2016 Calendar

January

Royal Birthdays

8th      Prince Vincent of Denmark

8th      Princess Josephine of Denmark

9th      Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

15th     Marie-Christine, Princess Michael of Kent

20th    Queen Mathilde of Belgium

20th    Sophie, Countess of Wessex

21st     Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

25th    Princess Charlene of Monaco

30th    King Felipe VI of Spain

30th    King Abdullah II of Jordan

31st     Princess Beatrix of Netherlands 

Royal Events

Christmas/New Years Speeches 
1st  Denmark - New Year's Day Banquet

•  at Christian VII's Palace, Amalienborg

5th  Denmark - New Year's Reception

• For Supreme Court’s justices, the Royal Life Guard and the Guard Hussar Regiment
• For Diplomatic Corp 

6th  Denmark - New Year's Reception

• Officers from the Defence and the Danish Emergency Management Agency, the I., II. and III. ranking classes, and invited representatives of larger national organizations and royal patronages

6th   Prince George starts school at Westacre Montessori School Nursery.

15- 17th Norway - King Harald V celebrates his Silver Jubilee, 25 years on the throne

16th  Sophie Winkleman (Lady Frederick Windsor) gives birth to the couple's 2nd child, Isabella Alexandra May.

22nd Lichtenstein - State Opening of Parliament  

February

Royal Birthdays

5th       Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

14th     Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

18th     Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

19th     Prince Andrew, Duke of York

20th     Princess Leonore of Sweden

21st      King Harald V of Norway

22nd     Katharine, Duchess of Kent

23rd     Princess Estelle of Sweden 

Royal Events

5th Bhutan - Queen Jetsun Pema gives birth to 1st child, a son.
12th-21st  Norway - Youth Olympics in Lillehammer

• Princess Ingrid Alexandra will light the Olympic Flame at Opening Ceremony (12th)
• Norway, Denmark, and Monaco Royals confirmed to attend. 

14th Luxemborg -  Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa 35th Wedding Anniversary

17th  - Duchess Kate will guest editor of Huffington Post UK for a day
(22nd Netherlands  - annual Ski Holiday photocall in Austria)

March

Royal Birthdays

2nd - Prince Oscar of Sweden 

10th - Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex 

14th - Prince Albert II of Monaco 

22nd - Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

23rd - Princess Eugenie of York

Royal Events

2nd Sweden - Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden gives birth to 2nd child, Prince Oscar Carl Olof

3rd Sweden - Te Deum service for Prince Oscar

6th - Mothering Sunday  (UK)

7th -  Pitch@Palace 5.0

14th - Commonwealth Day

• service at Westminster Abbey

14th - 19th - Charles and Camilla's Royal Tour of Western Balkans (Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia)

17th - St. Patrick's Day 

• Prince William present shamrocks to Irish Guard

19th- 23rd Prince Harry Royal Tour of Nepal
22nd Belgium - Brussels bombing
24th - Royal Maundy Service

27th - Easter

• "Queen at 90" documentary airs on ITV

April

Royal Birthdays

10th - Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (Age 9)
14th - Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein (Age 76)
15th - King Philippe of Belgium (Age 56)
16th - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (Age 76)
16th - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Age 61)
19th - Prince Alexander of Sweden (Birth)
21st - Queen Elizabeth II (Age 90)
21st - Princess Isabella of Denmark (Age 9)
27th - King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (Age 49)
29th - Infanta Sofía of Spain (Age 9)
30th - King Carl XVI of Sweden (Age 70)

Royal Events

10th -16th Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Tour of India and Bhutan

16th Denmark - Queen Margrethe's Birthday 

• Royal Family appearance on balcony of Christian IX's Palace
• Changing to the Guards

16th Bhutan - Little prince's naming ceremony 
19th - Princess Sofia of Sweden gives birth to 1st child, Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil, Duke of Södermanland

21st - Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday

25-30th Sweden - King Carl Gustaf's 70th Birthday Celebrations  

27th Netherlands -  Koningsdag (King's Day)

29th - William and Catherine's 5th wedding anniversary

May

Royal Birthdays

2nd  - Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (Age 1)

13th - Prince Carl Philip of Sweden  (Age 37)

17th - Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (Age 45)

26th -  Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (Age 48)

Royal Events

Mother's Day (1st Spain) (8th Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Liechtenstein) (29th Sweden) 
2nd Prince Harry visit Toronto, Canada to official launch 2017 Invictus Games
4th-13th  Prince Harry visit Flordia, USA for 2016 Invictus Games + Sentebale Cup
5th  Duchess Catherine appears on British Vogue for 100th Anniversary 
10th  Buckingham Palace Garden Party
12th - 15th   Queen's 90th Birthday Celebrations (Windsor Horse Show) at Windsor Castle
17th Norway - National Day
18th UK -  State Opening of Parliament 
19th - Buckingham Palace Garden Party
23rd- 25th -  Charles and Camilla's Royal Tour of Northern Ireland and Ireland
24th - 28th - RHS Chelsea Flower Show  

• Queen and members of the Royal Family visit Monday 23rd

24th - Buckingham Palace Garden Party
27th Sweden - Prince Oscar's Christening
27th Jordan - 70th Independence Day

June

Royal Birthdays

10th - Princess Madeleine of Sweden (Age 34)

10th - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Age  95)

11th - Prince Henrik of Denmark  (Age 82)

11th - Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (Age 48)

15th - Prince Nicolas of Sweden (Age 1)

20th - Brigitte, Duchess of Gloucester (Age 70)
21st - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (Age 34)

26th - Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (Age 11)

27th - Christopher O'Neill of Sweden  (Age 42)

Royal Events

(5th Father's Day: Denmark)

6th Sweden -  National Day

10th - Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral 

• In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 90th Birthday

11th - Trooping the Colour 

12th - The Patron Lunch

• In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 90th Birthday and in celebration of her 600+ patronages

(12th Mother's Day: Luxembourg)
(12th Father's Day: Belgium)

13th - Order of the Garter Service

13th Sweden - Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia's 1st Wedding Anniversary

14-18th - Royal Ascot

17 - 28th  Norway -  King Harald and Queen Sonja's Silver Jubilee Tour

(18th Father's Day: Netherlands, UK)

19th Sweden - King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia's 40th Wedding Anniversary 

23rd Luxembourg -  National Day

23rd UK - Brexit Vote

26th Spain -  Election

27th - July 10th Wimbledon 

31st - Somme Centenary commemorations 

July

Royal Birthdays

4th      Prince Michael of Kent (Age 74)

4th      Queen Sonja of Norway (Age 79)

14th    Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (Age 39)

17th    Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (Age 69)

20th    Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (Age 43)

22nd   Prince George of Cambridge (Age 3)

Royal Events

June 27th - 10th - Wimbledon 

1st - Somme Centenary Commemorations 

1st/2nd Monaco - Prince Albert and Princess Charlene's 5th Wedding Anniversary 

2nd - Queen Address Scottish Parliament

4th Luxembourg - Prince Felix and Princess Claire announced they are expecting their 2nd child. 

5th - Holyrood Palace Garden Party

14th Sweden - Victoriadagen

(19th: Pippa Middleton announces her engagement)

21st Belgium - National Day

August

Royal Birthdays

8th     Princess Beatrice of York (Age 28)

15th      Princess Anne (Age 66)

19th      Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (Age 43)

26th     Duke of Gloucester (Age 72) 
31st       Queen Rania of Jordan (Age 46)

Royal Events

1st Romania - Queen Anne passed away

5th Norway - Princess Märtha Louise & Ari Behn announce divorce

5th-21st Rio 2016 Olympics

13th Romania - Queen Anne's Funeral

15th Liechtenstein - National Day
25th Norway - Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit 15th wedding anniversary 

September

Royal Birthdays

11th    Queen Paola of Belgium (Age 79)

15th    Prince Harry (Age 32)

15th    Prince Daniel of Sweden (Age 43)

15th    Queen Letitia of Spain (Age 44)

Royal Events

7th-18th -  Paralympics 

9th Sweden -  Prince Alexander's Christening

13th Sweden - State Opening of Parliament

19th-25th UK - Countess of Wessex, D of E Challenge

20th Netherlands - Prinsjesdag (Prince's Day)/State Opening of Parliament
24th - October 1st - Cambridge Tour of Canada

October

Royal Birthdays

9th     Duke of Kent (Age 81)

15th   Prince Christian of Denmark (Age 11)

15th   Sarah, Duchess of York (Age 57)

25th   Princess Elizabeth of Belgium (Age 15)

28th   Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein (Age 49)

31st    Princess Leonor of Spain (Age 11)

Royal Events

September 24th - 1st- Cambridge Tour of Canada

(2nd Father's Day: Luxembourg)

3rd Norway - State Opening of Parliament

4th Denmark - State Opening of Parliament 

11th - Duchess Catherine makes first solo overseas visit to the Netherlands 

12th  Spain - Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day of Spain)

13th Bhutan - King Jigme Khesar & Queen Jetsun of Bhutan's 5th Wedding Anniversary 

13th Thailand - King Bhumibol passes away

30th Spain - Deadline to form a new Government (or else 3rd election)

November

Royal Birthdays

2nd     Queen Sofia of Spain (78)

8th      Lady Louise Windsor (Wessex) (13)

11th    Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg (35)

14th    Prince Charles (68)

28th    Prince Liam of Luxembourg  (Birth)

Royal Events

1st-3rd UK - Colombia State Visit

5th-11th -  Charles & Camilla - Tour of Middle East

7th Jordan - State Opening of Parliament 

11th - Remembrance Day

12th - Festival of Remembrance

13th - Remembrance Sunday 

(13th Father's Day: Sweden, Norway)

15th Belgium -  Koningsfeest (King's Feast)

16th-17th - Prince William in Vietnam for Wildlife conference

17th Spain - State Opening of Parliament 

19th  Monaco - National Day of Monaco

20th - Dec 4th Prince Harry - Tour of Caribbean

28th Luxembourg - Princess Claire has 2nd child

December

Royal Birthdays

3rd         Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (11)

6th          Princess Sofia of Sweden (32)

7th          Princess Catharina-Amalia of Netherlands (13)

10th        Princess Gabriella of Monaco (2)

10th        Crown Prince Jacques of Monaco (2)

18th        Viscount James Windsor (Wessex) (9)

23rd       Queen Silvia of Sweden (73)

25th        Princess Alexandra (80)

Royal Events

20th - Dec 4th Prince Harry - Tour of Caribbean

1st Thailand - Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn ascends to the Throne

5th - "Send By Date" for your Royal Christmas Letters/Cards

6th - Royal Variety Performance (Charles and Camilla will be attending)

9th Bhutan - King Jigme Khesar 10th anniversary of Succession

8th Sweden - Noble Prize Concert 
10th  Norway -  Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony and Banquet  
          Sweden -  Nobel Prize Ceremony and Banquet

11th Norway - Nobel Peace Prize Concert
         Sweden -  Royal Banquet for the Nobel Laureates at Palace

17th  Bhutan -  National Day of Bhutan

20th UK - Queen's Annual Royal Family Christmas Lunch

24th  Christmas Eve

• Christmas Eve Speeches
• King Felipe VI of Spain 
• King Philippe of Belgium

25th  Christmas Day

• Christmas Day Speeches 
• Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain 
• King Carl Gustaf of Sweden
• King Willem-Alexander of Netherlands

31st   New Years Eve 

• New Years Eve Speeches
• Queen Margrethe of Denmark
• Prince Albert of Monaco
• King Harald V of Norway

(List of Christmas/New Years Speeches)