  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit the Bank of England @ London

Oct.28  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall meets military + civilian nurses @ the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London

Oct.28  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex conducts a virtual visit to Libya via video link [attends a Meeting with women peacebuilders; virtually tours the UN Refugee Agency Community Day Centre for refugees + asylum seekers in Tripoli; & attends a Meeting with Mrs. Stephanie Williams (UN Acting Special Representative for the Secretary-General & Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya), Ms. Begona Lasagabaster (UN Women Country Director for Libya + Tunisia) & members of the international community]

Oct.28  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Virtual Conference via video link of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences

Oct.28  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits HM Prison & Young Offender Institute Isis @ London

Oct.28  UK: 56th Birthday of Julia (Rawlinson) Ogilvy   {1964} 

Oct.28  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Presentation of the “European Business Awards for the Environment” 2019/2020 @ Madrid

Oct.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with the new Governor (Peter Sandwall) of Kalmar County @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.28  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief (Lieutenant General Michael Claesson) & presents him the staff of the Commanding General

Oct.28  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia visit Varmland County in connection with the covid-19 pandemic

Oct.28  Denmark: CP Frederik visits the Food Nation Visitor Center @ Aarhus

Oct.28  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the inauguration of the Nation of Health visitor center @ Healthcare DENMARK visitor center, Odense



THURSDAY

Oct.29: The Prophet’s Birthday / Mawlid / Mawlid an Nabi / Milad un Nabi / Id-e-Milad / Mawlid Al-Nabi (Sunni Islam)

Oct.29: Feast Day of Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (Roman Catholic)

Oct.29: World Stroke Day

Oct.29: International Internet Day 

Oct.29: World Psoriasis Day

Oct.29  USA: 91st Anniversary of Black Tuesday – The New York Stock Exchange Crash starting the Great Depression {1929}

Oct.29  USA: National Cat Day 

Oct.29  Mongolia: Capital City Day 

Oct.29  Turkey: Republic Day (1923)

Oct.29  Greece/Denmark: 22nd Birthday of Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece + Denmark   {1998}

Oct.29  Bhutan: 11th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck of Bhutan & Dasho Tandin Namgyel Dorji   {2009} 

Oct.29  Bhutan: Wedding of Pss Euphelma Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan & Dasho Thinlay Norbu @ Dechencholing Palace, Thimphu [with attendance from: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (the bride’s half-brother) & Q.Jetsun Pema (the groom’s sister)]

Oct.29  Cambodia: Anniversary of the King’s Coronation Day 

Oct.29  Cambodia: 16th Inauguration Anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia   {2004}

Oct.29  Cambodia: 6th Coronation Anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia   {2014}

Oct.29  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah meets with the US Secretary of Defense (Mark Esper) @ Aqaba

Oct.29  UAE-Dubai: Shkha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum of Dubai & Shkh Faisal bin Saud bin Khalid Al Qassimi welcome their 2nd child, Shkha Sheikha bint Faisal bin Saud bin Khalid Al Qassimi, on Oct. 29, 2020.

Oct.29  Monaco: Pr.Albert II gives a speech regarding new health measures linked to the Covid 19 pandemic

Oct.29  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to Haaglanden Medical Center (HMC) @ Westeinde, The Hague

Oct.29  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander attends a meeting with the Prime Minister of Curacao (Mr. Eugene Rhuggenaath) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

Oct.29  Netherlands: Q.Maxima makes a working visit to GP practices (of the National General Practitioners Association) @ Driebergen Health Center

Oct.29  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)

Oct.28-29  Belgium: Q.Mathilde opens the virtual SDG Forum (an annual meeting of associations + organizations committed to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals)

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Rt.Hon.Rishi Sunak MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer)

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Rt.Hon.Alok Sharma MP (Secretary of State of Business, Energy + Industrial Strategy)

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Lord Mendoza (Commissioner for Cultural Recovery + Renewal)

Oct.29  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Hampshire [visits Oasis Southampton City Farm @ Southampton; attends a Meeting with The Royal Navy + Royal Marines Charity @ HMS EXCELLENT, Portsmouth; visits the National Museum of The Royal Navy, tours HMS VICTORY & views restoration work @ HM Naval Base, Portsmouth; & attends a Dinner to mark Trafalgar Night @ HM Naval Base, Portsmouth]

Oct.29  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds a military audience with a group of colonels + ship captains @ the Royal Palace, Madrid

Oct.29  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds military audiences with the Heads of Contingents Returned from the Area/Zone of Operations after completing their mission in command @ the Royal Palace, Madrid

Oct.29  Spain: Q.Letizia holds an audience with the Board of Directors of the Women in a Legal World (WLW) Association @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Oct.29  Spain: Q.Letizia holds an audience with a working group of the entities that created the Chair for the Promotion of Women in Vocations (STEM) in Vocational Training for Sustainable Mobility @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Oct.29  Norway: Q.Sonja attends the board meeting of the Queen Sonja Print Award

Oct.29  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja]

Oct.29  Norway: CP Haakon attends the SKIT 2020 digital conference @ Skaugum

Oct.29  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the inauguration of the Stroke Line counseling + information service @ Copenhagen

Oct.29  Denmark: Pss Benedikte holds an OB-PS committee meeting @ Tusculum, Lyngby



FRIDAY

Oct.30: Feast Day of Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez (Roman Catholic)

Oct.30: World Audio Drama Day

Oct.30  USA: National Candy Corn Day 

Oct.30  USA: National Frankenstein Friday 

Oct.30  USA: Mischief Night / Devil’s Night 

Oct.30  USA: Create a Great Funeral Day

Oct.30  Slovakia: Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation 

Oct.30  Sri Lanka: Vap Full Moon Poya Day 

Oct.30  Albania: CP Leka II & CPss Elia release several photos of themselves while CPss Elia was recently pregnant & photos of themselves with their newborn baby daughter, Pss Geraldine

Oct.30  Germany: World Thrift Day

Oct.30-Nov.1  Cambodia: Water Festival Ceremony 

Oct.30  Monaco: Pr.Albert II thanks the communal staff for their work + involvement with the Covid 19 pandemic @ the City Hall of Monaco

Oct.30  Belgium: Q.Mathilde holds a video conference with the 2 winners of the 2020 Baillet Latour Prize (Prof. Andrew T. Hattersley & Prof. Sarah-Maria Fendt)

Oct.30  Luxembourg/Austria/Bourbon-Parma: 3rd Birthday of Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Parma   {2017} 

Oct.30  Liechtenstein: 11th Birthday of Sophie von Lattorff   {2009} 

Oct.30  UK: Mischief Night / Devil’s Night 

Oct.30  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal participates in the Organising Committee Meeting of the National Equine Forum, via video link

Oct.30  UK: 42nd Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Michael of Kent & (Marie-Christine) Princess Michael of Kent, Baroness von Reibnitz   {1978} [RELIGIOUS: ANGLICAN] 

Oct.30  Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo

Oct.30  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with actor Henry Moan (appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav)

Oct.30  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Mr. Jon Magnus Haga (awarded HM The King’s Gold Medal)

Oct.30  Denmark: CP Frederik, CPss Mary, Pr.Christian, Pss Isabella, Pr.Vincent & Pss Josephine take up residence @ Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen

Oct.30  Denmark: Pss Marie sends a video greeting to volunteers, conscripts, constables + employees of the Danish Emergency Management Agency




SATURDAY

Oct.31: Reformation Day / Commemoration of the Beginning of the Protestant Reformation in 1517 (Protestant Christianity; Austria, Chile, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, etc.)

Oct.31: Halloween / All Hallows Eve / Eve of All Saints’ Day (Western Christianity)

Oct.31: Allantide (Western Christianity)

Oct.31: Vigil of All Saints (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.31-Nov.2: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico, etc.}

Oct.31: Feast Day of Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg (Roman Catholic)

Oct.31-Nov.1: Samhain / Celtic New Year (Pagan, Neopagan, Wiccan, Celtic)

Oct.31: World Cities Day

Oct.31: World Savings Day

Oct.31  USA: Girl Scout Founder’s Day 

Oct.31  USA: National Doorbell Day

Oct.31  USA: National Knock-Knock Jokes Day 

Oct.31  USA: National Magic Day 

Oct.31-Nov.2  Mexico: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico}

Oct.31  India: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 

Oct.31  India: 36th Anniversary of the Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Ghandi of India {1984} 

Oct.31  Laos: That Luang Festival 

Oct.31  Austria: Reformation Day / Commemoration of the Beginning of the Protestant Reformation in 1517 (Protestant Christianity; Austria)

Oct.31  Bourbon-Two Sicilies: 22nd Wedding Anniversary of Prince Charles/Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro & Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro   {1998} 

Oct.31  Brazil: Pr.Luiz of Orleans-Braganza is admitted to hospital to remove a cyst near his eye @ the Santa Catarina Hospital, Sao Paulo

Oct.31  Germany: Reformation Day (Protestant Christianity)

Oct.31  Iran: 60th Birthday of Crown Prince Reza Cyrus Pahlavi of Iran   {1960}

Oct.31  Bhutan: 32nd Wedding Anniversary of King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan & Queen Mother Dorji Wangmo Shabdrung Wangdi of Bhutan   {1988} [PUBLIC CEREMONY]

Oct.31  Bhutan: 32nd Wedding Anniversary of King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan & Queen Mother Tshering Pem Shabdrung of Bhutan   {1988} [PUBLIC CEREMONY]

Oct.31  Bhutan: 32nd Wedding Anniversary of King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan & Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon Shabdrung of Bhutan   {1988} [PUBLIC CEREMONY]

Oct.31  Bhutan: 32nd Wedding Anniversary of King Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan & Queen Mother Sangay Choden Shabdrung of Bhutan   {1988} [PUBLIC CEREMONY]

Oct.30-Nov.1  Cambodia: Water Festival Ceremony 

Oct.31  Lesotho: 23rd Coronation Anniversary of King Letsie III of Lesotho   {1997}

Oct.31  Monaco: Madame Figaro (a women’s magazine of the French newspaper) publishes an interview with Pss Caroline & Charlotte Casiraghi Rassam

Oct.31  Netherlands: Q.Maxima receives 9-year-old ukulele player Dilsah as part of the television program Lang Leve de Muziek Show @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

Oct.31  Liechtenstein: 70th Birthday of Princess Norberta “Nora” of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg, Dowager Marchioness of Marino   {1950}

Oct.31  Spain: 15th Birthday of Infanta Leonor of Spain, Princess of Asturias   {2005}

Oct.31  Spain: 52nd Birthday of Maria de Fatima Simonetta Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon   {1968}

Oct.31  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Church of Sweden’s Memorial Service for COVID-19 Pandemic Victims on the occasion of All Saints’ Day @ Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala

Oct.31  Sweden: 86th Birthday of Princess Margaretha of Sweden   {1934}

Oct.31  Norway: Q.Sonja & CP Haakon host a thank-you lunch for Norway’s health authorities @ the Royal Palace, Oslo

Oct.31  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends The Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition final @ Musikkens Hus, Aalborg

Oct.31  Denmark: The Danish Royal Court releases a new photo of CP Frederik & CPss Mary on the occasion of The Crown Prince Couple’s 2020 Awards Ceremony

Oct.31  Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary present the Crown Prince Couple’s Awards 2020 @ The Work (Vaerket Cultural Centre), Randers



SUNDAY

Oct.31-Nov.2: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico, etc., etc.}

Nov.1: All Saints’ Day / Festival of All the Saints (Western Christian, Roman Catholic, Anglican)

Nov.1-2: El Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead (Roman Catholic; Mexico, USA, etc.)

Nov.1: 5th Sunday of Luke (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Nov.1: Samhain / Beltane

Oct.31-Nov.1: Samhain / Celtic New Year (Pagan, Neopagan, Wiccan, Celtic)

Nov.1  USA: Daylight Savings Time ends 

Nov.1  USA: National Family Caregiver Day 

Nov.1-30  USA: National Adoption Month

Nov.1-30  USA: National American Indian Heritage Month

Nov.1  USA: National Authors’ Day 

Nov.1  USA: National Family Literacy Day 

Nov.1  USA: Prime Meridian Day 

Nov.1  USA: National Sports Fan Day 

Nov.1  U.S. Virgin Islands: Liberty Day 

Oct.31-Nov.2  Mexico: Dia de los Muertos {Roman Catholic; Mexico}

Nov.1  Algeria: Independence Day / Anniversary of the Revolution (1954)

Nov.1  Antigua + Barbuda: Independence Day (1981)

Nov.1  Slovenia: Remembrance Day 

Nov.1  Austria: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Bulgaria: Revival Day 

Nov.1  Georgia: 44th Birthday of Princess Anna Bagration-Gruzinsky of Georgia   {1976}

Nov.1  Germany: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Italy: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Bhutan: 12th Anniversary of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel’s Coronation / Coronation Day of the 5th + Current Druk Gyalpo, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck {2008} 

Nov.1  Bhutan: New photos of the Bhutanese Royal Family are released on the occasion of Coronation Day, taken @ Dechencholing Palace, Thimphu [featuring: K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Q.Jetsun Pema, CP Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck & Pr.Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck]

Oct.30-Nov.1  Cambodia: Water Festival Ceremony 

Nov.1  Jordan: K.Abdullah II chairs a meeting via teleconference focusing on preparedness for weather emergencies @ Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah]

Nov.1  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Special Envoy of the President of Kazakhstan & Minister of Ecology, Geology + Natural Resources (HE Magzum Myrzagaliev) & his delegation @ the Amiri Diwan

Nov.1  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the Chairman of the High Council of State of Libya (HE Khaled Ammar Al Mishri) & his delegation @ the Amiri Diwan 

Nov.1  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai chairs the UAE Cabinet meeting @ Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi [with attendance from: Shkh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi & Shkh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi]

Nov.1  Vatican City: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Belgium: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Luxembourg: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  Liechtenstein: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)

Nov.1  UK: Kensington Palace has confirmed a report that Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge has COVID-19 in April 2020.

Nov.1  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge make an appearance on the Pride of Britain Awards 2020 TV broadcast on ITV

Nov.1  UK/Denmark: Death of Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, on Nov. 1, 2020, aged 79. She was born June 7, 1941 @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK, as the daughter of Lt.Col. Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson (1913-1958) & Lady Anne Bowes-Lyon (1917-1980) (1st cousin of Q.Elizabeth II) (who later became Princess Anne of Denmark).  She was the stepdaughter of Prince Georg of Denmark (1920-1986) after her mother married him on Sep. 16, 1950. Her godfather was King George VI. She was the granddaughter of the 4th Earl of Lichfield, and her brother is Patrick Anson 5th Earl of Lichfield. She founded the firm Party Planners in 1960. She married Sir Geoffrey Shakerley, 6th Baronet (1932-2012) on July 27, 1972, they later divorced.  She is survived by 1 daughter [Fiona Shakerley (b. Aug. 18, 1973) & son-in-law Edward Brocas Burrows (b. 1975)] & 2 grandchildren [Noah Brocas Burrows (b. 2006) & Ruby Brocas Burrows (b. 2008)]

Nov.1  Spain: All Saints Day (Roman Catholic)


Monday, October 19, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, October 19 - Sunday, October 25, 2020

MONDAY

Oct.19: Feast Day of the Holy Prophet Joel (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Oct.19: Feast Day of Saints John/Jean De Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, + Companions (Roman Catholic)

Oct.19: Feast Day of Saint Peter of Alcantara (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.19: Birthday of the Baha’u’llah / Observance of the Birth of Baha’u’llah – Prophet-Founder of the Baha’I Faith in Nur, Persia {1817} {Baha’i}

Oct.19: World Pediatric Bone + Joint Day

Oct.19  USA: 239th Anniversary of the Ending of the Revolutionary War {1781} 

Oct.19  USA: Lung Health Day 

Oct.19  USA: National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day 

Oct.19  USA: Evaluate Your Life Day 

Oct.19  Jamaica: National Heroes’ Day

Oct.19  Niue: National Day (1974)

Oct.19  Albania: Mother Teresa Day in Albania

Oct.19  Romania: CPss Margarita & Pr.Radu visit the 86th Air Base “Lt. Av. Gheorghe Mociornita” @ Borcea

Oct.19  Jordan: K. Abdullah II, CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah & Pss Salma bint Al Abdullah attend a tactical exercise conducted by the Eastern Military Region @ Amman

Oct.19  Jordan: K.Abdullah II swears-in Taghreed Hikmat as a member of the Constitutional Court @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah]

Oct.19  Jordan/Kuwait: K.Abdullah II of Jordan holds a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Kuwait (Shkh Ahmad Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah of Kuwait) @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman, Jordan [with attendance from: CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah of Jordan]

Oct.19  Jordan: K.Abdullah II & CP Hussein bin Al Abdullah receive the Judicial Council’s 2019 report @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman

Oct.19  Kuwait: Emir/Shkh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has named a new Crown Prince, a younger half-brother, Shkh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (b. 1938) as his heir.

Oct.19  UAE-Abu Dhabi: Shkh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi inaugurates the 4th edition of the Tolerance Forum, organized by the Zayed House for Islamic Culture @ Abu Dhabi

Oct.19  Monaco: Pr.Albert II attends the launch of the commemorations of the centenary of the death of Prince Albert I of Monaco @ the Lycee Albert I of Monaco

Oct.16-21  Netherlands: Pss Amalia Pss of Orange & Pss Alexia visit Greece

Oct.19  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)

Oct.19  Belgium: 57th Birthday of Prince Laurent of Belgium   {1963}

Oct.19  Luxembourg: 8th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Luxembourg & Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg, Princess of Luxembourg, Countess de Lannoy   {2012} 

Oct.19  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall speaks to the winner of the Royal Osteoporosis Society’s The Duchess of Cornwall Award via telephone

Oct.19  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge holds a Meeting with business owners in Liverpool via video link

Oct.19  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal opens York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Willow Eye Unit @ Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Oct.19  UK: 14th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Lord Nicholas Windsor & (Paola) Lady Nicholas Windsor   {2006} 

Oct.19  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Elcano Royal Institute of International Studies @ the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid

Oct.19  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends a Meeting with WWF Chairman Axel Wenblad, Secretary General Haken Wirten, & Management Coordinator Heidi Liderfos @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.19  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the Digital Mentor International Executive Committee Meeting

Oct.19  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends a Meeting with this year’s recipient of the Heart-Lung Foundation’s Prince Daniel’s Research Grant for Younger Promising Researchers @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.19  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia attend a Board Meeting of the Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia Foundation @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.19  Norway: CP Haakon visits Trondelag County [visits Stadsbygd Care Facility @ Fosen; visits 2 startups @ Fosen; & visits the former prison camp Falstad]

Oct.19  Denmark: CP Frederik visits the research park DTU Science Park (visits Futurebox & the Danish Tech Challenge)

Oct.19  Denmark: CPss Mary receives the Executive Director for the World Food Program (WFP) (David Beasley) & the Minister for Development Aid (Rasmus Prehn) @ Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen




TUESDAY

Oct.20: Feast Day of Saint Paul of the Cross (Roman Catholic)

Oct.20: Feast Day of Saint Irene (Roman Catholic)

Oct.20: Feast Day of Saint Artemius the Great Martyr of Antioch (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Oct.20: Gur-Gaddi Guru Granth Sahib {Sikh}

Oct.20: Birthday of the Bab {Baha’i}

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.20: World Statistics Day

Oct.20: World Osteoporosis Day

Oct.20: International Sloth Day

Oct.20  USA: National Youth Confidence Day 

Oct.20  USA: Pay Back a Friend Day 

Oct.20  USA: National Pharmacy Technician Day 

Oct.20  Guatemala: Revolution of 1944 

Oct.20  Vietnam: Vietnamese Women’s Day

Oct.20  Japan: 86th Birthday of Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan   {1934}

Oct.20  Japan: CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino & CPss Kiko Pss Akishino visit the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery & attend the Autumn Memorial Service @ Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo

Oct.20  Qatar: Shkha Moza bint Nasser presents the Akhlaquna Award & the inaugural Akhlaquna Junior Award during a special Akhlaquna Day ceremony @ Education City, Doha

Oct.20  Qatar: 12th Birthday of Sheikh Hamad bin Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar   {2008}

Oct.16-21  Netherlands: Pss Amalia Pss of Orange & Pss Alexia visit Greece

Oct.20  Netherlands: 15th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau & Princess Aimee of Orange-Nassau   {2005} 

Oct.20  Belgium: Q.Mathilde meets economics + management students [from the Solvay Brussels School (ULB), the Solvay Business School (VUB), the ICHEC Brussels Management School, & the Saint-Louis-Brussels University], delivers an address, participates in an interactive program & chairs a roundtable ‘Should Business tick all the boxes? Evolution versus disruption towards sustainable business models’

Oct.20  Luxembourg: 8th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Luxembourg & Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg, Princess of Luxembourg, Countess de Lannoy  {2012} 

Oct.20  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall meets representatives of the Theatre Artists Fund @ the London Palladium, London

Oct.20  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting for World Osteoporosis Day with the Royal Osteoporosis Society

Oct.20  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge view images from the “Hold Still” photographic project outside Waterloo Railway Station @ London

Oct.20  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge visit St. Bartholomew’s Hospital @ West Smithfield, London

Oct.20  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge film an appearance for the Pride of Britain Awards which will be broadcast in the future

Oct.20  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester & Birgitte Dss of Gloucester visit the British Museum @ London

Oct.20  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester holds a Meeting with Mr. Simon Lee (Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Service Sports Council) via telephone

Oct.20  UK: 46th Birthday of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster   {1974} 

Oct.20  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via telephone with Major Martyn Pocock (Chairman of the Cavalry + Guards Club)

Oct.20  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via video link with Major General Paul Nanson upon relinquishing his appointment as Colonel of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers & Brigadier Jonathan Swift upon assuming the appointment

Oct.20  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via video link with Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Ruggle upon relinquishing his appointment as Commanding Officer of The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin & Halton Regiment)

Oct.20  Spain: Q.Letizia attends the 4th Conference on Information Treatment of Disability @ the Headquarters of the Madrid Press Association (APM), Madrid

Oct.20  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a Meeting with Minister Anna Hallberg @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.20  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Global Child Forum Digital Action Lab

Oct.20  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends King Gustaf V & Queen Victoria’s Masonic Foundation’s presentation meeting @ Baatska Palace, Stockholm

Oct.20  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a Meeting with Business Sweden about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Swedish exports @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.20  Norway: Q.Sonja attends the board meeting of the Queen Sonja Print Award

Oct.20  Norway: CP Haakon visits the former prison camp Falstad @ Trondelag County

Oct.20  Denmark: CPss Mary attends a meeting with the Youth Panel of The Mary Foundation

Oct.20  Denmark: Pss Beneditke presents the Osteoporosis Association’s Research Grants @ Sjaellands Universitetshospital Koge, Koge



WEDNESDAY

Oct.21: Feast Day of Saint Hilarion, Abbott (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.21: Feast Day of Saint Ursula + Companions, Martyrs (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.21  USA: Celebration of the Mind Day 

Oct.21  USA: National Reptile Awareness Day 

Oct.21  USA: Thank Your Cleaner Day 

Oct.21  USA: Medical Assistants Recognition Day

Oct.21  USA: Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day

Oct.21  British Virgin Islands: Saint Ursula’s Day 

Oct.21  Honduras: Army Day 

Oct.21  Taiwan: Overseas Chinese Day

Oct.21  France/Spain: 37th Birthday of Princess Maria Margarita of Bourbon, Duchess of Anjou   {1983}

Oct.21  Serbia: World War II Victims Remembrance Day 

Oct.21  Thailand: National Nurses’ Day in Thailand

Oct.21  Bahrain: 51st Birthday of Sheikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Crown Prince of Bahrain   {1969}

Oct.21  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receives the US Secretary of the Treasury (HE Steven Mnuchin) & his accompanying delegation @ Al Bahr Palace

Oct.21  Qatar: Emir.Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits the Katara International Hunting + Falcons Exhibition (S’hail 2020) @ the Wisdom Square of the Cultural Village Foundation – Katara

Oct.21  Monaco: Pss Caroline visits the exhibition Monaco Portraits Films by Charles Freger @ the Salle d’Exposition du Quai Antoine Ier

Oct.21  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima release a personal video message regarding their recent ill-planned vacation in Greece

Oct.21  Netherlands: Q.Maxima delivers a digital keynote speech during the ‘Inclusive Digital ID for a Resilient Recovery from COVID-19’ event of the World Bank Groups Identification for Development (ID4) program

Oct.16-21  Netherlands: Pss Amalia Pss of Orange & Pss Alexia visit Greece

Oct.21  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the non-profit organization FratriHa as part of a reading aloud activity for a young audience

Oct.21  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Dr. Alain Schmit & Dr. Guillaume Steichen (respectively President & Secretary General of the Association of Doctors + Dentists – AMMD) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Oct.21  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mdme. Claudia Monti (Ombudsman & Mediator of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Oct.21  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mrs. Isabelle Schlesser (Director of the Agency for Development of Employment – ADEM) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Oct.21  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume & HGDss Stephanie present a check to Ms. Marie-Josee Jacobs (President of Caritas Luxembourg) from the donations to the couple upon the birth of their son @ the Caritas Headquarters

Oct.21  UK: Trafalgar Day 

Oct.21  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends the Closing of the 19th Congress of Directors CEDE-Spanish Confederation of Directors + Executives @ the Palau de les Arts, Valencia

Oct.21  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the Board Meeting of the Care About the Children Foundation

Oct.21  Sweden: CPss Victoria visits the Swedish Armed Forces’ Recruitment Authority @ Karlstad

Oct.21  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the symposium “You the Big World – From Linear B to Black Holes” on the occasion of HM The Queen’s 80th Birthday @ The Royal Danish Society of Sciences, Copenhagen

Oct.21  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the launch of Verdenstimen 2020 @ Copenhagen City Hall, Copenhagen

Oct.21  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the New Little Belt Bridge @ Gl. Harbor, Middelfart



THURSDAY

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism} 

Oct.22: Feast Day of Pope Saint John Paul II (Roman Catholic)

Oct.22: Feast Day of Saint Mary Salome (Roman Catholic)

Oct.22: International Stuttering Awareness Day

Oct.22  USA: The 3rd Presidential Debate

Oct.22  India: Maha Saptami 

Oct.22  Albania: CP Leka II & CPss Elia welcome their 1st child, a daughter, Princess Geraldine of Albania, on Oct. 22, 2020 @ the Queen Geraldine Maternity Hospital, Tirana

Oct.22  Bulgaria: 52nd Birthday of Princess Maria del Rosario of Bulgaria, Princess of Preslav   {1968}

Oct.22  Jordan: 27th Birthday of Prince Omar bin Faisal of Jordan   {1993} 

Oct.22  Qatar: Shkha Moza bint Nasser digitally addresses the Education Post-COVID-19: Extraordinary Session of the Global Education Meeting (2020 GEM)

Oct.22  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI chairs a meeting of work dedicated to the renewable energy strategy @ the Royal Palace, Rabat [with attendance from: CP Moulay El Hassan]

Oct.22  Netherlands: 15th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau & Princess Aimee of Orange-Nassau   {2005} 

Oct.22  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in the extraordinary session of the Global Meeting on Education (GEM 2020) via a virtual meeting organized by UNESCO 

Oct.22  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits Liege [visits the Food Bank of the Province of Liege & attends a roundtable with representatives of the social sector responsible for food aid; & visits the local charity “Accueil et Partage” @ Bas-Ougree / Seraing]

Oct.22  Belgium: Pr.Laurent visits the Belgian Center for Guide Dogs @ Tongeren

Oct.22  Spain: K.Felipe VI receives the presentation of Letters of Credentials from new ambassadors @ the Royal Palace, Madrid [from: Mrs. Lyra Puisyte-Bostroem (Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania); Mr. Serhii Pohoreltsev (Ambassador of Ukraine); Mr. Robert Krmelj (Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia); Mr. Gerard Cockx (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium); Mr. Louis Marie Montfort Saintil (Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti); Mr. Paulin Godfried Reliques Yanga (Ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon); & Mr. Ricardo Luis Alfonsin (Ambassador of the Argentine Republic)]

Oct.22  Spain: Q.Letizia presents the 6th edition of the National Awards of the Fashion Industry @ the Ministry of Industry, Commerce + Tourism, Madrid

Oct.22  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel visit operations in connection with the covid-19 pandemic @ Sodermanland County

Oct.22  Norway: Q.Sonja opens the exhibition “Impulses” @ Maihaugen Museum, Lillehammer

Oct.22  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja]

Oct.22  Norway: CP Haakon attends a closed performance of the play “Block to block” @ the Riksteatret theatre scene, Oslo

Oct.22  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)’s presidium meeting, virtually

Oct.22  Denmark: CPss Mary visits with the Mary Foundation to Helsingor Swimming Club to focus on Antibullu Swimming @ Helsingor Swimming Club, Helsingor




FRIDAY

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism} 

Oct.23: Feast Day of the Holy Apostle James (Iakovos) the Just, Brother of Our Lord (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Oct.23: Feast Day of Saint John of Capistrano (Roman Catholic)

Oct.23: Feast Day of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.23: Feast Day of Saint Ignatius of Constantinople (Roman Catholic)

Oct.23: Mole Day

Oct.23  USA: National Canning Day

Oct.23  USA: Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day 

Oct.23  Hungary: 1956 Revolution Memorial Day 

Oct.23  India: Maha Ashtami 

Oct.23  Libya: Liberation Day

Oct.23  Macedonia: Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle

Oct.23  Japan: 29th Birthday of Princess Mako of Akishino   {1991} 

Oct.23  Japan: The Imperial Household Agency publishes a series of new photos of Pss Mako of Akishino on the occasion of her 29th Birthday, taken on Oct. 3, 2020, @ Akasaka Imperial Estate, Tokyo [including: Pss Kako of Akishino]

Oct.23  Thailand: Chulalongkorn Day {1910}

Oct.23  Monaco: 2nd Birthday of Balthazar Rassam   {2018} 

Oct.23  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the exhibition “Memling Now: Hans Memling in Contemporary Art” @ the Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Oct.23  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a representation of the Governing Board of the Ateneo de Madrid @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Oct.23  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF’s Autumn Meeting, via digital link

Oct.23  Sweden: Death of Walther Sommerlath, brother of Q.Silvia, @ a hospital in Sweden. He was 86 years old.

Oct.23  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends a Meeting with the Jury of the Samhalls Visa Vagen Award 

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon attends a digital celebration of United Nations Day 2020

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo 

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with artist + author Synnove Persen (appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav)

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Brigadier Frode Kristoffersen

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Brigadier Hakon Waro

Oct.23  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Brigadier Anders Jernberg

Oct.23  Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the celebration of the 275th Anniversary of the Danish Masonic Order @ Copenhagen



SATURDAY

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism} 

Oct.24: Feast Day of Saint Anthony the Great (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Oct.24: Feast Day of Saint Anthony Mary Claret (Roman Catholic)

Oct.24: Feast Day of Holy Saint Raphael the Archangel (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.24: United Nations / UN Day / Commemoration of the Founding of the UN {1945}

Oct.24: Make a Difference Day

Oct.24: World Development Information Day

Oct.24: World Polio Day

Oct.24  USA: National Food Day

Oct.24  USA: 40 Hour Work Week Day 

Oct.24  India: Maha Navami 

Oct.24  Zambia: Independence Day (1964)

Oct.24  Germany: Day of the Libraries 

Oct.24  Brunei: Death of Prince Haji ‘Abdul Azim of Brunei @ the Jerudong Park Medical Center, Jerudong, due to liver cancer.  He was born on July 29, 1982 @ Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, as the 6th child of Sult.Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (b.1946) & his former 2nd wife, Mariam Abdul Aziz (b.1956).  He was unmarried and childless.

Oct.24  Japan: Pss Aiko visits Gakushuin University to receive guidance for new students @ Toshima

Oct.24  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai chairs The Cabinet @ Abu Dhabi

Oct.24  UAE-Dubai: CP/Shkh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai launches an AED500 million economic stimulus package to support various business sectors across the economy

Oct.24  Liechtenstein: 73rd Birthday of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {1947}

Oct.24  Sweden: CPss Victoria sends a video greeting to the Swedish UN on the occasion of UN Day

Oct.24  Norway: Pss Ingrid Alexander participates & wins a gold medal in the Norwegian Surfing Championships for Juniors @ Jaeren [with attendance from: CP Haakon, CPss Mette-Marit & Pr.Sverre Magnus]



SUNDAY

Oct.25: Feast Day of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: Feast Day of Saint Antonio de Sant’Anna Galvao (Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: Feast Day of Saint Isidore the Farmer (Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: St. Crispin’s Day / Feast Day of Saints Crispin + Crispinian, Martyrs (Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: Feast Day of Saints Chrystanthus + Daria, Martyrs (Roman Catholic)

Oct.25: 6th Sunday of Luke (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Oct.25: Reformation Sunday (Protestant Christianity)

Oct.25: Dussehra / ‘The 10th Day’ / Culmination of the ‘9 Lights’ Festival of Asuj Navratras / Dassera / Durga Puja (Hinduism; India, Indonesia, etc.)

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism} 

Oct.25: Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari (Islam; Iran)

Oct.25: World Pasta Day

Oct.25: International Artists Day

Oct.25: World Priest Day

Oct.25  Europe: Daylight Savings Time ends 

Oct.25  USA: Visit a Cemetery Day 

Oct.25  USA: National Mother-in-Law Day 

Oct.25  USA: 195th Anniversary of the Opening of the Erie Canal, NY {1825} 

Oct.25  USA: 37th Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Grenada {1983}

Oct.25  China: Double 9th Festival (China)

Oct.25  Hong Kong: Chung Yeung Festival 

Oct.25  Israel: Aliyah Day School Observance 

Oct.25-26  Macau: Chong Yeung Festival / Festival of Ancestors 

Oct.25  Slovenia: Sovereignty Day (1991)

Oct.25  Taiwan: Double 9th Day 

Oct.25  Austria/Czechia/Germany/Reuss: Engagement of Her.Ct.Konrad of Rechberg + Rothenlowen zu Hohenrechberg & Ctss Anna-Elisabeth Kinsky von Wchinitz + Tettau.  The groom-to-be is the eldest son + 4th of 6 children of Ct.Bernhard of Rechberg + Rothenlowen zu Hohenrechberg & Ctss Maria Barbara of Neipperg Ctss of Rechberg + Rothenlowen zu Hohenrechberg, he was born on Nov. 12, 1994 @ Schwabisch Gmund, Germany.  He received a Bachelor of Applied Science from Maastricht University’s School of Business + Economics @ Maastricht, the Netherlands, & a Master of Science in Study Management from the University of Edinburgh’s Business School @ Scotland, UK.  He is an analyst with DEG, based in Cologne, Germany.  The bride-to-be was born on Feb.5, 1994 @ Paris, France, as the 2nd of 3 children of the late Count Johannes Kinsky von Wchinitz + Tettau & Pss Esperance Reuss Ctss Kinsky von Wchinitz + Tettau.  Her paternal great-aunt is Pss Marie Aglae of Liechtenstein Ctss Kinsky von Wchinitz + Tettau.  

Oct.25  Romania: Armed Forces Day in Romania

Oct.25  Romania: CPss Margarita participates, via video connection, in a charity evening fundraiser titled “Romania needs art” broadcast live on Romanian Television (TVR1), to raise funds for the national program Young Talents, organized by the Royal Margarita Foundation of Romania

Oct.25  Japan: 37th Birthday of Princess Yoko of Mikasa   {1983}

Oct.25  Belgium: K.Albert II & Q.Paola meet with Pss Delphine @ Chateau du Belvedere, Laeken

Oct.25  Belgium: 19th Birthday of Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant   {2001}

Oct.25  Luxembourg/Austria: 7th Birthday of Count Constantin of Limburg-Stirum   {2013}

Oct.25  Spain: National Day in Basque Country, Spain (Day of the Basque Country) {2011}

Oct.25  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, CPss Victoria & Pss Estelle attend the Inauguration of Slussbron (which connects Stadsholmen & Sodermalm) @ Slussen, Stockholm

Oct.25  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit presents the King’s Cup to the winner of the Norwegian Surfing Championships @ Jaeren

Monday, October 12, 2020

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, October 12 - Sunday, October 18, 2020

MONDAY

Oct.12: Feast Day of Our Lady of the Pillar (Roman Catholic)

Oct.12: Feast Day of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Roman Catholic)

Oct.12: World Sight Day

Oct.12: World Arthritis Day

Oct.12  USA/Chile/Colombia/El Salvador/Honduras/Mexico: Columbus Day (USA, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico)

Sep.15-Oct.15  USA: National Hispanic Heritage Month

Oct.12  USA: National Free Thought Day 

Oct.12  USA: National Farmer’s Day 

Oct.12  USA: Spanish Language Day 

Oct.12  USA: Indigenous Peoples Day / Native American Day 

Oct.12  USA: National Online Bank Day 

Oct.12  USA: National Savings Day 

Oct.12  U.S. Virgin Islands: Puerto Rico Friendship Day (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Oct.12  Canada: Canadian Thanksgiving Day 

Oct.12  Argentina: Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity 

Oct.12  Bahamas: National Heroes Day (The Bahamas)

Oct.12  Belize: Pan American Day 

Oct.12  Bolivia/Nicaragua/Venezuela: Indigenous Resistance Day (Bolivia, Nicaragua, Venezuela)

Oct.12  Costa Rica: Day of Cultures 

Oct.12  Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day (1968)

Oct.12  Sint Maarten: Constitution Day 

Oct.12  Turks + Caicos: National Heritage Day 

Oct.12  Uruguay: Day of Cultural Diversity 

Oct.12  Brazil: Feast of Our Lady of Aparecida / Children’s Day 

Oct.12  Romania: CPss Margarita & Pr.Radu receive the film team of “Between China and Amen” @ Elisabeta Palace

Oct.12  Aga Khan: 49th Birthday of Prince Rahim Aga Khan   {1971}

Oct.12  Brunei: 49th Birthday of Princess Hajah Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah of Brunei   {1971}

Oct.12  UAE-Abu Dhabi: Shkh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi presides over the 3rd Group of 20 (G-20) Steering Committee Meeting to review the UAE’s approach for the remainder of the 2020 G-20 Process @ Abu Dhabi

Oct.12  UAE-Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Emir/Shkh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai chairs The UAE Cabinet @ Abu Dhabi

Oct.12  Morocco: 19th Wedding Anniversary of King Mohammed VI of Morocco & Princess Consort Lalla Salma of Morocco   {2001} [NIKAH]

Oct.12  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives ‘The correspondence of Desiderius Erasmus’ from publisher Ms. Exler-Donker @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague

Oct.12  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Alexander De Croo (Prime Minister)

Oct.12  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in the SDG Changemakers event & chairs a round table on ways to rethink business models taking into account the sustainable development goals (SDGs) @ Danone’s production site, Rotselaar

Oct.12  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits North Yorkshire [visits The Royal Dragoon Guards @ Alma Barracks, Catterick; & visits Royal Air Force Menwith Hill @ Harrogate]

Oct.12  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall holds a Meeting with Mrs. Claire Guest (Chief Executive of Medical Detection Dogs) via telephone

Oct.12  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits the offices of Wiltshire Council @ Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Oct.12  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall receives General Sir Patrick Sanders (Colonel Commandant of The Rifles)

Oct.12  UK: Kensington Palace shares a sneak-peek of behind-the-scenes photos from the recording session of Catherine Dss of Cambridge hosting The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards

Oct.12  UK: 2nd Wedding Anniversary of Princess Eugenie of York & Jack Brooksbank   {2018}

Oct.12  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting with The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation via video link

Oct.12  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex participates in The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation’s Development Group Meeting via video link

Oct.12  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits West Sussex [visits Bio-Productions Limited @ Burgess Hill; & visits Haywards Heath Covid-19 Mutual Aid Group @ Haywards Heath Town Hall, Haywards Heath]

Oct.12  Spain: National Day / Fiesta Nacional de Espana / Columbus’ Discovery of America / Hispanic Day (1492)

Oct.12  Spain: K.Felipe VI, Q.Letizia, Infa Leonor Pss of Asturias & Infa Sofia attend the Act on the occasion of the National Holiday of Spain (National Day of Spain) @ the Royal Palace, Madrid

Oct.12  Spain: 48th Wedding Anniversary of Infanta Margarita of Spain, Duchess of Soria, Duchess of Hernani & Dr. Carlos Zurita y Delgado, Duke of Soria, Duke of Hernani   {1972} 

Oct.12  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia visit operations related to the covid-19 pandemic @ Stockholm County

Oct.12  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend a performance of the opera “Rigoletto” @ the Royal Swedish Opera

Oct.12  Denmark: CPss Mary virtually participates in CFS + (a digital summit focusing on sustainable fashion organized by the Global Fashion Agenda)


TUESDAY

Oct.13: Feast Day of King Saint Edward the Confessor (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.13: Feast Day of Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher (Roman Catholic)

Oct.13: Feast Day of Saint Gerald (Roman Catholic)

Oct.13: Confucius’ Birthday (Confucianism; Hong Kong)

Oct.13: International Day for Disaster Reduction

Oct.13: World Child Development Day

Oct.13: World Thrombosis Day

Oct.13  USA: National Metastatic Breast Cancer Day 

Oct.13  USA: U.S. Navy Birthday

Sep.15-Oct.15  USA: National Hispanic Heritage Month

Oct.13  USA: National Chess Day 

Oct.13  USA: Ada Lovelace Day 

Oct.13  Greece/Italy: 53rd Birthday of Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Apulia, Duke of Aosta   {1967}

Oct.13  Romania: CPss Margarita receives Mrs. Ana Sorina Corneanu (winner of the Award for the Best Romanian Play of 2019) & Master Ion Caramitru (President of UNITER) @ Elisabeta Palace

Oct.13  Bhutan: 9th Wedding Anniversary of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan & Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan {2011} 

Oct.13  Bhutan: Q.Jetsun Pema visits the Queen’s Project Office for the launch of 5 new projects of the One Gewog, One Product (OGOP) initiative

Oct.13  Bhutan: 15th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck of Bhutan & Dasho Sangay Wangchuck   {2005} 

Oct.13  Thailand: Anniversary of the Death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand

Oct.13  Thailand: National Police Day in Thailand

Oct.13  Thailand: 4th Accession Anniversary of King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) of Thailand   {2016}

Oct.13  Oman: 66th Birthday of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al-Sa’id of Oman   {1954}

Oct.13  Monaco: Pss Caroline & Charlotte Casiraghi Rassam attend The Prince Pierre Foundation’s 2020 Award Ceremony

Oct.13  Netherlands: Q.Maxima holds a meeting with a small group involved in the ‘Towards a debt-free Netherlands’ (“Debt Free Netherlands”) pact & gives a speech @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague [with attendance from: K.Willem-Alexander]

Oct.13  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 48th Birthday of Prince Jaime (Jacques) of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi, Duke of San Jaime   {1972} [TWIN]

Oct.13  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 48th Birthday of Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno   {1972} [TWIN]

Oct.13  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an online audience with the government commissioner in charge of managing the coronavirus crisis (Mr. Pedro Facon) & the deputy commissioner (Dr. Carole Schirvel)

Oct.13  Belgium: Pr.Laurent visits the cement factory @ Lixhe, the Province of Liege

Oct.13  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall visits Brixton, London [visits Ebony Horse Club; & visits Dwaynamics MBE Gym Brixton & the Dwaynamics MBE Gym Brixton Boxing Club (visits Dwaynamics Boxing Gym @ the Arches)]

Oct.13  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge receives Dr. Lemn Sissay (Poet & Artist)

Oct.13  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge unveils the 56th winner of The Natural History Museum’s 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award during a virtual award ceremony @ Hintze Hall, The Natural History Museum

Oct.13  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Seminar from The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award via video link

Oct.13  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends the Shire Horse Society’s Annual General Meeting via video link

Oct.13  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends a Meeting of the Royal College of Speech + Language Therapists via video link

Oct.13  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits the Woodland Trust’s Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood @ Normanton le Heath, Leicestershire

Oct.13  Spain: K.Felipe VI presents the 19th edition of the Autonomous of the Year Awards @ the CaixaForum, Madrid

Oct.13  Sweden: CPss Victoria meets participants from the organization Right to Play @ Friends Arena, Solna, Stockholm

Oct.13  Sweden: Pss Sofia attends a Meeting with the Board of Skandia Ideas for Life @ Skandia

Oct.13-14  Norway: CP Haakon visits the Norwegian Intelligence Service


WEDNESDAY

Oct.14: Feast Day of Pope Saint Callistus I, Martyr (Roman Catholic)

Oct.14: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction

Oct.14: World Standards Day

Sep.15-Oct.15  USA: National Hispanic Heritage Month

Oct.14  USA: 56th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. being Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize {1964} 

Oct.14  USA: National Fossil Day 

Oct.14  USA: National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work / School Day 

Oct.14  USA: National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day 

Oct.14  USA: Spider-Man Day 

Oct.14  USA: Conflict Resolution Day 

Oct.14  USA: National Stop Bullying Day 

Oct.14  USA: National Emergency Nurse’s Day

Oct.14  Belarus: Mother’s Day 

Oct.14  Moldova: Chisinau Day 

Oct.14  Ukraine: Defenders’ Day 

Oct.14  Yemen: Liberation Day 

Oct.14  Georgia: Svetitskhovloba / Day of Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Georgia 

Oct.14  Iran: 82nd Birthday of Empress/Shahbanou Farah Pahlavi of Iran   {1938}

Oct.14  Cambodia: 16th Accession Anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia   {2004}

Oct.14  Morocco: K.Mohammed VI chairs a Council of Ministers @ the Royal Palace, Rabat

Oct.14  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander makes a working visit to the mental health care area team of Lister & Altrecht @ the Enik Recovery College, Utrecht

Oct.14  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander participates in an online video conversation with employees of organizations in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom involved in the medical care related to the corona outbreak (Aruba & Sint Maarten)

Oct.14  Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa sends a congratulatory video message to the graduates of the various BTS training courses of the Technical High School for Health Professions

Oct.14  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume & HGDss Stephanie visit the Home Expo fair/exhibition (“The Home + Living Expo 2020” fair) @ Luxexpo The Box, Luxembourg City

Oct.14  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds an audience with The Rt.Hon.Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister & First Lord of the Treasury)

Oct.14  UK: Q.Elizabeth II holds a Council via video link

Oct.14  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting with the Atlantic Salmon Trust

Oct.14  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall receives Barnardo’s Young Carers

Oct.14  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge receive the Lord Hague of Richmond upon his appointment as Chairman of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge

Oct.14  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds a Meeting with Mr. Simon Patterson (Vice-Chairman of the Royal Foundation of The Duke + Duchess of Cambridge) & Ms. Claire Wills (Trustee) via video link

Oct.14  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge visits the Institute of Reproductive + Development Biology as part of/on the occasion of Baby Loss Awareness Week (visits the Tommy’s National Miscarriage Research Centre) @ Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research, the Institute of Reproductive Development Biology, Imperial College London, Queen Charlotte’s + Chelsea Hospital, London

Oct.14  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex speaks via video link to the Head of Integrated Urgent Care & staff from Dorset Healthcare 111 Call Centre in Ringwood

Oct.14  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex speaks to members of staff at Dorset Waste Partnership + Highways via video link

Oct.14  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex joins a Dorset Local Resilience Forum briefing with senior representatives via video link

Oct.14  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Meeting via video link with front line workers + volunteers from a range of voluntary, NHS, elderly care + business orgaizations from across Dorset

Oct.14  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex present The Queen’s Award for Enterprise to Babbasa via video link & attends a Meeting with members of staff

Oct.14  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex speaks via video link to members of staff from Stand Against Racism + Inequality in Bristol

Oct.14  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex participates in a Meeting via video link with members of staff from Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station to mark the Station’s 180th Anniversary

Oct.14  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends a Meeting of the Women’s Network Forum via video link

Oct.14  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Northamptonshire [visits Wellingborough School on the occasion of its 425th Anniversary @ Wellingborough; & launches Crusader Community Boating’s new passenger trip boat COMMUNITY SPIRIT @ Blisworth Marine, Blisworth Arm, Blisworth]

Oct.14  Sweden: Q.Silvia participates in a digital conference on the prevention of sexual violence against children, ‘Brighthood 2020’

Oct.14  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends a Meeting of the Crown Princess Margareta Landstorm Fund @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.14  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends the Steering Group Meeting with Generation Pep @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.14  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip attends Test Day with the winners of the Prince Carl Philip’s Racing Trophy @ Gellerasen, Karlskoga

Oct.13-14  Norway: CP Haakon visits the Norwegian Intelligence Service



THURSDAY

Oct.15: Feast Day of Saint Teresa of Jesus/Avila (Roman Catholic)

Oct.15: International Day of Rural Women

Oct.15: Global Handwashing Day

Oct.15: Pregnancy + Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Oct.15: World Students’ Day

Sep.15-Oct.15  USA: National Hispanic Heritage Month

Oct.15  USA: National Get Smart About Credit Day 

Oct.15  USA: Blind Americans Equality Day

Oct.15  USA: National I Love Lucy Day {television premiere, 1951} 

Oct.15  USA: White Cane Safety Day 

Oct.15  USA: The 2nd Presidential Debate

Oct.15  Malawi: Mother’s Day 

Oct.15  Tunisia: Evacuation Day 

Oct.15  Austria: 26th Birthday of Archduchess Gloria of Austria, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary, Croatia + Bohemia   {1994}

Oct.15  Brazil: Teacher’s Day 

Oct.15  Cambodia: King-Father’s Commemoration Day 

Oct.15  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives the 1st copy of the traveling corona diary ‘Lief Dagboek’ @ Uden

Oct.15  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima hold a meeting with mayors in the context of vulnerable neighborhoods @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague

Oct.15  Luxembourg: GD Henri holds an audience with Mr. Patrick Dury (President of the Letzebuerger Chreschtleche Gewerkschaftsbond – LCGB) & Mr. Jean-Jacques Rommes (President of the Economic + Social Council) @ the Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg City

Oct.15  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume, HGDss Stephanie & Pr.Charles receive a visit from the Luxembourg Association of Midwives (ALSF) @ Fischbach Castle (Chateau de Fischbach)

Oct.15  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits the students of classes 6 & 7 of the St. George International School & attends a roundtable

Oct.15  UK: Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge visit the UK’s Defense Science + Technology Laboratory  & open the new Energetics Analysis Centre (visit the Defense Science + Technology Laboratory Porton Down) @ Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire [tour the facilities, meet members of staff & view demonstrations of the work carried out; & officially open the new Energetics Analysis Centre]

Oct.15  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, on behalf of The Queen, present the Firmin Sword of Peace to Colonel Michael Duff (who received the Sword on behalf of Headquarters South West) @ the Defense Science + Technology Laboratory Porton Down, Sailsbury, Wiltshire

Oct.15  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Meeting with Award Leaders of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation via video link

Oct.15  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation’s USA Virtual Summit via video link

Oct.15  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester visits the Old Royal Naval College @ Greenwich, London

Oct.15  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Meeting via video link with Lady Robey (Chairman of the Board & Advisory Council of the London Philharmonic Orchestra), Mr. Martin Hohmann (President) & Mr. David Burke (Chief Executive of the Orchestra)

Oct.15  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends a Lecture on “the Impact of Covid 19 on the Global Terrorist Landscape” from the Royal United Services Institute for Defense + Security Studies, via video link

Oct.15  UK: 61st Birthday of Sarah, Duchess of York   {1959}

Oct.15  Spain: K.Felipe VI, Q.Letizia, Infa Leonor Pss of Asturias & Infa Sofia visit the facilities of “LAFPABRICA. Factory in Awards” @ La Vega Arms Factory, Oviedo

Oct.15  Sweden: CPss Victoria visits Vastmanland County

Oct.15  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja]

Oct.15  Norway: CP Haakon attends a screening of the new Norwegian movie “Den storste forbrytelsen” (The Biggest Crime) @ Oslo

Oct.15  Denmark: 15th Birthday of Prince Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat   {2005}

Oct.15  Denmark: The Danish Royal Court releases 4 new photos of Pr.Christian to celebrate his 15th Birthday


FRIDAY

Oct.16: Feast Day of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (Roman Catholic)

Oct.16: Feast Day of Saint Hedwig (Roman Catholic)

Oct.16: Feast Day of Saint Longinus the Centurion (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Oct.16: Demise of the Prophet Muhammad & Martyrdom of Imam Hassan (Islam; Iran)

Oct.16: World Food Day

Oct.16: World Anaesthesia Day

Oct.16: Global Cat Day

Oct.16: Global Champagne Day

Oct.16  USA: National Dictionary Day 

Oct.16  USA: Department Store Day 

Oct.16  USA: National Mammography Day 

Oct.16  USA: National Bosses/Boss’s Day 

Oct.16  USA: 58th Anniversary of the Beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis {1962} 

Oct.16  Bourbon-Two Sicilies: 52nd Birthday of Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria   {1968}

Oct.16  Nepal: 17th Birthday of Princess Kritika of Nepal   {2003}

Oct.16  Romania: CPss Margarita & Pr.Radu receive the Invictus Romania volunteers who are participating in the 7th edition of the Veterans Relay on the Bucharest-Ploiesti segment @ Elisabeta Palace

Oct.16  Romania: CPss Margarita receives Mrs. Laurence Auer (Ambassador Extraordinary + Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Bucharest) @ the Elisabeta Palace

Oct.16  Jordan: K.Abdullah II participates in the 2020 Borlaug Dialogue, held by the World Food Prize Foundation, via teleconference

Oct.16  UAE-Dubai: 33rd Birthday of Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai   {1987}

Oct.16  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander holds a farewell audience with the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan (HE Magzhan Ilyassov) @ Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague

Oct.16  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima fly to Greece to try to begin a vacation, but return to the Netherlands a few hours later after backlash from the Dutch public regarding COVID-19 restrictions

Oct.16-21  Netherlands: Pss Amalia Pss of Orange & Pss Alexia visit Greece

Oct.16  Belgium: Q.Mathilde holds video chats with representatives of UNICEF in India & Brazil

Oct.16  Belgium: K.Albert II & Q.Paola release a message regarding the recent meeting of K.Philippe with Pss Delphine

Oct.16  Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume visits the juice producer of “Eppelpress” apples

Oct.16  UK/Canada: the Canadian government releases a new official photo portrait of Q.Elizabeth II, taken by Chris Jackson @ Windsor Castle in March 2019, in honour of her ties to the Commonwealth nation

Oct.16  UK: Catherine Dss of Cambridge holds an Early Years Meeting @ Kensington Palace, London

Oct.16  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Buckinghamshire [visits Bletchley Park Museum @ Bletchley; & visis the Foreign, Commonwealth + Development Office @ Hanslope Park]

Oct.16  Spain: K.Felipe VI, Q.Letizia, Infa Leonor Pss of Asturias & Infa Sofia hold an audience with the participants of the 2020 Princess of Asturias Awards @ the Hotel de la Reconquista, Oviedo

Oct.16  Spain: K.Felipe VI, Q.Letizia, Infa Leonor Pss of Asturias & Infa Sofia attend the 2020 Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony @ the Hotel de la Reconquista, Oviedo

Oct.16  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia visit Mattias A. Klum’s “Our time on Earth” photograph exhibition @ the Museum of Photography (Fotografiska), Stockholm

Oct.16  Norway: CP Haakon sends a video greeting to the launch of a seminar on Norway’s contribution to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

Oct.16  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with The Prime Minister

Oct.16  Norway: CP Haakon presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo

Oct.16  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Professor Kristian Johan Fossheim (appointed Officer of the Order of St. Olav)

Oct.16  Norway: CP Haakon holds an audience with Brigadier Arne Opperud

Oct.16  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives Swiss Foreign Minister (HE Ignazio Cassis) @ Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen

Oct.16-18  Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the World Cup 2020 @ The National Equestrian Center, Vilhelmsborg, Beder



SATURDAY

Oct.17: Feast Day of Saint Ignatius of Antioch (Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Roman Catholic)

Oct.17: Feast Day of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (Tridentine Roman Catholic)

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.17: First Day of Navaratri (Hinduism; Indonesia, etc.)

Oct.17: Martyrdom of Imam Reza (Islam; Iran)

Oct.17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Oct.17  USA: Black Poetry Day 

Oct.17  USA: Sweetest Day

Oct.17  USA: Bridge Day 

Oct.17  Haiti: Dessalines Day 

Oct.17  Bhutan: 7th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan & Yeatso Lhamo   {2013} 

Oct.17  Monaco: Pr.Albert II, Pss Charlene, Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella attend the ballet performance of “Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo” @ the Grimaldi Forum – Salle des Princes, Monaco

Oct.16-21  Netherlands: Pss Amalia Pss of Orange & Pss Alexia visit Greece

Oct.17  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 7th Birthday of Princess Cecilia of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Berceto   {2013}

Oct.17  Belgium: Pss Delphine inaugurates one of her new artworks, ‘Ageless Love’ @ the Gerdapark, Sint-Niklaas

Oct.17  Liechtenstein: 24th Birthday of Princess Marie-Caroline of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg   {1996}

Oct.17  Spain: K.Felipe VI, Q.Letizia, Infa Leonor Pss of Asturias & Infa Sofia present the 31st edition of the Exemplary Town of Asturias Award @ Somao, Pravia, Asturias

Oct.17  Sweden: Pss Sofia meets with Caroline Engvall & Teija Bervokk from Safe Selfie Academy @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Oct.16-18  Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the World Cup 2020 @ The National Equestrian Center, Vilhelmsborg, Beder


SUNDAY

Oct.17-26: Navaratri / 9-Day Festival Celebrating the Triumph of Good Over Evil / Navratri {Hinduism}

Oct.18: Feast Day of Saint Luke the Evangelist (Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Roman Catholic)

Oct.18: Birth of the Bab / Observance of the Anniversary of the Birth of Siyyid, the Bab (the Prophet-Head of the Baha’I Faith}, in 1819 in Shiraz, Persia {Baha’i}

Oct.18: International Necktie Day

Oct.18: World Menopause Day

Oct.18  USA: Newspaper Comic Strip Appreciation Day 

Oct.18  USA: National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day 

Oct.18  Argentina: Mother’s Day 

Oct.18  Azerbaijan: National Independence Day 

Oct.18  Maldives: National Day 

Oct.18  Zambia: Prayer Day 

Oct.18  Jordan: K.Abdullah II receives the presentation of credentials of newly appointed ambassadors to Jordan during a ceremony @ Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman [from: Myroslava Schcherbatiuk (Ukraine); Bernhard Kampmann (Germany); Bridget Brind (Great Britain + Northern Ireland); Alexandra Rydmark (Sweden); Michalis Ioannou (Cyprus); & Henry T. Wooster (USA)]

Oct.18  Jordan: 21st Wedding Anniversary of Princess Alia bint al-Hussein of Jordan & Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh   {1999}

Oct.18  Monaco: Pr.Albert II, Her.Pr.Jacques & Pss Gabriella attend the 2nd edition of the Monaco International Petanque Challenge @ Fontvieille

Oct.16-21  Netherlands: Pss Amalia Pss of Orange & Pss Alexia visit Greece

Oct.18  Netherlands: 43rd Birthday of Princess Aimee of Orange-Nassau   {1977}

Oct.18  Luxembourg: GD Henri attends the religious service on the occasion of National Remembrance Day (National Commemoration Day) organized in homage to the solidarity + courage of the Luxembourg people during the occupation from 1940-1945 @ the Cathedral of Our Lady of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City

Oct.18  Luxembourg: GD Henri attends the inauguration of a commemorative plaque in tribute to the 3,614 young Luxembourg women forced by the Nazis into the service of compulsory labor “Reichsarbeitsdienst” & places a wreath of flowers @ the Central Station, Luxembourg City

Oct.18  Luxembourg: GD Henri places a wreath before the rekindling flame of remembrance @ the Kanounenhiwwel, the National Monument of Luxembourg Solidarity

Oct.16-18  Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the World Cup 2020 @ The National Equestrian Center, Vilhelmsborg, Beder