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UK Annual Events

This is in no way a complete list. The timing of some events varies slightly year from year.

• No set month
• Royal Maundy Service (Thursday before Easter) 
• Easter
• Service at St. George's Chapel
• Charles's Easter Message
• Royal Film Performance (Once a year, but the charity hasn't had one in a few years)
• Official State Visit (Usually twice a year)
• State Banquet
• Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (held 3 times a year, but only one of the 3 is attended by a member of the Royal Family.)
• Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) (Every Two Years)
• Investiture (Regularly through out the year)
• Earthshot Prize Awards (Autumn)

• March
• Commonwealth Day (2nd Monday)
• Queen Elizabeth's Addresses
• King Charles's Addresses
• Irish Guards St. Patrick's Parade (17th March) 
• Princess Kate present Shamrocks
• April
• Lord Major's Big Curry Lunch
• National Parade of Queen's Scouts (Sunday nearest St. George's Day)
• Anzac Day (25th)
• Dawn Service at Australia War Memorial 
• Service at Westminster Abbey
• May 
• State Opening of Parliament 
• Chelsea Flower Show 
• Queen's Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace (occasionally in June)
• June 
• Founders Day Parade at Royal Hospital Chelsea 
• (Birthday Honors announced)
• Beating Retreat (Historically Wednesday & Thursday before Trooping, but has recently been later in the year)
• Trooping the Color (Saturday)
• Order of the Garter Service (1st or 2nd Monday after Trooping)
• Royal Ascot (Tuesday-Saturday after Order of Garter Service)
• July 
• Wimbledon
• Holyrood Week
• Queen's Garden Party at Palace of Holyrood
• Order of the Thistle Service (every even year)
• September
• Braemar Games in Scotland (First Saturday In September?)
• BGC Charity Day (11th, or Monday after if 11th is on a weekend)
• November
• Armistice Day Service at National Memorial Arboretum (Nov 11th)
• Field of Remembrance (Thursday before Remembrance Sunday)
• Festival of Remembrance (Saturday before Remembrance Sunday)
• Remembrance Sunday Service at Cenotaph (2nd Sunday)
• Royal Variety Performance
• December 
• Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace
• Not Forgotten Association Christmas Party
• ICAP Charity Trading Day 
• Decorate Christmas Tree at Clarence House
• King's Christmas Speech
• (New Years Honors announced) 

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2016 British Garden Parties

There will be a total of 9 Garden Parties this year. Which include the Queen's 3 Buckingham Palace Garden Parties, 1 at Palace of Holyrood, and 5 held by various royals for their patronages.

May

Sunday 7th 

• Royal Yeomanry Garden Party 
• Hosted by Princess Alexandra (Royal Honorary Colonel)
• Attending: Alexandra

Tuesday 10th 

• Queen's Garden Party
• Hosted by Queen
• Attending: Queen, Philip, Sophie, Andrew, Alexandra, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester 

Thursday 12th 

• Barnardo's 150th anniversary Garden Party
• Hosted by Camilla (Patron)
• Attending: Camilla, Alexandra, Duchess of Gloucester

Monday 16th 

• Duke of Edinburgh Award's 60th Anniversary Garden Party 
• Hosted by Philip,
• Attending: Philip, Edward, Sophie

Tuesday 17th

• The Prince's Trust 40th anniversary Garden Party
• Hosted by Charles (Founder/ President)
• Attending: Charles

Thursday 19th 

• Queen's Garden Party
• Attending: Queen, Philip, Charles, Camilla, Anne, Alexandra, Duke of Kent

Tuesday 24th 

• Queen's Garden Party
• Hosted by Queen
• Attending: Queen, Philip, William, Catherine, Beatrice, Eugenie, Duke of Gloucester, Duchess of Gloucester,  Duke of Kent

Tuesday 26th: 

• The Not Forgotten Association Garden Party
• Hosted by Prince Andrew
• Attending: Andrew, Beatrice, Eugenie

June
(None)

July

Tuesday 5th 

• Queen's Holyrood Week Garden Party
• Hosted by Queen
• Attending: Queen, Philip, Edward, Anne