Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Riksdagssupé (Parliament Dinner) Sweden - Royal Attendance (2006-Present)

2022 Riksdagssupé
Photo: Sara Friberg/The Royal Court of Sweden

Riksdagssupé (Parliament Dinner) is a special dinner & concert held by the King for members of Parliament (Riksdags). The dinner coincides with Sweden's general election, which is held every 4 years in September. Riksdagssupé is usually scheduled for November after the election.

Royal200620102014201920222026
King Carl Gustafx
Queen Silviax
Crown Princess Victoriax
Prince Danielx
Prince Carl Philip
x
Princess Sofia
x
Princess Madeleine
x

Note: The 2018 General Election resulted in a hung parliament. It took until January 2019 for a coalition to form and agree on a new Prime Minister.  As a result, the Riksdagssupé was delayed until May 2019.

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Monday, 21 November 2022

UK Royal Family Order - Main Page

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother portrait
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mum wearing George VI & Elizabeth II's Order
Richard Stone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Royal Family Order is a special honor given to female Working members of the Royal Family. It is not automatic and is usually given after a number of years of service as a working royal. The Honor is a personal one given by the Monarch without consultation with the Government. 

Why Just Women?
This was a special honor created in 1821 for female royals, partly because women typically weren’t given other honors. Historically, most honors were only given to men. Many honors only opened up to women in Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.

Recipients
The chart below shows everyone who received either Queen Elizabeth II's or King Charles III's honor, and the other Royal Family Orders they received. 

(I.e. We did not list out all the recipients of Edward VII, George V, or George VI, instead just focusing on those who received the honor during Elizabeth II or Charles III's reign, and what other honors they have received). 

Dark Grey - Ineligible to receive the honor as they were either not born yet, had not yet married into the Royal Family, had already divorced out of, or had died before the reign began. 
  
Royal Victoria  
& Albert
1837- 1901		Edward VII
1901-1910		George V
1910-1936		George VI
1936-1952		Elizabeth II
1952-2022		Charles III
2022-
Present
Princess Alice, 
Countess of Athlone 		 xxxx1952
Queen Mary
 xxx1952
Queen Elizabeth,
The Queen Mum

xx1952
Princess Margaret

xx1952
Princess Mary,
The Princess Royal 

xx1952
Princess Alice,
The Duchess of Gloucester

xx1952
Princess Marina
xx1952
Queen Elizabeth 
xx Monarch
Princess Alexandra

x 1952
Princess Diana


1981
Duchess Katherine


1961
Princess Anne



19692024
Duchess Birgitte



19732024
Duchess Sophie



20042024
Queen Camilla



20072024
Princess Kate



2017*
-



 -

Note: 
  • King Edward VIII did not create a Royal Family Order during his 11th month reign, so he is not listed here. 
  • The years listed at the top are years of reign, not year's their Order was active. 
  • *Princess Kate has likely received the honor for King Charles. It has not been confirmed yet as she has not participated in any Tiara events since the Order was completed. 
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Friday, 18 November 2022

Annual Events - Monaco

PrincePalace of Monaco

We will be working on adding Annual Events for each European monarchy in 2023. We are only listing annual events here if we have a blog post on that event. 

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Monaco National Day Mass & Parade - Royal Attendance (2018-Present)

National Day in Monaco - panoramio
Santiago Puig Vilado, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Monaco celebrates its National Day (La Fête du Prince) on Nov 19th. The date has varied with different monarchs, often choosing the date of their name day. Prince Albert II choose to keep November 19th, his father's name day, and held his official accession ceremony on the first National Day of his reign.  

There are 3 main parts of the daytime National Day Celebration: 

  • Mass at the Cathedral of Monaco (AKA Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate) (9:30 AM)
  • Presentation of Arms in Palace Courtyard (11 AM)
  • Carabiniers parade with Royal Family watching from Palace Windows
    • Lunch after in Throne Room
There is also a Gala Performance at the Grimaldi Forum in the evening, which is not covered by this chart. At some point, we will create a blog post for that. 

Live Stream

You can usually find a Live Stream on:

Royals Attending

x - Attended Mass and events at Palace

p - Just attended events at Palace       

This list does not include extended family like Wittstocks, de Massys.

Royals 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Prince Albert's Family
Prince Albert x -
Princess Charlene x
x -
Crown Prince Jacques p -
Princess Gabriella p -
Princess Caroline's Family
Princess Caroline x -
Andrea Casiraghi x -
Tatiana Casiraghi x -
Alexandre "Sasha" Casiraghi p
p -
India Casiraghi p
p -
Maximilian Casiraghi p
p -
Charlotte Casiraghi


x -
Dimitri Rassam Pre-Wedding


x

-
Raphaël Elmaleh 


p -
Balthazar Rassam



p -
Pierre Casiraghi x -
Beatrice Borromeo Casiraghi x -
Stefano Casiraghi p -
Francesco Casiraghi p -
Princess Alexandra x -
Princess Stéphanie's Family
Princess Stéphanie  x
x -
Louis Ducruet  x -
Marie Ducruet  Pre-Wedding x
-
Victoire Ducruet Pre-Birth

-
Pauline Ducruet  x

x -
Camille Gottlieb


x -

Note: 
2024 - Pauline Ducruet was absent as she was pregnant, with her 2nd child.
2023's celebrations marked the 100th 
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Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Color Breakdown by Reign

You may notices we use a few different color charts throughout our blog. The different colors mark different reigns. See charts below for the colors for each European Monarchy. 

We rotate through the colors: pink, green, and blue. The reigns across Europe don't exactly line up. But we wanted to distinguish between each reign & the older and newer monarchs. 

We started with pink for all monarchs as of Nov 2012. We will then switch to green, blue, then pink again for each subsequent monarch. And will do the same for monarchs that came before (on the rare event we record something that far back). There are a few special circumstances where we do things differently, and those are listed at the bottom of the page (e.g. significant regencies, extremely short reigns). 

Belgium
Blue Pink Green
Baudouin
(1951 – 1993)		 Albert II
(1993-2013)		 Philippe
(2013-Present)

Denmark
Blue Pink Green
Frederick IX
(1947-1972)		 Margrethe II
(1972-2024)		 Frederik X
(2024-Present)

Liechtenstein
Blue Pink Green
-Franz Joseph II
(Monarch, Pre-Regency)
(1938-1984)		 Hans Adams II
(as Regent)
(1984-1989)
Hans Adams II
(Monarch, Pre-Regency)
(1989-2004)		 Alois
(as Regent)
(2004-Present)		 -

Luxembourg
Blue Pink Green
-Charlotte (Monarch, Pre- Lieutenancy)
(1919-1961)		 Charlotte (Monarch)/ 
Jean (Lieutenant Representative)
(1961-1964)
Jean
(1964-2000)
 Henri
(2000-October 2025)
Including Guillaume Lieutenant Representative (2024-2025)		 Guillaume
(October 2025-Present)

Monaco
Blue Pink Green
Rainier 
(1949 – 2005)		 Albert II
(2005-Present)		 -

Netherlands
Blue Pink Green
 Juliana
(1948-1980)		 Beatrix
(1980-2013)		 Willem-Alexander
(2013-Present)

Norway
Blue Pink Green
Olav V
(1957-1991)		 Harald V
(1991-Present)		 -

Spain
Blue Pink Green
Dictatorship Juan Carlos 
(1975-2014)		 Felipe VI
(2014-Present)

Sweden
Blue Pink Green
Gustaf VI Adolf
(1950-1973)		 Carl XVI Gustaf
(1973-Present)		 -

United Kingdom
Blue Pink Green
Edward VII
(1901-1910)		 George V
(1910-1936)		 Edward VIII
(1936)
George VI
(1936-1952)		 Elizabeth II
(1952-2022)		 Charles III
(2022-Present)
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Special Circumstances: 

Regencies/Lieutenancy: 

Normally, one color is used for the entirety of a reign. However, if a regent, lieutenant representative, etc. serves for a significant period, it makes sense to distinguish between the two periods. 

If a regent or lieutenant representative serves for 3 or more consecutive years, we will split the reign. For example: Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein's reign from 1989 to the present is divided into "Hans-Adam (Monarch, Pre-Regency)" and "Alois (Regent)."

Extremely Short Reigns: 

New reigns will automatically be given the next color in the cycle. However, if the reign ends before 60 days, the color will be changed to grey. And the subsequent monarch will be given the next color in the cycle, as if their reign did not take place. 

We have chosen to do this as extremely short reigns, are too short to even appear on most things we chart (Annual events, Christmas/New years addresses, etc.) 


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The King’s Feast (Belgium) - Royal Attendance (2007-Present)

The King’s Feast (or Royal Holiday) is held in Belgium every November 15th. The day was originally created as a celebration of King Leopold of Belgium’s name day. And continues as a celebration of the current Monarch. 

The King’s Feast is a federal holiday, but not a public holiday. The day is referred to in Belgium’s official languages as: Koningsdag (Dutch), Fête du Roi (French), Fest des Königs (German). (Feast refers not to a celebrate meal, but is used in the religious senses as a day honoring a person or commemorate an event.)

To mark The King’s Feast there are two main events:

  • The first is a Te Deum service held in the morning at the Cathedral of St. Michael & St. Gudula. The service is attended by members of the Royal Family. The King traditionally does not attend as the event is honoring him. 
  • The second event is a ceremony at Parliament where honors are bestowed onto citizens. This ceremony is usually attended by the same royals, who attended the Te Deum. 

Reign of King Philippe (2013-Present)

Unless otherwise noted the Royals attended both the Te Deum & Ceremony at Parliament. 

Royals201920212022202320242025
King Albertx
Queen Paolax Canceled
Princess Astrid x
Prince Lorenzx x
X
Prince Laurent
x Te Deum
Princess Claire
x CanceledCanceled
Total
33644

Notes: 
2020 - events were canceled due to the Pandemic 
2021 - events were scaled down due to the pandemic
2023 - 10th Anniversary of King Philippe's Accession. Princess Claire canceled for unknown reasons.
2024 - Queen Paola canceled due to fall. Princess Claire was announced to attend. No reason has been given for her canceling. 

Royals201320142015201620172018
King Albert x x
Queen Paola x
Princess Astrid x
Prince Lorenz x
Prince Laurent x x Te Deum
Princess Claire x Te Deum
Total
6
445 4 5

Notes: 
2013 - Year King Albert Abdicated

Reign of King Albert II 

(Chart Showing 2007-2013)

Unless otherwise noted the Royals attended both the Te Deum & Ceremony at Parliament. 

Royals200720082009201020112012
Queen Fabiola x Te Deumx Just Te Deum?
Prince Philippe x
Princess Mathilde x
Princess Astrid x Just Te Deum?x
Prince Lorenz x Just Te Deum?x
Prince Laurent x
Princess Claire x
x
King Albert x
Total
7
86776

Notes: 
2008 - 15th Anniversary of King Albert's Accession

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Sunday, 13 November 2022

Annual Events - Norway

Photo: Øivind Möller Bakken, the Royal Court

We will be working on adding Annual Events for each European monarchy over the next year. We are only listing annual events here if we have a blog post on that event. 

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Annual Events - Sweden

Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/The Royal Court of Sweden

We will be working on adding Annual Events for each European monarchy in 2023. We are only listing annual events here if we have a blog post on that event. 

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  • King Carl Gustaf's Birthday (30th)

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Annual Events - Denmark

Amalienborg from top of church (edit)
Amalienborg Palace
Paracel63, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

We will be working on adding Annual Events for each European monarchy over the next year. We are only listing annual events here if we have a blog post on that event. 

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Annual Events - Belgium (Working)

Royal Palace in Brussels
Royal Palace of Brussels
Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

We will be working on adding annual events for each European monarchy in the next years. We are only listing annual events here if we have a blog post on that event. 

January 

  • Early/mid
    • New Years Reception for Diplomatic Corp

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  • Queen Elisabeth Competition
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  • 21st
    • National Day

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Saturday, 5 November 2022

Earthshot Prize Awards - 2021 Finalists & Winners

The Earthshot Prize to Protect and Restore Nature

  • Winners
    • The Republic of Costa Rica. 
      • A pioneering scheme paying local citizens to restore natural ecosystems that has led to a revival of the rainforest.
  • Finalists
    • Pole Pole Foundation, Democratic Republic of Congo. 
      • An inspiring community-led model of conservation that protects gorillas and local livelihoods.
    • Restor, Switzerland. 
      • A ground-breaking online platform connecting and empowering local conservation projects.
The Earthshot Prize to Clean Our Air
  • Winners
    • Takachar, India. 
      • A pioneering technology to create profitable products from agricultural waste and put a stop to the burning of crops.
  • Finalists
    • The Blue Map App, China. 
      • China’s first public environmental database enabling citizens to hold polluters to account.
    • Vinisha Umashankar, India. 
      • A 14-year-old innovator and activist who has designed a solar-powered ironing cart with the potential to improve air quality across India.
The Earthshot Prize to Revive Our Oceans
  • Winners
    • Coral Vita, Bahamas. 
      • A truly cutting-edge breakthrough in coral farming that can restore our world’s dying coral reefs.
  • Finalists
    • Living Seawalls, Australia. 
      • Innovative and replicable seawall panels bringing marine life back to coastal sea defences.
    • Pristine Seas, USA. 
      • An unprecedented global conservation programme protecting 6.5 million square km of the world’s ocean.
The Earthshot Prize to Build A Waste-Free World
  • Winners
    • The City of Milan Food Waste Hubs, Italy. 
      • A city-wide initiative that has dramatically cut waste while tackling hunger.
  • Finalists
    • Sanergy, Kenya. 
      • A circular sanitation solution that converts human waste into safe products for local farmers.
    • WOTA BOX, Japan. 
      • A tiny water treatment plant that turns 98% of wastewater into clean water.
The Earthshot Prize to Fix Our Climate
  • Winners
    • AEM Electrolyser, Thailand/Germany/Italy.
      • An ingenious green hydrogen technology developed to transform how we power our homes and buildings.
  • Finalists
    • Reeddi Capsules, Nigeria. 
      • Solar-powered energy capsules making electricity affordable and accessible in energy-poor communities.
    • SOLbazaar, Bangladesh. 
      • The world’s first peer-to-peer energy exchange network in a country on the front-line of climate change.

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Earthshot Prize Awards - 2022 Finalists & Winners

The Finalists were announced on November 4th. The Winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony on December 2nd. 

The Earthshot Prize to Protect and Restore Nature

  • Winner
    • Kheyti, India
      • A pioneering solution for local smallholder farmers to reduce costs, increase yields and protect livelihoods in a country on the frontlines of climate change.
  • Finalist
    • Desert Agricultural Transformation, China: 
      • A team developing cutting-edge agricultural breakthroughs to turn barren desert landscapes into lush, green ones.
    • Hutan, Malaysia
      • An inspiring conservation model that protects orangutans, supports local jobs and livelihoods and restores forests to their former greatness.
The Earthshot Prize to Clean Our Air
  • Winner
    • Mukuru Clean Stoves, Kenya: 
      • A start-up providing cleaner-burning stoves to women in Kenya to reduce unhealthy indoor pollution and provide a safer way to cook.
  • Finalist
    • The Ampd Entertainer, Hong Kong
      • An emission-free electric battery system to power construction and reduce pollution.
    • Roam, Kenya: 
      • An organisation building lower emission vehicles, making clean transportation accessible and affordable for urban cities on the African continent.
The Earthshot Prize to Revive Our Oceans
  • Winner
    • Indigenous Women of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: 
      • An inspiring women-led programme that combines 60,000 years of indigenous knowledge with digital technologies to protect land and sea.
  • Finalist
    • The Great Bubble Barrier, Netherlands: 
      • Inventive and ingenious technique to intercept plastics before they reach oceans by creating a curtain of bubbles.
    • SeaForester, Portugal: 
      • A truly cutting-edge breakthrough in seaweed farming that can restore the ocean’s forgotten forests.
The Earthshot Prize to Build A Waste-Free World
  • Winner
    • Notpla, United Kingdom: 
      • A circular solution creating an alternative to plastic packaging from seaweed.
  • Finalist
    • City of Amsterdam Circular Economy, Netherlands: 
      • A city-wide initiative to establish a fully circular economy by 2050, wasting nothing and recycling everything.
    • Fleather, India: 
      • An innovative and regenerative approach to creating leather out of floral waste.
The Earthshot Prize to Fix Our Climate
  • Winner
    • 44.01, Oman: 
      • Childhood friends who have developed an innovative technique to turn CO2 into rock, and permanently store it underground.
  • Finalist
    • LanzaTech, USA: 
      • A circular solution that recycles carbon waste into sustainable fuels and everyday products.
    • Low Carbon Materials, United Kingdom: 
      • A new and innovative material that uses unrecyclable plastic waste to make traditional concrete blocks carbon-zero.

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Earthshot Prize Awards - Main Page

The Earthshot Prize is an annual award for solutions to climate change and environmental issues. The Prize was founded by Prince William in 2020. Originally it was under the Royal Foundation, but it became it's own independent charity in early 2022. 

Website: https://earthshotprize.org/

Charity Number: 1198701

The Earthshot Prize was first awarded in 2021 and is planned to run annually until 2030. There are 15 finalists each year, with 5 winners. All finalists are given tailored support and opportunities to help develop and accelerate their work. Each winner receives a grant of £1 million to continue their environmental work.

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