Old Royal Danish Calendars - from August 2005 to present

[Mandy]

This thread contains the agenda of the Royal Danish Family Members starting for the month of August 2005.

[GrandDuchess]

* On 28-30 July, Prince Henrik will attend the National Championships of Denmark in Dragon Sailing (?)
* On 31 July, Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Count Jefferson will attend, as protectors, the Alsund Golf Club's 25th Jubilee arrangements in Sønderborg
* On 1 August, Queen Margrethe will hold a public audience at Christiansborg Palace
* On 1 August, Queen Margrethe will receive the Ambassadors of Finland and Sweden in farewell audience at the Christian IX Palace
* On 1-4 August, the Crown Princely Couple will take up residence at Graasten Palace
* On 3 August, the Crown Princely Couple will receive a wedding gift from Haderslev Skydeselskab (a miniature of Graasten Palace made by Jack Holdt, who has devoted 1 000 hours to making it after drawings, maps and sketches from The Palaces and Properties Agency) at Graasten Palace
* On 3 August, the Crown Princely Couple will receive a wedding gift from the Sønderjylland municipality (a tennis pavillion) at Graasten Palace
* On 4 August, the Crown Princely Couple will attend the world premiere of the outdoors musical made from H.C. Andersen's "The Little Mermaid"

[GrandDuchess]

August Calendar


The Queen and Prince Consort:

22 August
Public Audience at Christiansborg Palace

25 August
The Prince Consort will attend the World Championships in Dragon Sailing during 25-27 August

26 August
The Queen will attend the Århus Festival’s Gala Opening at the Music House’s Great Hall

30 August
The Queen and The Prince Consort will attend the opening of the Ordrupgaard Art Museum in Charlottenlund

The Crown Princely Couple:

12 August
The Crown Princess will visit the CPH Vision fashion fair in the Øksnehallen, Copenhagen

13 August
The Crown Princess, as protector, will carry out the prize giving for the Designers Nest in the Øksnehallen, Copenhagen

The Crown Princess will attend the Danish Refugee Help’s fashion show “Fashion with a Purpose” at the Royal Danish Academy for Art’s Architect School at Holmen, Copenhagen

The Crown Princely Couple will, as honorary guests, attend the Bella Center’s 25th Jubilee Fashion Show at Plænen at the Tivoli, Copenhagen

14 August
The Crown Prince will act as regent until 26 August

16 August
The Crown Princess will attend the opening of a new cancer advice station in Vejle, and in connection with that she will also pay a visit to the Saint Maria Hospice Center

18 August
The Crown Princely Couple will attend the official opening of the Amager Beach Park

19 August
The Crown Princess will attend the opening of “Garden Living Fair 2005” at the Fredensborg Palace Garden

21 August
The Crown Princess will attend the opening of The International Children’s Theatre Festival, “The Caravan”, at the Slagelse Theatre

22 August
The Crown Princess will review an exhibition at the Thorvaldsens Museum

24 August

The Crown Princely Couple will attend a concert in the Radio Hall’s concert hall, a part of the Radio Symphony Orchestra’s official H.C. Andersen celebration

25 August
The Crown Prince will attend the celebrations of The Danish Cultural Institute’s 15th Jubileee in Lithuania

The Crown Prince will attend the opening of the exhibition “Fairy Tales Forever” and will also attend the following reception and buffet at AroS Art Museum in Århus

26 August
The Crown Princess will attend a reception in Virum on the occasion of the Geelsgård School’s 50th Jubilee

27 August
The Crown Princely Couple will attend Save the Children’s 60th Jubilee Concert at Rosenborg Palace

29 August
The Crown Prince will attend the opening of the annual conference and general assembly of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) at Scandic Hotel in Copenhagen

The Crown Princess will pay a visit to The Danish Refugee Council’s vonluntary work, the Network Group, in the Vonluntary House at Nørrebro in Copenhagen

The Crown Princess will, as their protector, receive The Christmas Seal Foundation for the presentation of this year’s Christmas seal, at Christian VIII’s Palace at Amalieborg

31 August
The Crown Princess will open the Dalga School’s arrangement ”Kys Frøen” (Kiss the Seed) at the Århus Festival as the protector of the Danish Association for Mental Health. The arrangement will take place in the Music House in Århus.

Prince Joachim:

14 August
Prince Joachim will attend the H.C. Andersen Festivity Play in Odense’s jubilee performance of “Adventur in the backyard” at Schakenborg Palace

17 August
Prince Joachim will attend the Wonderful Copenhagen gala dinner for the goodwill ambassadors of Copenhagen at the Danish Architect Center, Copenhagen

23 August
Prince Joachim will attend the HCA-ABC Fund’s charity arrangement benefiting the fight against analfabetism, taking place in the Queen’s Hall at the Royal Library, The Black Diamond

27 August
Prince Joachim will attend Luciano Pavarotti’s “Farewell Concert” in the Augustenborg Palace Park

Princess Alexandra:

12 August
Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg will, as protector for DR Radio’s girl choir, attend the concert for the first time performance of the work “The Little Mermaid”, composed by Bent Sørensen, in the Royal Albert Hall in London.

16 August
Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, will, as protector, attend the Swedish Villa Fund’s 10th jubilee arrangement in the Bernstoff Park, Bernstoff Castle, in Gentofte

24 August
Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, will, as protector, open the Nordsø Museum’s Oceanarie/Aquarium (?)

25 August
Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, will, as protector, hand over the “Gerda Prize”

28 August
Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, will open the ECCO Walkathon at Kastellet, Copenhagen

Others:

21 August
Princess Benedikte will attend August Bournonvilles birthday gala at the Royal Theatre

27 August
Princess Benedikte will attend the awarding of the Federation International Equestrian’s honorary prize “Happy Horse Athlet Award” in Aachen, Germany

29 August
Princess Benedikte will visit the Danish exhibitors at the fair “Tendence Lifestyle” in Frankfurt, Germany

[GrandDuchess]

September Calendar

The Queen and Prince Consort:

1 September
The Queen will attend the Caroline School’s 200th Jubilee in Copenhagen

4 September
The Prince Consort will attend the gala premiere of the film “Strings” at the Metropol cinema

5 September
Public Audience at Christiansborg Palace

6 September
The Queen will receive H.E. The Ambassador of Croatia in a farewell audience at Christian IX’s Palace

The Queen will receive H.E. The Ambassador of France and wife in a farewell audience at Christian IX’s Palace

The Prince Consort will attend the opening of the exhibition “Normandy’s Artists – from Monet to Dufy” at GI Holtegaard

The Prince Consort will award Europa Nostra's Prize to the pantomime theatre at the Tivoli

7 September
The Queen and Prince Consort will pay official visits to the coastal municipalities of Ishøj, Vallenbaek, Greve and Brøndby with the Dannebrog

Reception on the Dannebrog in the evening

9 September

Reception for Ambassadors from Germany, Malta, USA, Bulgaria and Sweden at Fredensborg Palace

11 September

The Queen will attend a bishop installation in Maribo Cathedral

12 September

The Queen and Prince Consort will attend a reception held by Copenhagen’s politicians on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of the Copenhagen City Hall

13 September

The Queen will receive the Ambassador of Poland in a farewell audience at Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg

The Queen will receive the Ambassador of Slovakia and wife in a farewell audience at Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg

The Queen and Prince Consort will board the Dannebrog where they will have breakfast, followed by the official debarking and salute

19 September
Public Audience at Christiansborg Castle

26 September
The Queen will pay a visit to The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment in Paderborn, Germany

The Queen will host a dinner at Fredensborg Palace

28 September
The Queen will attend the inauguration of the new display of Hauch’s Physical Cabinet (apparatus for physics and chemistry)

The Crown Princely Couple:

1 September
The Crown Princess will name the new rose “Kronprinsesse Mary” at Poulsen Roses A/S in Fredensborg

3 September
The Crown Princess will attend the prize giving in connection with the naming of the World Champion in writing letters 2005, held in connection to H.C. Andersen’s 200th birthday

4 September
The Crown Princess will award the trophy at a golf tournament at the Kokkedal Golf Club

5 September
The Crown Princess, as protector, will receive a donation for The Danish Brain Injury Association from Mr and Mrs Remmen at the Hotel D’Angleterre

6 September
The Crown Prince will open the HI Industry Fair in the Fair Center Herning, and attend the following breakfast

The Crown Princess will receive the collected money from Inner Wheel for The Christmas Seal Foundation at Kancellihuset

7 September
The Crown Princess will attend the opening of the Hans Knudsen Institute’s new facilities in Copenhagen

10 September

The Crown Princess will attend a conference held by The Danish Mental Health Fund, The World Health Organisation and The Society for Education and Research in Suicide Prevention at Rigshospitalet (The National Hospital) on the International Day for Suicide Prevention

14 September

The Crown Prince will award the DSB Brunel Prize

23 September
The Crown Prince will attend the awarding of the INDEX: Award (prizes for design) at the Copenhagen City Hall

24 September
The Crown Prince will attend the opening of the exhibition INDEX: Future Scenarios at the Copenhagen City Hall’s Square

25 September
The Crown Prince will award the Cultural Prize in the Opera House

26 September
The Crown Prince will attend the opening of Era 05: World Design Congress in the Bella Center

The Crown Prince will attend the Queen's dinner at Fredensborg Palace

Prince Joachim:

5 September
Prince Joachim, as protector for the School Ship Denmark, will attend the sail from Helsingør to Copenhagen, after the USA summer tour

8 September
Prince Joachim will attend the opening of the building and construction fair NORDBAU 2005, and the marking of the 30th jubilee for the Danish participation in the fair, in Neumünster, Germany

Princess Alexandra:

2 September
Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, will open The International Ship Suppliers Association’s world congress at the Copenhagen City Hall

10 September

Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, will open the 14th Nordic Adoption Conference & First Global Research Conference on Adoption at Copenhagen University

12 September

Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, will, as protector, attend the opening of Copenhagen’s International Children’s Festal “BUSTER” at the Palads Cinema

20 September
Princess Alexandra will, as protector, attend “The World’s Biggest Children’s Choir” at Århus Stadium

22 September
Princess Alexandra will, in connection with the 50th jubilee of the funding, attend the awarding of The Danish Marketing Research Prize at the Copenhagen Business School

29 September
Princess Alexandra will, as protector, open the fair SICEF 2005

Others:

7 September
Princess Benedikte, as protector, will attend the Olave Baden-Powell Society’s Annual Event at Cyprus

25 September
Princess Benedikte will participate in Kreis Siegen-Wittgensten’s H.C. Andersen Day in Siegen Village in Germany

[GrandDuchess]

October Calendar

The Queen and Prince Consort

3 October
Public audience at Christiansborg Palace

The Prince Consort will attend the presentations of the book “Europe’s big gardens” in the organgery at Fredensborg Palace

The Prince Consort will receive Lion’s International President, MR. Ashok Mehta at Fredensborg Palace

4 October
The Prince Consort will award an Europa Nostra medal to professor Hans Munk Hansen in the St. Petri Church in Copenhagen

The Queen and Prince Consort will attend the Opening of Parliament

11 October
The Queen will receive the Ambassador of Romania and wife in a farewell audience

12 October
The Queen will receive ambassadors who are to take up duty in Denmark at Fredensborg Palace

17 October
Public Audience at Christiansborg Palace

18 October
The Queen will receive a delegation from the Parliament of Australia under the leadership of its Speaker, Mr. David Hawker, in an audience at the Christian IX Palace

19 October
The Queen will attend the opening of an exhibition at The Museum of Copenhagen

19 October
The Prince Consort will, as protector for The Danish Kennel Club, participate in the opening of the World Championships for Pointing Dogs

25 October
The Queen will pay a visit to The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts’ School of Conservation in Copenhagen

31 October
Public audience at the Christiansborg Castle

The Crown Princely Couple

4 October
The Crown Prince will, as president for The Royal Danish Geographical Society, award a medal at the Geological Museum

The Crown Prince will attend the Opening of Parliament

6 October
The Crown Prince will inaugurate the H.C. Andersen Forest in Odense

8 October
The Crown Prince will attend the opening of “X-Room” at The Danish National Gallery

17 October
The Crown Prince will open the “Kick-Off Conference for the CINEFOGO Network of Excellence” (Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe – the Making of the European Citizenship) which will be held at the Roskilde University Center

26 October
The Crown Prince will attend the opening of the Danish Industry and Wind Industry Association’s conference “Copenhagen Offshore Wind International Conference & Exhibition” in the Bella Center in Copenhagen

28 October
The Crown Prince will take part in The Sports Federation of Denmark’s breakfast at the Copenhagen City Hall in connection to the Danish Olympic Committee’s 100th anniversary

Prince Joachim

1 October
Prince Joachim, as saulte recipient, will attend Herning Indoor Tatoo in the Fair Center Herning

4 October
Prince Joachim will attend the Opening of Parliament

10 October
Prince Joachin will, as protector, take part in UNDP’s press meeting regarding the information campaign “Rally with a Meaning – On the Way to the 2015 Goals” about support the UN’s 2015 goals

16 October
Prince Joachim, as protector for The Danish Potato Council, will participate in the awarding of “The Potato Prize 2005” at Dalum Education Center in Odense

Princess Alexandra

1 October
Princess Alexandra will open the Brest Cancer Month at The Fight Against Cancer’s arrangement at the Opera House

3 October
Princess Alexandra will attend the opening of the Children’s & Youth Literary Festival “The Good Story – On Adventure” at Rosenborg Palace in Copenhagen

Princess Alexandra will attend The Fight Against Cancer’s auction at Axelborg in connection with the Brest Cancer Month

7 October
Princess Alexandra, as protector, will attend the Arken Museum’s fall exhibition ”Marc Chagall’s World of Love” in Ishøj

26 October
Princess Alexandra will execute the official opening of I/S Reno-Nord’s new energy heating line in Aalborg

Princess Alexandra will, in connection to the campaign “Focus on Breast Cancer”, award Femina’s prize to a person who has made a special effort at the Danish National Gallery

27 October
Princess Alexandra will lay the founding stone to the new shop center/mall “Gallerierne” in Hillerød

Others

4 October
Princess Benedikte will, as honorary member, attend the General Assembly of the Friends of the Ballet at the Opera House

Princess Benedikte will attend the Opening of Parliament

6 October
Princess Benedikte will receive Karl Vilhelm Nielsen, chairman of the Danish Handicap Sports Association at the Fredrik VIII Palace

Princess Benedikte will receive children from Greenland and representatives from the municipality of Gentofte in the Christian VIII Palace

Princess Benedikte will take part in the Danish Scout and Guide’s meeting

15 October
Princess Benedikte, as protector for the Olave Baden-Powell Society, will make a trip to Brazil on 22 October

[GrandDuchess]

November

Several members of the Royal Family:

6 November
The Queen, Prince Consort and members of the Royal Family will attend a festive concert to the memory of Queen Ingrid, lead by Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich, in the Tivoli’s festive hall

7 November
The Norwegian Royal Couple will pay a festive visit to Denmark

23 November
Hunt in the Grib Forest

23 November
Hunting dinner at Fredensborg Palace

The Queen and Prince Consort

2 November
The Queen will attend The Classens Fideicommis’ annual account meeting

1 November
The Queen and the Crown Prince will attend a festive lecture and reception at the Svanemolle barracks in connection to The Royal Danish Defence College’s 175th anniversary

4 November
The Prince consort introduces the new cookbook ”For the joy of the soft palate” at Fredensborg Palace

6 November
The Prince Consort will attend the Hubertus Hunt in the Jægersborg Deer Garden

14 November
Public Audience at Christiansborg Castle

15 November
The Queen will present the Ebbe Munck Prize at Christiansborg Castle

16 November
The Queen will attend a parade at the Life Guards’ casern

17 November
The Queen will attend the University of Copenhagen’s annual festivity

18 November
The Prince Consort will attend The Book Forum at Forum in Copenhagen

22 November
The Queen and Prince Consort will receive ambassadors who are to take up their work

22 November
The Prince Consort will host a concert in the Fredensborg Palace Church

25 November
The Queen will receive the Ambassador of South Africa in a farewell audience at Christian IX’s Palace

25 November
The Queen will receive the Ambassador of South Africa in a farewell audience at Christian IX’s Palace

25 November
The Queen will attend the Danish Library Association’s 100th jubilee at an arrangement at the Copenhagen City Hall

28 November
Public Audience at Christiansborg Castle

The Crown Princely Couple

5 November
The Crown Prince will take part in The Greenland Society’s 100th anniversary in Copenhagen

10 November
The Crown Prince will attend the opening of the “2nd International Conference on Arctic Research Planning” at the Radisson SAS Falconer Center in Frederiksberg

13 November
The Crown Prince will attend a reception at Christiansborg Castle, held in connection to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 51st Annual Session, which is held in Copenhagen 11-15 November

28 November
The Crown Prince will be regent

Prince Joachim

2 November
Prince Joachim will award King Christian IX and Queen Louise’s Jubilee Scholarship at Sølyst (The Royal Shooting Club) in Klampenborg

4 November
Prince Joachim will host the King Hunt in the Gråsten Forestry District

18 November
Prince Joachim will take part in the ceremonies around the enthronement of Prince Albert II in Monaco during 18-20 November

22 November
Prince Joachim will, as the chairman of the responsible committee, receive professionals before the starting of a renovation at Frederiksberg Palace

23 November
Prince Joachim will preside over the awarding ceremony in the Network Day 2005 in the Stock Exchange in Copenhagen

Princess Alexandra

6 November
Princess Alexandra, as protector, will attend the National Society for Support at Infant Death’s memorial service in the Copenhagen Cathedral/Vor Frue Kirke

7 November
Princess Alexandra will inaugurate the Medicine House at the Aalborg Hospital

10 November
Princess Alexandra will award prizes for integration at the Integration Prize Arrangement in Århus

17 November
Princess Alexandra will, as protector, take part in The Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims’ inspection trip to South Africa during 17-23 November

24 November
Princess Alexandra will attend the International Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting at the Stock Exchange in Copenhagen

28 November
Princess Alexandra will take part in a trip to China to 7 December

Others

5 November
Princess Benedikte will take part in The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victim’s jubilee arrangement at Kronborg Castle

18 November
Princess Benedikte will take part in a Scout meeting

19 November
Princess Benedikte will open the Gustaf Church’s Christmas Bazaar

29 November
Princess Benedikte will act as ruler to 1 December

1 December
Princess Benedikte will take part in the meeting of The Green Girl Scouts, part of the Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark, in Copenhagen

[GrandDuchess]

December Calendar:


Several members of the Royal Family:

22 – 30 December
Residence at Marselisborg Palace

The Queen and Prince Consort

5 December
Residence at Amalienborg

6 December
The Prince Consort will take part in Europa Nostra’s Council Meeting at Forum in Brussels until 7 December

6 December
The Queen will take part in The Royal Danish Geographical Society’s meeting at the National Museum in Copenhagen

7 December
The Queen will hold the Council of State at Christiansborg Palace

8 December
The Prince Consort will attend a dinner by the society for the Danish magazine press at Hotel Phoenix in Copenhagen

9 December
Receiving of Ambassadors at Christiansborg Palace

12 December
Public Audience at Christiansborg Palace

13 December
The Queen will attend The Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries’ meeting at the National Museum in Copenhagen

21 December
Council of State at Christiansborg Palace

The Crown Princely Couple

2 December
The Crown Prince will be regent until 5 December

18 December
The Crown Princely Couple will attend a support concert for Pakistan

Prince Joachim

2 December
Prince Joachim will open the Royal Library’s hisctorical exhibition “The Power Game – Denmark and Napoleon 1799-1815” in the Queen’s Halll at The Black Diamond in Copenhagen

4 December
Prince Joachim will take part in the launch of The ABC 2015 Network and opening of the H.C. Andersen exhibtion at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt

14 December
Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra will award scholarships from Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra’s Fund at Christian VIII’s Palace

Princess Alexandra

14 December
Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra will award scholarships from Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra’s Fund at Christian VIII’s Palace

19 December
Princess Alexandra will visit Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on behalf of the Children’s Cancer Fund

Others

2 December
Princess Benedikte will open “Koglerne”, homes for physically handicapped, in Jyllinge

2 December
Princess Benedikte will award Hydro Texaxo’s Sports Scholarships in Søborg

14 December
Princess Benedikte will, as protector, attend the Saint Annae Girl’s Cross’ Christmas concert in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Copenhagen

[purple_platinum]

Calendar for January 2006


Several Members of Danish RF

31 December 2005
Residence in Amalienborg

1 January
New Year's Reception for Government & Officials of Denmark at Christian VII Palace, Amalienborg, 19.00

4 January
New Year's Reception (for højesteret og de to Garderegimenters vagtgående officerer) at Christian VII Palace, Amalienborg, 09.50

4 January
New Year's Reception for Diplomatic Corps at Christianborg Palace, 11.30

5 January
New Year's Reception at Christianborg Palace
09.30 - for officers from army, navy, air force
09.40 - for civil defense
10.00 - for rank classes I, II, III
12.00 - representatives of national organizations & royal patronages

21 January
Christening of Lilleprinsen, son of Frederik & Mary at Christianborg Palace Church, 11.00


The Queen & Prince Consort

31 December 2005
The Queen will have New Year's Speech at Christian IX Palace, Amalienborg, 18.00

12 January
The Queen will receive the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic in a Private Audience at Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg

13 January
Receiving of the Ambassadors from El Salvador and Burma in Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg

16 January
Public Audience at Christiansborg Palace

17 January
The Queen will receive the Minister President of Slesvig-Holstein, Peter Harry Carstensen, in an Audience at Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg

17 January
The Queen will attend the opening of the exhibition “Queen Sofie’s Wedding Dress”, which will be the opening of the National Year of the Renaisssance, at Kronborg Palace in Helsingør

23 January
Receiving of Ambassadors in Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg (Kenya, Guyana, Yemen, Togo, Kuwait and Jamaica)

26 January
The Prince Consort will open the National Museum’s exhibition ”The Bayeux tapestry – an embroidered chronical from the Viking ages”

28 January
H.E. President Afganistan, Hamid Kazai, will visit Regent Couple, 18.15

29 January
The Prince Consort will attend "The Spring Festival Show" at Radio House's Concert Hall, Frederiksberg, 19.30-22.30

30 January
Official audience at Christianborg Palace, 10.00

Crown Prince & Crown Princess

5 January
Crown Princess will host New Year's Reception for her protections at Christian VIII Palace, Amalienborg, 11.00

10 January
Crown Prince will attend the world premiere of a new 3D film in the Planetarium in Copenhagen

15 January
Crown Prince (as patron) will attend Save The Children's charity gala premiere of "The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar" at Imperial Bio, Copenhagen, 13.30


Prince Joachim

24 January
Prince Joachim, as patron, will attend Danish Potato Council's Annual Meeting, at Egeskov Slot, Fyn, 10.30-14.00


Princess Alexandra

19 January
Princess Alexandra will inaugurate Experimentarium's Exhibition "Dialogue in the Dark", at Hellerup, 14.00-15.25

22 January
Princess Alexandra will attend "Night of a Thousand Dinners", at Marriott Hotel, in Copenhagen, 17.30-18.00


Princess Benedikte

26 January
Princess Benedikte will attend Olave Baden-Powell & The Baden-Powell World Fellowship's tea party at Ormstrup Gods, 14.30-19.00

27 January
Princess Benedikte will inaugurate Copenhagen International School's International Seminar, at Radisson Hotel, Copenhagen, 09.00

[Lasse Pedersen]

Calendar for February 2006

February 1
HM the Queen will hold a state council at Christianborg Palace, 10.30
HRH the Crown Prince will also attend

February 2
The Regent couple will inaugurate the Rembrandt Exhibition, at the State Museum of Art, Copenhagen, 19.30

February 5
HRH Crown Princess Mary's birthday

February 9
HRH the Crown Princess, as patron, visits Copenhagen International Fashion Fair, at Bella Centre, Copenhagen, 12.00-14.00

February 9
HRH Prince Joachim presents Danish Industry's Initiatives Prize during Danish Industry Conference for small & medium businesses, in the Building of Industry, Copenhagen, 12.00-14.30

February 10-12
HRH Princess Benedikte attends the opening and parts of the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.

February 13
HM the Queen gives public audience at Christiansborg Palace from 10 a.m.

February 15-16
HRH the Crown Prince visits the Olympic Games in Torino, Italy.

February 17
The Reigning Couple receive the ambassador of the People's Republic of China in farewell audience at 12.15 p.m.

February 17
HM the Queen receives the ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt in farewell audience at 12.45 p.m.

February 17
TRH the Crown Prince Couple will participate in Matthiae-Mahlzeit 2006 in Hamburg, Germany. HRH The Crown Prince's speech (in German).

February 18
TRH the Crown Prince Couple pay an official visit to Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Note: Since HRH Crown Princess Mary is still breastfeeding, HRH Prince Christian will join his parents on the trip. It is however unlikely that he will accompany his parents to the official events.

February 20
HRH Prince Joachim regent.

February 25
HRH the Crown Prince regent until March 2.

February 27
HM the Queen gives public audience at Christiansborg Palace from 10 a.m.

[Lasse Pedersen]

Calendar for March 2006

March 1
HH Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg takes part in the International Land Mine Day at Christiansborg Palace, arranged by "Denmark against Land Mines". The event commences at 04.30 p.m. and is due to end at 05.30 p.m.

March 2
HRH the Crown Prince pays a visit to the frigate Peder Skram, anchored at "Elefanten" at Nyholm, Holmen. The visit is to commence at 01.00 p.m.

March 2
At 03.00 p.m., HRH the Crown Prince attends the 150th anniversary of the Sailor's Association at "Prinsesse Maries Hjem", Christianshavn.

March 3
HM the Queen and TRH the Crown Prince Couple leave for Norway in order to participate in the christening of HH Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway on March 4. HM the Queen and TRH the Crown Prince Couple return to Denmark on March 5.
Note: HRH Prince Christian will accompany his parents on the trip since he is still being breastfed.

March 3
HRH Prince Joachim regent until March 5.

March 3
HRH Princess Benedikte and HH Prince Richard attend ”The National Stallion Show” at Messecenter Herning (i.e. Exhibition Center Herning) until March 5.

March 5
In the role of patron, HRH Prince Joachim visits several of CARE Danmark’s projects in South East Asia. HRH Prince Joachim returns to Denmark on March 19.

March 6
HRH Princess Benedikte visits her patronage, Københavns Pigekor (i.e. Girl’s Choir of Copenhagen), at Skt. Annæ Gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

March 6
HRH Princess Benedikte takes part in a meeting in Pigespejdernes Fællesråd (i.e. the Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark).

March 7
HRH the Crown Princess attends in the role of patron the 10th anniversary of "PsykiatriFonden" (i.e. The Danish Mental Health Fund)

March 7
HH Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, inaugurates the exhibition ”Xciteres - naturvidenskab fra ung til ung” (i.e. ”Xcited - science from one young to another”) at the Experimentarium in Hellerup at 11.00 a.m. The visit is to end at 12.30 p.m.

March 8
HM the Queen receives General Dick L. Berlijn, Defence Chief of Holland, in Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg, at 12.30 p.m.

March 9
HRH Princess Benedikte takes part in the Memorial Service of the Earl of Lichfield in The Guards Chapel, Wellington, England, at 03.00 p.m.

March 10
HRH Princess Benedikte attends the opening of the Paralympic Games in Turin, Italy.

March 10
HM the Queen attends the commemoration of the founding of the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University at 02.00 p.m.

March 10
HRH the Crown Princess, in the role of patron, participates in the anniversary of the Danish Heart Association at noon. Speech (in Danish).

March 11
HRH Princess Benedikte attends parts of the Paralympic Games in Turin, Italy.

March 11
HM the Queen hosts the Hæderstegnsmiddag (i.e. the Dinner of Medals) of the Danish Army and Air Force in Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg, at 08.00 p.m.

March 12
HRH Princess Benedikte attends the international meeting of show jumping and dressage in Dortmund, Germany.

March 13
HM the Queen gives public audience at Christiansborg Palace at 10.00 a.m.

March 13
HM the Queen receives the Foreign Minister of Iceland, Geir H. Haarde, in private audience in Christian IX’s palace, Amalienborg, at 02.30 p.m.

March 15
HM the Queen attends a parade of the Royal Life Guards, and hands out the Queen’s Watch. The event takes place in the barracks of the Royal Life Guards at 02.00 p.m.
Note: Once a year, HM Queen Margrethe II hands out ”the Queen’s Watch”, which is a very delicate wristwatch, to a member of the Guards who has truly proven his worth in the past year.

March 15
HH Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, participates, as patron, in the 10th anniversary reception of the Arken Museum of Modern Art at 05.00 p.m.

March 20
HM the Queen and HRH the Prince Consort receive a group of Bulgarian journalists before the president and first lady of Bulgaria’s state visit. The event is to take place in Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg, at 02.30 p.m.

March 21
Reception of ambassadors at Christiansborg Palace at 10.00 a.m.

March 23
HRH Prince Joachim will open a conference in the Danish Agricultural Council called ”The Growth of the Future and the Danish Winners of the Globalisation” at Axelborg, Copenhagen at 01.30. p.m.

March 24
HRH the Prince Consort participates in the opening of a new wing at Prins Henriks Skole (i.e. Prince Henrik's School), Frederiksberg, at 11.30 a.m.

March 24
In the role of patron of the Danish YWCA in London, HRH Princess Benedikte opens the "Queen Ingrid Dorm" at 02.30 p.m. In the evening, she will attend a gala function with the Danish YWCA.

March 25
HRH Prince Joachim participates, as patron, in the gala dinner at the tenth spring congress of the Danish branch of the Junior Chamber International. The dinner takes place in Ribe at 07.00 p.m.

March 26
The Reigning Couple and HRH Prince Joachim take part in a celebratory service in Garnisonskirken, a church in Copenhagen. The service is held at 10.00 a.m. to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the church.

March 27
HM the Queen gives a public audience at Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen.

March 28
HRH the Crown Prince tends to the giving of a bursary of 25,000 DKK (app. 4100 USD). The bursary comes from the Anders Lassen Foundation, and is awarded to Captain John Fornal-Friis for his efforts as a commanding officer in Iraq.

March 29
H.E. Georgi Parvanov, the president of Bulgaria, and Mrs. Zorka Parvanova, his wife, pay a state visit to Denmark, invited by HM the Queen and HRH the Prince Consort. The President and First Lady will return to Bulgaria on March 31.

March 31
HM the Queen and HRH the Prince Consort participate at the commemoration of the founding of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts at Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, at 07.30 p.m.

[Lasse Pedersen]

Calendar for April 2006

April 4
HRH the Crown Princess is present at the opening of a conference in the Brain Injury Association, dealing with the relatives of people struck by brain injury.

April 5
HRH Prince Joachim takes part in a press conference as patron of the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix 2006 at 10.30 a.m.

April 5
HM the Queen and HRH the Prince Consort participate in a ceremony to commemorate the retreat of the Soviet troops from Bornholm in 1946. The ceremony takes place at 04.50 p.m.

April 7
HRH the Crown Princess is present at the opening of the exhibition "Besøg fra Australien" (i.e. 'Visit from Australia') at the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle. Moreover, HRH the Crown Princess will unveil the first official portrait of herself in Denmark. The opening commences at 02.30 p.m.

April 7
HRH the Crown Prince attends a banquet in connection with the Graduate Business Conference at the Copenhagen Business School. His Royal Highness will present a student with the Student Leadership Award. The banquet begins at 08.00 p.m.

April 10
TRH the Crown Prince Couple receive Tasmanian devils, a gift from the Tasmanian government, in the Zoo of Copenhagen at 09.30 a.m.

April 11
HM the Queen and HRH the Prince Consort reside at Marselisborg Palace in Århus. They return to Copenhagen on April 18.

April 11
HRH Prince Joachim conducts the opening of Lille Vildmosecentret, an interactive exhibition centre, in the national park Lille Vildmose, Sejlflod. The opening begins at 09.30 a.m.

April 11
HRH Prince Joachim takes part in the opening of "the African Village" at Aalborg Zoo, Ålborg, at 01.30 p.m.

April 11
HM the Queen is present at the opening of an exhibition of christening gowns in The Old Town, Århus, at 03.00 p.m.

April 11
HRH the Crown Princess conducts the opening of a care centre, the Knud Lavard Centre, in Ringsted at noon.

April 12
HRH the Crown Princess is present at the award ceremony of Børnehjælpsdagen's Lillebrorpris (i.e. the Little Brother Award of Børnehjælpsdagen) at Copenhagen City Hall at noon.

April 14
HRH the Prince Consort takes part in the opening of the new roller coaster, 'Tyfonen' (i.e. the typhoon), at Tivoli Friheden, Århus, at 04.00 p.m.

April 16
HM the Queen's birthday. In the park of Marselisborg Palace, a parade will be held, and HM the Queen and the residing family will emerge at the terrace.

April 18
At 11.00 a.m., HM the Queen receives a small scale model of Marselisbog Palace by Mr. Jack Holdt and others at Marselisborg Palace. Later, the Reigning Couple leaves Marselisborg and heads for Copenhagen.

April 19
HM the Queen gives a State Counsil at Christiansborg Palace at 09.30 a.m. HRH the Crown Prince will also attend.

April 19
HM the Queen attends the award of the Rungstedlundprisen (i.e. the Rungstedlund Prize) at Rungstedlund at 05.00 p.m.

April 19
The Reigning Couple resides at Fredensborg Palace. In the evening, the citizens of Fredensborg will welcome them with a traditional march with torches.

April 21
TRH the Crown Prince Couple will attend the official opening of the "Centre for Higher Health Educations Funen" in Odense on Funen at 11.30 a.m.

April 22
HRH the Crown Princess attends a horse training show at Vilhelmsborg in Mårslet at 02.50 p.m.

April 22
HRH Princess Benedikte attends the dressage World Cup finals in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

April 22
HH Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, hands over the prize to the winner of the Danish enterprise championship, arranged by Young Enterprise, at 12.30 p.m.

April 24
Public audience at Christiansborg Palace.

April 24
HRH Prince Joachim is present at the finals of the competition "Unge Forskere 2006" (i.e. 'Young Researchers 2006') at Danfoss Universe at 02.30 p.m.

April 25
HRH the Crown Princess attends a ceremony concerning the awarding of The Crown Princess Mary Scholarship at Copenhagen University at 11.30 a.m. Speech (in English).

April 26
The Reigning Couple attend the opening of the exhibition 'Christian IV and Rosenborg' at Rosenborg Palace to mark the 400th anniversary of the castle. The opening commences at 02.30 p.m.

April 26
HRH Prince Joachim awards the "Danmarks Hæderstegn" (i.e. 'The Medal of Denmark") in the role of patron of Reserveofficersforening (i.e. 'The Society of Reserve Officers'). The ceremony will take place at the Citadel of Copenhagen at noon.

April 26
HRH Princess Benedikte takes part in the official arrangement to mark the World Cup finals of show jumping in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia until May 2.

April 26
HH Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, attends the finals of 'The Public-Speaking Competition for Schools' at the residence of the ambassador of Australia at 07.15 p.m. Her Highness is present in the role of patron of The English-Speaking Union.

April 27
HRH the Crown Princess inaugurates Hjerteugen (i.e. ‘the Heart Week). Her Royal Highness does do in the role of patron at 11.00 a.m. Speech (in Danish).

April 27
HRH Prince Joachim awards the "Danmarks Hæderstegn" (i.e. 'The Medal of Denmark") in the role of patron of Reserveofficersforening (i.e. 'The Society of Reserve Officers'). The ceremony will take place at the Citadel of Copenhagen at noon.

April 28
HM the Queen receives ambassadors in farewell audiences. The ambassador of Spain at 11.00 a.m. and of Lesotho at 11.20 a.m.

April 28
HM the Queen and HRH the Prince Consort boards the royal yacht Dannebrog at noon. Salutes will be fired in the couple’s honour from the battery Sixtus at noon, as the yacht departs and from Kronborg as the yacht passes the palace at 02.30 p.m. The yacht will arrive at Ellsinore at 03.00 p.m.

April 28
HRH the Prince Consort participates in the commemoration of the founding of the Technical University of Denmark at 05.00 p.m.

April 29 and April 30
TRH the Prince Consort andthe Crown Princess takes part in the celebrations in connection with the 60th birthday of HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

April 29
HRH Prince Joachim is regent until May 1.

[Lasse Pedersen]

Calendar for May 2006

May 1
HRH Princess Benedikte takes part in the general assembly of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

May 3
TRH the Crown Prince Couple receive christening gift from the city counsil of Fredensborg-Humlebæk at 10.00 a.m. at the Library of Fredensborg.

May 5
HRH the Crown Princess awards the prize for excellence in research communications at the opening of the Day of Research 2006 in Odense. Her Royal Highness does so in the role of patron at 09.50 a.m. Speech (in Danish).

May 5
HM the Queen receives the ambassadors of China, the United Kingdom, Syria, Mauretania and Tunisia in accession audience at Fredensborg Palace at 10.00 a.m.

May 5
In the role of patron, HRH Prince Joachim opens the exhibition “Ellehammer, en dansk helt” (i.e. ‘Ellehammer, a Danish hero’) at Teknisk Museum (i.e. ‘the Technical Museum of Denmark’) at 02.00 p.m.

May 6
HH Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, opens “A Race Against Breast Cancer”, a special arrangement which is part of “Forskningens Døgn” (i.e. ‘the Day of Research’) at 10.00 a.m.

May 7
At 03.00 p.m., HRH Princess Benedikte takes part in the commemoration of the fact that Alzheimer’s was discovered 100 years ago. Her Royal Highness does so in the role of patron of Alzheimerforeningen (i.e. ‘the Danish Alzheimer’s Association’).

May 9
As patron of CARE Danmark, HRH Prince Joachim participates in the celebration of the 60th anniversary of CARE in Copenhagen at 03.30 p.m.

May 9
HRH Princess Benedikte participates in a meeting in the Joint Committee of Girl Guides in Denmark at 04.00 p.m.

May 9
HM the Queen is present at the awarding of medals in “Haandværkerforeningen i Kjøbenhavn” (i.e. ‘the Association of Craftsmen in Copenhagen’) at Copenhagen City Hall at 06.30 p.m.

May 10
HRH Prince Joachim attends a test drive for the Shell Eco-Marathon at the Technical University of Denmark in Lundtofte at 10.30 a.m.

May 10
HM the Queen receives the president of the African Union, Mr. Alpha Oumar Konaré, in a private audience in Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg, at 11.00 a.m.

May 10
TRH the Crown Prince Couple attend a solo concert with John Williams, guitarist, in the Royal Library at 08.00 p.m.

May 14
HRH The Crown Prince reigns until May 24.

May 15
HH Princess Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, opens the General Stevedoring Councils Annual General Meeting at the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen at 09.15 a.m.

May 16
HRH Prince Joachim takes part in the prize giving of Dansk Industri og Håndværks Medaljefond (i.e. ‘the Medal Fund of Danish Industry and