Queen Margrethe of Denmark's 80th Birthday Celebrations (2020)

The events for Queen Margrethe of Denmark's 80th birthday celebration have been canceled due to the Corona Virus.

April
Thursday 2nd

• Open of "The Faces of the Queen" exhibit at the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle. 

Friday 3rd 

• Press Conference in Garden Hall at Fredensborg Castle

Tuesday 14th

• Gala performance at Royal Danish Theatre
• Carriage ride

Wednesday 15th

• Children's event at Christiansborg Palace
• Gala Dinner 

Thursday 16th - Queen's Birthday

• Wake-up call at Fredensborg Castle
• Balcony appearance at Christian IX Palace
• Carriage Procession through Copenhagen 
• Event at City Hall
• Appearance on Balcony 
• Private Dinner

Saturday 25th 

• Ballet Gala at  Tivoli Concert Hall
• Dinner at Restaurant Nimb
• Fireworks

June 

5th-6th 

• Visit to Aarhus on Royal Yacht Dannebrog 

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Royals attending the Mourning of Sultan Qaboos of Oman

U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sultan Qaboos of Oman passed away on Friday, January 10th, with the official announcement of his death and funeral the next day. There are 3 days of official mourning (Jan 12th-14th). Most Royals will attend only one day.

Bahrain 

• King Hamad (Day 1)
• Crown Prince Salman (Day 2)

Belgium 

• King Philippe (Jan  15th)

Jordan 

• King Abdullah (Day 1)
• Crown Prince Hussein (Day 1)

Kuwait

• Emir Sabah (Day 1)

Netherlands 

• King Willem-Alexander (Day 1)

Qatar

• Emir Sheikh Tamim (Day 1)
• Father Emir Sheikh Hamad (Day 2)

Spain 

• King Felipe (Day 3)

UAE

• Crown Prince Muhammad bin Zayed of Abu Dhabi (Day 1)
• Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai (Day 2)
• Sheikh Hamdan of Dubai (Day 2)
• Sheikh Humaid of Ajman (Day 2)
• Sheikh Saud of Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah (Day 2)
• Sheikh Saud of Umm Al Quwain (Day 2)

Uganda 

• King Oyo of Tooro (Day 1)

UK 

• Prince Charles (Day 1)

Duchess Kate - Official Engagements 2020

Kate's current count is 67 engagements for 2020.

August

Tuesday 4th 

• Launched a baby banks initiative between Baby Basics, Little Village and AberNecessities and British brands and retailers at Baby Basics UK

Wednesday 5th 

• Visited Barry Island Promenade 
• With William
• Visited Shire Hall Care Home
• With William

Upcoming Engagements: 

September

-

October

November
Saturday 10th - (Unconfirmed)

• Attend Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall

Sunday 11th - (Unconfirmed)

• Attend Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph

December

?? - (Unconfirmed)

• Attend Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace 

**Past Engagements**

January (13)

Wednesday 8th

• Held an Early Years Meeting

(9th: Kate's 38th birthday)
Friday 10th 

• Received Jason Knauf, Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation

Wednesday 15th - Bradford

• Visited Bradford City Hall
• Walkabout
• Visited MyLahore British Asian Kitchen
• Visited  the Khidmat Centre and met with representatives from Near Neighbours and Better Start Bradford 

Monday 20th 

•  Host a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the UK-Africa Investment Summit
• With William, Edward, Sophie & Anne

Tuesday 21st

• Visit Think tank at Birmingham Science Museum 

Wednesday 22nd 

• Launch of 5 Big Questions survey
• Visit Leyf  Stockwell Gardens Nursery in Southwark (Canceled due to weather)
• Attend a Baby Sensory Class at Ely and Careau Children's Centre in Cardiff
• Visited the Forward Trust at HM Prison Send in Surrey

Friday 24th 

• Held an Early Years Meeting at Kensington Palace

Monday 27th 

• Attend the UK Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony in Westminster, London. 

Tuesday 28th 

• Visited Evelina London Children's Hospital for a workshop with the National Portrait Gallery
• Held a Reception at Kensington Palace for the Royal Foundation 
• With William 

Wednesday 29th 

• Visit Leyf  Stockwell Gardens Nursery in Southwark 

February (11)
Sunday 2nd 

• Attend BAFTA Film Awards
• with William

Tuesday 4th 

• Visit the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Mumbles Lifeboat station
• Visit visited Joe’s Ice Cream Parlour
• Visit Tata Steel in Port Talbot 
• Visit Bulldogs Development Centre

Tuesday 11th 

• Visit the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Stanford Hall
• With William, Charles & Camilla

Wednesday 12th 

• Visit the Ark Open Farm, in Northern Ireland
• Visit the Social Bite Café, in Scotland

Tuesday 25th 

• Attend a performance of “Dear Evan Hansen” in aid of the Royal Foundation at Noël Coward Theatre

Wednesday 26th 

• Visit the London Stadium at the Olympic Park to join a SportsAid event dedicated to celebrating the role that parents and guardians play in their child’s sporting success
• Held an Early Years’ Meeting

March (16)

Tuesday 3rd - Ireland

• Received by the President of Ireland and Mrs Sabina Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin, Phoenix Park
• Laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square East
• Call upon Mr Leo Varadkar (Taoiseach) at Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street
• Attend a Reception given by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ireland at the Gravity Bar, Guinness Storehouse

Wednesday 4th - Ireland

• Visit Jigsaw Dublin City
• Visit Extern, Savannah House
• Visit Teagasc Grange
• Visit Howth Cliffs
• Attended a Reception at the Museum of Literature Ireland

Thursday 5th - Ireland

• Attend a Galway European Capital of Culture Reception at Tribeton 
• Visited Tig Cóilí
• Visit Salthill Knocknacarra Gaelic Athletic Association Club, Cappagh Road, Galway.

Monday 9th

• Attend Commonwealth Day Service at Westminister Abbey
• Held a Gala Dinner at Buckingham Palace to mark the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of Place2Be

Tuesday 10th 

• Held an Early Years Meeting

Thursday 19th 

• Visited the London Ambulance National Health Service 111 Service
• With William

April (6) 

Wednesday 1st

• Talked to staff at Queen's Hospital Burton, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, via telephone
• With William
• Talked to staff at University Hospital Monklands, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, via telephone
• With William

Wednesday 8th 

• Held a conference call with teachers and pupils from Casterton Primary Academy
• With William
• Held a mental health Meeting via video link
• With William

Wednesday 22nd 

•  Held a conference call with members of staff at Kingston Hospital.

Wednesday 29th

• Participated in a Roundtable Discussion via video link with charities and organisations supporting pregnant women and new mothers

May (6)
Friday 1st

• Held a Meeting with Mr. Jason Knauf, Chief Executive of the Royal Foundation

Wednesday 6th 

• Talked to residents and staff at a Royal British Legion Care Home

Friday 8th 

• Speak with Vertrens at Mais House Care Home
• With William 

Monday 11th 

• Held conference calls with nurses from around the Commonwealth in advance of International Nurses Day
• With Countess Sophie
• Spoke to 
• L.V. Prasad Eye Institute and Apollo Hospitals in India
• Gidgee Healing in Australia
• Phalombe District Hospital in Malawi
• Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps in Cyprus
• Aberdeen Women's Centre in Sierra Leone
• Evelina London Children's Hospital in UK
• Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre in the Bahamas

Wednesday 13th 

• Spoke to volunteers from Shout via video link
• With William

Wednesday 20th 

• Talked to staff and residents from Shire Hall Care Home in Cardiff
• With William 

June (9)

Wednesday 3rd 

• Spoke to volunteers from Conscious Youth, West Yorkshire
• With William 
• Spoke to volunteers from Machynlleth Community Corona Response Team in Wales
• With William

Thursday 4th 

• Spoke to clients and staff at Clouds House 

Wednesday 10th 

• Spoke to pupils from Waterloo Primary Academy

Saturday 13th

• Attend Trooping the Colours

Wednesday 17th 

• Held a Meeting with Mr David Holmes, Chief Executive of Family Action, and other members of the organization 
• Held a meeting with Children's Hospice South West, Helen and Douglas House, East Anglia Children's Hospices 
• With Duchess Camilla

Thursday 18th 

• Visited Fakenham Garden Centre

Tuesday 23rd 

• Spoke to members of staff from Surrey Memorial Hospital, in Canada
• with William

Thursday 25th 

• Visited the Nook Hospice in Norfolk
  

July (3)

Jun 29th - July 12th 

• Attend Wimbledon tennis tournament
  

Friday 3rd 

• Spoke to students from Bond Primary School

Sunday 5th 

• Visited The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Norfolk
• With William 

Wednesday 15th

• Held a Meeting with Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery (London)

Royals in Hospital in 2019

This list only includes those who are admitted to the hospital and spend the night. It does not include outpatient procedures.

January-March:

• None

April

• Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (98)
• Hospital (April 13- April 23rd)
• Lung Infection
• Passed away in hospital 

May

• Duchess of Sussex (37)
• Portland Hospital (5th-6th)
• Birth of Son

June -July

• None

August

• King Juan Carlos of Spain (81)
• Quirón Hospital (23rd-31st)
• Triple Bypass Heart Surgery 

September - November

• None 

December

• Prince Philip (98)
• Hospital (Dec 20th-24th)
• King Edward VII Hospital 
• Pre-existing condition

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Duchess Meghan - Official Engagements 2020

NOTE:

As the Sussexes are stepping down from being senior royals, we are going to have to reassess how we handle things, and if we will even continue with this list (especially if things are not announced in advance or reported on the Court Circular). 

Things on the Court Circular will be marked (CC). 


Meghan's current count is 1 Court Circular mention for 2020.

January

Tuesday 7th

• Visit The Hubb Community Kitchen
• Visit Canada House in London 
• With Harry

Wednesday 8th

• Visit the National Theather

(Wednesday 8th: Announcement about stepping down from being Senior Royals.)

Tuesday 14th 

• Visit The Downtown Eastsife Women’s Centre
• Visit Justice for Girls

February

(None)

March

Thursday 5th 

• Visit the National Theatre at preview the Immersive Storytelling Studio
• Attend the annual Endeavour Fund Awards
• With Harry

Friday 6th 

• Visit  Robert Clack School in Dagenham to mark International Women's Day

Saturday 7th 

• Attend the Mountbatten Festival of Music at Royal Albert Hall
• With Harry

Monday 9th (CC)

• Attend Commonwealth Day Observance Service at Westminster Abbey 
• With Queen and Royal Family

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Royals Attending World Economic Forum 2020 (January 21st-24th) **

The 2020 World Economic Forum will be held January 21st-24th in Davos, Switzerland

Royals Attending:

Belgium 

• King Philipe & Queen Mathilde

Monaco 

• Prince Albert

Netherlands

• Queen Maxima
• Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme

Liechtenstein 

• Prince Maximilian

Saudi Arabia 

• Prince Abdulaziz

Sweden 

• Prince Daniel (22nd-23rd)

UK

• Prince Charles (just 22nd)

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World Economic Forum - Main Page **

Photo Credit: World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell

 

The World Economic Forum is an international non-govermental organization. The foundation's stated mission is "improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas"

The WEF hold a number of meetings throughout the year in various countries. The WEF's annual meeting is held each January in Davos, Switzerland. The event is attended by top business leaders, international political leaders, economists, celebrities, and journalists, where they discusses the most pressing issues facing the world. The meeting is by invitation only. 

WEF Website

Royals on WEF Board of Trustees

• Queen Rania of Jordan (2002-present)
• At the time of her appointment was the only Arab on the board

Royals attending WEF's annual meeting

• Summary
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021 (Canceled due to pandemic)
• 2022
• 2023 
• 2024
• 2025

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Royals attending World Holocaust Forum (Jan 23rd, 2020)

The Fifth World Holocaust Forum will be held on January 23rd in Jerusalem, Israel.

Royals Confirmed to Attend:

Belgium 

• King Philippe

Luxembourg 

• Grand Duke Henri

Netherlands

• King Willem-Alexander

Norway

• Crown Prince Haakon

Spain 

• King Felipe

UK

• Prince Charles

This even should not be confused with the event for the 75th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland.

Olympics 2020 - Main Page

We will just be focusing on the 10 Current European Monarchies: Belgium, Denmark,  Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden & UK (Great Britain).

Lausanne Youth Olympics 
January 9th - 22nd, 2020

The 2020 Youth Olympics took place in Switzerland and featured Winter sports.

Tokyo Olympics 

July 23rd - August 8th, 2021
The 2020 Olympics will take place in Japan and feature Summer sports. The event has been postponed until 2021, due to the Coronavirus Outbreak. 

Royals Attending

Tokyo Paralympics 
August 24th - September 5th, 2021

The 2020 Paralympics will take place in Japan and feature Summer sports.  The event has been postponed until 2021, due to the Coronavirus Outbreak. 

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