Monday, November 5, 2012

November 5, 2012

Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night  (UK)



ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Princess Fawzia bint Fuad of Egypt + Iran (Queen consort of Iran 1941-1948)   {1921} (aunt of King Fuad II of Egypt & mother of Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi of Iran)


Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria, Prince of Panagyurishte, Duke of Saxony   {1965} (son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria)



Alejandro Gomez-Acebo y Cano   {2004} [son of Bruno Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon (son of Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz {sister of King Juan Carlos I of Spain})]

Princess Fatimah Al-Alia bint Al Hashim of Jordan   {2011} [daughter of Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan (half-brother of King Abdullah II of Jordan)]


ROYAL ENGAGEMENT ANNIVERSARY

Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg & Countess Maria Kalnoky de Korospatak   {1998}



ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Apulia & Princess Anne of Orleans   {1927}






Prince Louis Alphonse (Luis Alfonso) of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou & Maria Margarita Vargas y Santaella   {2004} [civil]


DEATH

1828   Duchess Sophie Marie Dorothea of Wurttemberg, Empress consort (as Maria Feodorovna) of All the Russias



Sunday, November 4, 2012

November 4, 2012

Daylight Savings Time ends (USA & Canada)



ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Camilla von Lattorff   {2005} [daughter of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein (daughter of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein)]


ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

King Alexander I of Greece & Aspasia Manos   {1919}

Prince Leopold of Belgium, Prince of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha, Duke of Brabant (the future King Leopold III of the Belgians) & Princess Astrid of Sweden   {1926} [civil]









Lord Nicholas Windsor & Paola Doimi de Lupis Frankopan   {2006} [religious]

Saturday, November 3, 2012

November 3, 2012

ROYAL BIRTHDAY

David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley   {1961} (nephew of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland)



ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Crown Prince Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Skane/Scania (the future King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) & Lady Louise Mountbatten (formerly Princess Louise of Battenberg)   {1923}





ROYAL ACCESSION ANNIVERSARY

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi (UAE)   {2004}



DEATH

1970   King Peter II of Yugoslavia

Friday, November 2, 2012

November 2, 2012

El Dia de los Muertos  (Mexico, etc.)



ROYAL BIRTHDAY

Queen Sofia of Spain   {1938} (wife of King Juan Carlos I of Spain & sister of King Constantine II of Greece)



ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Prince Alexander (Aleksandar) of Yugoslavia & Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein   {1973}

Princess Irina of Romania & John Wesley Walker   {2007}


ROYAL CHRISTENING

Benjamin van Vollenhoven   {2008} [son of Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau (son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands {sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands})]








DEATHS

1916   Prince Mircea of Romania (b.1913)

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Welcome November 2012!

Season: Autumn  (Northern hemisphere)


Zodiac Signs: Scorpio & Sagittarius


Birthstones: Citrine & Yellow Topaz


Flowers of the Month: Chrysanthemum



November holidays, celebrations, events, etc.:


11/1  All Saints Day / All Hallows Day / Hallowmass / the Solemnity of All Saints [Western Christianity: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran, Wesleyan etc.; Mexico, Portugal, Spain, the Philippines, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, France, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Peru, & USA (New Orleans, etc.), Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, England, etc.]
11/1  Samhain (Northern hemisphere; Gaels, Irish, Scottish, Manx people, Celtic neopagan, Wiccan; Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany)
11/1-11/2  El Dia de los Muertos  [Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Guatemala, Ecuador, Haiti, Bolivia, USA (Texas, Arizona, California, etc.), Philippines, Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, New Zealand] [Nov.1 - Dia de los Inocentes/Dia de los Angelitos; Nov.2 - Dia de los Muertos/Dia de los Difuntos]
11/1  First Day of Winter in Ireland
11/1  National Day in Algeria (1954)
11/1  National Day / Independence Day in Antigua + Barbuda (1981)
11/2  All Souls Day / Feast of All Souls [Western Christianity: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Old Catholic, Protestant; France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, etc.]
11/3  All Saints Day in Sweden
11/3  Feast of Saint Martin de Porres (Roman Catholic, Anglican)
11/3  Feast of Saint Hubert/Hubertus (Roman Catholic, Belgium)
11/3  National Day / Independence Day in Dominica (1493/1978)
11/3  National Day / Independence Day in the Federated States of Micronesia (1979)
11/3  Independence Day in Panama (1903)
11/4  All Saints Day in some Lutheran & Anglican churches
11/4  Daylight Savings Time ends (USA, Canada)
11/4  Mischief Night / Mischievous Night / Miggy Night / Corn Night / Trick Night (UK)
11/5  Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night (Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, some other Commonwealth countries)
11/6  Election Day (USA)
11/6  Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia
11/9  World Freedom Day
11/9  Independence Day in Cambodia (1953)
11/10  National Heroes Day  (Indonesia)
11/10  USMC Day {United States Marine Corps Birthday} (USA)
11/10  Feast of Pope Saint Leo I "the Great" (Roman Catholic post-1969)
11/10  World Immunization Day
11/11  Veterans Day (USA)
11/11  Remembrance Day / Poppy Day (Great Britain, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Barbados, Bermuda, India, Kenya, Mauritius, Northern Ireland & other Commonwealth nations)
11/11  Armistice Day (France, Belgium, Hong Kong, Israel, etc.)
11/11  Feast of Saint Martin of Tours / Martinmass  (Roman Catholic, Anglican; Great Britain, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Malta, Portugal, Hungary, Argentina, Poland, Colombia)
11/11  Independence Day in Poland (1918)
11/11  Independence Day in Angola (1975)
11/11  National Day in St. Maarten
11/13  Diwali / Devali / Deepavali "festival of lights" (Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh; India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad + Tobago, Suriname, Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, the Netherlands, Canada, UK, USA)
11/13  Feast of Saint Francesca Xavier Cabrini {Mother Cabrini}  (Roman Catholic)
11/13  World Kindness Day
11/14  Children's Day in India
11/14  World Diabetes Day
11/14 & 11/15  The Hijri New Year {Islamic New Year}
11/15  King's Feast in Belgium {Koningsfeest / Fete du Roi / Festtag des Konigs} 
11/15  Great American Smokeout (USA)
11/15  National Day in Palestine
11/15  National Day in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983)
11/16  Feast of Queen Saint Margaret of Scotland (Roman Catholic post-1969, Anglican; Scotland, Hungary, etc.)
11/16  Feast of Saint Gertrude "the Great" (Roman Catholic)
11/16  International Day for Tolerance
11/17  Feast of Princess Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (Roman Catholic post-1969, Anglican, Lutheran)
11/17  International Day of Philosophy
11/17  International Students Day
11/18  Feast of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne  (Roman Catholic)
11/18  National Day / Independence Day in Latvia (1918)
11/18  National Day in Oman
11/18  Independence Day in Morocco (1956)
11/19  National Day in Monaco
11/19  International Men's Day
11/19  Feast of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (Roman Catholic 1670-1969, Anglican, Lutheran)
11/20  Revolution Day {Dia de la Revolucion} in Mexico
11/20  Transgender Day of Remembrance (USA)
11/20  Day of National Sovereignty (Argentina)
11/21  Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary  (Roman Catholic)
11/21  National Adoption Day
11/22  Thanksgiving Day  (USA & Puerto Rico)
11/22  Independence Day in Lebanon (1943)
11/23  Black Friday  (USA)
11/24  The Day of Ashura (Shi'a Islam; Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Trinidad + Tobago, Jamaica)
11/24  The Day of Ashura (Sunni Islam; Egypt, Turkey, etc.)
11/24  Lachit Divas / Lachit Day (Assam, India)
11/25  Feast of Christ the King (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, other Protestants)
11/25  Feast of Saint Catherine of Alexandria  (Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran)
11/25  World Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
11/25  Independence Day in Suriname (1975)
11/25  National Day in Bosnia + Herzegovina  (1943)
11/26  Cyber Monday (USA)
11/28  Independence Day in Albania (1912)
11/28  Independence Day in Mauritania (1960)
11/30  Feast of Saint Andrew [Christianity: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Romanian Orthodox; Scotland, Ukraine, Russia, Sicily (Italy), Greece, Cyprus, Romania, the Philippines, Malta, Georgia, Germany, Austria, Poland, Barbados, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovakia] / National Day {Bank Holiday} in Scotland
11/30  Computer Security Day
11/30  Independence Day in Barbados (1966)
11/30  Independence Day in Yemen (1967)


in the US, November is - ... known for a month filled with preparations for Thanksgiving... cooking, baking pies & other goodies...  hunting season... finishing those Fall chores like raking leaves... still enjoying warm comfort foods, apples, pumpkins, squash, cider.... crisp days, the beginnings of bare trees....  football games.... I hope you all have a wonderful month of November!

November is... dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory (Roman Catholic); Native American Heritage Month (USA); Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; COPD Awareness Month; National Novel Writing Month; Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month; American Diabetes Month (USA); Lung Cancer Awareness Month; National Homeless Youth Awareness Month; Crohn's + Ulcerative Colitis Awareness Month; National Pomegranate Month (USA); International Drum Month; National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month (USA); Epilepsy Awareness Month



ROUND ROYAL BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

November 6 - 195th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Charlotte of Wales, Princess Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess in Saxony (daughter of the future King George IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Ireland)   {1817}

November 11 - 18th Birthday of Prince Dasho Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck of Bhutan (son of King-Father Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan & half-brother of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan)   {1994}

November 13 - 30th Birthday of Sheikh Hamdan "Fazza" bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai [son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai (UAE) & step-son of Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan, Sheikha of Dubai]   {1982}

November 15 - 35th Birthday of Peter Phillips [son of The Princess Anne, Princess Royal (daughter of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland)]   {1977}

November 16 - 35th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Charlotte of Monaco, Duchess of Valentinois (grandmother of Prince Albert II of Monaco)   {1977}

November 19 - 45th Birthday of Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco (sister of King Mohammed VI of Morocco)   {1967}

November 19 - 35th Birthday of Lady Davina Lewis [daughter of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland)]   {1977}

November 20 - 275th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Queen consort of Great Britain + Ireland   {1737}

November 20 - 65th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland & Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh   {1947}

November 21 - 20th Birthday of Maria Teresa Sartorius y de Liechtenstein [daughter of Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg, Dowager Marchioness of Marino (sister of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein)]   {1992}

November 24 - 65th Birthday of Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein [wife of Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein (brother of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein)]   {1947}

November 26 - 20th Birthday of Louis Ducruet [son of Princess Stephanie of Monaco (sister of Prince Albert II of Monaco)]   {1992}

November 28 - 60th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Jelena of Montenegro, Queen consort (as Elena) of Italy, Queen consort of Ethiopia, Queen consort of Albania (grandmother of Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Italy, Prince of Naples & Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria)   {1952}

November 28 - 50th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (grandmother of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)   {1962}

November 28 - 40th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha, Duchess in Saxony, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Vasterbotten (mother of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden)   {1972}

November 28 - 30th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Helen/Elena of Greece + Denmark, Queen Mother of Romania (mother of King Michael I of Romania; great-aunt of Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia; aunt of Queen Sofia of Spain, King Constantine II of Greece & Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Savoy + Aosta)   {1982}





On the Royal Agenda for November 2012{here are a selection of events that royal family members are confirmed or rumored to attend, along with a sprinkling of events that they may just turn up at!}

November 2012? Jordan: Pr.Hamzah & Pss Basmah's 1st child together [his 2nd] is due **

TBA Nov. Russia: the Republic of Ingushetia (a federal subject of the Russian Federation) will host GDss Maria Vladimirovna for 5 days to learn about culture, economy + history of the region, visit academic institutions & meet with leaders of both the Muslim + Orthodox faiths

TBD 2012/2013 Luxembourg: State Visit of Luxembourg to France

TBA Nov. Luxembourg: HGD Guillaume & HGDss Stephanie visit China

Oct.30-Nov.1 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the opening of the Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland

Oct.31-Nov.2 UK: The President of the Republic of Indonesia (Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono & Mrs. Yudhoyono) pays a State Visit to the UK (Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh) & will stay @ Buckingham Palace

Nov.2-4 UAE: Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix (motor race), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Nov.3 Monaco: Pss Charlene visits South Africa [to attend the annual Emperor's Palace Charity Mile race day (horse race) @ Turffontein Racecourse]

Nov.3-16 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Papua New Guinea, Australia & New Zealand

Nov.3-5 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Papua New Guinea

Nov.5-10 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Australia on behalf of HM The Queen in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee Year (visiting Longreach, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Sydney & Canberra)

Nov.6 Australia: Emirates Melbourne Cup (horse race), Flemington, Melbourne, Australia

Nov.7 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits the Falkland Islands + attends the Remembrance Day Service

Nov.7 Sweden: Pss Madeleine attends a memorial event for Raoul Wallenberg, @ The Yale Club of New York, New York, USA

Nov.9-14 Denmark: CPss Mary, as Patron of the UN Population Fund, visits Mozambique

Nov.10 UK: The November Handicap (horse race), Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster

Nov.10 UK: The Lord Mayor's Show, City of London, England

Nov.10 UK: Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, Birgitte Dss of Gloucester & Pss Alexandra of Kent attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance @ the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London

Nov.10-16 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch & Manawatu)

Nov.11 UK: Q.Elizabeth II, Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, Pss Anne Pss Royal & Pss Alexandra of Kent attend the Remembrance Day Service {the Service of Remembrance + Wreath Laying Ceremony} @ the Cenotaph, Whitehall, London

Nov.14 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives the President of Turkey, Cemil Cicek, in Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen

Nov.15 Belgium: King's Feast

Nov.15 Denmark: Pss Marie visits the University education fair "Master and More", FC St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany

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

Nov.16-18 UK: "The Open, Cheltenham", (horse race) Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire, England

Nov.16-19 UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent visits the USA (Washington DC & New York)

Nov.19 Monaco: National Day, with participation from the Princely Family during day events & an evening gala

Nov.19-23 NetherlandsPr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange & Pss Maxima make Official Visit to Brazil

Nov.19-21 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex visit Malta

Nov.20-22 Netherlands: Q.Beatrix hosts a State Visit from Slovakia {President of the Slovak Republic, HE Ivan Gasparovic} to the Netherlands

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

Nov.27-29 Kuwait/UKShkh/Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait makes a State Visit to the UK (upon the invitation of Q.Elizabeth II), he will stay @ Windsor Castle

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

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



Weekly Agenda: Mon. Oct. 29 - Sun. Nov. 4, 2012

~ I apologize for this Weekly Agenda post begin so very late!  I spent all day Monday preparing for Hurricane Sandy to come through our area, and thankfully we were not affected at all!  ... but it did not occur to me until today that I completely forgot to do a Weekly Agenda post this week! ~

MONDAY

Oct.29  Greece: 14th Birthday of Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece + Denmark  {1998}

Oct.29  Cambodia: 8th Installation {Inauguration + Anointing} Ceremony Anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia  {2004}


Oct.29  Monaco: Pr.Albert II attends a working lunch hosted by the Green Car Club, in the Senate, Paris, France

Oct.29  Netherlands: Pss Maxima attends the conference Africa Works! in the Theater Figi in Zeist

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, as President of The Prince’s Regeneration Trust, holds a Meeting @ Clarence House

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Dinner for The Prince’s Regeneration Trust

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, as President of The Prince’s Regeneration Trust, attends the Pride of Britain Awards @ Grosvenor House Hotel, London

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York gives a Reception to thank those involved in the descent of the Shard (completed in aid of the Outward Bound Trust & the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund)

Oct.29  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal opens a new Supported Living Home, Bradbury House, Shrewsbury

Oct.29  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Shropshire [as President of Animal Health Trust, attends a Dinner @ Broncroft Castle, Broncroft, Craven Arms; & opens a new Hall of Residence (The Princess Royal Hall of Residence), Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport]

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester visits Coventry, West Midlands [visits Coventry Cathedral; & visits Coventry University]

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Hampshire [visits Roke Manor Research Limited, Romsey; visits the Beaulieu National Motor Museum, Brockenhurst; & visits Ringwood Gateway, the Furlong, Ringwood]

Oct.29  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, as Grand Master of the United Grand  Lodge of England, attends the Annual Dinner of the Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies Club @ Freemasons’ Hall, London

Oct.29  Spain: K.Juan Carlos I holds an audience with the Presidents of Major Iberoamerican Organizations, on the occasion of the XXIII Meeting of Presidents of Ibero-American Organizations, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Oct.29  Spain: Infa Elena opens the exhibition "Goya and the Infante Don Luis: Exile and the Kingdom", @ the Temporary Exhibition Hall, the Royal Palace, Madrid

Oct.29  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel host lunch for party leader Jan Bjorklund, @ the Royal Palace

Oct.29  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends the nomination meeting for Student Business Challenge's "Company of the Year", Stockholm

Oct.29  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip visits Brussels, Belgium

Oct.29  Norway: K.Harald V holds audiences [separately] with: the Chief of Staff of the Norwegian Home Guard; Professor Ase Vigdis Ystad, appointed Officer of the Order of St. Olav; & Bruno Oldani, appointed Officer of the Norwegian Order of Merit

Oct.29  Norway: K.Harald V & Q.Sonja host an official luncheon for members of the diplomatic corps

Oct.29-31  Norway: CP Haakon, as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Development Programme, visits Haiti

Oct.29  Denmark: CPss Mary attends the National Organization of Women's Crisis Centre (LOKK)'s 25th anniversary reception @ PH Cafe, Copenhagen

Oct.29  Denmark: CPss Mary attends the Christmas Seal Foundation's launch of the Christmas Seal in the Ceremonial Hall @ City Hall

Oct.29-30  Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the Global Dressage Forum in Hooge Mierde, the Netherlands

Oct.29  Denmark/Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg: 78th Birthday of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg  {1934}


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TUESDAY

Oct.30  Iran: 52nd Birthday of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi of Iran  {1960}

Oct.30  Netherlands: Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange makes a working visit to the General Intelligence + Security Service (AIVD) in Zoetermeer

Oct.30  Netherlands: Pr.Constantijn attends the opening of the digital archive of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

Oct.30  Netherlands: Pss Laurentien attends the final of the “Talent for language? Write your story!” in Scheveningen

POSTPONED - Oct.30  Luxembourg: Pr.Felix presents the 2012 Luxembourg American Chamber of Commerce Business Award to Airtech Advance Materials Group, held @ the University Club in New York, USA

Oct.30  UK: Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh attend a Gala Jubilee Celebration "Our Extraordinary World - a Gala Celebration" @ the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh opens the Marine Building @ Plymouth University & receives an Honorary Doctorate from Plymouth University, Devon

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Hon. William Shawcross (Chairman, the Charity Commission for England + Wales)

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, as President of The Prince’s Trust, holds a Meeting @ Clarence House

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Meeting @ Clarence House for the Bhumi Vardaan Foundation

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York, as President of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, holds a Lunch @ Buckingham Palace

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York receives Mr. Gita Wirjawan (Indonesian Minister of Trade)

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York attends a Dinner @ Goldman Sachs International, Peterborough Court, London

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends the Education Committee Meeting @ the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers', Haberdashers' Hall, London

Oct.30  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Suffolk [opens the refurbished Council Offices St. Edmundsbury Borough Council, @ Haverhill House, Lower Downs Slade, Haverhill; visits Genzyme Limited, Haverhill; & opens the Sports Centre @ Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill]

Oct.30  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal, as Patron of the United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust, attends a Reception @ Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, as Patron of the Middlesex Association for the Blind, attends their Annual General Meeting @ Ealing Town Hall, London

Oct.30  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester attends a book launch of “Thomas Brock, Forgotten Sculptor of the Victoria Memorial” + Reception @ the Royal British Society of Sculptors, London

Oct.30  Spain: Q.Sofia presides over the delivery of the 2nd edition of the "Telefonica Ability Awards", @ Telefonica Headquarters, Madrid

Oct.30  Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias attends the multinational exercise "interdict-12" Command Headquarters of Engineers, @ the National Training Center "San Gregorio", Zaragoza

Oct.30  Norway: K.Harald V, Q.Sonja, Pss Astrid & Johan Martin Ferner attend the Funeral Service of Karin Stoltenberg

Oct.30  Norway: Q.Sonja opens the Munch exhibition, The Modern Eye, @ the Munch Museum, Oslo

Oct.30-Nov.1  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends the opening of the Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland

Oct.30  Denmark: Pr.Consort Henrik participates in the World Wildlife Fund Bureau @ Novozymes, Bagsvared

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WEDNESDAY

Oct.31 Lesotho: 15th Coronation Anniversary of King Letsie III of Lesotho  {1997}

Oct.31  Bourbon-Two Sicilies: 14th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Carlo (Charles) of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro & Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro  {1998}

Oct.31  France: 28th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Henri of Orleans, Count of Paris & Princess Micaela of Orleans, Countess of Paris  {1984}

Oct.31  Liechtenstein: 72nd Birthday of Princess Norberta "Nora" of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg, Dowager Marchioness of Marino  {1950}


Oct.31  Netherlands: Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange officially opens the Sarcoidosis Center @ the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam

Oct.31  Belgium/Luxembourg: Pr.Philippe of Belgium Dk of Brabant, Pss Mathilde of Belgium Dss of Brabant & Pr.Jean of Luxembourg attend a concert by the Royal Opera of Wallonia & choirs of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liege (the "Liege Expo 2017" Concert), organized in the framework of the candidacy of Belgium for the organization of an International Exhibition in Liege in 2017, @ the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, France

Oct.31-Nov.2  UK: The President of the Republic of Indonesia (Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono & Mrs. Yudhoyono) pays a State Visit to the UK (Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh) & will stay @ Buckingham Palace

Oct.31  UK: Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh in the afternoon attend Ceremonial Welcome of the President & First Lady of the Republic of Indonesia @ Horse Guards, followed by a State Drive to Buckingham Palace, a Luncheon, an exchange of gifts & a visit to Westminster Abbey

Oct.31  UK: Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh in the evening host a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the President & First Lady of the Republic of Indonesia, also attended  by: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Pr.Andrew Dk of York, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, Birgitte Dss of Gloucester & Pr.Edward Dk of Kent

Oct.31  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales in the afternoon meets with the President & First Lady of the Republic of Indonesia @ Clarence House

Oct.31  UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York, on behalf of The Queen, in the morning meets the President of the Republic of Indonesia & Mrs. Yudhoyono @ their hotel

Oct.31  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Bristol [opens the West of England Multople Sclerosis Therapy Centre, Bradbury House, Bradley Stoke; opens a new Police Station @ the Bridewell; & attends The Society of Merchant Venturers' Reception @ Merchants' Hall, The Promenade, Clifton Down]

Oct.31  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal, as President of Carers Trust, attends a Carers' Respite Day @ Butlins Minehead Resort, Minehead, Somerset

Oct.31  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent presents People's Dispensary for Sick Animals' Gold Medals @ Lincoln's Inn, London

Oct.31  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent attends a Reception @ the British Academy, London

Oct.31  Spain: Q.Sofia presides over the 2012 King Jaime I Awards, awarded by the Generalitat Valenciana + King Jaime I Foundation Awards, @ the Lonja of Merchants, Valencia

Oct.31  Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias & Letizia Pss of Asturias deliver the 3rd edition of the Ones Foundation "2012 Ones of Innovation + Enterprise Social Commitment Awards", @ the Rafael del Pino Auditorium, Madrid

Oct.31  Spain: 7th Birthday of Infanta Leonor of Spain  {2005}

Oct.31  Sweden: 78th Birthday of Princess Margaretha of Sweden  {1934}

Oct.31  Denmark: Pr.Consort Henrik participates in a meeting + networking event of the Committee for Prince Henrik's Medal of Honour, in Eigtveds Warehouse, Copenhagen

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THURSDAY

Nov.1 Netherlands: Q.Beatrix opens Cultural Quarter Sneek

Nov.1 Netherlands: Pss Maxima attends the 10th National School Breakfast @ PC Elemental Sundial (the Zonnewijzer School) in Leidschendam

Nov.1 Netherlands: Pss Maxima speaks @ the conference 'collaborate on international food stability'

Nov.1 Netherlands: Pss Maxima visits the 'buddy initiative of the Vitalis Foundation' in The Hague

Nov.1 Netherlands: Prof.Pieter van Vollenhoven opens the 3rd National Delta Conference 'Towards solutions' in Ahoy Rotterdam

Nov.1 UK: Q.Elizabeth II & Pr.Philip Dk of Edinburgh unveil the Diamond Jubilee Stained Glass Window @ The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy, Savoy Hill, London

Nov.1 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales meets ambassadors + collectors on board the London Poppy Day red bus & greets volunteers working in the Clarence House Poppy Day counting room, on London Poppy Day 2012

Nov.1 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends the David and June Gordon Memorial Trust's Talk on Ishbel's Houses, The Park, Harrow School, Harrow, Middlesex

Nov.1 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends the WheelPower Dinner, Bridgewater House, Westminster, London

Nov.1 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex, as Patron of Vision 2020: The Right To Sight, attends the 30th Anniversary celebrations of Orbis @ Royal Hospital Chelsea, London

Nov.1 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the Animal Health Trust United Kingdom Equestrian Awards @ the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Terrace, London

Nov.1 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the Project Management Institute United Kingdom Chapter's Synergy 2012 Conference @ Indigo2, The O2, Peninsula Square, London

Nov.1 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal, as Patron of the St. Helena Diocesan Association, attends a Luncheon @ Oxford Diocesan Church House, Botley, Oxford

Nov.1 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Friends of Scottish Rugby Dinner @ The Landmark Hotel, London

Nov.1 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Cheshire [visits ICC Solutions, St. James Business Centre, Warrington; attends the Mersey Weaver District Scout Council Presentation Ceremony of The Queen's Awards for Voluntary Service @ The Heath Business Park, Runcorn; visits the community regeneration project & opens the Village Square @ Castlefields, Runcorn]

Nov.1 Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with attendance from Q.Sonja

Nov.1 Norway: K.Harald V holds formal audiences [separately] with: the new Ambassador of Cuba, HE Ms. Maria Esther Fiffe Cabreja; the new Ambassador of the Czech Republic, HE Mr. Milan Dufek; the new Ambassador of Sri Lanka, HE Mr. Musthafa Mohamed Jaffeer; & the new Ambassador of Georgia, HE Mr. Mamuka Tsikhelsashvili

Nov.1 Denmark: Pr.Consort Henrik opens the exhibition "A French Affair" @ the Base Station, Copenhagen

Nov.1 Denmark: Pr.Joachim participates in the Jutland Dragonregiments Anniversary Parade, Dragon barracks, Holstebro

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FRIDAY

Nov.2-4 UAE: Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix (motor race), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Nov.2 Luxembourg: GD Henri & GDss Maria Teresa attend the Mass celebrated in memory of the members of the Grand Ducal Family, @ the Crypt of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Luxembourg

Nov.2 UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Concert to mark Fairfields 50th Anniversary, Fairfields Hall, Croydon

Nov.2 UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex presents the Medals @ The Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Parade, Normandy Barracks, Pirbright, Surrey

Nov.2 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the 'Mediterranean Diet Revisited' Conference @ Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, London

Nov.2 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends The British School of Osteopathy's Conferment + Awards Ceremony @ Mermaid Theatre, Puddle Dock, London

Nov.2 Spain: 74th Birthday of Queen Sofia of Spain {1938}

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SATURDAY

Nov.3 UAE-Abu Dhabi: 8th Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi {2004}

Nov.3 Monaco: Pss Charlene visits South Africa [to attend the annual Emperor's Palace Charity Mile race day (horse race) @ Turffontein Racecourse]

Nov.3 Netherlands: Q.Beatrix attends the jubilee concert of Bach Ensembles in Residence @ Dr. Anton Phillips Hall in The Hague

Nov.3 Netherlands: Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange attends the Sports Parade Papendal in Arnhem, as part of the 100th anniversary of NOC*NSF

Nov.3 Netherlands: Pss Margriet sends off the new Sailing Ship (3-masted schooner) "Oosterschelde" for its World Tour, @ the home port of Rotterdam

Nov.3-16 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Papua New Guinea, Australia & New Zealand

Nov.3-5 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Papua New Guinea

Nov.3  UK: 51st Birthday of David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley  {1961}

Nov.3 UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent, as Royal Colonel of the Third Battalion The Rifles, attends a Homecoming + Medals Parade @ Redford Infantry Barracks, Edinburgh, Scotland

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SUNDAY

Nov.4  UK: 6th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Lord Nicholas Windsor & Lady Nicholas (Paola) Windsor  {2006}

Nov.4 Norway: K.Harald V attends Memorial Day @ Akershus fortress

Nov.4 Denmark: Q.Margrethe II attends bispevielse in Saint Canute's Cathedral, Odense

Nov.4 Denmark: Pr.Consort Henrik attends Sportsrideklub Ben Hubertus Hunting Deer Park, Copenhagen

November 1, 2012

ROYAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia & Nikolai Kulikovsky   {1916}



DEATHS

1860   Princess Frederica Louise Charlotte Wilhelmina of Prussia, Empress consort {as Alexandra Feodorovna} of All the Russias


1894   Tsar Alexander III "the Peacemaker" of Russia, Emperor + Autocrat of All the Russias, King of Poland, Grand Prince of Finland