MONDAY :: April 2

Apr.2: Passover   {Judaism}

Apr.2  Germany: 3rd Birthday of Princess Emma of Prussia   {2015}

Apr.2  Thailand: 63rd Birthday of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand   {1955}

Apr.2  Qatar: Wedding Anniversary of Sheikha Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar & Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al Thani of Qatar   {2010}

Apr.2  UK: Easter Monday


TUESDAY :: April 3

Apr.3: Passover   {Judaism}

Apr.3  Iran: 26th Birthday of Princess Noor Pahlavi of Iran   {1992}

Apr.3  Italy: 49th Birthday of Princess Clotilde of Savoy, Princess of Venice + Piedmont   {1969}

Apr.3  Spain: K.Felipe VI, Q.Letizia, K.Juan Carlos I & Q.Sofia attend a Mass commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of HRH the Count of Barcelona @ the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial


WEDNESDAY :: April 4

Apr.4: Passover   {Judaism}

Apr.4-15  Australia: 2018 Commonwealth Games @ Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Apr.4  Belgium: 20th Wedding Anniversary of Princess Marie Esmeralda of Belgium & Sir Salvador Moncada   {1998}

Apr.4  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Australia [attend the opening of the 21st Commonwealth Games, Brisbane]


Apr.4  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester visits New Scotland Yard @ Victoria Embankment, London

Apr.4  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends a National Commemorative Service to mark the 50th Anniversary of the death of The Revd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. @ Westminster Abbey, London

Apr.4  Spain: K.Felipe VI visits the Electronic War Regiment No.32 @ the El Copero Military Base, Two Sisters, Seville

Apr.4  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II transfers her residence to Fredensborg Palace

Apr.4  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives the torch of the Fredensborg City Torch @ the Inner Courtyard, Fredensborg Palace

Apr.4  Denmark: CPss Mary visits France [participates in the OECD Global Forum, in Paris; & participates in a dinner with the Danish Ambassador @ the OECD Klavs A. Holm, Paris]


Apr.4  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the groundbreaking/foundation of a new college house @ the Parent Foundation, Valby


THURSDAY :: April 5

Apr.5: Passover   {Judaism}

Apr.5: Holy Thursday   {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Apr.4-15  Australia: 2018 Commonwealth Games @ Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Apr.5  Bourbon-Two Sicilies: 47th Birthday of Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro   {1971}

Apr.5  Thailand: 67th Birthday of Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya of Thailand   {1951}

Apr.5  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Scotland [attends the Energy Quiz @ the Mercure Aberdeen Ardoe House Hotel, Blairs, Aberdeen; & attends the Yachting Association’s Youth National Championships @ Largs Sailing Club, Largs Yacht Haven, Largs, Ayr + Arran]


Apr.5  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester visits Cornwall [visits Coverack Town Centre, Helston; visits Cornish Sea Salt, Polgwarra, Porthkerris, Lizard Peninsula; officially reopens Helston Railway, Trevarno Farm, Prospidnick, Helston; & visits Tom Raffield Limited, Nankerris, Trevarno, near Helston]

Apr.5  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Kent [visits Eastchurch Aviation Museum, Standford Hill, Eastchurch; visits Queenborough Guildhall Museum, Queenborough; & visits Sheerness Dockyard Church @ Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust, Sheerness]

Apr.5  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends the Gallipolli World Peace Concert @ Cadogan Hall, Belgravia, London

Apr.5  Spain: K.Felipe VI receives the Presentation of Credentials @ the Royal Palace, Madrid


Apr.5  Spain: Q.Letizia attends the 2nd Conference on Informative Treatment of Disability in Social Networks @ the Headquarters of the Medical Association of Spain
Apr.5  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Minister of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: Q.Sonja & CP Haakon]

Apr.5  Denmark: CPss Mary visits France [participates in the OECD Global Forum, Paris; participates in a meeting with the OECD Secretary General (Angel Gurria), Paris; gives a speech during the opening of the OECD Global Forum, Paris; & participates in the OECD Global Forum Session 1, Paris]


Apr.5  Denmark: Pss Marie visits HC Andersen Children’s Hospital & attends a research seminar on allergy @ HC Andersen Children’s Hospital, Odense


FRIDAY :: April 6

Apr.6: Passover   {Judaism}

Apr.6: Holy Friday   {Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, Coptic Christianity; Ethiopia & Egypt, etc.}

Apr.4-15  Australia: 2018 Commonwealth Games @ Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Apr.6  Jordan: 11th Birthday of Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim of Jordan   {2007}

Apr.6  Monaco: 13th Accession Anniversary of Prince Albert II of Monaco   {2005}

Apr.6  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [attends a Reception for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award @ Government House Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria; attends a Lunch for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ the Australia Club, Melbourne, Victoria; & attends a Dinner for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ Park Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria]

Apr.6  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Scotland [opens the Deveron Community + Sport Centre, Banffshire; opens the Myrus Community + Sport Centre, Macduff, Banffshire; & visits Duff House, Banff, Banffshire]
Apr.6  UK: 39th Birthday of Lord Frederick Windsor   {1979}

Apr.6  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a representation of Ibero-American Leaders participating in the 1st Ibero-American Leadership School (EILx) @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid

Apr.6  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with a delegation of the Congress of the USA @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid


Apr.6  Spain: K.Felipe VI holds an audience with the National Handball Team, European Champion 2018 @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid
Apr.6  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds solemn audiences @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.6  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]


SATURDAY :: April 7

Apr.7: Passover   {Judaism}

Apr.7: Holy Saturday   {Eastern Orthodox & Coptic Christianity; Cyprus, Egypt, Bulgaria, etc.}

Apr.4-15  Australia: 2018 Commonwealth Games @ Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Apr.7  Serbia: 82nd Birthday of Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia   {1936}

Apr.7  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales visits Vanuatu [learns about the reconstruction taking place following the impact of Cyclone Pam]

Apr.7  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [visits Royal Melbourne Tennis Club as part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Real Tennis Tour 2018, Richmond,Victoria; attends a Real Tennis Dinner @ Melbourne Cricket Club, Richmond, Victoria]


Apr.7  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the Rotary International in Great Britain + Ireland Annual Conference @ Riviera International Centre, Torquay, Devon
Apr.7  Spain: 55th Birthday of Jaime de Marichalar y Saenz de Tejada   {1963}

Apr.7  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend a Memorial Service @ Adolf Fredriks Church


Apr.7  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend the memorial concert @ Kungstradgarden
Apr.7  Sweden: 77th Birthday of Tord Magnuson   {1941}


SUNDAY :: April 8

Apr.8: Pascha / Easter   {Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, Coptic Christianity; Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Ukraine, Cyprus, etc.}

Apr.4-15  Australia: 2018 Commonwealth Games @ Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Apr.8  Jordan: 1st Birthday of Prince Mohammed bin Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan   {2017}

Apr.8  Jordan: 2nd Birthday of Princess Badiya bint Hamzah of Jordan   {2016}

Apr.8  Bahrain: F1 Bahrain Grand Prix @ Bahrain Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

Apr.8  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [attends a Reception for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ Ballarat Town Hall, Ballarat; attends a Meeting of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Victoria; visits Federation University, Albert Coates Complex, Ballarat; visits Ballarat Tennis Club as part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Real Tennis Tour 2018, Ballarat; & attends a Real Tennis Dinner @ Craig’s Royal Hotel, Ballarat]

Apr.8  Norway: 13th Birthday of Leah Behn   {2005}

Apr.8-14  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the Olave Baden-Powell Society Board meeting & the annual membership meeting @ Tokyo, Japan

April 1   King Juan II of Navarre (1425), Aragon (1458), Sicily, Valencia + Majorca, Duke of Penafiel (1398), Count of Mayorga, Count of Barcelona & Juana Enriquez   {1444} in Torrelabaton

April 1   King Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia (1730-1773)& Elisabeth of Lorraine   {1737}

April 1   Archduchess Marie/Maria Louise of Austria & Napoleon I, Emperor of the French   {1810} [IN PERSON - CIVIL] @ St. Cloud, France

April 1   Princess Maria Beatrice“Titti” of Savoy/Italy & Luis Rafael Reyna-Corvalan y Dillon   {1970} [CIVIL] in Ciudad Jaurez, Mexico

April 2   King Pedro II of Portugal + the Algarve, Duke de Beja, Duke of Braganca, Regent of Portugal & Maria Francisca of Savoy-Nemours   {1668} in Lisbon, Portugal

April 2   Archduchess Marie/Maria Louise of Austria & Napoleon I, Emperor of the French   {1810} [IN PERSON – RELIGIOUS] @ the Louvre, Paris, France

April 2   Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria & Infanta Maria de la Paz of Spain   {1883} in Madrid, Spain

April 2   Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan & Colonel Timoor Daghistani   {1970} in Amman, Jordan [divorced in the late 1970’s]

April 2   Sheikha Hind bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar & Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al Thani of Qatar   {2010}

April 3   Prince Alexander de Afif of Saxe-Gessaphe, Margrave of Meissen, Head of the House of Saxony (disputed) & Princess Gisela of Bavaria   {1987} [CIVIL] in Mexico City, Mexico

April 3   Princess HajjahTaiyiba Qalb ul-Bolkiah of Brunei & Muhammad Hakim ud-din   {2004} @ the Balai Penghadapan Hijau Baiduri, Bukit Kayangan, Brunei

April 4   Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, Stattholder of the Netherlands & Countess Amalie von Solms-Braunfels   {1625} in The Hague, the Netherlands


April 4   King Frederik IV of Denmark & Countess Anna Sofie von Reventlow   {1721} in Copenhagen, Denmark

April 4   Prince Gholam RezaPahlavi of Iran & Homa Aalam   {1947} [divorced]

April 4   Count Ulrik Harald Gunnar Oluf of Rosenborg & Tove Waigner Larsen   {1981} in Copenhagen, Denmark


April 4   Princess Marie-Esmeralda of Belgium & Sir Salvador Moncada   {1998} in London, England, UK

April 4   Princess Salha bint Asem of Jordan & Mohamad/Mohammad Hashim Haj-Hassan   {2011} @ her father’s home, Amman, Jordan

April 5   Ludwig VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt & Countess Charlotte von Hanau-Lichtenberg   {1717} in Philippsruhe, Germany

April 5   Roberto I, Duke of Parma + Piacenza & Princess Maria Pia della Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies   {1869} in Rome, Italy

April 5   Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein & Princess Elisabeth/Elizabeth of Urach, Countess of Wurttemberg   {1921} [RELIGIOUS] in Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany

April 5   Princess Faika of Egypt & Fouad Sadek   {1950}

April 5   Princess AshiSonam Dechen Wangchuck of Bhutan & Dasho Phub W. Dorji Wangchuk   {2009} @ the Mothithang Palace, Bhutan


April 5-12   Prince Abdul Malik of Brunei & Dayangku Adawiyyah Rengiran Haji Bolkiah   {2015}

April 6   King Theobald II of Navarre, Count of Champagne + de Brie & Isabelle of France   {1255}

April 6   King Carlo Felice of Sardinia (1824-1831)& Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies   {1807} in Palermo, Sicily, Italy

April 6   Archduke Ferdinand of Austria & Countess Helene of Toerring-Jettenbach   {1956} [CIVIL] @ Seefeld Castle, in Munich, Germany

April 7   Archduchess Marie/Maria Caroline/Karoline of Austria & Infante Fernando of Spain [King Ferdinando IV of Naples + Sicily 1759-1816; King Ferdinando I of the Two Sicilies 1816-1825]   {1768} [PROXY] in Vienna, Austria


April 7   Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain & Friedrich VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg   {1818} @ Buckingham House, UK

April 7   Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria & Princess Antonia/Antoinette of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau-Weilburg   {1921} in Hohenburg Castle (Schloss Hohenburg), Hohenburg bei Lenggries, Germany

April 7   Princess Sophie Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach & Prince Friedrich Gunther of Schwarzburg   {1938} in Heinrichau, Poland


April 7   Thomas Loel Guinness & Gloria Rubio y Alatore Scholtens, Countess of Furstenberg-Hedringen, Princess of Egypt   {1951} in Antibes, France

April 7   Princess Xenia Romanov & Geoffrey Tooth   {1958} in Tehran, Iran

April 8   King Charles V “le Sage” of France, Dauphin of Viennois, Duke of Normandie + Guyenne, Regent of France & Jeanne de Bourbon   {1350} in Tain-en-Viennois

April 8   King George IV of Great Britain, Ireland + Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg & Duchess Caroline of Brunswick   {1795} @ St. James’s Palace, London, England, UK

April 8   Grand Duke Karl of Baden & Stephanie de Beauharnais, Princess Francaise   {1806} in Paris, France


April 8   Princess Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe & King Wilhelm II of Wurttemberg   {1886} in Buckeburg, Germany

April 8   Prince Henri of Orleans/France, Count of Paris [Head of the House of Orleans] & Princess Isabella/Isabelle of Orleans-Braganza, Princess of Brazil   {1931} @ the Cathedral of Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

April 9   King Haakon VI of Sweden + Norway & Queen Margareta of Denmark   {1363}

April 9   Queen Maria II of Portugal + the Algarves (1826-1828; 1834-1853)& Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha   {1836} in Lisbon, Portugal

April 9   Grand Duke Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia & Antonia Nesterovskya   {1917} in St. Petersburg, Russia


April 9   Princess Jolanda/Yolanda of Savoy/Italy & Giorgio Carlo Calvi, Count of Bergolo   {1923} @ the Quirinal Palace, Rome, Italy

April 9   Hereditary Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1921-2000) & Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha   {1953} in Luxembourg


April 9   Prince Friedrich of Furstenberg & Princess Teresa of Lippe   {1960} [CIVIL] in Kloten bei Zurich, Switzerland

April 9   The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales & Camilla Shand Parker Bowles   {2005} [CIVIL: @ Windsor Guildhall] & [RELIGIOUS: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle] in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

April 10   King Frederik I of Denmark (1523), King of Norway (1524), Duke of Holstein-Gottorp & Anna of Brandenburg   {1502} in Stendal

April 10   King Vittorio Amedeo II of Sicily (1713-1718), King of Sardinia (1718-1730), Duke of Savoy & Anne Marie d’Orleans   {1684} [PROXY] @ the Palais Royal/Versailles, France

April 10   Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire & HH Dilpesend Kadin Efendi   {1883}

April 10/18   Grand Duchess/Princess Nadezhda/Nadejda Petrovna of Russia & Prince Nicholas/Nikolai Orlov   {1917} in Haraks or Djulber, Crimea, Ukraine [divorced 1940]

April 10   George Francis Hugh Cambridge, Prince of Teck, Earl of Eltham, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge & Dorothy Isabel Westenra Hastings   {1923} in Woodhouse, Leicestershire, England, UK


April 10   Maria del Carmen“Carmencita” Franco y Polo, 1st Duchess of Franco, Grandee of Spain & Cristobal Martinez-Bordiu y Ortega, 10th Marquis of Villaverde   {1950} @ El Pardo, Madrid, Spain

April 10   Archduke Ferdinand of Austria & Countess Helene of Toerring-Jettenbach   {1956} [RELIGIOUS] @ Schloss Seefeld am Pilsensee, Seefeld, Bavaria, Germany

April 10   Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, Princess of Bourbon-Parma, Princess of Nassau & Count Maria Carl/Karl-Josef/Joseph Henckel von Donnersmarck   {1958} in Luxembourg


April 10   Crown Prince Akihito of Japan [Emperor Akihito of Japan 1989-present] & Michiko Shoda  {1959} in Tokyo, Japan

April 10   Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai & Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan {2004}

April 11   King Federigo III of Sicily, Duke of Athens + Neopatras & Constanza of Aragon   {1361} in Catania, Italy

April 11   Countess Charlotte Helene Annie Dorrit of Rosenborg & Torben Gyldenfeldt Wulff   {1981} in Lyngby, Denmark

April 12  Infanta Maria Antonieta Fernanda of Spain & King Vittorio Amedeo III of Sardinia   {1750} [PROXY] in Madrid, Spain

April 12   Prince Johann I of Liechtenstein (1805-1836)& Landgravine Josephine Sophie of Furstenberg-Weitra   {1792} in Vienna, Austria


April 12   Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy-Carignano [King Vittorio Emanuele II of Sardinia (1849-1861), King of Italy (1861-1878)] & Archduchess Adelheid of Austria   {1842} @ the Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, Stupingi, Italy

April 12   Princess Sophie of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau-Weilburg & Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony, Duke of Saxony   {1921} @ Schloss Hohenburg, Hohenburg, Bavaria, Germany


April 12   Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe & Prince Heinrich XXXV Reuss   {1921} in Bremen, Germany [divorced 1923]

April 12   King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia (1941-1955 as King; 1953-1970 as a ruler in one form or another; 1993-2004 as King)& Paule-Monique Izzi (Queen consort Monique/Norodom Monineath of Cambodia; Queen Mother of Cambodia) {1952}

April 12   Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan & Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza   {1977} @ the Raghadan Palace, Amman, Jordan [divorced 1988]

April 12   Prince Laurent of Belgium & Claire Coombs  {2003} [CIVIL: @ Brussels Town Hall] [RELIGIOUS: @ the Cathedral of Saints Michael + Gudula] in Brussels, Belgium

April 12   Count Philipp of Neipperg & Paula Wolff   {2008} [CIVIL] @ Schwaigern, Germany

April 13   Prince Moritz of Liechtenstein & Princess Marie Leopoldine Esterhazy von Galantha   {1806} in Eisenstadt, Austria

April 13   Archduchess Maria Antoinette of Austria, Princess of Tuscany & Hans Walter Nattermann, Baron von Proff zu Irnich   {1974} [CIVIL] in St. Gilgen, Austria

April 13   Princess Anujaya Aruna Rasmi (Aruna Rasmi / Norodom Arun Rasmey) of Cambodia  & H.E. Keo Buddha Rasmi (Puth Reasmey)   {1991}

April 14   Prince Tommaso of Savoy, Duke of Genoa & Princess Marie Elisabeth/Isabella of Bavaria   {1883/1885} in Nymphenburg, Germany

April 14   Archduke Michael of Austria & Princess Christina of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg   {1966} [RELIGIOUS]

April 14   Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan & H.E. Sayyid Walid al-Kurdi   {1980}


April 14   Haakon Lorentzen & Martha Carvalho de Freitas   {1982} 

April 14   King Mswati III of Swaziland & Phindie (Phindile) Nkambule    {2007}

April 15   King Wilhelm I of Wurttemberg & Duchess Pauline of Wurttemberg   {1820} in Stuttgart, Germany

April 15   Prince Alfons Maria Franz of Bavaria & Princess Louise Victoria Marie Amelie Sophie of Orleans-Alencon   {1891} @ Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

April 15   Ernst Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe & Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe   {1925} [CIVIL] in Simbach am Inn, Germany

April 15   Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Fahdah bint Mohammed Abu Neyan   {2006} [ZIFAF] @ Amman, Jordan

April 16   Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich of Russia [Tsar Alexander II of Russia] & Princess Maximiliane Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie Marie of Hessen-Darmstadt [Marie Alexandrovna]   {1841} in St. Petersburg, Russia

April 16   Prince Carl Nikolaus August Bernadotte of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna & Princess Teresia/Therese Amalia/Amalie Karolina/Karoline Josefina/Josephine Antoinetta/Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg  {1864} in Altenburg, Germany

April 16   Ernst Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe & Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe   {1925} [RELIGIOUS] @ Schloss Pfaffstadt/Pfaffstatt, Austria

April 16   Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein & Princess Ludmila of Lobkowicz   {1932} @ Schloss Horin, Czech Republic


April 16   Prince Alfonso of The Two Sicilies (Bourbon-Two Sicilies), Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria & Princess Alicia/Alice of Bourbon-Parma   {1936} in Vienna, Austria

April 16   Prince Franz Josef of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen & Princess Diane/Diana Marguerite of Bourbon-Parma   {1955} [RELIGIOUS] in Krauchenwies, Germany [divorced 1961]


April 16   Princess Teresa Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain & Don Inigo Moreno y Arteaga/Artega, 12th Marques of Laula   {1961} @ Atocha Cathedral, Madrid, Spain

April 16   King Fuad II of Egypt (July 26, 1952-June 18-1953)& Dominique-France Loeb Picard (Queen consort of Egypt 1976-1996/1999; Princess Fadila of Egypt 1999-2008)   {1976} [CIVIL] in Paris, France [divorced 1996/2008]

April 17   Paul Friedrich Emil Leopold III, Prince of Lippe-Detmold & Princess Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt   {1852} in Rudolstadt, Germany


April 17   Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt & Georg Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz   {1877} in Dessau, Germany

April 17   Archduke Martin of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Bohemia + Croatia & Princess Katharina of Isenburg-Birstein   {2004} [CIVIL] @ Birstein, Germany


April 17   Princess Hamida Jamal ul-Bolkiah of Brunei & ‘Abdu’l Ali Yil-Kabir   {2005} @ Kampong Telanai, Brunei

April 18   Zygmunt“the Old”, Duke of Oppeln + Glogau, King of Poland, Great Prince of Lithuania & Bona Sforza of Milan   {1518}

April 18   Isabella Clara Eugenia, Stattholder of the Netherlands & Archduke Albrecht of Austria   {1599} in Valencia, Spain


April 18   King Felipe III of Spain & Margarete of Austria   {1599} in Valencia, Spain

April 18/19   Archduchess Marie Antonie (Marie Antoinette) of Austria & (future) King Louis XVI Auguste of France   {1770} [PROXY] in Vienna, Austria

April 18   Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, Duke of Anhalt (1863-1871)& Princess Friederike of Prussia   {1818} in Berlin, Germany

April 18   King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan (1952-1999)& Sharifa Dina bint ‘Abdu’l-Hamid of Egypt   {1955} in Cairo, Egypt [separated 1956; divorced June 24, 1957]

April 18   Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)& Grace Kelly   {1956} [CIVIL] in Monaco


April 18   Prince Karl of Hesse (Hessen-Kassel) & Countess Yvonne Szapary von Muraszombath, Szechysziget + Szapar   {1966} [RELIGIOUS] in The Hague, the Netherlands

April 18   Archduchess Margherita of Austria & Count Benedikt Piatti   {1998} @ the Church of St. Mathias, in Budapest, Hungary

April 18   Prince Karl Vladimir of Yugoslavia & Brigitte Muller  {2000} [CIVIL] in London, England, UK

April 18   The Hon. Benjamin Lascelles & Carolina Velez Robledo   {2009}

 April 19   King Francois II of France, Duke of Bretagne, Dauphin of Viennois & Mary, Queen of Scots   {1558} in Paris, France [PROXY]

April 19   Grand Duchess Catherine/Jekaterina Ivanovna of Russia & Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin   {1716} in Danzig (currently Gdansk, Poland)

April 19   Princess Maria Anna Josepha of Liechtenstein & Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein   {1718} in Vienna, Austria

April 19   Princess Amalie Christine Karoline of Baden & Karl Egon II, Prince of Furstenberg   {1818} in Karlsruhe, Germany


April 19   Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen & King Pedro V of Portugal   {1858} [PROXY] in Dresden, Germany

April 19   Princess Victoria Melita of Great Britain + Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha & Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse + the Rhine   {1894} in Coburg, Germany [divorced 1901]

April 19   Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire & Hon. Deborah Freeman-Mitford   {1941} @ the Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, London, England, UK

April 19   Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)& Grace Kelly   {1956} [RELIGIOUS] in Monaco

April 19   Prince Lennart Nicolas Bernadotte of Sweden, Count of Wisborg & Sonja Anita Maria Hauntz   {1972} in Mainau, Germany

April 20   Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary + Bohemia, Princess of Bavaria & Prince Leopold of Bavaria   {1873} in Vienna, Austria

April 20   Crown Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary [Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1908-1918) (The Prince of Bulgaria 1887-1908)] & Princess Marie-Louise (Maria Luisa) of Bourbon-Parma   {1893} @ Villa Pianore, Lucca, Italy

April 20   Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie/Amalia of Austria & Prince Aloys Gonzaga Maria Adolf of Liechtenstein   {1903} in Vienna, Austria

April 20   Prince Heinrich XXXV of Reuss-Kostritz & Princess Marie/Maria of Saxe-Altenburg   {1911} in Altenburg, Germany


April 20   Princess Margarita of Greece + Denmark & Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg   {1931} in Langenburg, Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany

April 20   Count Carl Oscar Bernadotte of Wisborg & Gerty Borjesson   {1937} in Grudinge


April 20   Count Valdemar of Rosenborg & Floria d’Huart Saint-Mauris   {1949} in Villefranche, France

April 20   Prince Josef of Croy & Princess Hilda of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst   {1968} [RELIGIOUS] in Waldenburg, Germany

April 20   Lady Cynthia Jane Spencer & Robert Fellowes, Baron Fellowes   {1978} @ Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK

April 20   Archduke Joseph/Josef Karl/Carl of Austria & Princess Margarethe/Margarete of Hohenberg   {1991} [RELIGIOUS] in Vienna, Austria


April 20   Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg & Tilsin/Tilsim Tanberk   {2012} [CIVIL] in Istanbul, Turkey

April 21   Princess Maria/Marie Elisabeth of Liechtenstein & Prince Maximilian II of Liechtenstein   {1703} in Feldsberg (currently Czech Republic)


April 21   King Louis XVIII Stanislav Xavier of France & Princess Josephine of Savoy   {1771} [PROXY] in Turin, Italy

April 21   Archduchess Maria Theresia Johanna of Austria, Princess of Modena & King Vittorio Emanuele I of Sardinia   {1789} in Turin, Italy

April 21   Prince Umberto of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont & Princess Margherita of Savoy-Genoa   {1868} in Turin, Italy

April 21   Lady Dorothy Evelyn Cavendish & Harold Macmillan, Earl of Stockton, Prime Minister   {1920} in London, England, UK


April 21   Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch + Queensberry & Vreda Esther Mary Lascelles   {1921} 

April 21   Princess Katharina/Katherine of Greece + Denmark & Major Richard Campbell Brandram   {1947} @ the Royal Palace, Athens, Greece

April 21   Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria & Countess Marie-Jenke (Eugenie) Keglevich von Buzin   {1971} [CIVIL] in Munich, Germany

April 21   Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg & Tilsin/Tilsim Tanberk   {2012} [RELIGIOUS] @ the Holy Spirit Catholic Cathedral, Istanbul, Turkey


April 21   Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala, Duchess of Guernica & Albert Brenninkmeijer   {2012} [CIVIL] @ Wijk bij Duurstede, the Netherlands

April 22   Leopold Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt & Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg   {1854} in Altenburg, Germany

April 22   King Umberto I of Italy (1878-1900)& Princess Margherita of Savoy   {1868} in Turin, Italy

April 22   Princess Olga of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach & Prince Leopold of Isenburg-Budingen in Birstein   {1902} in Heidelberg, Germany


April 22   King Ahmad Shah of Malaysia (1979-1984), Sultan of Pahang (1974-present)& Queen consort Hajjah Afzan of Malaysia (1979-1984), Queen/Sultanah consort of Pahang (1974-1988)   {1944}

April 22   Maria Teresa/Theresa Marone-Cinzano y Bourbon & Jose Ruiz de Arana y Montalvo 17th Duke de Baena, 17th Duke de SanlUcar La Mayor, 15th Marquis de Villamanrique, 13th Marquess of Castromonte, 5th, Marques de Breries/Brenes, 11th count de Sevilla La Nueva, 5th Viscount de Mamblas   {1967} in Geneva, Switzerland

April 22   Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria & Countess Marie-Jenke (Eugenie) Keglevich von Buzin   {1971} [RELIGIOUS] in Munich, Germany

April 22/23   Prince Osman Selahaddin Osmanoglu of Turkey & Hanife Candan Gunen   {2012} @ Ciragan Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

April 23   King Pietro II of Sicily & Elisabeth of Carinthia   {1322} 

April 23   King Henry VI of England & Marguerite of Anjou   {1445} in Titchfield, Hants, England


April 23   Emperor Ferdinand II of Austria & Maria Anna of Bavaria   {1600} in Graz, Austria

April 23   Emperor Karl VI of Austria, King of Spain (1703)& Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel   {1708} in Hietzing

April 23   Paul Alexander Leopold II, Prince of Lippe-Detmold & Princess Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen   {1820} in Arnstadt, Germany

April 23   Grand Duke Adolphe/Adolf of Luxembourg (1890-1905), Duke of Nassau & Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Dessau   {1851} in Dessau, Germany

April 23   Princess Sofia/Sophie of Greece + Denmark, Princess of Hesse & Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg   {1946} [CIVIL] in Salem, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

April 23   Princess Maria Margarethe of Hohenzollern-Emden & Duke Karl Gregor of Mecklenburg   {1966} [RELIGIOUS] @ Burg Hohenzollern, Germany

April 23   Lord Ivar Alexander Michael Mountbatten & Penelope Ann(e) Thompson   {1994} in Clare, Suffolk, England, UK

April 23   Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Rym Brahimi   {2004} [NIKAH]


April 23   Lindy Rama & Michael Klim   {2006} in Melbourne, Australia

April 24   King Francois II of France, Duke of Bretagne, Dauphin of Viennois & Mary, Queen of Scots   {1558} @ Notre Dame, Paris, France [IN PERSON]


April 24   William“the Silent”, Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden + Diez, Prince of Orange, Lord of Breda, de Laek, etc., Stattholder of Holland, Seeland + Utrecht& Louise de Coligny   {1583} in Antwerp, Belgium

April 24   Princess Marie Anna of Bavaria & King Friedrich August II of Saxony   {1833} in Dresden, Germany

April 24   Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Bohemia, Croatia, Galicia + Lodomeria, Grand Duke of Cracow& Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, Princess of Bavaria   {1854} @ St. Augustine’s Church, Vienna, Austria

April 24   Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin & Princess Viktoria Reuss   {1917} in Gera, Germany

April 24   Archduchess Hedwig of Austria, Princess of Tuscany & Count Bernhard of Stolberg-Stolberg   {1918} @ Schloss Wallsee, Austria


April 24   Princess Eleonore Dorothee of Croy & Count Guy de La Rochefoucauld   {1925} [CIVIL] in Paris, France

April 24   Princess Sofia/Sophie of Greece + Denmark, Princess of Hesse & Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg   {1946} [RELIGIOUS] in Salem, Germany


April 24   Princess Alexandra of Kent & Sir Angus Ogilvy   {1963} @ Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK

April 24   Prince Johan Friso of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg& Mabel Wisse Smit   {2004} in Delft, the Netherlands


April 24   Sheikh Joan (Joa’an) bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar & Sheikha Al-Maha bint Salem Al-Rumual Al-Mannai   {2008} @ Al Wajbah Palace, Qatar

April 25   King Abel of Denmark & Mechtild von Holstein   {1237}

April 25   King Vittorio Emanuele I of Sardinia & Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este   {1789} in Turin, Italy


April 25   Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders, Prince of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha & Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen   {1867} in Berlin, Germany

April 25   Sultan Mehmed VI of the Ottoman Empire (1918-1922) & HH Sadiye Mevedett Kadin Efendi   {1911}

April 25   Princess Eleonore Dorothee of Croy & Count Guy de La Rochefoucauld   {1925} [RELIGIOUS] in Paris, France

April 25   Hereditary Prince Heinrich Donatus of Hesse & Countess Floria-Franziska of Faber-Castell   {2003} [CIVIL] in Wiesbaden, Germany

April 25   Sheikh Jasim bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar & Sheikha Maryam bint ‘Abdu’llah bin Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Thani of Qatar   {2008} @ Sheikh Khalifa Palace, Rayyan, Qatar


April 25   Count Bjorn Bernadotte of Wisborg & Sandra Angerer   {2009} [CIVIL] @ Mainau Island, Germany

April 25   Don Giovanni Gaetani dell’ Aquila d’Aragona dei duchi di Laurenzana (Gaetani dell’ Aquila d’Aragona) & Ginevra Elkann   {2009} in Marakesh, Morocco

April 25   Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta de Massy & Suzanne Chrimes   {2009} 

April 26   Albrecht V, Duke of Austria (1404), German King (1438), King of Bohemia (1438)& Elisabeth of Bohemia   {1422} in Vienna, Austria


April 26   Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange-Nassau & Landgravine Marie Luise of Hesse-Cassel   {1709} in Kassel, Germany

April 26/27   Princess Viktoria of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha & Prince Louis of Orleans/France, Duke of Nemours   {1840} in St. Cloud, France

April 26   Infanta Maria das Nieves of Portugal & Infante Alfonso of Spain, Duke of Saint-Jaime   {1871} in Kleinheubach, Germany

April 26   Infanta Maria Alicia of Spain & Prince Friedrich of Schonburg-Waldenburg   {1897} in Venice, Italy [divorced 1903]


April 26   Crown Prince Christian of Denmark [King Christian X of Denmark (1912-1947)] & Duchess/Princess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin   {1898} in Cannes, France

April 26   Princess Anna of Ysenburg-Budingen & Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld   {1922} in Budingen, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany


April 26   The Prince Albert, Duke of York (King George VI of Great Britain + Ireland, Emperor of India 1936-1948) & Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon   {1923} @ Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK

April 26   Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, Prince of Tuscany & Princess Anna Amelie of Schonburg-Waldenburg   {1962}

April 26   Archduchess Maria Beatrice/Beatrix of Austria-Este & Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg   {1980} [RELIGIOUS] in Chartres, France


April 26   Marie-Elisabeth Zellinger de Balkany y Savoy & Olivier Janssens {2003} in Sainte Mesme, France

April 26   Count Philipp of Neipperg & Paula Wolff   {2008} [RELIGIOUS] @ Maria Plain, Austria

April 27   Prince Leopold of Great Britain + Ireland, Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, Baron Arklow, Prince of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha & Princess Helene/Helena of Waldeck + Pyrmont   {1882} @ St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

April 27   Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia & Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg   {1884} in St. Petersburg, Russia


April 27   Prince Joachim Viktor Wilhelm Leopold Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia & Princess Marie Luise of Schaumburg-Lippe   {1916} in Jagdschloss Klein-Glienicke, Germany

April 27   King Zog I (Skenderberg III / Ahmed Bey Zogu) of Albania/the Albanians & Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Appony   {1938} in Tirana, Albania

April 27   Archduchess Isabella of Austria-Este & Count Andrea Czarnocki-Lucheschi   {1997} [RELIGIOUS] @ Stamms, Brussels, Belgium OR Innsbruck, Austria

April 27   Princess Mafalda of Savoy-Aosta & Nobile Francesco Napoleone, 10th Baron Lombardo di San Chirico   {1998/2001} in London, England, UK


April 27   Princess Adelaide of Orleans & Pierre-Louis Dailly   {2002} [CIVIL] in Fontainebleau, France

April 27   Don Alessandro dei principi Ruffo di Calabria & Marzia Palau   {2010} in Milan, Italy

April 27   Prince David Kintu Wassajja of Buganda & Marion Elizabeth Nankya @ Rubaga Cathedral, Kampala, Uganda

April 28   King Bela II “the Blind” of Hungary & Jelena of Serbia   {1127}

April 28   King Philippe II Auguste of France, Count of Artois, Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou, Count of Auvergne, Count de Vermandois et de Valois, Count of Alencon & Isabelle of Hainault, Countess of Artois   {1180} in Bapaume


April 28   Ivan IV “the Terrible”, Tsar of All the Russias & Anna Alekseievna Koltovsky   {1572} [repudiated 1574]

April 28   Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevichof Russia [Tsar Alexander II of Russia (1855-1881)] & Princess Maximilienne/Maximiliane Wilhelmine Auguste Sophie Marie of Hesse + the Rhine (Hesse-Darmstadt)   {1841} @ St. Petersburg, Russia

April 28   Princess Januaria of Orleans-Braganza, Princess Imperial of Brazil & Prince Luigi of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Apulia   {1844} in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


April 28   Princess Friederike Amalie Agnes of Anhalt & Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg   {1853} in Dessau, Germany

April 28   Prince Harald of Denmark & Princess Helena/Helene of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg   {1909} @ Glucksburg Castle, in Glucksburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

April 28   King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand & Sirikit Kitiyakara  {1950} @ Sra Pathum Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

April 28   Archduke Carl Christian of Austria & Estelle de Saint-Romain   {2007} [CIVIL] @ Montgirod, Savoie, France


April 28   Hereditary Prince Vladimir Lobkowicz & Alix Paul-Cavallier   {2007} @ the Monastery Church of Strahov, Prague, Czech Republic

April 28   Prince Carl-Albrecht of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Countess Camilla Schenk von Stauffenberg   {2012} @ the St. Vitus Church, near/at Amerdingen Castle, Bavaria, Germany


April 29   Princess Johanna Beatrix of Liechtenstein & Prince Maximilian II of Liechtenstein   {1669} in Nikolsburg (prior to 1945 in Germany; now in Czech Republic)

April 29   Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaievich of Russia & Princess Anastasia of Montenegro   {1907} in Yalta, Ukraine

April 29   Prince Gaetano of Bourbon-Parma & Princess Margarete/Margarethe of Thurn + Taxis   {1931} in Paris, France [divorced 1955]

April 29   Prince Joao Maria Felipe Miguel Gabriel of Orleans-Braganza y Dobrzensky de Dobrzenicz & FatimaSherifa/Scherifa Chirine   {1949} in Sintra, Portugal [divorced 1971]

April 29   Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld & Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma [Duke of Parma + Piacenza]   {1964} @ the Borghese Chapel at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome, Italy [divorced 1981]


April 29   Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith & Peter Wise   {1965} in London, England, UK

April 29   (former Prince Gustaf Lennart of Sweden) Gustaf Lennart Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg & Sonja Haunz   {1972} in Mainau, Germany or Konstanz, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

April 29   Prince William of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baorn Carrickfergus& Catherine “Kate” Middleton {2011} @ Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK

April 29   Prince Michel of Orleans, Count of Evreux & Baroness Barbara de Posch Pastor   {2017} @ the 16th Arrondissement, Paris, France


April 29   Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen & Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia   {2017} [CIVIL] @ Amorbach, Germany

April 30   Queen Brites of Portugal + the Algarve & King Juan I of Castile   {1383} in Salvaterra [PROXY]

April 30   Emperor Ferdinand III of Austria & Eleonora Gonzaga   {1651} in Wiener Neustadt


April 30   Duke Peter Friedrich Georg of Oldenburg & Grand Duchess Catherine of Russia   {1809} in St. Petersburg, Russia

April 30   Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie of Hesse + by Rhine & Prince Louis/Ludwig Alexander of Battenberg (Louis Mountbatten 1917-1921), 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (1917-1921) {1884} in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

April 30   Princess Maria of Greece + Denmark (after marriage Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna of Russia) & Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia   {1900} in Corfu, Greece

April 30   Prince/Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach & Princess Caroline/Karoline of Reuss-Greiz   {1903} @ Buckeburg Castle, Germany

April 30   Prince Filiberto of Savoy, Duke of Genoa & Princess+ Duchess Lydia of Arenberg   {1928} in Turin, Italy

April 30   Archduchess Helene (Ilona) of Austria & Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg   {1946} [RELIGIOUS] in Sigmaringen, Germany [divorced 1974]

April 30   Prince Heinrich Julius of Hanover, Prince of Great Britain + Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg & Thyra von Westernhagen   {1999} [CIVIL] in Teistungen, Germany


April 30   Princess Irina Verena of Hesse & Count Alexander von Schonburg-Glauchau   {1999} [CIVIL] in Berlin, Germany

MONDAY :: April 9

Apr.9  Georgia: Day of National Unity   {1989}

Apr.9  Georgia: Independence Restoration Day   {1991}

Apr.9  Brunei: 31st Birthday of Crown Princess Sarah of Brunei   {1987}

Apr.9  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander, Q.Maxima, Pss Beatrix & Pr.Constantijn attend the Koningsdagconcert (King’s Day Concert) @ De Oosterpoort, Groningen

Apr.9  UK: 13th Wedding Anniversary of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales & Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall   {2005}

Apr.9  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [visits Cope-Williams Winery + Conference Centre as part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Real Tennis Tour 2018, Real Tennis Court, Romsey; visits Hobart Real Tennis Club as part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Real Tennis Tour 2018, Hobart, Tasmania; & attends a Dinner for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ Government House, Tasmania]

Apr.9  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Scotland [attends the Monaco Blue Initiative Conference @ Old College, Edinburgh; & holds the Monaco Blue Initiative Dinner @ the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh]

Apr.9  Spain: K.Felipe VI presents the Dispatch of the LXVII Promotion of the Judicial Career @ the Auditorium of Barcelona


Apr.9  Spain: Q.Letizia presents the 2nd edition of the International Friendship Award @ the Campus of IESE, Madrid
Apr.9  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends ICC Sweden’s annual meeting @ the Grand Hotel, Stockholm

Apr.9  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia hold an audience with the Minister for Children, Elderly + Equal Opportunities (Lena Hallengren) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.9  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia host a Diplomatic Reception @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm [with attendance from: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel]


Apr.9  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends a meeting with the World Childhood Foundation Brazil @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.9  Sweden: CPss Victoria holds a meeting with Commander Micael Byden @ the Headquarters of the Swedish Armed Forces

Apr.9  Sweden: CPss Victoria visits the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency @ Naturvardsverket, Stockholm

Apr.9  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of the Norwegian Navy

Apr.9  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with representatives of The Norwegian Anchorite Club
Apr.9  Denmark: Public Audience @ Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen

Apr.9  Denmark: CP Frederik participates in the opening of an exhibition on the occasion of Jorn Utzon’s 100th birthday @ the Utzon Center, Aalborg

Apr.9  Denmark: CPss Mary opens the “WHO Global Dialogue on Partnerships for Sustainable Financing of NCD Prevention + Control” @ Tivoli Congress Center, Copenhagen


Apr.9  Denmark: Pss Marie participates in the Copenhagen Municipality’s launch of teaching materials on food waste @ Amager Faelled Schoo, Copenhagen
Apr.8-14  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the Olave Baden-Powell Society Board meeting & the annual membership meeting @ Tokyo, Japan


TUESDAY :: April 10

Apr.10  Aga Khan: 44th Birthday of Prince Hussain Aga Khan   {1974}

Apr.10  Japan: 59th Wedding Anniversary of Emperor Akihito of Japan & Empress Michiko of Japan  {1959}

Apr.10  UAE-Dubai/Jordan: 14th Wedding Anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai & Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan {2004} 

Apr.10  Netherlands: 11th Birthday of Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau   {2007}

Apr.10  Netherlands: 43rd Birthday of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau   {1975}

Apr.10  Liechtenstein: 45th Birthday of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg   {1973}

Apr.10  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [visits St. Aloysius Catholic College, Tasmania; opens the Lily Pad Bicentenary Project in celebration of their 200th Anniversary @ the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart, Tasmania; & attends a Lunch for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ Government House, Hobart, Tasmania]

Apr.10  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Scotland [opens Standard Life Aberdeen plc’s new Global Headquarters, Edinburgh; & opens Alba Bioscience Limited’s new Blood Grouping Manufacturing Facility @ Biocampus, Milton Bridge, Penicuik, Midlothian]


Apr.10  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Dinner for The University of Edinburgh @ St. James’s Palace, London

Apr.10  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with HE Mr. Milan Stech (Czech Republic’s Speaker) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.10  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends an International Council Meeting of the World Childhood Foundation @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.10  Denmark: Pr.Joachim participates in the inauguration of DTU’s Poul la Cour Wind tunnel @ DTU Riso Campus, Roskilde

Apr.8-14  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the Olave Baden-Powell Society Board meeting & the annual membership meeting @ Tokyo, Japan


WEDNESDAY :: April 11

Apr.11-17  USA: New York Fashion Week – Bridal @ New York City, NY


Apr.11  Israel: Yom HaShoah / Holocaust Memorial Day
Apr.11  Aga Khan: 3rd Birthday of Prince Irfan Aga Khan   {2015}

Apr.11  Netherlands: Q.Maxima attends the conference of the International MS Federation (MSIF) @ the MS Expertise Center of the Nieuw Unicum Care Center Institute, Zandvoort

Apr.11  UK: Q.Elizabeth II gives a Reception for HM’s College of Chaplains

Apr.11  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [attends the Commonwealth Games 2018 @ Gold Coast]

Apr.11  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal opens English Rural Housing Association’s Mackmurdo Place, Wickham Bishops, Maldon, Essex

Apr.11  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal presents the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers’ The Princess Royal Award @ Buckingham Palace, London

Apr.11  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends The Fishmongers’ Company’s Livery Dinner @ Fishmongers’ Hall, London

Apr.11  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester attends the “Eastern Voices Western Echoes – Magic of the Music” Concert @ Kensington Palace State Apartments, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London


Apr.11  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester unveils the new Gates @ St. George’s Garrison Church, Woolwich, London

Apr.11  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria, Pr.Daniel & Pss Sofia  attend the Global Child Forum @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.8-14  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the Olave Baden-Powell Society Board meeting & the annual membership meeting @ Tokyo, Japan


THURSDAY :: April 12

Apr.11-17  USA: New York Fashion Week – Bridal @ New York City, NY

Apr.12  Monaco: 3rd Birthday of India Casiraghi   {2015}

Apr.12  Netherlands: Q.Maxima gives the opening speech on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Prince Claus Chair @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague [with attendance from: Pss Beatrix]

Apr.12  Netherlands: Q.Maxima visits a digital composition workshop @ the Pabo of Hogeschool, Leiden

Apr.12  Netherlands: Pr.Constantijn presents the World Press Photo of the Year prize @ Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam

Apr.12  Netherlands: Pss Margriet attends the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Dutch Association of Captains in the Merchant Navy @ the Societeit aan de Maas, Rotterdam

Apr.12  Belgium: 15th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Laurent of Belgium & Princess Claire of Belgium  {2003}

Apr.12-14  UK: The Randox Health Grand National Festival (horse racing) @ Aintree Racecourse

Apr.12  UK: Grand National – Grand Opening Day @ Aintree Racecourse

Apr.12  UK: Q.Elizabeth II visits the King George VI Day Centre, Windsor, Berkshire

Apr.12  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal chairs The Fishmongers’ Company Committee of Wardens Meeting + Court Meeting & attends a Luncheon @ Fishmongers’ Hall, London

Apr.12  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Dinner for Carers Trust @ St. James’s Palace, London

Apr.12  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester presents the British Expertise International Awards @ the Royal Garden Hotel, London

Apr.12  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends the University of Surrey Higher Degree Ceremonies @ Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey

Apr.12  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel hold an audience with Security Director General Klas Friberg @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.12  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with Katarina Hedberg (Secretary General of the Swedish Scout Movement) & Petra Lindskog @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.12  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia & CPss Victoria attend the “Atten Bernadotte + the music” (The Bernadotte dynasty + music) event @ Rikssalen (Hall of State), the Royal Palace, Stockholm
Apr.12  Sweden: Q.Silvia participates in the purchase of the 1st May flower @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.12  Norway: K.Harald V visits The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association conference “Think Ocean”, Oslo


Apr.12  Norway: K.Harald V attends the 10th anniversary of the Norwegian National Opera + Ballet @ The Opera
Apr.12  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the opening of the Plan Children’s Fund’s photo exhibition ‘Transformation’ @ Gallery Nils Staerk, Copenhagen

Apr.8-14  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the Olave Baden-Powell Society Board meeting & the annual membership meeting @ Tokyo, Japan


FRIDAY :: April 13

Apr.11-17  USA: New York Fashion Week – Bridal @ New York City, NY

Apr.13-15/16  Thailand: Songkran Festival (Traditional Thai New Year) in Thailand

Apr.13  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander opens the new Indoor Fresh Compost Factory of CNC Raw Materials, Milsbeek, North Limburg 

Apr.13  Netherlands: 9th Birthday of Isabel Guillermo   {2009}

Apr.12-14  UK: The Randox Health Grand National Festival (horse racing) @ Aintree Racecourse

Apr.13  UK: Grand National – Ladies Day @ Aintree Racecourse

Apr.13  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Somerset [opens Weston College South West Skills Campus, Weston-super-Mare; visits a Save the Children UK Shop @ Castle Cary; & opens the Chocolate Quarter Retirement Village, Keynsham]

Apr.13  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the board meeting of Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50th Jubilee Foundation for Science, Technology + the Environment @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.13  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm


Apr.13  Sweden: CPss Victoria participates in a Swedish Landscapes walk in Blekinge

Apr.13  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy (HE Stefano Queriolo Palmas) in a farewell audience @ Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen


Apr.13  Denmark: CP Frederik presents Kobstader Insurance’s “Denmark’s Olympic Hope” award @ Kobstader Insurance, Copenhagen
Apr.8-14  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the Olave Baden-Powell Society Board meeting & the annual membership meeting @ Tokyo, Japan


SATURDAY :: April 14

Apr.11-17  USA: New York Fashion Week – Bridal @ New York City, NY

Apr.13-15/16  Thailand: Songkran Festival (Traditional Thai New Year) in Thailand

Apr.14-16  Cambodia: Khmer New Year in Cambodia

Apr.14  Bhutan: 32nd Birthday of Prince Dasho Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan   {1986}

Apr.14  Liechtenstein: 78th Birthday of (Marie Aglae) The Princess of Liechtenstein, Countess Kinsky of Wchinitz + Tettau   {1940}

Apr.12-14  UK: The Randox Health Grand National Festival (horse racing) @ Aintree Racecourse

Apr.14  UK: Grand National – Grand National Day @ Aintree Racecourse

Apr.14  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent opens the Boathouse Restaurant + Shop @ Lantonside, Glencaple, Dumfries, Scotland

Apr.8-14  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the Olave Baden-Powell Society Board meeting & the annual membership meeting @ Tokyo, Japan


SUNDAY :: April 15

Apr.11-17  USA: New York Fashion Week – Bridal @ New York City, NY

Apr.13-15/16  Thailand: Songkran Festival (Traditional Thai New Year) in Thailand

Apr.14-16  Cambodia: Khmer New Year in Cambodia

Apr.15  Jordan: 12th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Princess Fahdah Hashim of Jordan   {2006} [ZIFAF] 

Apr.15  Netherlands: 17th Birthday of Anastasia "Anna" van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven   {2001}

Apr.15  Belgium: 58th Birthday of King Philippe of the Belgians   {1960}

Apr.15  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [attends the Commonwealth Games 2018 Closing Ceremony @ Gold Coast]

MONDAY :: April 16

Apr.11-17  USA: New York Fashion Week – Bridal @ New York City, NY

Apr.13-16  Thailand: Songkran / Thai New Year

Apr.14-16  Cambodia: Khmer New Year in Cambodia 

Apr.16  Lesotho: 52nd Birthday of Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso of Lesotho   {1966}

Apr.16  Vatican City: 91st Birthday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI   {1927}

Apr.16  Netherlands: Q.Maxima attends the premiere of the musical ‘The Color Purple’ @ the NDSM Warehouse, Amsterdam

Apr.16  Belgium: 10th Birthday of Princess Eleonore of Belgium   {2008}

Apr.16  Luxembourg: 63rd Birthday of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg   {1955}

Apr.16  Luxembourg: 26th Birthday of Prince Sebastian of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma   {1992}

Apr.16-20  UK: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in London & Windsor

Apr.16  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [attends a Reception for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award @ Queensland Government Offices, Brisbane; visits Brisbane Grammar School in celebration of their 150th Anniversary, Spring Hill, Queensland; & attends a Dinner for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ Magill Estate, Magill]

Apr.16  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends a Reception for The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust @ Tower Bridge, London

Apr.16  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex holds a Meeting for The Scar Free Foundation


Apr.16  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Cambridgeshire [opens The Woolf Institute’s new building, Cambridge; & attends the 21st anniversary of the Farmland Museum @ Denny Abbey, Waterbeach, Cambridge]

Apr.16-18  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia host a State Visit from the President of the Portuguese Republic (Portugal) (Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa)


Apr.16  Spain: State Visit of Portugal to Spain [K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia officially receive HE the President of the Portuguese Republic (Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa) @ the Royal Palace, Madrid; K.Felipe VI attends a meeting with the President of Portugal @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid; K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia host a lunch @ the Palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid; & K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia host a gala dinner @ the Royal Palace, Madrid]
Apr.16  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend LRF Milk’s Gold Medal to Milk Farmers (LRF Dairy Sweden’s Gold Medal to Swedish dairy farmers) @ Svenska Lakaresallskapet, Stockholm


Apr.16  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the diploma + scholarship award for “Value-based Leadership” education (the diploma + scholarship presentation ceremony for Value-Based Leadership training) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.16  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of the Royal Norwegian Air Force

Apr.16  Norway: K.Harald V presents the King Olav V’s Cancer Research Award 2018 @ the University of Oslo


Apr.16  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit attend the board meeting of the Crown Prince + Crown Princess’ Foundation


TUESDAY :: April 17

Apr.11-17  USA: New York Fashion Week – Bridal @ New York City, NY

Apr.17  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander opens the exhibition “Jews and the House of Orange. 400 eventful years in Amsterdam” @ the Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam

Apr.17  Netherlands: 50th Birthday of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau   {1968}

Apr.17  Belgium: K.Philippe visits DUO for a JOB, Brussels


Apr.17  Belgium: Q.Mathilde participates in an evening with young people  around the theme of sustainable development organized by Academics for Development @ Stadsschouwburg Leuven

Apr.17  Luxembourg: GD Henri & GDss Maria Teresa participate in the opening of the exhibition “Unexpected Treasures”
Apr.16-20  UK: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in London & Windsor

Apr.17  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales meets civil society representatives @ the People’s Forum, Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London


Apr.17  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall attend the Big Commonwealth Lunch @ the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
Apr.17  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [visits HOOPS 4 Life Basketball, Smithfield Plains; attends a Duke of Edinbugh’s International Award Foundation World Fellows Lunch @ Seppeltsfield Winery, Adelaide; visits Twelve25 Salisbury Youth Enterprise Centre, Salisbury; attends a Reception for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ Government House, Adelaide; & attends a Dinner for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ Government House, Adelaide]

Apr.17  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends The Vote 100 Women in Business Summit @ the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London

Apr.17  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends a Dinner @ Fishmongers Hall, London

Apr.17  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent holds a Dinner for the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers @ The Queen’s Officers’ Mess, St. James’s Palace, London 

Apr.17  Spain: State Visit of Portugal to Spain [K.Felipe VI& the President of Portugal visit the exhibition “Pessoa. All art is a form of literature”; & K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia attend a reception hosted by President Rebelo de Sousa @ the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid]

Apr.17  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & CPss Victoria hold an audience with the Prime Minister of India (HE Mr. Narendra Modi) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.17  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends Forestry Week (Forest Industry Week) @ the Munich Brewery, Stockholm

Apr.17  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia host an assembly evening @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm


Apr.17  Sweden: Q.Silvia holds an audience with Mentor International’s President Yvonne Thunell @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.17  Sweden: Q.Silvia holds an audience with Deputy Secretary General Anders Pettersson & Chairman Kent Persson from ECPAT @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.17  Sweden: Pss Sofia attends the UNDP Spring Gala “A goal-conscious evening” (“A Purposeful Evening”)@ Fotografiska, Stockholm

Apr.17  Norway: K.Harald V visits Gjesdal + Bjerkreim municipalities


Apr.17  Norway: CP Haakon visits the Norwegian mineral + mining industry, in Vestfold
Apr.17  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II presents the Rungstedlund Prize @ Rungstedlund, Rungsted Kyst


Apr.17  Denmark: CPss Mary officially opens Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse


WEDNESDAY :: April 18

Apr.18  Lesotho: 11th Birthday of Prince Lerotholi David Mohato Bereng Seeiso of Lesotho   {2007}


Apr.18  Jordan: 11th Birthday of Princess Haya bint Al Hamzah of Jordan   {2007}
Apr.18  Japan: 49th Birthday of Sayako Kuroda (the former Sayako, Princess Nori of Japan)   {1969}

Apr.18  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima attend the premiere of ‘Gurre-Lieder’ @ the Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam


Apr.18  Netherlands: 46th Birthday of Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau   {1972}
Apr.16-20  UK: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in London & Windsor

Apr.18  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends a Reception at the closing session of the Commonwealth Business Forum @ Guildhall, London

Apr.18  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales gives the Keynote address during the ‘Malaria No More’ Summit, London

Apr.18  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales hosts a Prince’s Trust International CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) Reception @ St. James’s Palace State Apartments, St. James’s Palace, London


Apr.18  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall attends a roundtable meeting & the closing session of the Women’s Forum @ the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
Apr.18  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Australia [attends a Meeting for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ Commissioner for Children + Young People, Wakefield House, Adelaide; visits Prince Alfred College in celebration of their 150th Anniversary, Kent Town, South Australia; attends a Reception for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation @ Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide; & visits Zoos South Australia, Fig Tree Function Centre, Adelaide]

Apr.18  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Surrey [attends The Royal Logistics Corps’ 25th Anniversary Parade @ the Army Training Centre, Pirbright, Alexander Barracks, Working; & attends a Dinner for The Royal Logistics Corps’ 25th Anniversary Parade @ the Headquarters Officers’ Mess, The Royal Logistics Corps, Deepcut, Camberley]

Apr.18  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attends the National Crimebeat Annual Awards @ the Royal National Hotel, Bloomsbury, London


Apr.18  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent opens BEN – Motor + Allied Trades Benevolent Fund’s Phase 2 @ Lynwood Retirement Village, Ascot, Berkshire

Apr.18  Spain: State Visit of Portugal to Spain [K.Felipe VI& the President of Portugal attend the 4th edition of the international event “Startup Ole 2018” @ the Archbishop Fonseca School of the University of Salamanca, Salamanca; & preside over the solemn act celebrating the framework of the 800th anniversary of the University of Salamanca @ the Main School Building, the University of Salamanca, Salamanca]

Apr.18  Spain: Q.Letizia presents the SM Prizes for Children’s + Youth Literature “El Barco de Vapor” + “Gran Angular” @ the Real Post Office, Madrid


Apr.18  Spain: Q.Sofia attends the inaugural concert of the V Chamber Music Cycle in the World Heritage Cities @ Gongora Theater, Cordoba
Apr.18  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia hold an audience with Secretary General Martin Brothen of the National Foundation of Sweden (Sweden’s National Day Foundation’s Secretary General)  @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.18  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend an informational meeting ahead of the upcoming official visit to Japan @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.18  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends a board meeting for the World Cup Royal Youth Fund in Sweden (HM The King’s Jubilee Fund for Youth in Sweden) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.18  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the board meeting for the Silviahemmet Foundation @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.18  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends SilviaHemmet’s diploma presentation ceremony @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.18  Sweden: Pr.Daniel holds an audience with Susanne Ryden (President of the Royal Music Academy) & Fredrik Wetterqvist (Permanent Secretary) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm


Apr.18  Sweden: Pr.Daniel visits with Prince Daniel’s Fellowship Entrepreneurship Program @ Sundsvall

Apr.18  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives departing + new regiment secretary of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment @ Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen


Apr.18  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II presents Queen Margrethe II’s Science Prize


THURSDAY :: April 19

Apr.19  Swaziland: 50th Birthday of King Mswati III (Makhosetive Dlamini) of Swaziland   {1968}

Apr.19  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the Community of Saint’Egidio, Antwerp

Apr.19  Belgium: Q.Mathilde presents the 2018 Baillet Latour Prize for Health @ the Palais des Academies, Brussels


Apr.19  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the Art Brussels contemporary art fair @ Tour & Taxis, Brussels
Apr.19  Luxembourg/Austria: 7th Birthday of Count Leopold of Limburg-Stirum   {2011}

Apr.16-20  UK: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in London & Windsor

Apr.19: UK: Q.Elizabeth II hosts The Queen’s Dinner for the Commonwealth Heads of State (the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting State Dinner) @ Buckingham Palace, London [with attendance from: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, Camilla Dss of Cornwall, Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, Pr.Harry of Wales, Pr.Andrew Dk of York, Pss Beatrice of York, Pss Eugenie of York, Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex, Sophie Ctss of Wessex, Pss Anne Pss Royal, Vice Adm.Sir Timothy Laurence, Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester, Birgitte Dss of Gloucester, Pr.Edward Dk of Kent, Pr.Michael of Kent & Pss Alexandra of Kent]

Apr.19  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales attends a Reception for new Heads of Government @ Buckingham Palace, London


Apr.19  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Formal Opening @ Buckingham Palace, London
Apr.19  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & CPss Victoria attend the 400th anniversary of the National Archives (the National Archives’ 400th anniversary celebrations) @ the National Archives

Apr.19  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the Queen Silvia Nursing Award ceremony @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.19  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends SweCare’s 40th Anniversary celebrations @ Norra Latin, Stockholm

Apr.19  Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child @ Gripsholm Castle


Apr.19  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends a meeting with Wallenberg Academy Fellows (Sara Greenwood & Ilona Riipinen) @ Stockholm University
Apr.19  Sweden: 2nd Birthday of Prince Alexander of Sweden, Duke of Sodermanland   {2016}

Apr.19  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

Apr.19  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in the official opening of Research Day & presents the Research Communication Prize 2018 @ IT University, Copenhagen


Apr.19  Denmark: CPss Mary opens the MiniVerset exhibition @ the Experimentarium, Hellerup


FRIDAY :: April 20

Apr.20  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander attends the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Society of Benevolence @ Colony Frederiksoord


Apr.20  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander opens the 6th edition of the King’s Games @ the De Fliert Broad School, Twello

Apr.20-21  Netherlands: Q.Maxima participates in the spring meeting of the World Bank Group (WB) & the International Monetary Fund (IMF) @ Washington DC, USA
Apr.20  Netherlands: Pss Margriet attends the celebration of the 150th jubilee of the Holland Bulb Market @ Heiloo

Apr.20  Liechtenstein: 19th Birthday of Prince Georg Antonius of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {1999}

Apr.20  Liechtenstein: 6th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein & Princess Tilsin/Tilsim of Liechtenstein   {2012} 

Apr.16-20  UK: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in London & Windsor

Apr.20  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting for the Commonwealth Games Federation (attends the Commonwealth Games Federation Sports Breakfast Meeting)

Apr.20  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends the Commonwealth Canopy Initiative @ the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond
Apr.20  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the opening of the contest “The Thinking Hand” @ Gustav III Antique Museum (Gustav III’s Museum of Antiques), the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.20  Sweden: CPss Victoria participates in a Swedish Landscapes walk (Province walk), in Narke

Apr.20  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends a meeting for ICA’s Great/Grand Entrepreneurship Prize @ Solna

Apr.20  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo

Apr.20  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Brigadier Dag Audun Hagemann Garshol


Apr.20  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives new guardian officers from Livgarden @ Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen

Apr.20  Denmark: CPss Mary participates with the Mary Foundation in the opening of the Danish Women’s Crisis Center, Copenhagen


SATURDAY :: April 21

Apr.21  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander attends the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International Netherlands @ Theater Amsterdam

Apr.20-21  Netherlands: Q.Maxima participates in the spring meeting of the World Bank Group (WB) & the International Monetary Fund (IMF) @ Washington DC, USA


Apr.21  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 6th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala, Duchess of Guernica & Albert Brenninkmeijer   {2012}

Apr.21  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the BeSCOUT event, Louvain-la-Neuve 

Apr.21  Liechtenstein: 6th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Rudolf of Liechtenstein & Princess Tilsin/Tilsim of Liechtenstein   {2012}  

Apr.21  UK: 92nd Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland   {1926}

Apr.21  UK: Q.Elizabeth II attends a concert @ the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London

Apr.21  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends First World War centenary commemorations @ Zeebrugge, Belgium

Apr.21  Denmark: 11th Birthday of Princess Isabella of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat   {2007}

Apr.21  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the Representative Meeting of Parasport Denmark @ Idraettens Hus, Brondby



SUNDAY :: April 22

Apr.22: Earth Day

Apr.22  UK: London Marathon, London

Apr.22  UK: Q.Elizabeth II officially starts the 2018 London Marathon (starts the 2018 London Marathon from the Quadrangle) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor

Apr.22  UK: 61st Birthday of Daniel Chatto   {1957}

Apr.22-25  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia make an Official Visit to Japan

Apr.22  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends a Meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres & attends the Dag Hammarskjold Lecture @ Uppsala Castle

MONDAY :: April 23

Apr.23: St. George’s Day   {Christianity}

Apr.23  Jordan: 14th Wedding Anniversary of Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Princess Rym Ali of Jordan   {2004} [NIKAH]

Apr.23  Jordan: 50th Birthday of Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein of Jordan   {1968} [TWIN]


Apr.23  Jordan: 50th Birthday of Princess Zein bint Al Hussein of Jordan   {1968} [TWIN]
Apr.23  Vatican City: St. George’s Day / Name Day of Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio)

Apr.23-25  Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde visit New York City, NY, USA

Apr.23  Belgium/Austria: 15th Birthday of Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary, Bohemia + Croatia, Princess of Modena   {2003}

Apr.23  UK: St. George’s Day / National Day in England, UK

Apr.23  UK: Shakespeare Day

Apr.23  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge & Catherine Dss of Cambridge welcome their 3rd child, a baby boy, today, Apr.23, 2018 @ the Lindo Wing, St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London

Apr.23  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, Pr.George of Cambridge & Pss Charlotte of Cambridge visit Catherine Dss of Cambridge and their new baby boy @ the Lindo Wing, St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London


Apr.23  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge, Catherine Dss of Cambridge& their newborn baby boy leave St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, to go home to Kensington Palace, London

Apr.23  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales presents the prizes of the London Marathon @ the Mall, London
Apr.23  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales & Meghan Markle attend the 25th Anniversary Memorial Commemorative Service to celebrate the life + legacy of Stephen Lawrence

Apr.23  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the St. George’s Day Service to mark the 40th anniversary of the Gloucestershire Branch of the Royal St. George’s Society @ Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester

Apr.23  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends a Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers @ the Chapel Royal, St. Peter Ad Vincula, HM Tower of London, London


Apr.23  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends a Luncheon to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers @ Mercers’ Hall, London
Apr.23  UK: 37th Birthday of Lady Gabriella Windsor   {1981} 

Apr.23  Spain: Day of Aragon in Aragon & Day of Castile + Leon in Castile-Leon

Apr.23  Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia present the Literature Prize in the Spanish Language “Miguel de Cervantes” 2017 @ the Auditorium of the University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid

Apr.22-25  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia make an Official Visit to Japan

Apr.23  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend an informational meeting on the upcoming visit to Latvia @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.23  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends the Royal Patriotic Society Annual Year @ Riddarhuset, Stockholm

Apr.23  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of Norwegian Joint Headquarters


Apr.23-26  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit visit Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia
Apr.23-24  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit visit Latvia

Apr.23  Denmark: Public Audience @ Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen

Apr.23  Denmark: Pss Marie attends the Autism celebration of the SIKON confernce’s 30th anniversary @ Odense Concert Hall, Odense

Apr.23  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in Queen Ingrid Haederslegat (The Non Profit Society to Queen Ingrid Minde)’s publication of this year’s beneficiaries (dance awards) @ Christian VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen


TUESDAY :: April 24

Apr.24  Jordan: 35th Birthday of Princess Iman bint Al Hussein of Jordan   {1983}

Apr.24  Qatar: 10th Wedding Anniversary of Sheikh Joan (Joa’an) bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar & Sheikha Al-Maha bint Salem Al-Rumual Al-Mannai of Qatar   {2008} @ 

Apr.24  Vatican City: 13th Inauguration Anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI   {2005}

Apr.24  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander opens the exhibition ‘Willem’ @ the National Military Museum, Soest

Apr.24  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima receive the President of Mexico (Enrique Pena Nieto) & Firsy Lady Angelica Rivera de Pena of Mexico @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague

Apr.24  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima host an annual gala dinner for the Corps Diplomatique @ the Royal Palace, Amsterdam

Apr.24  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 2nd Birthday of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of Piacenza, Prince of Asturias   {2016}

Apr.23-25  Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde visit New York City, NY, USA

Apr.24  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a performance of The Fall @ Holloway Road Rehearsal Rooms, London

Apr.24  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Real Tennis World Championships Reception + Dinner @ Queen’s Club, Hammersmith, London

Apr.24  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits Cornwall [attends the Truro Christmas Primestock & Produce Annual General Meeting @ Probus Village Hall, Truro; visits Tregolls School Truro; & visits Tregassow Asparagus Farm, St. Erme, Truro]

Apr.24  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester opens the Almshouse Association’s Lucas Court @ Melrose Gardens, Gosport, Hampshire

Apr.24  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester opens the newly renovated Eling Tide Mill @ Eling Hill, Totton, Southampton


Apr.24  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester opens the new Technical Training facilities @ Eastleigh College, Eastleigh

Apr.24  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends a Dinner for the Royal United Services Institute for Defense + Security Studies, London

Apr.22-25  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia make an Official Visit to Japan

Apr.24  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends the presentation of the Vegamedaljen (Vega Medal) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.24  Sweden: CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend a Board Meeting of the Crown Princess Couple Foundation @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.24  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters
Apr.23-24  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit visit Latvia

Apr.24-25  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit visit Lithuania

Apr.24  Norway: CP Haakon visits Lithuania [attends a luncheon hosted by HE Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis; & lays a wreath @ the memorial to those killed in the struggle for Lithuanian independence]


Apr.24  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit visit Lithuania [are officially welcomed to Lithuania by HE President Dalia Grybauskaite @ the Presidential Palace, Vilnius; meet with HE President Dalia Grybauskaite, followed by a meeting between the Lithuanian + Norwegian delegations; visit the House of Signatories & view the Feruary 16, 1918 Decree on Restoration of the Independent State of Lithuania; & attend ann official dinner hosted by HE President Dalia Grybauskaite @ the Presidential Palace, Vilnius]
Apr.24  Denmark: Pr.Joachim participates in the Young Scientists Final 2018 @ the Forum, Frederiksberg


Apr.24  Denmark: Pss Marie attends the Association of Childhood’s spring concert @ Holmen Church, Copenhagen


WEDNESDAY :: April 25

Apr.25: Feast of Saint Mark  {Christianity; Italy}


Apr.25: ANZAC Day
Apr.25  Italy: Liberation Day in Italy {1945}

Apr.25  France/Spain: 44th Birthday of Prince Louis Alphonse (Luis Alfonso) of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou   {1974}


Apr.25  Jordan: 77th Birthday of Princess Muna al-Hussein of Jordan (Antoinette “Toni”)   {1941}

Apr.25  Swaziland: 32nd Coronation Anniversary of King Mswati III of Swaziland   {1986}

Apr.25  Qatar: 10th Wedding Anniversary of Sheikh Jasim bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar & Sheikha Maryam bint ‘Abdu’llah bin Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Thani of Qatar   {2008}

Apr.23-25  Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde visit New York City, NY, USA

Apr.25  UK: Q.Elizabeth II presents a New Standard to the Royal Tank Regiment

Apr.25  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales attends the ANZAC Day Dawn Service

Apr.25  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales attends the ANZAC Day Cenotaph Wreath Laying


Apr.25  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales attends an ANZAC Day Service @ Westminster Abbey, London
Apr.25  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Real Tennis Pro-AM Tournament @ Queen’s Club, Hammersmith, London
Apr.25  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits Hereford [visits the Weeping Window @ Hereford Cathedral, Cathedral Close; & visits Hereford Cider Museum] 

Apr.25  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the Whitley Fund for Nature’s Whitley Awards Ceremony @ the Royal Geographical Society, London

Apr.25  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Trustees Meeting for RNVR Youth Sail Training Trust @ Pennington Manches LLP, Abacus House, London

Apr.25  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Luncheon for the Mission to Seafarers Limited, in London

Apr.25  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester attends a Luncheon for the Global Heritage Fund UK @ the Garrick Club, London

Apr.25  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends the United Grand Lodge of England Annual Investiture + Dinner @ Freemasons’ Hall, London

Apr.22-25  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia make an Official Visit to Japan


Apr.25  Sweden: CPss Victoria participates in a Swedish Landscapes walk (Province walk), in Lapland

Apr.25  Sweden: Pr.Daniel visits schools participating in the project “School in Motion” in Helsinki & Espoo, Finland

MONDAY :: April 30

Apr.30   Netherlands: 5th Accession + Enthronement Anniversary of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands   {2013}

Apr.30  Netherlands: 38th Accession + Enthronement Anniversary of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (now Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands)   {1980}

Apr.30  Netherlands: 79th Birthday of Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven, Jr.   {1939}

Apr.30  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex chair a Trustees’ Meeting & attends a Dinner for The Prince Philip Trust Fund of the Royal Borough of Windsor + Maidenhead @ St. George’s House, Windsor, Berkshire


Apr.30  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Scotland [visits Wishaw General Hospital Maternity Unit, Wishaw, Lanarkshire; visits Thales United Kingdom on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary, Glasgow; & visits Healthcare Environmental Group Limited’s Waste to Energy Eco Park @ Hassockrigg Ecopack, Shotts, Lanarkshire]
Apr.30  Spain: 16th Birthday of Miguel Urdangarin y de Borbon   {2002}

Apr.30  Sweden: Walpurgis Night in Sweden

Apr.30  Sweden: 72nd Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden   {1946}

Apr.30  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend The King’s Birthday @ the Outer Courtyard, the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Apr.30  Denmark: CP Frederik & Pr.Joachim participate in the parade + reception @ Svanemollens Kaserne, Copenhagen

Apr.30  Denmark: Pr.Joachim participates in PA Consulting’s “Top Floor Talk” @ Portland Towers 1, Nordhavn

Apr.30  Denmark: Pr.Joachim attends the 68th anniversary celebration of the Main Organization for Personnel of the Reserve in Denmark @ the Kastellet, Copenhagen Island


Apr.30  Denmark: Pss Marie participates in the Danish UNESCO National Commission’s launch of the Geokids children’s art project @ Geopark Odsherred, Farevejle


TUESDAY :: May 1

May 1: May Day / Workers Day / Labour Day

May 1  Vatican City: Saint Joseph the Worker Day in Vatican City

May 1  Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends the Queen Elisabeth Competition – Chant 2018 qualification events @ Flagey, Brussels

May 1  Luxembourg: 55th Birthday of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg   {1963}

May 1  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Scotland [opens The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Facilities @ Easter Bush Campus, Roslin, Midlothian; attends Global Surgery Presentations @ The University of Edinburgh’s Medical School, Edinburgh; & visits The University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering @ the Sanderson Building, King’s Buildings, Edinburgh]

May 1  UK: 54th Birthday of Lady Sarah Chatto   {1964}

May 1  Sweden: Walpurgis Day in Sweden


WEDNESDAY :: May 2

May 2  France: 9th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Jean of Orleans, Duke of Vendome, Dauphin of France & Princess Philomena of Orleans, Duchess of Vendome, Dauphine of France   {2009} 

May 2  Jordan: 2nd Birthday of Raiyah Halawani   {2016} 

May 2  UAE-Abu Dhabi & Dubai: 13th Wedding Anniversary of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi & Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai   {2005}

May 2  Belgium: K.Philippe participates in the official opening of the project ‘Our Forgotten Heroes’ on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI to honor repatriated soldiers @ the Cemetery of the City of Brussels, Brussels

May 2  Luxembourg: 18th Birthday of Prince Leopold of Nassau   {2000} [TWIN]

May 2  Luxembourg: 18th Birthday of Princess Charlotte of Nassau   {2000} [TWIN]

May 2-6  UK: Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (horse dressage + showjumping) @ Badminton Estate, Badminton, Gloucestershire


May 2  UK: 3rd Birthday of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge   {2015}

May 2  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Reception + Lunch for The Prince Philip Trust Fund for the Royal Borough of Windsor + Maidenhead @ Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire

May 2  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Shropshire [attends a symposium on ‘Technology’s role in feeding the Commonwealth’ @ Harper Adams University, Edgmond, Newport; & attends a Ceremony to mark the bicentenary of Thomas Harper Adams @ St. Nicholas Church, Newport]

May 2  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Warrington Hospital Maternity Unit, Croft Wing @ Warrington Hospital, Warrington, Cheshire

May 2  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester visits Leicestershire [opens the new Kibworth Medical Centre, Kibworth; visits the new headquarters of the Royal Air Forces Association @ Atlas House, Leicester; & visits the Hinckley + District Museum to celebrate their 21st anniversary @ Framework Knitters’ Cottages, Hinckley]


May 2  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent opens the refurbished Percy Bilton Court Almshouses, Hounslow, London

May 2  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with Berit Hogman @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

May 2  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the presentation of the Royal Academies Bernadotte Scholarships @ the Bernadotte Library, the Royal Palace, Stockholm

May 1   King Edward IV of England & Elizabeth Woodville   {1464} in Grafton Regis

May 1   Queen Anna of Poland & Stefan Batory, Prince von Siebenhurgen, King of Poland   {1576}

May 1   Prince Joseph Wenzel I of Liechtenstein & Princess Anna Maria of Liechtenstein   {1718} in Lanzendorf, Austria

May 1   Princess Francisca of Orleans-Braganza, Princess of Brazil & Prince Francois of Orleans, Prince of Joinville   {1843} in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

May 1   Archduke Albrecht of Austria & Princess Hildegard of Bavaria   {1844} in Munich, Germany

May 1   Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia & Aurora Demidov, Princess de San Donato   {1892} in St. Petersburg, Russia [divorced 1896]

May 1   Princess Mathilde of Bavaria & Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kothary   {1900} in Munich, Germany

May 1   King Gyanendra of Nepal & Lady Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah   {1970}

May 2   Jagiello Wladislaw II, Prince of Kiev, Great Prince of Lithuania, King of Poland & Elzbieta Piloka of Sandomir   {1417}

May 2   Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha (Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld), Duke of Saxony (King Leopold I of the Belgians 1831-1865) & Princess Charlotte of Wales, Princess of Hanover (d.1817)  {1816} @ Carlton House, St. James’s Palace, London, England, UK

May 2   Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Prince of Hohenzollern & Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia   {1938} [CIVIL + RELIGIOUS (ORTHODOX)] in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

May 2   Countess Alexandra of Rosenborg & Ivar Emil Vind   {1951} in Copenhagen, Denmark

May 2   The Honourable Frances Ruth Roche Spencer, Viscountess Althorp & Peter Shand Kydd   {1969}

May 2   Archduke Carl/Karl-Peter of Austria & Princess Alexandra von Wrede   {1998} [RELIGIOUS] @ Schloss Ellingen, Ellingen, Germany

May 2   Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi & Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai   {2005}

May 2   Prince Jean of Orleans, Duke of Vendome, Dauphin of France & Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart   {2009} [RELIGIOUS] @ the Cathedrale Notre-Dame in Senlis, France

May 2   Archduchess Elmerice of Austria & Alexander Fairfax   {2015} @ the Basilica Maria Loreto, St. Andra im Lavanttal, Austria

May 3   Princess Alexandrine of Baden & Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha   {1842} in Karlsruhe, Germany

May 3   Princess Luise Elisabeth of Waldeck + Pyrmont & Prince Alexander of Erbach-Schonberg   {1900} in Arolsen, Germany

May 3   Grand Duchess Marie/Maria Pavlovna of Russia & Prince Carl/Karl Vilhelm/William/Wilhelm of Sweden + Norway, Duke of Sodermanland   {1908} @ Tsarskoie Selo, St. Petersburg, Russia [divorced 1914]

May 3   Count Carl Johan (Jan) Bernadotte of Wisborg & Gunilla Stampe   {1965} in Toro, Sweden [divorced 1967]

May 3   Princess Katharina of Hohenberg & Carlos Manuel Mendez de Vigo y Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg   {1997} in Strobl am Wolfgangsee, Austria

May 3   Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno & Tjalling ten Cate   {2008} @ Landgoed Maarsbergen in Maarsbergen, the Netherlands

May 4   Princess Sophie Marie of Liechtenstein & Prince Karl of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg   {1863} in Vienna, Austria

May 4   Nabila Amina Panba Khanum Effendi of Egypt & Prince/Sultan ‘Abdu’r Rahim Hayri Effendi of the Ottoman Empire   {1919} [NIKAH] @ Nishantashi, Pera, Turkey [divorced Sep. 26, 1923]

May 4   Princess Adile Hanimsultan Hanim Efendi of the Ottoman Empire & HIH Prince Sehzade Mahmud Sevket Efendi   {1922} [divorced 1928]

May 4   Countess Pauline Emma Amalie Gertrud Elisabeth Madeleine of Castell-Castell & Prince Georg of Schonburg-Waldenburg   {1935} [RELIGIOUS] in Munich, Germany

May 4   Louis Ferdinand, The Prince of Prussia (1951-1994), Prince of Hohenzollern & Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia   {1938} [CEREMONY #1: ORTHODOX OR CEREMONY #2: RELIGIOUS (LUTHERAN) (in Doorn, the Netherlands)] @ Cecilienhof Palace, Potsdam, Germany (other date reported as May 2, 1938)

May 4   Prince Edward Taw Phaya of Burma & Princess Gyi Phaya Rita of Burma   {1944}

May 4   Prince Ghazi bin Muhammadof Jordan & Dr. Areej Zawawi {1997}

May 5   Queen Isabella of Jerusalem & Count Henri II de Champagne   {1192}

May 5   Zygmunt II August, King of Poland, Great Prince of Lithuania & Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria   {1543}

May 5   Paul Friedrich August, Duke of Oldenburg, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1829-1853)& Princess Cecilie/Cecilia of Sweden   {1831} in Vienna, Austria

May 5   Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin & Princess Marie of Windisch-Gratz   {1881} in Schwerin, Germany

May 5   Princess Louise/Lovisa of Denmark & Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe   {1896} @ Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

May 5   Princess Nimetallah Muhammad Hanim of Egypt + Sudan & Prince Kamal el Dine Hussein of Egypt   {1904}

May 5   Prince Philipp of Hesse & Laetitia Bechtolf   {2006} [CIVIL] in Panker, Hamburg, Germany

May 6   King Affonso V of Portugal + the Algarve, King of Cueta, King of Castile & Isabella of Portugal   {1448}

May 6   King Vittorio Amedeo II of Sicily (1713-1718), King of Sardinia (1718-1730), Duke of Savoy & Anne Marie d’Orleans   {1684} [IN PERSON] in Chambery, France

May 6   Archduke Ferdinand of Austria [Grand Duke Ferdinando III of Tuscany (1790-1799/1801; 1814-1824), Duke + Elector of Salzburg (1802-1805), Duke + Elector of Wurzburg (1805-1806), Elector + Grand Duke of Wurzburg (1806-1814)] & Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony {1821} in Florence, Italy

May 6   Princess Marie of Prussia & Prince Albrecht of Saxe-Altenburg   {1885} in Berlin, Germany

May 6   Prince Christian Albrecht of Schaumburg-Lippe & Duchess Elsa of Wurttemberg   {1897} in Stuttgart, Germany

May 6   William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington & Kathleen“Kick” Kennedy   {1944} @ the Chelsea Register Office, London, England, UK

May 6   King Farouk I of Egypt + the Sudan (1936-1952)& Narriman Sadek (Queen consort of Egypt)   {1951} [divorced Feb. 1954]

May 6   Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma & Franz Ferdinand, Duke of Hohenberg   {1956} [CIVIL] in Luxembourg

May 6   The Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland & Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon   {1960} @ Westminster Abbey, London, England, UK [divorced 1978]

May 6   InfantaMaria del Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz & Luis Gomez-Acebo y Duke de Estrada, Viscount de la Torre, Grandee of Spain   {1967} @ the Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon/Estoril, Portugal

May 6   Laura Parker Bowles & Harry Marcus George Lopes   {2006} @ St. Cyriac’s Church, Lacock, Wiltshire, England, UK

May 7   Prince Adolphus Frederick of Great Britain, Duke of Cambridge & Landgravine Auguste/Augusta of Hesse-Cassel   {1818} [CEREMONY #1] in Kassel, Germany

May 7   Princess Pauline of Waldeck + Pyrmont & Prince Alexis of Bentheim + Steinfurt   {1881} in Arolsen, Germany

May 7   Louis Ferdinand, The Prince of Prussia (1951-1994)& Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia   {1938} [CEREMONY #2: LUTHERAN] @ Huis Doorn, Doorn, the Netherlands (other date reported as May 4, 1938)

May 7   Archduke Martin of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Bohemia + Croatia & Princess Katharina of Isenburg-Birstein   {2004} [RELIGIOUS] @ the Roman Catholic Church of Maria Heimsuchung, Birstein, Germany

May 7   James Harold Charles Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton & Tanya Nation   {2004} @ Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London, England, UK

May 7  Count Bjorn Bernadotte of Wisborg & Sandra Angerer   {2009} [RELIGIOUS] @ the Castle Church, Mainau Island, Germany

May 8   Prince Philipp Erasmus of Liechtenstein & Countess Christina Theresia of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort   {1695} in Lobositz, Czech Republic

May 8   Prince Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales & Princess Auguste of Saxe-Gotha   {1736} @ St. James’s Palace, London, England, UK

May 8   Princess Mary of Great Britain & Friedrich II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel   {1740} [PROXY] in Hannover, Germany

May 8   Grand Duchess Vera Constantinova of Russia & Duke Wilhelm Eugen of Wurttemberg   {1874} in Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

May 8   Prince Albrecht of Waldeck + Pyrmont & Princess Luise of Hohenlohe-Oehringen   {1886} in Bamberg, Germany

May 8   Sheikh Sir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain [Hakim of Bahrain (1961-1971), Emir of Bahrain (1971-1999)] & Sheikha Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain   {1949}

May 8   Catherine Oxenberg & Casper Van Dien   {1999}

May 9   King Carlos III of Spain (1759-1788), Duke of Parma (1731-1735), King of Naples + Sicily (1735-1788)& Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony   {1738} [PROXY] in Dresden, Germany

May 9   Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma & Prince Maximilian of Saxony   {1792} [IN PERSON] in Dresden, Germany

May 9   Prince Willem Frederik Hendrik of the Netherlands & Princess Amelie of Saxe-Weimar   {1853} in Weimar, Germany

May 9   Lord Charles Arthur Francis Cavendish & Adele Astaire   {1932}

May 9   Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma & Hereditary Prince Franz of Hohenberg [Franz, Duke of Hohenberg 1962-1977]   {1956} in Luxembourg

May 9   Princess Maria-Pia of Savoy/Italy & Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma   {2003} in Manalapan, Florida, USA

May 10   Crown Prince + Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Crown Prince of Hungary + Bohemia & Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha   {1881} @ Saint Augustine’s Church, Vienna, Austria

May 10   Emperor (Yoshihito) Taisho of Japan (1912-1926)& The Lady Sadako Kujo (Empress consort Teimei)   {1900}

May 10   Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire & HH Behice Maan Haseki Kadin Efendi   {1900}

May 10   Archduchess Maria Christina (Marie Christine) Isabelle Natalie of Austria & Prince Emanuel Alfred of Salm-Salm   {1902} in Vienna, Austria

May 10   (Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria) Infante Ferdinand of Spain & Infanta Maria Theresia of Spain   {1906}

May 10   Princess Fathiya Fuad of Egypt & Riyad Ghal   {1950}

May 10   Crown Prince + Archduke Franz Joseph Otto of Austria, Crown Prince of Hungary, Croatia + Bohemia & Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen   {1951} @ the Church of the Cordeliers, Nancy, France

May 10   Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen & Countess Ilona Kalnoky de Korospatak   {1996} [CIVIL] in Sigmaringen, Germany

May 10   Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud of Saudi Arabia & Princess Nouf bint Bandar Al Saud of Saudi Arabia   {2012}

May 10   Princess Florence of Prussia & the Hon. James Tollemache   {2014} @ St. Michael’s Church, East Croker, Somerset, England, Great Britain, UK

May 11   Friedrich I “der Schone”, Duke of Austria + Styria (1306), German King (1314) & Isabella of Aragon + Sicily   {1315} in Ravensburg

May 11   Infanta Maria Ana/Anna of Portugal & King Friedrich August Georg of Saxony   {1859} in Lisbon, Portugal

May 11   Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia & Princess Irina Ivanovna Kurakina   {1951} in Paris, France

May 11   Princess Anne of Orleans/France & Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria   {1965} [CIVIL] @ Louveciennes, France

May 11   Lady Alexandra Clare Carnegie & Mark Flemming Etherington   {2001} in London, England, UK

May 12   King Richard I “the Lion-Hearted” of England, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Poitou& Berengaria of Navarre   {1191} in Lemesos, Cyprus

May 12   Willem II, Prince of Orange, Stattholder of the Netherlands & Princess Mary of England + Scotland   {1641} in London, England, UK

May 12   Friedrich IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp & Princess Hedwig Sophie Auguste of Sweden   {1698} in Karlberg, Sweden

May 12   Archduchess Marie/Maria Caroline/Karoline of Austria & Infante Fernando of Spain [King Ferdinando IV of Naples + Sicily 1759-1816; King Ferdinando I of the Two Sicilies 1816-1825]   {1768} [IN PERSON] in Caserta, Italy

May 12   Archduke Joseph Karl Ludwig of Austria, Palatine of Hungary & Princess Marie Adelheid Amalie Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha   {1864} in Coburg, Germany

May 12   Princess Maria Anna/Anne of Hesse-Darmstadt/Hesse + the Rhine & Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin   {1864} in Darmstadt, Germany

May 12   Duchess Therese of Oldenburg & Duke George von Leuchtenberg   {1879} in Stuttgart, Germany

May 12   Princess Maria of Greece + Denmark & Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia   {1900} in Corfu, Greece

May 12   Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia & Princess Stana (Anastasia) of Montenegro, Princess Romanovsky + Duchess of Leuchtenberg (1889-1906)   {1907} in Yalta, Ukraine

May 12   Princess Anne of Orleans/France & Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria   {1965} [RELIGIOUS] in Dreux, France

May 12   Sayyida Tania bint Shabib bin Taimur Al-Sa’idof Oman & Rishi Khimji   {2001}

May 12   Prince Johannes Leopold of Liechtenstein & Countess Kinga Karolyi de Nagy-Karoly   {2001} [RELIGIOUS] in Vienna, Austria

May 12   Hereditary Prince BorisPetrovic-Njegos of Montenegro & Veronique Haillot Canas da Silva   {2007} [CIVIL] in Portugal

May 12   Princess AltinaiPetrovic-Njegos of Montenegro & Anton Martynov   {2009} in Paris, France

May 12   Princess Maria Felipa/Philippa of Bavaria & Christian Dienst   {2012} [RELIGIOUS] @ the Wieskirche (the Wies Church), Steingarden, Bavaria, Germany

May 13   John“of Gaunt”, Earl of Richmond, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Aquitaine, King of Castile + Leon & Blanche of Lancaster   {1359} @ the Queen’s Chapel, Reading, England

May 13   Infanta Maria Teresa of Portugal, Princess of Beira & Infante Pedro Carlos of Spain + Portugal   {1810} in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

May 13   Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria & Emperor Pedro I of Brazil (1822-1834), King of Portugal + the Algarves (Mar.10-Apr.29, 1826)    {1817} [PROXY] in Vienna, Austria

May 13   Prince Gaetan of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Girgenti& Infanta Maria Isabella/Isabel Spain, Princess of Asturias   {1868} in Madrid, Spain

May 13   Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Prince Royal of Portugal & Dona Isabel Ines de Castro Curvelo Heredia {1995} @ the Basilica of Jeronimos (Jeronimos Monastery), Lisbon, Portugal

May 14   King Juan I of Castile + Leon & Queen Brites of Portugal + the Algarve (1383)   {1383} in Badajoz, Spain [IN PERSON]

May 14   Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin & Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld   {1755} [IN PERSON] in Schwerin, Germany

May 14   King Louis XVIII Stanislav Xavier of France & Princess Josephine of Savoy + Sardinia   {1771} [IN PERSON] @ Versailles, France

May 14   Countess Ebba Sophia Bernadotte of Wisborg & Baron Carl Fleetwood   {1918} in Stockholm, Sweden

May 14   Infante Juan Carlos of Spain [King Juan Carlos I of Spain 1975-2014], Prince of Spain & Princess Sofia/Sophia of Greece + Denmark, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg   {1962} in Athens, Greece

May 14   Countess Maria Estelle Bernadotte of Wisborg & Umberto Ganfini   {1983} in Uppsala, Sweden

May 14   Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg & Countess Maria Kalnoky de Korospatak   {1999} [CIVIL] in Vaduz, Liechtenstein

May 14   Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark & Mary Donaldson  {2004} @ Copenhagen Cathedral, in Copenhagen, Denmark

May 14   Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Fernandez de Castro & Asela Pilar Perez Becerril   {2011} @ the Liria Palace, Madrid, Spain

May 15   Philippe I, King of France, Count de Gatinais& Bertrade de Montfort   {1092}

May 15   Alexander II, King of Scots & Marie de Coucy   {1239} in Roxburgh

May 15   Mary, Queen of Scots & James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney   {1567} in Holyrood, Scotland

May 15   Princess Ragnhild of Norway & Erling Sven Lorentzen   {1953} in Asker, Norway

May 15   Count Alexander Wilhelm Bernadotte of Wisborg & Carina Beate Konig   {2003} [CIVIL] in Stetten

May 15   Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau & Antonius Wilms   {2017} [CIVIL] @ the Town Hall, Luxembourg-Ville, Luxembourg

May 16   Archduchess Marie Antonie (Marie Antoinette) of Austria & King Louis XVI Auguste of France   {1770} [IN PERSON] @ Versailles, France

May 16   Prince Muhammad ‘Ali Pasha Shishman of Egypt & Hidayat Khanum Effendi   {1852} in Istanbul, Turkey

May 16   Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse & Princess Anne of Prussia   {1853} in Charlottenburg, Germany

May 16/17   Princess Maria Pia of Savoy & Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma   {2003} in Manalapan, FL, USA

May 17   Wolfgang, Prince of Castell-Rudenhausen & Princess Emma of Ysenburg + Budingen in Budingen   {1859} in Budingen, Germany

May 17   Princess Viktoria Margarete of Prussia & Heinrich XXXIII, Prince Reuss   {1913} @ the Neues Palais, Potsdam, Germany

May 17   Countess Marie Gabrielle Hedwig of Faber-Castell & Prince Max Hugo of Hohenlohe-Oehringen   {1920} in Stein [divorced 1931]

May 17   Lady Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer & Neil Edmund McCorquodale   {1980} @ St. Mary’s Church, Northamptonshire, England, UK

May 17   Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau & Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst   {2001} [CIVIL] in The Hague, the Netherlands

May 17   Hereditary Prince Heinrich Donatus of Hesse-Kassel & Countess Floria-Franziska of Faber-Castell   {2003} [RELIGIOUS] in Kronberg, Frankfurt, Germany

May 17   Crown Prince Raja Muda Nazrin Shah of Perak & Zara Salim Davidson   {2007} [AKAD NIKAH] @ the Istana Iskandariah Palace in Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia

May 17   Peter Phillips & Autumn Kelly   {2008} @ St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

May 18   King Henry II of England & Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine   {1152} in Bordeaux, France

May 18   Otto III, Duke of Lower Bavaria (1290), King of Hungary (as Bela V/Bajor Otto) (1305)& Agnes of Glogau   {1309} in Straubing

May 18   King Francois I of France, Count d’Angouleme, Perigord + d’Asti, Duke of Valois, Duke of Bretagne, Duke of Milan & Claude of France   {1514} in St.Germain-en-Laye

May 18   Princess Maria Christina Anna of Liechtenstein & Count Franz Ferdinand Kinsky von Wchinitz + Tettau   {1761} in Vienna, Austria

May 18   Princess Charlotte of Great Britain, Princess Royal & Friedrich I, Elector of Wurttemberg (1803-1805), King of Wurttemberg (1805-1816)   {1797} @ St. James’s Palace, London, England, UK

May 18   Princess Friederike Luise Wilhelmine Marianne Charlotte of Prussia & Georg II, Prince + Duke of Saxe-Meiningen   {1850} in Charlottenburg, Germany

May 18   King Pedro V of Portugal + the Algarves (1853-1861), Prince of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha-Braganza & Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen   {1858} [IN PERSON] in Lisbon, Portugal

May 18  Princess Anna of Montenegro & Prince Franz Joseph of Battenberg   {1897} in Cetinje, Montenegro

May 18   Prince Ali/Aly Salman Aga Khan (“Aly Khan”) & Hon. Joan (Yarde-Buller) Guinness (known as Princess Tajuddawlah after Islamic conversion)   {1936} in Paris, France [divorced 1949]

May 18   Countess Camilla of Rosenborg & Mikael Rosanes   {1995} in Sollerod, Denmark

May 19   Henri I, Duke of Lower Burgundy, King of France & Anna of Kiev   {1051} in Reims, France

May 19   Princess Wilhelmine/Wilhelmina Marie of Denmark & Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg   {1838} in Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark

May 19   Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach & Prince Henrik of the Netherlands   {1853} in Weimar, Germany

May 19   Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe & Prince Heinrich XXXII Reuss   {1920} in Drogelwitz [divorced 1921]

May 19   Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau & Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst  {2001} [RELIGIOUS] @ the Great St. James Church (the Grote of St. Jacobskerk), The Hague, the Netherlands

May 19  Countess Caroline of Waldburg & Prince Philipp Constantin of Stolberg   {2001} [RELIGIOUS] @ Wolfegg Castle, Germany

May 19   Crown Prince Raja Muda Nazrin Shah of Perak & Zara Salim Davidson   {2007} [BERSANDING] @ the Istana Iskandariah Palace in Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia

May 20   King Enrique IV “el Impotente” of Castile + Leon & Juana of Portugal   {1455} in Cordoba

May 20   John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough & Countess Rosita Douglas-Stjernorp   {1972} [divorced May 15, 2008]

May 20   Princess Lavinia Marie of Yugoslavia & Erastos Sidiropolous   {1989} [divorced 1993]

May 20   Archduke Ferdinand of Austria & Countess Katharina of Hardenberg   {1999} [CIVIL] in Berlin-Zehlendorf, Germany

May 20   Prince Karl Vladimir of Yugoslavia & Brigitte Muller  {2001} [RELIGIOUS] in London, England, UK

May 20   Prince Ludwig of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn & Countess Philippa Spannocchi   {2011} [CIVIL] @ Sayn Castle, Bendorf-Sayn, Germany

May 21   King Charles II of England + Scotland & Infanta Catherine of Portugal   {1662} in Portsmouth, England

May 21   Princess Maria Dominika of Liechtenstein & Heinrich, Prince of Auersperg   {1719} in Vienna, Austria

May 21   Prince Willem/William Frederik/Frederick Charles/Karel of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau & Princess Luise of Prussia   {1825} in Berlin, Germany

May 21   Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia & Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley   {1923} in Paris, France [divorced 1936]

May 21   Princess Kazuko of Japan, Princess Taka (1929-1950)& Toshimichi Takatsukasa   {1950}

May 21   Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia & Howard Oxenberg   {1960} in Florida, USA [divorced 1966]

May 21   Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha, Duke of Saxony & Kelly Rondestvedt {2009} [CIVIL] @ the Salon Belvedere at Schloss Callenberg, Coburg, Germany

May 22   Geoffrey V “Plantagenet”, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy & the Dowager Holy Roman Empress Matilda, Queen of England   {1127} in Le Mans, France

May 22   Viktor Friedrich, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg & Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt   {1733} in Potsdam, Germany

May 22   King Christian VIII of Denmark (1839-1848)& Princess Karoline of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg   {1815} in Schloss Augustenburg, Germany

May 22   Princess Friederike Wilhelmine Alexandrine of Prussia & Paul Friedrich, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin   {1822} in Berlin, Germany

May 22   King Oscar I of Sweden + Norway (1844-1859)& Duchess Josephine of Leuchtenberg   {1823} [PROXY] in Munich, Germany

May 22   Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin of Hohenzollern-Hechingen & Eugenie de Beauharnais, Princess of Leuchtenberg   {1826} in Eichstadt, Germany

May 22   Prince Carlos of Portugal, Prince of Braganza, Prince of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha [King Carlos of Portugal + the Algarves (1889-1908)] & Princess Marie-Amelie/Amelia of Orleans/France   {1886} in Lisbon, Portugal

May 22   Infanta Maria Teresa of Portugal & Prince Karl Ludwig of Thurn + Taxis   {1900} in Regensburg, Germany

May 22   Prince Axel of Denmark + Iceland & Princess Margaretha of Sweden   {1919} @ the Cathedral of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

May 22   Princess Marie-Louise/Luise of Waldeck + Pyrmont & Prince Albrecht Friedrich Carl/Karl of Castell-Castell   {1951} [CIVIL] in Arolsen, Germany

May 22   Archduke Ferdinand of Austria & Countess Katharina/Catharina of Hardenberg   {1999} [RELIGIOUS] @ the Friedenkirche, Potsdam, Germany

May 22   Infante Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias, Prince of Girona, Prince of Viana, Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera, Lord of Balaguer [King Felipe VI of Spain (2014-present)] & Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano   {2004} @ the Cathedral Santa Maria la Real de la Almudena, Madrid, Spain

May 22   Count Christian Wolfgang Bernadotte of Wisborg & Christine Stoltmann   {2010} @ Schloss Mainau, Germany

May 22   Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan & Mohammed Talal Halawani   {2014} in Amman, Jordan

May 23   King Louis VIII of France, King of England, Count of Poitou& Blanca of Castile   {1200} near Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France

May 23/30   King Affonso V of Portugal + the Algarve, King of Cueta, King of Castile & Juana“Beltraneja” of Castile   {1475} in Placentia [divorced 1479]

May 23   Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal & Infante Gabriel of Spain   {1785} [IN PERSON] in Aranjuez, Spain

May 23   Princess Maria Eleonora Josepha of Liechtenstein & Prince Johann Adolf of Schwarzenberg   {1830} in Vienna, Austria

May 23   Maximilian Egon I, Prince of Furstenberg & Countess Leontine von Khevenhuller-Metsch   {1860} in Vienna, Austria

May 23   Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma & Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel   {1951} [CIVIL] in Paris, France [separated 1966; divorced 1999]

May 23   Princess Marie-Louise/Luise of Waldeck + Pyrmont & Prince Albrecht Friedrich Carl/Karl of Castell-Castell   {1951} [RELIGIOUS] in Arolsen, Germany

May 23  Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia & Countess Donata of Castell-Rudenhausen   {1975} [CIVIL] in Rudenhausen, Germany

May 23   Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium & Paul Druker/Drucker   {1981} in Coral Gables, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA [divorced 1981]

May 23   Countess Desiree of Rosenborg & Fergus Smith   {1981} in Kongstedlund [divorced 1987]

May 23   Count Carl Ludvig Bernadotte of Wisborg & Charlotte Urban   {1981} in Stockholm, Sweden

May 23   Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha, Duke of Saxony & Kelly Rondestvedt {2009} [RELIGIOUS] @ the St. Moritz Church, Coburg, Germany

May 24  Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia & Countess Joanna Grudinscy   {1820} in Warsaw, Poland

May 24   Prince Albert William/Wilhelm Henry/Heinrich of Prussia & Princess Irene of Hesse + by Rhine   {1888} @ Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany

May 24   Prince Ernst August of Hannover, Duke of Brunswick & Princess Victoria/Viktoria Louise/Luise of Prussia   {1913} in Berlin, Germany

May 24   King Ahmad Fu’ad I of Egypt & Nazli Sabri   {1919} @ the Bustan Palace, Cairo, Egypt

May 24   Prince Muhammad Sa’id Bey Halim of Egypt & Nabila Malak (Morwena Bird)   {1923} @ Markhama, Cairo, Egypt [divorced 1930]

May 24   Princess Margarete of Thurn + Taxis & Prince Raphael of Thurn + Taxis   {1932} in Regensburg, Germany

May 24   Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark [King Frederik IX of Denmark] & Princess Ingrid of Sweden   {1935} @ Stockholm Storkyrkan Church, Stockholm, Sweden

May 24   Count Flemming of Rosenborg (Prince of Denmark 1922-1949) & Alice Ruth Nielsen   {1949} in Copenhagen, Denmark

May 24   Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia & Countess Donata of Castell-Rudenhausen   {1975} [RELIGIOUS] in Rudenhausen, Germany

May 24   Count Valdemar Georg Flemming Axel of Rosenborg & Jane Glarborg   {1975} in Oxholm [divorced 1987]

May 24   Prince Karl Emich of Leiningen & Gabriele Renate Homey Thyssen {1991} in Venice, Italy [divorced early 1998]

May 24   Princess Martha Louise of Norway & Ari Behn   {2002} in Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway [divorced]

May 24   Prince Joachim of Denmark & Marie Cavallier   {2008} @ the church of Mogeltonder, Denmark

May 24   Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Sara Bassam Kabbani   {2010} [NIKAH/wedding contract signing] @ the Zahran Palace in Amman, Jordan [divorced on or before Sep.13/14, 2013]

May 25   King HakonHakonsson“the Old” of Norway & Margareta Skulesdotter   {1225}

May 25   Rudolf III, Duke of Austria + Styria (1298/1306), King of Bohemia (1307)& Blanche of France   {1300}

May 25   Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz & Prince Karl Alexander of Thurn + Taxis   {1789} in Neustrelitz, Germany

May 25   Princess + Duchess Pauline Charlotte of Arenberg & Prince Joseph of Schwarzenburg   {1794} in Heverle

May 25   Paul Friedrich, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin & Princess Alexandrine of Prussia   {1822} in Berlin, Germany

May 25   Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria & Prince Elias of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma + Piacenza   {1903} in Vienna, Austria

May 25   Prince Franz Joseph of Hohenzollern-Emden & Princess Marie-Alix (Maria Alix) of Saxony   {1921} in Sibyllenort (prior to 1945 in Germany; now in Poland)

May 25   King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan (1952-1999)& Antoinette“Toni” Avril Gardiner (after marriage Princess Muna Al-Hussein of Jordan)   {1961} in Amman, Jordan [divorced Dec.21, 1971]

May 25   Princess Birgitta of Sweden & Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern   {1961} [CIVIL] @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden [separated 1990]

May 25   Prince Emanuel Joseph of Hohenzollern-Emden & Princess Katharina Feodora of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach   {1968} [CIVIL in Hechingen, Germany; RELIGIOUS in Burg Hohenzollern, Germany] [divorced 1985]

May 26   King Wenzel II of Bohemia + Poland & Elzbieta of Poland   {1303}

May 26   Friedrich Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg & Princess Charlotte of Holstein-Plon   {1762} in Reinfeld, Germany

May 26   Prince Frederick/Friedrich Carl/Karl Alexander of Hohenzollern, Prince of Prussia & Princess Marie Luise Alexandrina of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach {1827} in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany

May 26  Infante Sebastian of Spain + Portugal & Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies   {1832} [IN PERSON] in Madrid, Spain

May 26   Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck [King Christian IX of Denmark (1863-1906)] & Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel   {1842} @ Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

May 26   Princess Marie Luise of Prussia & Alexis, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld   {1853} in Charlottenburg, Germany [divorced 1861]

May 26   Princess Marie Anne of Prussia & Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse   {1853} in Charlottenburg, Germany

May 26   Prince Leopold of Anhalt & Landgravine Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel   {1884} in Philippsruhe, Germany

May 26   Chlodwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld & Princess Caroline of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich   {1904} in Lich, Germany

May 26   Princess Antoinette of Anhalt & Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe   {1909} in Dessau, Germany

May 26   King Fuad I of Egypt + Sudan (Sultan 1917-1922; King 1922-1936) & Nazli Sabri   {1919}

May 26   Countess Anne Christine Bernadotte of Wisborg & Per Larsen   {1989} in Stockholm, Sweden

May 26   King Mswati III of Swaziland & Nolighwa Ayanda Ntentesa  (after marriage known as Inkhosikati LaNtentesa) {2005}

May 26   Princess Sarah bint Fahd bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia & Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia   {2011} [MARRIAGE CEREMONY #1]

May 26   Count Charles Alexander of Faber-Castell & Melissa Eliyesil   {2012} @ the Martin-Luther Church, Stein, Germany

May 26   Count Ulrik Harald Gunnar Oluf of Rosenborg & Judith Sandwick   {2012}

May 27   King Louis IX of France, Count de Macon& Marguerite of Aragon   {1234} in Sens

May 27   King Charles III of Navarre, Count d’Evreux, Duke of Nemours & Eleonora/Leonora of Castile   {1375} in Leria

May 27   Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria & Anna of Bohemia + Hungary   {1521} in Linz, Austria

May 27   Princess Friederike Auguste Sophie of Anhalt & Prince Friedrich August of Anhalt-Zerbst   {1764} in Ballenstedt, Germany

May 27   Princess Louise/Luise Augusta of Denmark & Friedrich Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg   {1786} in Christiansborg, Denmark

May 27   Prince Ali/Aly Salman/Solomone Aga Khan (“Aly Khan”) & Rita Hayworth   {1949} [CIVIL] in Cannes, France [separated 1951; divorced 1953]

May 27   Count Bertil Oscar Bernadotte of Wisborg & Jill Georgina Rhodes-Maddox   {1981} in London, England, UK

May 27   Prince Jean of Luxembourg & Helene Vestur   {1987} [CIVIL] in Paris, France [divorced before 2009]

May 27   Prince Emanuel Alexander of Liechtenstein & Countess Alexandra Kalnoky de Korospatak   {1995} in Csicso (Cicov), Slovakia

May 27  Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein of Jordan & Princess Noor bint Asem bin Nayefof Jordan   {2004} [WEDDING CELEBRATION] [divorced Sep.9, 2009]

May 27   Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Alexander Johannsmann   {2010} [CIVIL] @ the Orangery in the Park of Berleburg Castle, Bad Berleburg, Germany

May 28   King Philippe III le Hardi of France, Count of Toulouse & Isabella of Aragon   {1262} in Clermont-en-Auvergne

May 28   Archduke Rainer of Austria & Princess Maria Francesca Elisabetta/Elisabeth of Savoy-Carignano   {1820} in Prague, Czech Republic

May 28   Princess Josephine of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha & Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen   {1894} in Brussels, Belgium

May 28   Prince Ali/Aly Salman/Solomone Aga Khan (“Aly Khan”) & Rita Hayworth   {1949} [RELIGIOUS] in Cannes, France [separated 1951; divorced 1953]

May 28   Countess Philippa Emma of Castell-Castell & Prince Michael of Salm-Salm   {1977} [RELIGIOUS] in Castell, Germany

May 28   Prince Jean of Luxembourg & Helene Vestur   {1987} [RELIGIOUS] in Paris, France [divorced before 2009]

May 28   Lady Louisa Montagu-Douglas-Scott (Buccleuch + Queensbury) & Rupert James Trotter   {2011} @ Holy Trinity Church, Melrose, UK

May 28   Lalla Soukaina Fellali/Filali & Mohammed El Mehdi Regragui   {2014} @ the Residence of Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco, Rabat, Morocco

May 28  ANV Lady Charlotte Wellesley & Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila   {2016} @ Granada, Spain

May 29   Prince Ernest Augustus of Great Britain, Ireland + Hannover, Duke of Brusnwick-Luneburg, Duke of Cumberland + Teviotdale [King Ernst August I of Hannover 1837-1851] & Duchess Friederike of Mecklenburg-Strelitz   {1815} [CEREMONY #1] @ Strelitz, Germany

May 29   Prince Edward of Great Britain, Ireland + Hanover, Duke of Kent + Strathearn, Earl of Dublin & Princess Marie Luise Viktoria of Leiningen, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld   {1818} [CEREMONY #1: Coburg, Germany]

May 29   Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau & Marie Helene“Marilene” van den Broek   {1998} [CIVIL] in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands

May 29   Princess Irina Verene of Hesse-Cassel & Count Alexander of Schonburg-Glauchau   {1999} [RELIGIOUS] @ St. Caecilia’s Roman Catholic Church of Heusenstamm, Hesse, Germany

May 29   Count Edward Gustav Bernadotte of Wisborg & Nathalie Frediani   {2011}

May 30   King Henry VIII of England & Jane Seymour   {1536} @ Wolf Hall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England

May 30   Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia & Margrave Karl of Brandenburg-Ansbach   {1729} in Berlin, Germany

May 30   Prince Carl Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach & Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen   {1816} in Meiningen, Germany

May 30   Prince Ferdinand of France/Orleans, Duke of Orleans & Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin   {1837} in Fontainebleau, France

May 30   Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (1834-1889)& Princess Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies   {1843} [PROXY] in Naples, Italy

May 30   Princess Bathildis of Anhalt & Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe   {1862} in Dessau, Germany

May 30   Prince Philippe of Orleans, Count of Paris (Head of the House of Orleans) & Infanta Maria Isabella/Isabel of Spain   {1864} in Kingston-on-Thames, England, UK

May 30   Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, King of Spain + the Indies (1870-1873)& Maria Vittoria del/dal Pozzo, Princess della Cisterna   {1863 or 1867} in Turin, Italy

May 30   Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg + Gotha & Archduchess Karoline/Carolina of Austria, Princess of Tuscany   {1894} in Vienna, Austria

May 30   King Fuad I of Egypt + Sudan (Sultan 1917-1922; King 1922-1936) & Princess Shwikar/Shivakiar Khanum Effendi of Egypt   {1895} [CEREMONY #1/NIKAH] in Cairo, Egypt [divorced 1898]

May 30   Princess Eugenie/Evgenia of Greece + Denmark & Prince Dominic Radziwill   {1938} in Paris, France [divorced 1946]

May 30   Princess Birgitta of Sweden & Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern   {1961} [RELIGIOUS] @  Sankt Johann Church, the Palace of Sigmaringen, Sigmaringen, Germany [separated 1990]

May 30   Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau & Marie Helene“Marilene” van den Broek   {1998} [RELIGIOUS] in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands

May 30   Prince/Shah Karim al-Hussaini, The Aga Khan IV (1957-present)& Princess Gabriele of Leiningen (Begum Inaara Aga Khan)   {1998} @ the Aiglemont Chateau, Gouvieux, France [separated 2004; current ongoing divorce proceedings since 2011]

May 30   Hereditary Prince Mir Wais (Mirwais Zahir/Zaher) Khan of Afghanistan & Safya Zaher   {2009} [CIVIL] @ the Palazzo della Repubblica, San Marino

May 30   The Hon. Laura Fellowes & Nick Pettman   {2009}

May 31   King Sigismund III of Poland, King of Sweden & Anna of Austria   {1592}

May 31   King Jan Kazimierz of Poland (1648-1668)& Louisa Maria Gonzaga   {1649}

May 31   Princess Luise Dorothea Sophie of Prussia & Landgrave Friedrich I of Hesse-Kassel   {1700} in Berlin, Germany

May 31   King Vittorio Amedeo III of Sardinia & Infanta Maria Antonia of Spain   {1750} [IN PERSON] in Oulx, Turin, Piedmont, Italy

May 31   Archduchess Maria Luisa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany & Prince Karl of Isenburg + Budingen   {1865} @ Schloss Brandeis, Bohemia

May 31   Princess Maria/Marie Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria & Prince Ferdinando/Ferdinand Pio Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria   {1897} in Munich, Germany

May 31   King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1885-1931/1941)& Princess Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg   {1906} @ the Royal Monastery of San Geronimo, Madrid, Spain

May 31   Prince Feodor Aleksandrovich Romanov of Russia & Irina Pavlovna Romanovskya-Paleya, Princess Paleya   {1923} in Paris, France

May 31   Prince Vsevelod Ivanovichof Russia & Lady Mary Lygon   {1939} in London, England, UK [divorced 1956]

May 31   Prince Johannes of Thurn + Taxis & Countess Maria-Gloria of Schonburg-Glauchau   {1980} in Regensburg, Germany

May 31   Countess Birgitta Bernadotte of Wisborg & Richard van Helleputte   {1980} in Rasbo, Sweden [divorced 1990]

May 31   Countess Helene d’Udekem d’Acoz & Baron Nicolas Janssen   {2011} [CIVIL] @ the Town Hall of Ter Hulpen/La Hulpe, Brussels, Belgium

May 31   Fernando Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon & Nadia Halamandari   {2016} in Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece

MONDAY :: May 7

May 7  Belgium: K.Philippe receives Leonor & Chloe Sana [bronze medalists in the downhill skiing (category 2) of the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games] @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

May 7  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Charles Michel (Prime Minister)


May 7  Belgium: K.Philippe holds an audience with Mr. Charles Picque (President of the Brussels Parliament)
May 7  Luxembourg: GD Henri & GDss Maria Teresa attend the academic session to mark the 70th anniversary of the Letzebuerger Journal


May 7  Luxembourg: GDss Maria Teresa attends the festivities on the occasion of the inauguration of the Vauban High School campus, in Gasperich
May 7  Liechtenstein/Luxembourg: 29th Birthday of Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {1989}

May 7-8  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit France

May 7  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attends an Evensong for the Anglo-Danish Society’s Scholarship Programme @ Westminster Abbey, London

May 7  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends a Meeting of the Scientific Council of the Elcano Royal Institute of International + Strategic Studies @ the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia


May 7  Spain: Q.Letizia attends the gala of the awards ceremony of the 10th Call for “Social Projects of Banco Santander” @ the Palace of Las Alhajas, Madrid
May 7  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the seminar “Young Leadership” @ Malmo

May 7  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends a dinner for food winners @ ReTaste, Pjadad Design Studio, Stockholm


May 7  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip attends a Meeting with the jury of the contest “The Thinking Hand” @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

May 7  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of the Norwegian Army [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

May 7  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the Chief of the Norwegian Home Guard

May 7  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Dr. Philos. Magne Malmanger (appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav)


May 7  Norway: K.Harald V & Q.Sonja host a luncheon for members of the diplomatic corps

May 7  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit attend the 50th anniversary of “Konvoibyen” Sailors’ House, Risor


TUESDAY :: May 8

May 8: V-E Day / Victory Day / Victory in Europe Day (WWII) {1945}

May 8-12  Portugal: The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 @ Lisbon, Portugal

May 8  Morocco: 15th Birthday of Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco   {2003}

May 8  Netherlands: Pss Beatrix opens the jubilee exhibition ‘Image Reflections, The Dutch Circle of Sculptors 100 years later’ @ the Pulchri Studio, The Hague

May 8  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the project Eleven Eeuw (Our Century), Ghent 


May 8  Belgium: Q.Mathilde visits the Conflixers project @ the Maria Boodschaplyceum, Brussels

May 8  Luxembourg: GD Henri attends the opening of the exhibition “Peace, Europe + Steel Industry” by the Franco-Luxembourgish artist Jacques Schneider on the occasion of Europe Day 2018
May 7-8  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit France

May 8  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

May 8  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a Meeting for the Royal Wessex Yeomanry

May 8  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex visits West Sussex [opens the new Emergency Operations Centre + Headquarters for the South East Coast Ambulance Service @ Nexus House, Crawley; opens the Dementia Support Community Hub @ Salisbury House, Tangmere, Chichester]

May 8  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex opens the Western Sussex Eye Care Southlands unit, Shoreham-by-Sea

May 8  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends The Fishmongers’ Company’s ‘Not a Master in Sight’ Luncheon @ Goldsmith’s Hall, London


May 8  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Reception for the National Coastwatch Institution @ Trinity House, Tower Hill, London

May 8  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends a medal ceremony for the British-German Association @ St. James’s Palace, London

May 8  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Westminster City School, Westminster, London

May 8  Spain: Q.Letizia attends the event commemorating the World Day of the Red Cross + Red Crescent @ the Palace of Congresses + Exhibitions of Galicia, Santiago de Compostela

May 8  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf holds an audience with Deputy Chief negotiator Catharina Hakansson Boman & Chief Secretary Niklas Lundin on planned infrastructure investments @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

May 8  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia holds an audience with Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

May 8  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia hold an audience with Honorary Consulates in the US @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

May 8  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends a meeting with Wallenberg Academy Fellows Kimberly Dick Thelander, Kerstin Enflo & Hanna Isaksson @ Lund University

May 8  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends the Tobias Foundation’s 25th anniversary + seminar @ Lund University


May 8  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia hold an audience with the “Attention” organization @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm
May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark

May 8  Denmark: Pr.Joachim attends the opening of the exhibition RUMMET TOUR RETUR @ the Danish Technical Museum, Helsingor

May 8  Denmark: 83rd Birthday of Princess Elisabeth of Denmark   {1935}


WEDNESDAY :: May 9

May 9: Europe Day (UN & Europe)

May 9: Victory Day (Russia, Georgia, Romania, Serbia) {1945}

May 8-12  Portugal: The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 @ Lisbon, Portugal

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 9  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 6th Birthday of Princess Luisa of Bourbon-Parma   {2012}


May 9  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 2nd Birthday of Princess Gloria Irene of Bourbon-Parma   {2016}

May 9  Belgium: K.Philippe & Q.Mathilde host a luncheon for the members of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition – Chant 2018 Competition Jury @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

May 9-13  UK: Royal Windsor Horse Show (jumping + dressage) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire
May 9  UK: Liberation Day in the Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Herm, Sark), UK {1945}

May 9  UK: May Festival – Chester Cup Day @ Chester Racecourse

May 9-11  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Greece

May 9  UK: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge officially opens London Bridge Station, London

May 9  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits the Prested Hall Real Tennis Club as part of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Real Tennis Tour 2018 @ Preseted Hall Chase, Feering, Colchester

May 9  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends the Women of the Future Programme’s 19th Asian Women of Achievement Awards Dinner @ the London Hilton, Mayfair, London

May 9  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits East Sussex [opens Rathfinny Wine Estate’s new wine processing plant, Alfriston; & visits the Hope in theValley Riding for the Disabled Association to mark their 50th Anniversary @ Audrey Unthank Arena, Plumpton College, Plumpton]

May 9  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Centenary Dinner for the Royal Army Veterinary Corps @ St. James’s Palace, London


May 9  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent attends a Commemoration Service for the Florence Nightingale Foundation @ Westminster Abbey, London

May 9  Spain: K.Felipe VI presents the 12th Edition of the Carlos V European Award to the Hon.  Mr. Antonio Tajani (President of the European Parliament) @ the Monastery of Yuste, Cuacos de Yuste, Caceres


May 9-10  Spain: K.Felipe VI attends acts of the occasion of the presentation of the Charlemagne International Prize 2018 to HE the President of the French Republic (France), Mr. Emmanuel Macron, in Aachen, Germany
May 9  Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attends the opening of the 2018 Solliden exhibition “Karl XIV Johan – The King Who Built The New Sweden” @ Solliden Castle, Oland

May 9  Sweden: CPss Victoria participates in a Swedish Landscapes walk (Province walk), in Oland

May 9  Norway: Q.Sonja attends the event marking the operational status of the new Police Operations Centres, Tonsberg


May 9  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit visit Akvariat & participate in coastal cleanup activities, Risor

May 9-12  Denmark: CP Frederik is regent

May 9  Denmark: CP Frederik presents the award of The Brain Prize 2018 @ The Royal Library, The Black Diamond, Copenhagen

May 9  Denmark: CPss Mary holds the Mary Fond presidium meeting @ Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen

May 9  Denmark: Pr.Joachim attends the Danish Strygerkonkurrences Final Concerto @ Aarhus Music House, Aarhus


May 9  Denmark: Pss Benedikte holds a joint meeting for protections + organizations @ Hvidore, Klampenborg


THURSDAY :: May 10

May 10: Ascension Day  {Western Christianity}

May 8-12  Portugal: The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 @ Lisbon, Portugal

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 10  Romania: Independence Day in Romania {1877}

May 10  Morocco: 41st Birthday of Princess Consort Lalla Salma of Morocco {1978}

May 10  Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition final sessions @ the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

May 10  Luxembourg: GD Henri & GDss Maria Teresa attend the presentation of the International Charlemagne Prize, awarded to HE Mr. Emmanuel Macron (President of the French Republic) (France)

May 9-13  UK: Royal Windsor Horse Show (jumping + dressage) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

May 10  UK: May Festival – Ladies Day @ Chester Racecourse

May 9-11  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Greece

May 10  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Suffolk [visits the Newmarket Real Tennis Club as part of HRH’s The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Real Tennis Tour 2018 @ Newmarket; & attends a Dinner for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award @ The Jockey Club Rooms, Newmarket]

May 10  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits the Castle Manor Academy, Haverhill

May 10  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal chairs The Fishmongers’ Company Committee of Wardens Meeting, Court + Account Court Meeting & attends a Luncheon @ Fishmongers’ Hall, London


May 10  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Dinner @ the Science Museum, London

May 10  UK: Pr.Richard Dk of Gloucester visits Herefordshire [visits Leominster Town, Leominster; visits Brightwells Auctioneers Limited, Easters Court, Leominster; & visits Lucton School to mark the Centenary of the founding of their Rifles badged CCF, Lucton, Leominster]

May 10  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits France [visits St. Etienne-au-Mont Communal Cemetery, Saint-Etienne-au-Mont; visits Terlincthun British Cemetery, Hameau de Terlincthun, Wimille; visits Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux; & visits Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples]


May 10  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent visits East Sussex [unveils a plaque celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Friends of the Eastbourne Hospital @ Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne; & visits the Chaseley Trust Home, South Cliff, Eastbourne

May 10  Spain: Q.Sofia attends the inauguration of the “Mons Dei” Exhibition of “The Ages of Man” Foundation @ Aguilar de Campo Palencia


FRIDAY :: May 11

May 8-12  Portugal: The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 @ Lisbon, Portugal

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 11  Greece: 76th Birthday of Princess Irene of Greece + Denmark   {1942}


May 11  Bhutan: 55th Birthday of Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan   {1963}
May 9-13  UK: Royal Windsor Horse Show (jumping + dressage) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

May 11  UK: May Festival – City Day @ Chester Racecourse

May 9-11  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall visit Greece

May 11  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a Reception for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award @ Birketts Solicitors, Providence House, Ipswich


May 11  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Hampshire [visits Lymington Sailability @ Pebble Beach Restaurant, Barton on Sea, New Milton; & re-opens the new D Day Museum, Portsmouth]

May 11  Spain: Infa Elena Dss of Lugo presents the Golden Horse Prize to the Royal Guard @ the Stallion Depot of Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz
May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark

May 11  Denmark: Pss Benedikte participates in the opening of the Nordic Scout Conference @ Gribskov Cultural Hall, Helsinge


SATURDAY :: May 12

May 12  Georgia: Saint Andrea/Andrew the First-called Day (Georgian Orthodox, Georgia)

May 8-12  Portugal: The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 @ Lisbon, Portugal

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 12  Montenegro: 11th Wedding Anniversary of Hereditary Prince Boris Petrovic-Njegos of Montenegro, Grand Duke of Grahovo + Zeta& Hereditary Princess Veronique of Montenegro, Grand Duchess of Grahovo + Zeta  {2007} 

May 12  Jordan: 30th Birthday of Princess Zeina Rashid of Jordan   {1988}

May 12  Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition – Chant 2018 final sessions @ the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

May 12  Liechtenstein/Luxembourg: 33rd Birthday of Princess Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg   {1985}

May 12  Liechtenstein: 44th Birthday of Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {1974}

May 9-13  UK: Royal Windsor Horse Show (jumping + dressage) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

May 12  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a 50th Anniversary Dinner for The Blues + Royals Association @ Combermere Barracks, Windsor, Berkshire

May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark


SUNDAY :: May 13

May 13  USA: Mother’s Day

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 13  Portugal: 23rd Wedding Anniversary of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Prince Royal of Portugal & Isabel, Duchess of Braganza {1995} 

May 13  Bulgaria: 48th Birthday of Princess Maria of Bulgaria, Princess of Vidin   {1970} 

May 13  Liechtenstein: 18th Birthday of Lukas von Lattorff   {2000} 

May 9-13  UK: Royal Windsor Horse Show (jumping + dressage) @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

May 13  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the Combined Cavalry Old Comrades Association Parade + Service @ the Combined Cavalry Memorial, Hyde Park, London

May 13  Spain: F1 Spanish Grand Prix @ Barcelona, Catalunya

May 13  Sweden: 39th Birthday of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Varmland   {1979}

May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark

MONDAY :: May 14

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 14  Cambodia: 65th Birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia   {1953} 

May 14  Jordan: 47th Birthday of Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan   {1971}

May 14  Netherlands: 16th Birthday of Isabella van Vollenhoven   {2002}

May 14  Belgium: K.Philippe participates in a working lunch on the occasion of the International Ministerial Confernce on Victims of Ethnic + Religious Violence in the Middle East @ the Egmont Palace, Brussels

May 14  Liechtenstein: 19th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg& Princess Maria of Liechtenstein, Countess Kalnoky de Korospatak   {1999}

May 14  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Camperdown Dinner @ HMS Unicorn, Victoria Dock, The City of Dundee, Scotland

May 14  UK: 16th Birthday of Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones   {2002}

May 14  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends a Dinner for the Royal United Services Institute for Defense + Security Studies @ Whitehall, London

May 14  Spain/Greece: 56th Wedding Anniversary of King Juan Carlos I of Spain & Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Greece + Denmark   {1962} 

May 14  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends the Nordic Museum + Skansens Friends Annual Meeting + 100th Anniversary @ Skansen

May 14  Norway: K.Harald V embarks the Royal Yacht Norge for inspection


May 14  Norway: K.Harald V holds an audience with Professor May-Britt Moser & Professor Edvard Moser (awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav)
May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark

May 14  Denmark: 14th Wedding Anniversary of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark & Crown Princess Mary of Denmark  {2004}


TUESDAY :: May 15

May 15/16: Ramadan begins {Islam}

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 15  Portugal: 73rd Birthday of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Prince Royal of Portugal   {1945}

May 15  Greece/Denmark: 15th Birthday of Ana Maria Morales y de Grecia   {2003}

May 15  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander receives the Federal President of Germany (Frank-Walter Steinmeier) & his wife in an audience @ Noordeinde Palace, The Hague

May 15  Netherlands: Q.Maxima opens the Social Lab label @ the former animal feed factory, ‘s-Hertogenbosch

May 15  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the Sint-Rembert School Center, Torhout


May 15  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the Greenyard Frozen Company, Westrozebeke, Staden
May 15  Belgium: Q.Mathilde awards prizes to the laureates of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition – Chant 2018 @ the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Argenteuil, France
May 15  Luxembourg: 61st Birthday of Prince Jean of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma   {1957} [TWIN]

May 15  Luxembourg: 1st Civil Wedding Anniversary of Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau & Antonius Wilms   {2017} 


May 15  Liechtenstein/Luxembourg: 61st Birthday of Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg, Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma   {1957} [TWIN]

May 15  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall attend a Service in support of the Victoria Cross + George Cross Association @ St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London


May 15  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall meet the Victoria Cross + George Cross Association members + their guests during a tea party @ St. James’s Palace, London
May 15  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex holds a University of Bath Alumni Reception @ Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire

May 15  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex attends a performance of Jane Eyre @ Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Clerkenwell, London

May 15  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal visits Devon [visits the Make Amends Justice Service, Torquay; & opens Derriford Research Facility @ Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine + Dentistry, Plymouth Science Park, Derriford, Plymouth]

May 15 UK: 37th Birthday of Zara Phillips Tindall   {1981}

May 15  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester opens the Nursery @ Springfield Primary School, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex

May 15  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Dorset [visits the Royal National Lifeboat Institution All-Weather Lifeboat Centre, Poole; & visits BOFA International @ Creekmore Industrial Estate, Poole]

May 15  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent attends a Preview of the New Royal Academy of Arts @ Burlington Gardens, London

May 15  Sweden: CPss Victoria holds an audience with the Ardalan Shekarabi (State Council) @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm

May 15  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Leadership Council Meeting @ the School of Economics, Stockholm

May 15  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia visit Novare Peritos for information about their work for young people with cognitive function variations @ Novare Peritos, Stockholm


May 15  Sweden: Pss Sofia attends the Board Meeting of the Sophiahema & the General Meeting @ Sophiahemmet

May 15  Norway: K.Harald V presides over the Council of State @ the Royal Palace, Oslo [with attendance from: CP Haakon]

May 15  Noway: K.Harald V holds an audience with the President of the National Assembly of Iceland (HE Mr. Steingrimur J. Siggusson)


May 15  Norway: K.Harald V & Q.Sonja visit The Viking Ship Museum @ Bygdoy


WEDNESDAY :: May 16

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 16  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander & Q.Maxima attend the Red Ribbon Concert @ Afas Live, Amsterdam

May 16  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander, Q.Maxima & Pss Beatrix attend the presentation of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Awards @ New Church, Middelburg

May 16  Netherlands: Pss Margriet & Pss Laurentien attend the 10th presentation of the ECF Princess Margriet Award for Culture @ Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam

May 16  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 44th Birthday of Albert Brenninkmeijer   {1974}

May 16  Belgium: Q.Mathilde presents the 2018 Queen Mathilde Prize @ the Royal Palace, Brussels

May 16  Liechtenstein: 49th Birthday of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {1969}

May 16  UK: Q.Elizabeth II gives a reception for members of the Victoria Cross + George Cross Association @ Buckingham Palace, London

May 16  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Petworth [visits Petworth House Real Tennis Court, Estate Yard, Petworth House; & attends a Dinner for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award @ Petworth House, Petworth]


May 16  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits Woolmer Hill School, Haslemere, Surrey
May 16  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends The Royal Victorian Order’s Annual Evensong + Reception @ The Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy, Savoy Hill, London

May 16  UK: Birgitte Dss of Gloucester attends a Service for the Arts Society @ Westminster Abbey, London

May 16  Sweden: CPss Victoria attends the Sea + Water Forum @ Eriksbergshallen, Gothenburg

May 16  Sweden: Pr.Daniel attends the SM in UF entrepreneurship + presentation of SvD Affarsbragd @ Stockholmsmassan

May 16  Norway: CP Haakon visits the Business for Peace Summit, Oslo

May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark

May 16  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II participates in a board meeting for Queen Margrethe + Prince Henriks Fond @ Fredensborg Palace

May 16  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in & gives a speech during the 2018 Copenhagen Fashion Summit @ DR Concert Hall, Copenhagen

May 16  Denmark: CPss Mary participates in a dinner in connection with the Copenhagen Fashion Summit @ Hotel D’Angleterre, Copenhagen


May 16  Denmark: Pss Benedikte attends the Osteoporosis Association’s Annual Meeting @ The Playhouse, Copenhagen


THURSDAY :: May 17

May 17: Ascension Day  {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 17  Netherlands: 47th Birthday of Queen Maxima of the Netherlands   {1971}

May 17  Netherlands: 17th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau & Princess Petra Laurentien of the Netherlands   {2001}  

May 17  Belgium: K.Philippe visits the Tandem project of the Francisco Ferrer High School & the Erasmushogeschool Brussel @ the Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Jette

May 17  Belgium/Austria: 2nd Birthday of Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este   {2016}

May 17  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall attend the dedication service for the National Memorial for British Victims of Overseas Terrorism @ the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire


May 17  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex & Sophie Ctss of Wessex hold a Reception for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award @ Buckingham Palace, London
May 17  UK: Sophie Ctss of Wessex attends the Newbury Festival @ St. Mary’s Church Shaw, Newbury

 May 17  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal launches the Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ ‘Strategic Intentions’ @ Fishmongers’ Hall, London

May 17  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal holds a Centenary Reception for The English-Speaking Union @ St. James’s Palace, London

May 17  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends the London Scottish Football Club’s Legends Dinner @ The Hurlingham Club, Ranelagh Gardens, London
May 17  UK: 10th Wedding Anniversary of Peter Phillips & Autumn Phillips   {2008}

May 17  UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent visits Bristol [visits the Watershed; visits Colston Hall; & visits The Bottle Yard Studios]

May 17  UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent visits Hereford [visits I & JL Brown Limited @ Whitestone Park, Whitestone; & opens the new wing at St. Michael’s Hospice, Bartestree]

May 17  Sweden: CPss Victoria holds an audience with Carl Hedenbergh, Emma Eriksson & Philip Folkesson from Young Entrepreneurship @ the Royal Palace, Stockholm


May 17  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip visits Varmland [visits Kristinehamn, Vase & Karlstad]
May 17  Norway: Constitution Day / National Day in Norway {1814}

May 17  Norway: Members of the Royal Family greet the children’s parade from the palace balcony @ the Royal Palace, Oslo


May 17  Norway: CP Haakon & CPss Mette-Marit greet the children’s parade @ Skaugum, Asker
May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark

May 17  Denmark: CP Frederik participates a welcome reception in conjunction with the Ministerial Committee meeting @ Kronborg Castle, Helsingor

May 17  Denmark: CPss Mary attends the Mary Foundations awards to the winners of the Media Campaign with Sex + Society @ Politikens Hus, Copenhagen

May 17  Denmark: CPss Mary presents awards from The Crown Princess Mary Scholarship @ the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen


May 17  Denmark: Pr.Joachim participates in a medal ceremony of Aarhus Handvaerkerforening @ Aarhus Town Hall, Aarhus


FRIDAY :: May 18

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 18  Liechtenstein: 17th Birthday of Prince Alfons of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {2001}

May 18  Liechtenstein: 10th Birthday of Prince Benedikt of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {2008}

May 18  UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal opens the Tank Museum’s Conservation in Action Project @ The Tank Museum, Bovington, Wareham, Dorset

May 18  Norway: Pss Martha Louise attends the centenary celebration of the Norwegian Association for the Hard of Hearing, Oslo

May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark

May 18  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives new ambassadors from Serbia, Spain, Thailand & the Philippines @ Fredensborg Palace

May 18  Denmark: CP Frederik presents the prizes of the Crown Prince Frederik Fund @ Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen


May 18  Denmark: CP Frederik & CPss Mary host a dinner for the board + partners of the Crown Prince Frederik Fund @ Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, Copenhagen


SATURDAY :: May 19

May 19  USA: Armed Forces Day

May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 19  France: 53rd Birthday of Prince Jean of Orleans, Duke of Vendome, Dauphin of France   {1965}

May 19  Austria: Wedding of Severin Meister & Maria Cristina Luna Loya, in Guanajuato, Mexico

May 19  Netherlands: Religious Wedding Anniversary of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau & Princess Petra Laurentien of the Netherlands  {2001}  

May 19  Liechtenstein: 46th Birthday of Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg   {1972}

May 19  UK: FA Cup Final (soccer/football) @ Wembley Stadium, London

May 19  UK: Wedding of Pr.Harry of Wales & Meghan Markle @ St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor [Best Man: Pr.William of Wales Dk of Cambridge; Reader: Ldy Jane Fellowes]

May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark


SUNDAY :: May 20

May 20: Pentecost / Whitsunday  {Western Christianity}

May 20: Shavuot  {Judaism; Israel}


May 20  USA: the Billboard Music Awards
May 9-20  France: Cannes Film Festival @ Cannes

May 20  France: MotoGP France @ Le Mans

May 20  Greece/Denmark: 51st Birthday of Prince Pavlos of Greece + Denmark, Crown Prince of Greece   {1967}

May 20  Jordan: 39th Birthday of Prince Rashid bin El Hassan of Jordan   {1979}

May 20  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 4th Birthday of Alaia-Maria Brenninkmeijer   {2014}

May 20  Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends the procession of the Virgin Mary in Halle on the occasion of the jubilee year “Hal, 750 years Marian City”

May 20  UK: Pr.Edward Earl of Wessex visits the South of France as part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Real Tennis Tour 2018

May 20  UK: 8th Birthday of Lady Cosima Windsor   {2010} 

May 20  Spain: 45th Birthday of Luis Beltran Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon   {1973} 

May 4-20  Denmark: 2018 International Ice Hockey World Championship @ Copenhagen & Herning, Denmark