Sunday 23 January 2000

Royals attending the PyeongChang Paralympics (2018)

The 2018 PyeongChang Paralympics in South Korea are March 9th - 18th.

For your reference, we have marked:
  • International Paralympic Committee Board Members
  • National Paralympic Committee Members
  • Other

Dates not yet announced: 
  • Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg  (Not confirmed)
  • Prince Albert of Monaco (Not confirmed)

9th - Opening Ceremony
  • Princess Margriet of Netherlands
  • Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
10th 
  • Princess Margriet of Netherlands
  • Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
11th
  • Princess Margriet of Netherlands
  • Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
12th
  • Princess Margriet of Netherlands
  • Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
13th
  • No Royal Attendance Announced yet
14th
  • Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
15th
  • Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
16th
  • Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
17th
  • Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
18th - Closing Ceremony
  • No Royal Attendance Announced yet

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Wednesday 19 January 2000

Belgium Royal Family Tree

  • HM King Albert II married to HM Queen Paola (Reigned: 1993-2013)
    • HM King Philippe married to HM Queen Mathilde   (Reigned: 2013 - Present)
      • HRH Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (1st in Line to the Throne)
      • HRH Prince Gabriel (2nd)
      • HRH Prince Emmanuel  (3rd)
      • HRH Princess Eléonore (4th)
    • HI&RH Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este (5th) married to HI&RH Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este
      • HI&RH Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este (6th) married to HI&RH Archduchess Elisabetta of Austria-Este
        • HI&RH Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este (7th)
        • HI&RH Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (8th)
      • HI&RH Princess Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este (9th)
      • HI&RH Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este (10th)
      • HI&RH Princess Luisa Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este (11th)
      • HI&RH Princess Laetitia Maria Archduchess of Austria-Este (12th)
    • HRH Prince Laurent (13th) married to HRH Princess Claire
      • HRH Princess Louise (14th)
      • HRH Prince Nicolas (15th)
      • HRH Prince Aymeric (16th)
    • HRH Princess Delphine married to James O'Hare
      • HRH Princess Joséphine 
      • HRH Prince Oscar
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Tuesday 18 January 2000

Olympic Royals


Royals by country who have competed in the Olympics, with sport and year of participation.  Not a complete list.
United Kingdom 
  • Princess Anne
    • Equestrian 1976
  • Zara Philips (Tindall)
    • Equestrian 2012
      • Silver 2012
Spain
  • King Felipe
    • Sailing 1992
  • Queen Sofia
    • For Greece Sailing 1960
  • King Juan Carlos
    • Sailing 1972
  • Infanta Cristina
    • Sailing 1988
    • Married Iñaki Urdangarin 
      •  Handball 1992, 1996, and 2000
      • 2 medals, bronze in both the 1996 and 2000 Games.
  • King Harald 
    • Yachting 1964, 1968 and 1972
Monaco
  • Prince Albert II
    • Bobsleding 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, and 2002
  • Princess Charlene 
    • Swimming  2000

Tuesday 11 January 2000

Royals in Hospital 2017

2017:
January:
  • Queen Paola of Belgium (79)  
    • Spinal Fracture from fall
    • will require months of rehabilitation 
    • 1 week in hospital 
  • Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (96)
    • Bronchitis 
    • 2 weeks in hospital
February - March:
  • Queen Paola of Belgium (79) 
    • Fractured Hip from fall
    • Surgery 
    • will require months of rehabilitation 
    • 3 weeks in hospital
April-May:
  • None
June:
  • Prince Philip (96)
    • Infection
    • 2 nights in King Edward VII Hospital in London
July:
  • Prince Henrik of Denmark (83)
    • Infection in the leg from a wound
    • Surgery to remove vein obstruction 
    • 1 week in hospital
      • Aarhus University Hospital (13th - 14th)
      • Skejby Hospital (14th - 19th)
August:
  • Prince Henrik of Denmark (83)
    • Increasing pain in leg 
      • Following last months hospital stay for an infected wound on leg and surgery to remove vein obstruction 
    • 9 days in hospital
      • Rigshospitalet (13th - 22nd)
  • Princess Sofia (32)
    • Give birth to Prince Gabriel 
      •  Danderyd Hospital (Aug 31st - Sept 1st)
September - October:
  • None
November:
  • King Harald of Norway (80)
    • Infection 
    • Rikshospitalet Hospital (17th - 20th)

Thursday 6 January 2000

Sophie's Official Patronages - History

In a effort to kept things organized this section features only Countess Sofia's History related patronages.  You can find links to all of her patronages here.


Rochester Cathedral Trust
Patron ()

Friends of Southwark Cathedral

Wednesday 5 January 2000

Christmas and New Years Speeches - Main Pages

Photo: RVD, Bart Maat
Most of the European Monarchs give a speech sometime during the holiday season for either Christmas or New Year's. You can find information on each speech, via the links below. The time's listed are the usual time in recents years. 

Christmas Eve (Dec 24th) Speeches
Christmas Day (Dec 25th) Speeches 

New Year's Eve (Dec 31st) Speeches
Summary 

Saturday 1 January 2000

2020 Calendar

 January

Royal Birthdays
5th      King Juan Carlos I of Spain (82)
8th      Prince Vincent of Denmark (9)
8th      Princess Josephine of Denmark (9)
9th      Duchess Kate (38)
15th    Princess Michael of Kent (75)
19th    Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (77)
20th    Queen Mathilde of Belgium (47)
20th    Countess Sophie of Wessex (55)
21st     Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (16)
23rd    Princess Caroline of Monaco (& Hanover) (63)
25th    Princess Charlene of Monaco (42)
30th    King Felipe VI of Spain (52)
30th    King Abdullah II of Jordan (58)
31st     Princess Beatrix of Netherlands (82)

Royal Events
1st  Denmark - New Year's Day Banquet
  •  at Christian VII's Palace, Amalienborg
2nd  Denmark - New Year's Receptions
  • For Supreme Court judges, the Royal Guard and Regiments Officer Corps at Christian VII's Palace
  • For Diplomatic Corp at Christiansborg Palace
3rd Denmark - New Year's Reception
  • For the military, patronages, country leaders, etc. at Christiansborg Palace
9th - 22nd - Youth Olympics in Switzerland
17th Liechtenstein State Opening of Parliament
21st-24th World Economic Forum in Switzerland 
23rd - World Holocaust Forum in Isreal 
27th - 75th Anniv of Liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland


February
Royal Birthdays
1st        Princess Stéphanie of Monaco (55)
5th       Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (48)
6th       Princess Marie of Denmark (44)
12th     Princess Astrid of Norway (88)
14th     Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein (75)
16th     Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg (29)    
18th     Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg (36)
19th     Prince Andrew (60)
21st      King Harald V of Norway (83)
22nd    Duchess of Kent (87)
23rd     Princess Estelle of Sweden (8)

Royal Events
(9th Mother's Day: Norway)

25th Netherlands - Winter Photocall in Lech, Austria

March
Royal Birthdays
1st        Timothy Laurence (65)
2nd      Prince Oscar of Sweden (4)
10th     Prince Edward (56)
14th     Prince Albert II of Monaco (62)
21st      Princess Claire of Luxembourg (35)
22nd    Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg (64) 
23rd     Princess Eugenie (30)

Royal Events
9th UK  -  Commonwealth Day
17th UK - St. Patrick's Day 
(19th Father's Day: Liechtenstein, Spain)
(21st Mother's Day: Jordan)
(22nd Mother's Day: UK)

April
Royal Birthdays
10th       Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (13)
14th       Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (80)
15th       King Philippe of Belgium (60)
16th       Princess Eléonore of Belgium (12)
16th       Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (28)
16th       Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (65)
16th       Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (80)
20th      Prince Georg of Liechtenstein (21)
21st        Queen Elizabeth II (94)
21st        Princess Isabella of Denmark (13)
23rd      Prince Louis of Cambridge (2)

27th       King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (53)
29th       Princess (Infanta) Sofía of Spain (13)
29th       Princess Benedikte of Denmark (76)
30th       King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (74)

Royal Events
6th Monaco - Prince Albert's 15th anniversary of accession 
9th UK - Prince Charles & Duchess Camilla's 15th wedding anniversary 
12th -  Easter
25th - ANZAC Day
26th  -  London Marathon
26th -  Queen's Scouts Review Parade
27th Netherlands - Koningsdag (King's Day)

May
Royal Birthdays
2nd    Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (5)
6th     Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (1)
13th   Prince Carl Philip of Sweden (41)
15th   Zara Tindall (39)
17th   Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (49)
24th  Prince Joseph of Liechtenstein (25)
26th  Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (52)

Royal Events
Mother's Day (3rd- Spain) (10th - Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Netherlands) (31st - Monaco, Sweden)
5th Netherlands - 75th Anniversary of the Netherland's liberation from Nazi Germany
8th - 75th Anniv of VE Day
9th-16th - Hauge Invictus Games 
10th Luxembourg - Prince Charles is Born
12th, 19th, 27th UK - Buckingham Palace Garden Party
17th Norway - National Day
19th - 23rd UK RHS Chelsea Flower Show
  • 18th - Preview Day 
29th UK - Princess Beatrice's Wedding

June
Royal Birthdays
3rd    Prince Félix of Luxembourg (36)
5th    Princess Astrid of Belgium (58)
6th    King Albert II of Belgium (86)
7th     Prince Joachim of Denmark (51)
10th  Princess Madeleine of Sweden (38)
10th  Prince Philip (99)  
11th   Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (52)    
20th  Duchess of Gloucester (74)
21st  Prince William (38)
26th  Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (15)
27th  Christopher O'Neill of Sweden (46)
28th  Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan (26)

Royal Events
Father's Day (5th - Denmark) (14th- Belgium) (21st - Monaco, Netherlands, UK) (21st - Jordan)
Mother's Day (14th - Luxembourg)
6th Sweden -  National Day
13th Sweden - Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia's 5th Wedding Anniversary 
13th UK -  Trooping the Colour 
15th UK - Order of the Garter
16th - 2oth UK - Royal Ascot
19th Sweden - Crown Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel's 10th Wedding Anniversary  
23rd Luxembourg -  National Day
29th-July 12th UK - Wimbledon

July
Royal Birthdays
4th  Prince Michael of Kent (78)
4th   Queen Sonja of Norway (83) 
14th  Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (43)
17th  Duchess Camilla (73)
20th  Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (47)
22nd  Prince George of Cambridge (7)

Royal Events
June 29th- July 12th UK - Wimbledon
? - Order of Thistle Service
14th Sweden - Victoriadagen
21st Belgium -  National Day
24th - August 9th - Toyko Olympic Games

August
Royal Birthdays 
3rd Prince Louis of Luxembourg (34) 
4th Duchess Meghan (39) 
8th Princess Beatrice (32) 
15th Princess Anne (70) 
19th Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (47) 
20th Prince Gabriel of Belgium (17) 
26th Duke of Gloucester (76) 
31st Queen Rania of Jordan (50) 

Royal Events 
15th Liechtenstein - National Day 
? Monaco - Annual Monaco Picnic at Princess Antoinette Park 
August 25th - September 6th Japan - Paralympics 

September
Royal Birthdays 
11th Queen Paola of Belgium (83) 
15th Prince Harry (36) 
15th Prince Daniel of Sweden (47) 
15th Queen Letitia of Spain (48) 
22nd Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (49)  

Royal Events 
August 25th - September 6th - Paralympics 
5th UK - Braemar Games in Scotland 
5th Norway - Prince Sverre Magnus's Confirmation 
8th Sweden - State Opening of Parliament 
15th Netherlands - Prinsjesdag (Prince's Day)/ State Opening of Parliament 

October 
Royal Birthdays 
4th Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (15) 
9th Duke of Kent (85) 
15th Prince Christian of Denmark (15) 
15th Sarah, Duchess of York (61) 
17th Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein (24) 
19th Prince Laurent of Belgium (57) 
25th Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (19) 
28th Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein (53) 
31st Princess Leonor of Spain (15) 

Royal Events 
(4th Father's Day: Luxembourg) 
2nd Norway - State Opening of Parliament 
7th Luxembourg - Grand Duke Henri's 20th Anniversary of Accession 
6th Denmark - State Opening of Parliament 
12th Spain - Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day of Spain) 

November 
Royal Birthdays 
2nd Queen Sofia of Spain (82) 
8th Lady Louise Windsor (Wessex) (17) 
11th Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg (39) 
14th Prince Charles (72) 
15th Peter Phillips (43) 

Royal Events 
(8th Father's Day: Norway, Sweden) 
7th UK - Festival of Remembrance 
8th UK - Remembrance Sunday 
15th Belgium - Koningsfeest (King's Feast) 
19th Monaco - National Day 
29th UK - Royal Variety Performance 

December 
Royal Birthdays 
3rd Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (15) 
6th Princess Sofia of Sweden (36) 
6th Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (20) 
7th Princess Catharina-Amalia of Netherlands (17) 
10th Princess Gabriella of Monaco (6) 
10th Crown Prince Jacques of Monaco (6) 
17th James, Viscount Severn (Wessex) (13) 
23rd Queen Silvia of Sweden (77) 
25th Princess Alexandra of Kent (84) 

Royal Events 
? UK - Diplomatic Reception 
10th Norway - Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony and Banquet 
10th Sweden - Nobel Prize Ceremony and Banquet
11th Sweden - Royal Banquet for the Nobel Laureates at Palace
12th - Christmas card should be mailed by 
17th Bhutan - National Day 
  • 24th Christmas Eve 
    • King Felipe of Spain - Speech 
    • Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg - Speech 
    • King Philippe of Belgium - Speech
  • 25th Christmas Day 
    • Queen Elizabeth of UK  - Speech 
    • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden - Speech 
    • King Willem-Alexander of Netherlands - Speech 
  • 31st New Years Eve 
    • Queen Margrethe of Denmark - Speech 
    • Prince Albert of Monaco - Speech 
    • King Harald of Norway - Speech

2018 Calendar

January
Royal Birthdays
5th      Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (97)
5th      King Juan Carlos I of Spain (80)
8th      Prince Vincent of Denmark (7)
8th      Princess Josephine of Denmark (7)
9th      Duchess Kate of Cambridge (36)
15th    Princess Michael of Kent (73)
19th    Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (75)
20th    Queen Mathilde of Belgium (45)
20th    Countess Sophie of Wessex (53)
21st     Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (14)
23rd    Princess Caroline of Monaco (& Hanover) (61)
25th    Princess Charlene of Monaco (40)
30th    King Felipe VI of Spain (50)
30th    King Abdullah II of Jordan (56)
31st     Princess Beatrix of Netherlands (80)

Royal Events
Christmas/New Years Speeches
1st  Denmark - New Year's Day Banquet
  •  at Christian VII's Palace, Amalienborg
3rd  Denmark - New Year's Receptions
  • For Supreme Court judges, the Royal Guard and Regiments Officer Corps at Christian VII's Palace
  • For Diplomatic Corp at Christiansborg Palace
4th Denmark - New Year's Reception
  • For the military, patronages, country leaders, etc. at Christiansborg Palace
22nd UK - Princess Eugenie & Jack Brooksbank announce their engagement
25th Liechtenstein State Opening of Parliment
30th Spain - Offical Ceremony for Princess Leonor to receive the Order of the Golden Fleece 
30th - Feb 2nd - Cambridges visit to Sweden & Norway

February
Royal Birthdays
1st        Princess Stéphanie of Monaco (53)
5th       Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (46)
6th       Princess Marie of Denmark (42)
12th     Princess Astrid of Norway (86)
14th     Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein (73)
18th     Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg (34)
19th     Prince Andrew, Duke of York (58)
20th     Princess Leonore of Sweden (4)
21st      King Harald V of Norway (81)
22nd    Duchess of Kent (85)
23rd     Princess Estelle of Sweden (6)

Royal Events
3rd Netherlands - 80th Birthday Celebrations for Princess Beatrix
9th - 25th - PyeongChang Olympics (South Korea)
(11th Mother's Day: Norway)
13th Denmark - Prince Henrik died
20th Denmark - Prince Henrik's Funeral
26th Netherlands - Winter Photocall in Lech, Austria

March
Royal Birthdays
1st        Timothy Laurence (63)
2nd      Prince Oscar of Sweden (2)
10th     Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (54)
14th     Prince Albert II of Monaco (60)
21st      Princess Claire of Luxembourg (33)
22nd    Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg (62) 
23rd     Princess Eugenie of York (28)

Royal Events
9th -19th - PyeongChang Paralympics (South Korea)
(11th Mother's Day: UK)
12th    Commonwealth Day
17th UK - St. Patrick's Day 
(19th Father's Day: Liechtenstein, Spain)
(21st Mother's Day: Jordan)
29th  UK - Royal Maundy Service at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle


April
Royal Birthdays
10th       Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (11)
14th       Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (78)
15th       King Philippe of Belgium (58)
16th       Princess Eléonore of Belgium (10)
16th        Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (26)
16th       Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (63)
16th       Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (78)
19th       Prince Alexander of Sweden (2)
20th      Prince Georg of Liechtenstein (19)
21st        Queen Elizabeth II (92)
21st        Princess Isabella of Denmark (11)

27th       King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (51)
29th       Princess (Infanta) Sofía of Spain (11)
29th       Princess Benedikte of Denmark (74)
30th       King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (72)

Royal Events
1st  -  Easter 
4th-15th Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia
16th - 18th  Commonwealth Forums in UK
22nd  -  London Marathon
26th Sweden - King Carl Gustaf becomes the longest reigning Swedish Monarch
27th Netherlands -  Koningsdag (King's Day)
30th Netherlands - 5th Anniversary of King Willem-Alexander's accession

May
Royal Birthdays
2nd          Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (3)
13th          Prince Carl Philip of Sweden (39)
15th          Zara Tindall (37)
17th          Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (47)
24th          Prince Joseph of Liechtenstein (23)
26th         Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (50)

Royal Events
Mother's Day (6th - Spain) (13th - Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Netherlands) (27th - Monaco, Sweden)
8th Denmark - Prince Joachim and Princess Marie's 10th wedding anniversary 
15th - Buckingham Palace Garden Party
17th Norway - National Day
17th - Peter and Autumn Phillips 10th wedding anniversary  
19th - Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's wedding
22nd - 26th UK - RHS Chelsea Flower Show
  • 21st - Preview Day 
22nd UK - Garden Party for Prince Charles Patronages in honor of HRH’s 70th Birthday
31st - Buckingham Palace Garden Party

June
Royal Birthdays
3rd        Prince Félix of Luxembourg (34)
5th         Princess Astrid of Belgium (56)
6th         King Albert II of Belgium (84)
7th         Prince Joachim of Denmark (49)
10th       Princess Madeleine of Sweden (36)
10th       Prince Philip (97)  
11th        Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein  (50)    
15th       Prince Nicolas of Sweden (3)
20th       Duchess of Gloucester (72)
21st        Prince William (36)
26th       Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (13)
27th        Christopher O'Neill of Sweden (44)
28th       Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan (24)

Royal Events
Father's Day (5th - Denmark) (10th - Belgium) (17th - Monaco, Netherlands, UK) (21st - Jordan)
2nd - 65th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation
6th Sweden -  National Day
8th Sweden - Princess Madeline & Chris O'Neil's 5th Wedding Anniversary 
9th UK -   Trooping the Colour 
18th UK - Order of the Garter
18th UK - Zara Tindall gives birth to her 2nd child
19th - 23rd UK - Royal Ascot
23rd Luxembourg -  National Day

July
Royal Birthdays
4th       Prince Michael of Kent (76)
4th           Queen Sonja of Norway (81) 
14th         Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (41)
17th         Duchess Camilla of Cornwall (71)
20th        Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (45)
22nd       Prince George of Cambridge (5)

Royal Events
2nd-15th - Wimbledon
6th - Order of Thistle Service
9th - Prince Louis's Christening
(10th - Mother's Day: Luxembourg)
14th Sweden - Victoriadagen
21st Belgium -  National Day
  • King Philippe of Belgium's 5th anniversary of accession 
August
Royal Birthdays
3rd       Prince Louis of Luxembourg (32)
4th       Duchess Meghan (37)
8th       Princess Beatrice of York (30)
15th     Princess Anne, Princess Royal (68)
19th     Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (45)
20th    Prince Gabriel of Belgium (15)
26th    Duke of Gloucester (74)
31st     Queen Rania of Jordan (48)
31st     Prince Gabriel of Sweden (1)

Royal Events
15th Liechtenstein - National Day
29th Norway - King Harald and Queen Sonja's 50th Wedding Anniversary
31st Monaco - Annual Monaco Picnic at Princess Antoinette Park

September
Royal Birthdays
11th    Queen Paola of Belgium (81)
15th    Prince Harry (34)
15th    Prince Daniel of Sweden (45)
15th    Queen Letitia of Spain (46)
22nd   Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (47)

Royal Events
1st UK - Braemar Games in Scotland
15th Sweden - 45th anniversary of King Carl Gustaf's accession
18th Luxembourg -  Prince Félix and Princess Claire's 5th Wedding Anniversary 
18th  Netherlands - Prinsjesdag (Prince's Day)/ State Opening of Parliament

October
Royal Birthdays
4th     Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (13)
9th     Duke of Kent (83)
15th    Prince Christian of Denmark (13)
15th    Sarah, Duchess of York (59)
17th    Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein (22)
19th    Prince Laurent of Belgium (55)
25th    Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (17)
28th    Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein (51)
31st      Princess Leonor of Spain (13)

Royal Events
(7th  Father's Day: Luxembourg)
2nd Denmark State Opening of Parliament 
2nd Norway State Opening of Parliament 
12th - Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank Wedding at St George's Chapel
12th  Spain - Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day of Spain)
16th - 31st - Sussex's Autumn Tour
20th-27th - Invictus Games in Sydney, Australia 
23rd-24th - Netherlands State Visit to the UK

November
Royal Birthdays
2nd     Queen Sofia of Spain (80)
8th      Lady Louise (Windsor) (15)
11th     Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg (37)
14th    Prince Charles (70)
15th    Peter Phillips (41)

Royal Events
10th - Festival of Remembrance
(11th Father's Day: Norway, Sweden)
11th - Remembrance Sunday 
15th Belgium -  Koningsfeest (King's Feast)
19th  Monaco - National Day

December
Royal Birthdays
3rd         Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (13)
6th          Princess Sofia of Sweden (34)
6th          Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (18) 
7th          Princess Catharina-Amalia of Netherlands (15)
10th        Princess Gabriella of Monaco (4)
10th        Crown Prince Jacques of Monaco (4)
17th        James, Viscount Severn (Wessex) (11)
23rd       Queen Silvia of Sweden (75)
25th        Princess Alexandra of Kent (82)

Royal Events
4th UK - Diplomatic Reception
8th -  Christmas card should be mailed by
17th  Bhutan -  National Day of Bhutan
24th  Christmas Eve 
  • King Felipe VI of Spain - Speech 
  • King Philippe of Belgium - Speech 
    25th  Christmas Day
    • Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain  - Speech 
    • King Carl Gustaf of Sweden - Speech 
    • King Willem-Alexander of Netherlands - Speech 
      31st   New Years Eve 
      • Queen Margrethe of Denmark - Speech 
      • Prince Albert of Monaco - Speech 
      • King Harald V of Norway - Speech