2009 Calendar of Royal Events

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This calendar lists major royal events for 2009, together with links to blog entries and forum threads. If anyone has suggestions for events that should be added, please let one of the blog editors (JessRulz, Marengo, and TheTruth) know.

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January

1st: Danish New Year levee (thread, blog)

1st: New Year address by Emperor Akihito (thread)

2nd: Death of Sheikh Rashid Bin Ahmed Al Mu'alla of Umm al-Quwain (thread)

2nd: Accession of Shaikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla of Umm al-Quwain

5th: Danish New Year's Court for the Diplomatic Corps (thread, blog)

5th: Grand Duke Jean's 88th birthday

5th: Prince Albert leaves on a month's trip to Antarctica to study global warming (thread, blog)

5th: King Juan Carlos's 71st birthday (thread)

6th: Danish Grand New Year's Court (thread)

6th: Pascua Militar (thread)

6th: Princes William and Harry get their own independent household (thread)

7th: 20th anniversary of the accession of Emperor Akihito (1989) (thread)

12th: Prince William begins training as a Search and Rescue pilot (thread)

13th: First Belgian New Year's reception (thread, blog)

13th: Sheikh Rashed bin Saud bin Rashed Al Mualla appointed crown prince of Umm al-Quwain

14th: Anniversary of the accession of Queen Margrethe (1972)

15th: Second Belgian New Year's reception (thread, blog[)

15th: New Year's reception for Princess Mary's patronages (thread, blog)

15th-20th: Visit to Oman and the UAE by Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima (thread)

15th: New Year's waka poetry reading attended by the Emperor and Empress (thread, blog)

15th: Annual Foreign Ambassadors reception at the Spanish court (thread)

15th-25th: Monte Carlo 33rd International Circus Festival (thread)

15th-16th: Visit to Sweden by the President of Finland (thread)

18th-22nd: Visit to Haiti and the Dominican Republic by Queen Sofia (thread, blog)

19th-22nd: Visit to Singapore by Prince Billah

20th: Princess Mathilde's 36th birthday

21st: Belgian New Year's Reception for EU officials (thread, blog)

20th: Christening of Emma Tallulah Behn (thread, blog)

21st: Princess Ingrid Alexandra's 5th birthday (blog)

22nd: Visit to Brussels by Prince Haakon (thread)

23rd: Princess Caroline of Hanover's 52nd birthday

23rd: Princess Caroline and Prince Ernst-August of Hanover's 10th wedding anniversary

23rd-25th: Visit to Libya by King Juan Carlos (thread)

25th-29th: Visit to Japan by President Parvanov of Bulgaria (thread)

26th-27th: Festival of Saint-Dévote (Monaco) (thread, blog)

28th: Presentation of the King's medal (Sweden)

28th: King Hamad al Khalifa of Bahrain's 60th birthday

29th-31st: Visit to Italy by Princess Victoria (thread)

29th: Anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Sabah al Sabah of Kuwait (2006)

30th: King Abdullah II's 47th birthday

30th: Prince Felipe's 41st birthday (blog)

31st: Queen Beatrix's 71st birthday

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February

2nd-4th: Visit to Croatia by Princess Anne (thread)

2nd: Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima's 7th wedding anniversary

2nd-4th: State visit to Luxembourg by President Napolitano of Italy (thread, blog)

2nd-4th: Visit to Sabah by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah

3rd-8th: Visit to Kuwait and Qatar by President Barzani of Kurdistan

3rd-5th: Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to visit Titabor, India

4th: Princess Mary's 37th birthday (blog)

5th-6th: Visit to Finnmark by Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit (thread, blog)

6th: Anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II (1952) (blog)

6th-9th: Visit to Antarctica by Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima (thread, blog)

7th: Anniversary of the acccession of King Abdullah II of Jordan (1999) (blog)

8th: Wedding of Prince David Bagration-Mukhransky and Princess Anna Bagration-Gruzinsky (thread, blog)

9th-15th: Visit to Vietnam by Prince Naruhito (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

9th-11th: State visit to Spain by President Kirchner of Argentina (thread, blog)

10th: Crown Prince Sheikh Saud al Qasimi of Ras Al-Khaimah's 53rd birthday

10th-12th: Visit to the UAE by President Suleiman of Lebanon (blog)

10th-11th: Visit to Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait by President Sarkozy of France (blog)

10th-12th: State visit to Saudi Arabia by President Hu Jintao of China (blog)

10th: Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and Princess Srirasmi's 8th wedding anniversary

11th-13th: Visit to Zimbabwe and Mozambique by Mswati III of Swaziland

14th: Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa's 28th wedding anniversary

14th: Prince Hans-Adam's 64th birthday

15th-18th: State visit to Vietnam by Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa (postponed: thread, blog1, blog2)

16th-18th: State visit to Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia (thread)

16th-19th: Visit to the UAE by the Prime Minister of Vietnam

17th: Mass in memory of deceased Belgian monarchs (blog)

17th: Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah's 35th birthday

18th-20th: Visit to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia by King Abdullah of Jordan (thread, blog1, blog2)

18th-20th: Visit to Florida by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia (thread, blog)

19th: Visit to Cairo by Queen Paola to attend the ICMEC meeting (thread)

21st: King Harald's 72nd birthday

22nd-26th: 9th IDEX Conference in Abu Dhabi (thread, blog)

23rd: Prince Naruhito's 49th birthday (blog)

23rd: National Day (Brunei)

24th: Unveiling of the Queen Mother's memorial (thread, blog)

24th: Announcement of the engagement of Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4)

25th: National Day (Kuwait)

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March

1st: St David's Day

1st-3rd: State visit to Spain by President Medvedev of Russia (thread, blog)

4th-6th: Visit to Gibraltar by Princess Anne (thread)

6th: Anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Hamad al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999)

6th: Anniversary of the accession of King Constantine (1964)

7th: Official visit to Singapore and Indonesia by Sheikh Hamdan of Abu Dhabi (blog)

8th-17th: Visit to Chile, Brazil, and Ecuador by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

9th: Commonwealth Day (thread, blog)

9th-12th: State visit to Thailand by King Mizan Zainal Abidin of Malaysia (thread, blog)

12th-13th: Official visit to Spain by President Köhler of Germany (thread, blog)

12th: Crown Princess Victoria's name day (thread)

12th-15th: State visit to Vietnam by King Mizan Zainal Abidin of Malaysia (blog)

14th: Prince Albert of Monaco's 51st birthday (blog)

15th-17th: Official visit to Morocco and Portugal by King Abdullah and Queen Rania (thread1, thread2, blog1, blog2, blog3)

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March (continued)

16th-19th: Prince Willem-Alexander to attend the World Water Forum, Istanbul (thread, blog)

16th-19th: Prince Naruhito to attend the World Water Forum, Istanbul (thread, blog)

16th-22nd: Prince Albert will attend the World Water Forum, Istanbul (thread, blog)

16th-20th: Visit to Mexico by Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4)

16th-17th: Visit to the USA by Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia (thread, blog1, blog2)

17th: Prince Abdul Muntaqim's 2nd birthday

18th: Queen Beatrix opens the 60th-anniversary exhibition of the Keukenhof flower garden (thread, blog)

18th: Opening of Parliament by Hereditary Prince Alois

18th: Wedding of Prince Jean and Diane de Guerre (blog)

19th: Civil Wedding of Prince Jean of France, Duke of Vendome, and Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart (thread, blog)

21st-27th: Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde on economic mission to Mexico and Panama (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4)

21st: King Muhammad VI and Lalla Salma's 7th wedding anniversary

21st-29th: Prince Frederik and Princess Mary visit the USA (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4, blog5, blog6, blog7)

22nd: Grand Duchess Maria Teresa's 53rd birthday

23rd-2nd April: Visit to the Falkland Islands by Princess Anne (thread)

24th-26th: State visit to Italy by King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia (thread, blog1)

26th-28th: Visit to South Africa by Queen Rania (thread, blog1, blog2)

28th-3rd April: Visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE by Princess Astrid on behalf of Roll Back Malaria (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

28th: Rose Ball (Monaco) (thread1, thread2, blog1, blog2)

29th-1st April: State visit to the United Kingdom by President Calderon of Mexico (thread, blog)

30th-1st April: Official visit to Russia by Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai (thread, blog)

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April

1st: Reception at Buckingham Palace for Heads of Delegation attending the London Summit (blog)

1st-4th: Official visit to Brazil by Princess Victoria (thread, blog1, blog2)

3rd-10th: Official visit to China by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

5th-8th: Visit to Romania, Czech Republic, and Slovakia by King Abdullah (thread, blog)

6th: Official visit to Britain by President Nasheed of the Maldives

6th: Anniversary of the accession of Prince Albert of Monaco (2005) (blog)

8th: Opening of the Henry VIII exhibition at Windsor Castle (to run until 18 April 2010)

9th: Royal Maundy service (thread, blog)

9th: The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall's 4th wedding anniversary

9th: Princess Sarah's 22nd birthday

10th: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko's golden wedding anniversary (thread, blog)

10th: Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai and Princess Haya's 5th wedding anniversary

12th: Easter

12th-14th: Visit to Japan by King Abdullah (thread)

12th-16th: Visit to Kuwait and Oman by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (blog)

14th: Princess Marie of Liechtenstein's 69th birthday

14th-15th: Official visit to Bulgaria by Sheikh Hamad al Thani (thread)

15th: Prince Philippe's 49th birthday

16th: Queen Margrethe's 69th birthday (thread, blog)

16th: Grand Duke Henri's 54th birthday

17th: Official visit to Equatorial Guinea by King Mohammed (thread)

19th-22nd: Official visit to Japan by the General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party

19th-27th: State visit to Chile and Uruguay by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (thread)

20th-21st: Visit to Portugal by Sheikh Hamad al-Thani

21st: Queen Elizabeth II's 83rd birthday

21st-24th: Official visit to Romania and Croatia by Prince Albert (thread)

21st-22nd: State Visit to Spain by President Patil of India (thread, blog1, blog2)

21st-23rd: State visit to The Netherlands by King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia (thread, blog1, blog2)

22nd-26th: Visit to the United States by King Abdullah (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4)

22nd-26th: Visit to Singapore by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

23rd: St George's Day (announcement of Knights of the Garter)

26th-30th: Visit to Italy and Germany by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall (thread)

27th: Prince Willem-Alexander's 42nd birthday

27th-28th: State visit to Spain by President Sarkozy of France (thread, blog)

28th-29th: Visit to Spain by President Uribe of Colombia (blog)

28th: King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit's 59th wedding anniversary

28th-30th: State visit to Norway by the Governor General of Canada (thread, blog)

29th-1st May: Official visit to the United Kingdom by President Suleiman of Lebanon (thread)

30th: Anniversary of the accession and investiture of Queen Beatrix (1980)

30th: Queens' Day celebration (The Netherlands) (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

30th: King Carl Gustaf's 63rd birthday

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May

2nd: Religious Wedding of Prince Jean of France, Duke of Vendome, and Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart (thread, blog1, blog2)

3rd: Princess Haya's 35th birthday

4th: Birth of a son to Prince Joachim and Princess Marie (thread, blog1, blog2)

4th: Remembrance and Liberation Day (thread, blog1, blog2)

4th-7th: State visit to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

6th-9th: Visit to Northern Ireland by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (thread, blog)

6th: Visit to Flensborg by Prince Frederik and Princess Mary (thread, blog)

8th-15th: Visit to Jordan by Pope Benedict XVI (thread, blog1, blog2)

8th: Prince Moulay Hassan's 6th birthday

9th-15th: Official visit (economic mission) to South Korea by Prince Philippe (thread, blog)

10th-14th: State visit to Japan by President Nathan of Singapore (thread)

10th: Princess Lalla Salma's 31st birthday

10th-13th: State visit to China by Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah (thread)

11th-23rd: Visit to Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania by Prince and Princess Akishino (thread, blog)

12th-14th: State visit to Thailand by President Choummaly of Laos

13th: Prince Carl Philip's 30th birthday (thread, blog)

13th-17th: Royal Windsor Horse Show and Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo (blog)

14th: Prince Frederik and Princess Mary's 5th wedding anniversary (thread, blog)

14th: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia's 47th wedding anniversary (blog)

15th-17th: World Economic Forum on the Middle East (thread, blog)

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May (continued)

17th: Princess Maxima's 38th birthday

17th: National Day (Norway) (thread, blog)

17th: Closing of the Octave of Our Lady of Luxembourg (thread, blog)

18th-20th: State visit to Denmark by President Papoulias of Greece (thread, blog1, blog2)

18th-22nd: State visit to Spain by President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic (thread)

19th-23rd: Chelsea Flower Show (thread)

19th-21st: State visit to Malaysia and Singapore by Sheikh Hamad al Thani (thread, blog)

20th: Prince Pavlos's 42nd birthday

21st-24th: 67th Monaco Grand Prix (thread)

21st & 23rd: Wedding of Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Kelly Rondestvedt (thread, blog)

22nd: Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia's 5th wedding anniversary (blog1, blog2)

24th: Prince Joseph Wenzel's 14th birthday

25th-27th: State visit to The Netherlands by President Bachelet of Chile (thread, blog)

25th: National Day (Jordan) (thread)

25th-26th: Visit to Abu Dhabi by President Sarkozy of France (blog)

25th: Sheikh Hamad al Sharqi of Fujairah's 61st birthday

26th: Prince Frederik's 41st birthday (thread)

26th-29th: Visit to Colombia by Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4)

27th-1st June: Visit to Greenland by Scandinavian Heirs (thread, blog1, blog2)

29th-30th: Official visit to the United States by Prince Harry (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

29th-6th June: 15th Fez Festival of World Sacred Music (thread)

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June

1st-2nd: Official visit to Oman by Sheikh Hamad Al Sharqi of Fujairah

2nd: Anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953) (blog)

2nd-6th: Visit to Kenya and Burundi by Grand Duchess Maria Teresa (thread, blog1, blog2)

2nd: King Constantine's 69th birthday

3rd-8th: Visit to Canada by the Earl and Countess of Wessex (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4, blog5)

3rd-5th: State visit to Zimbabwe by Mswati III (blog1, blog2)

2nd-4th: Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik's Summer Tour aboard the Dannebrog (thread, blog)

4th: Opening of the Holland Festival with Queen Beatrix in attendance (thread)

5th: National Day (Denmark)

6th: King Albert II's 75th birthday (blog)

6th: National Day (Sweden) (thread, blog)

6th: Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah's 80th birthday

7th: Referendum on Danish royal succession (thread, blog)

7th: Official visit to Jordan by Sheikh Hamad al Thani (thread)

8th: Andrea Casiraghi's 25th birthday

9th: Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako's 16th wedding anniversary (blog)

10th: Prince Philip's 88th birthday (blog)

10th: Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik's 42nd wedding anniversary

10th: King Abdullah II and Queen Rania's 16th wedding anniversary

11th: Queen Fabiola's 81st birthday

11th: Prince Henrik's 75th birthday (thread, blog1, blog2)

11th: Prince Alois's 41st birthday

13th: Trooping the Colour (thread, blog)

13th: Visit to Peru and Bolivia by Prince and Princess Hitachi (thread, blog1, blog2)

15th: Garter Ceremony (thread)

16th-20th: Royal Ascot (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

16th-19th: Visit to Hordaland by King Harald and Queen Sonja (thread, blog)

17th: Working visit to Europe by King Abdullah (thread, blog)

19th-22nd: Visit to Greenland by Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, Prince Frederik, and Princess Mary (thread, blog)

19th: Opening of The Hermitage, Amsterdam, by Queen Beatrix and President Medvedev (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

19th: King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia's 33rd wedding anniversary

21st: Prince William's 27th birthday

22nd-24th: State visit to New Zealand by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia (thread, blog1, blog2)

22nd-24th: Official visit to France by Sheikh Hamad al Thani and Sheikha Mozah (thread, blog)

23rd: National Day (Luxembourg) (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4)

24th-26th: State visit to Australia by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia (thread, blog)

24th: King Juan Carlos's saint's day celebration

25th-27th: 14th Monte Carlo International Show Jumping (thread)

27th: Armed Forces Day (blog1)

27th: Anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Hamad al Thani (1995)

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July

1st: 40th anniversary of Prince Charles's investiture as Prince of Wales (thread, blog)

1st-5th: Henley Royal Regatta

1st: Princess Diana's birthday

1st: Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal's 14th wedding anniversary

2nd: King Albert II and Queen Paola's golden wedding anniversary (blog)

2nd: Prince Hussein named Crown Prince of Jordan (thread, blog)

2nd: Sheikh Sultan al Qasimi of Sharjah's 70th birthday

3rd: Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim al Thani's 19th birthday

3rd: Prince Alois and Princess Sophie's 16th wedding anniversary

4th: Queen Sonja's 72nd birthday

4th-16th: Official visit to Canada and Hawaii by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4, blog5)

6th: Official visit to Lithuania by Queen Margrethe, King Harald, and King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia (thread, blog)

7th-9th: State visit to Romania by King Albert and Queen Paola (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

14th: Princess Victoria's 32nd birthday (thread, blog)

14th: Bastille Day (blog)

15th: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's 63rd birthday

17th: Duchess of Cornwall's 62nd birthday

17th: Anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Saqr al-Qasimi of Ras al-Khaimah (1948)

18th-20th: State visit to Zambia by Mswati III (blog)

20th-24th: Swan upping (blog)

20th: Prince Haakon's 36th birthday (blog)

21st: National Day (Belgium) (thread, blog)

22nd: Sheikh Mohammed of Dubai's 60th birthday

23rd: 10th anniversary of the accession of Mohammed VI (blog)

23rd: Anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Qaboos al Said (1970)

25th: Wedding of Prince Christian zu Schaumburg-Lippe and Lena Giese (thread, blog)

26th: Christening of Prince Henrik (thread, blog)

27th-29th: Visit to Romania by the Prince and Princess of Asturias (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

28th: Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn's 57th birthday

30th-1st Aug: Official visit to Madeira by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia (thread)

30th: Prince Hans-Adam and Princess Marie's 42nd wedding anniversary

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August

1st: Anniversary of the coronation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (1968)

1st: Anniversary of the accession of King Abdullah al Saud (2005)

3rd: Anniversary of the enthronement of King Abdullah al Saud (2005)

4th-6th: Official visit to Iran by Sultan Qaboos (blog)

9th: Anniversary of the accession of King Albert II of Belgium (1993)

11th: Engagement of Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergström (thread, blog1, blog2)

12th: Queen Sirikit's 77th birthday (blog)

15th: National Day (Liechtenstein) (thread, blog)

19th: Princess Mette-Marit's 36th birthday

21st-26th: Official visit to The Netherlands by Prince and Princess Akishino (thread)

21st: King Muhammad VI's 46th birthday

22nd-23rd: Visit to Germany by Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte (thread, blog1, blog2)

23rd: Queen Noor's 58th birthday

25th: Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit's 8th wedding anniversary

25th-26th: Official visit to Finland by Carl VI Gustaf and Queen Silvia (thread, blog)

29th: King Harald and Queen Sonja's 41st wedding anniversary

30th: Celebration of the wedding anniversaries of members of the royal family (thread, blog)

30th: Queen Anne-Marie's 63rd birthday

31st: Anniversary of Princess Diana's death (1997)

31st: Queen Rania's 39th birthday

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September

1st-3rd: Visit to Rogaland by Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit (thread, blog)

5th: Braemar Gathering

5th: Wedding of Prince Christian zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and Countess Christina Douglas (thread, blog)

6th: Prince Hisahito's 3rd birthday (thread, blog)

6th: Anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Humaid al-Nuaimi of Ajman (1981)

6th-10th: Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik's Summer Tour aboard the Dannebrog (thread)

8th-13th: Visit to New York by Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima (thread, blog1, blog2)

11th: Queen Paola's 72nd birthday

12th: Wedding of Lord Frederick Windsor and Sophie Winkleman (thread, blog)

14th: Official visit to Spain by President Morales of Bolivia (thread)

15th: Prince Harry's 25th birthday

15th: Prinsjesdag (thread, blog)

15th: Official visit to Syria by King Abdullah and Queen Rania (thread, blog)

15th: Princess Letizia's 37th birthday

15th: Opening of the Swedish Parliament by Carl XVI Gustaf (thread, blog)

16-17th: Visit to the Vatican by Grand Duke Henri & HGD Guillaume (thread)

17th: Meeting between Emperor Akihito and President Napolitano of Italy during his visit to Japan (thread)

17th: Princess Marie-Chantal's 41st birthday

20th-22nd: Visit to New York by Prince Frederik (thread)

20th-25th: Visit to Vietnam by Sheikh Ahmad al-Sabah (thread)

21st-24th: Official visit to the United States by Queen Rania (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

22nd: Princess Astrid and Archduke Lorenz's silver wedding anniversary

22nd-23rd: Visit to Hungary by Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit (thread, blog)

23rd-26th: Monaco Yacht Show

24th: Official visit to Rome by Queen Sonja (thread, blog)

25th: Wedding of Prince Moulay Ismail and Anissa Lehmkuhl (thread, blog)

26th: Religious Wedding of the Count and Countess of Paris (thread, blog1, blog2)

28th: Wedding of Sheikh Nasser of Bahrain and Sheikha Sheikha bin Mohammed bin Rashid (thread, blog)

28th-October 28th: Princess Madeleine's stay in the US for the World Childhood Foundation (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

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October

September 28th-28th: Princess Madeleine's stay in the US for the World Childhood Foundation (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3)

1st: Meeting between Emperor Akihito and President Fischer of Austria during his visit to Japan (thread)

1st-9th: 121st IOC Session and 13th Olympic Congress in Copenhagen (thread, blog1, blog2)

4th-8th: Official visit to the USA by Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia (thread, blog)

4th: Anniversary of the accession of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (1967)

6th: Opening of Danish Parliament (thread, blog)

9th: Opening of Norwegian Parliament (thread1, thread2, blog1, blog2)

10th: Trip to India by Prince Andrew

10th: Death of Princess Magdalene of Prussia (blog)

11th-16th: Prince Frederik participates in the 2009 World Masters Games in Sydney (thread, blog)

12th: National Day (Spain) (thread, blog)

12th-13th: State Visit to Jordan from President Aliyev of Azerbaijan (thread, blog)

14th-15th: State Visit to Luxembourg from President McAleese of Ireland (thread, blog)

15th: Prince Christian's 4th birthday

15th: Death of Fürstin Ruth Erika zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (blog)

16th: Wedding of Count Alexander zu Stolberg-Stolberg and Princess Isabel d'Orleans-Bragança (thread, blog)

19th-21st: State Visit to Spain from President Sleiman of Lebanon (thread, blog)

20th: Empress Michiko's 75th birthday (blog1, blog2)

20th-22nd: State Visit to Italy by King Abdullah and Queen Rania (thread, blog1, blog2, blog3, blog4)

21st: Crown Prince Sheikh Salman al Khalifa's 40th birthday

23rd: 2009 Prince of Asturias Awards Ceremony (thread, blog1, blog2)

23rd-29th: Economic mission to Saudi Arabia and the UAE by Prince Philippe (thread)

23rd: Official visit to San Diego by Prince Albert

25th: Princess Elisabeth's 8th birthday

27th-29th: State visit to Britain by President Patil of India (thread, blog1)

28th: Princess Sophie's 42nd birthday

31st: Infanta Leonor's 4th birthday

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November

2nd-9th: State Visit to Vietnam by Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, Prince Frederik, and Princess Mary (thread, blog)

2nd-12th: Visit to Canada by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall (thread)

2nd: Queen Sofia's 71st birthday

3rd-8th: State visit to Mexico by Queen Beatrix with the Prince and Princess of Orange (thread)

3rd: Anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Khalifa of Abu Dhabi (2004)

5th: Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (1605)

8th: Remembrance Sunday

11th: Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume's 28th birthday

11th-13th: Visit to Botswana with the UNDP by Prince Haakon (thread)

12th: Anniversary of the enthronement of Emperor Akihito (1990)

13th: Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan of Dubai's 27th birthday

13th: Anniversary of the accession of Prince Hans-Adam (1989)

14th: Prince Charles's 61st birthday

15th: King's Feast (Belgium)

18th: Sultan Qaboos al Said's 69th birthday

19th: National Day (Monaco)

20th: Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's 62nd wedding anniversary

24th-26th: Official visit to Bermuda by Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to celebrate 400th anniversary of settlement (thread)

24th-26th: State visit to South Africa by King Harald and Queen Sonja (thread)

26th-29th: State visit to Trinidad and attendance at CHOGM by Elizabeth II (thread)

30th: St Andrew's Day

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December

1st: Princess Aiko's 8th birthday

4th: Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde's 10th wedding anniversary

5th: King Bhumibol's 82nd birthday

7th: Princess Catharina-Amalia's 6th birthday

9th: Princess Masako's 46th birthday

9th: Princess Srirasmi's 38th birthday

10th: Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo (thread, blog)

10th: Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm (thread, blog)

13th: Anniversary of the declaration of the Greek republic (1974)

23rd: Emperor Akihito's 76th birthday

23rd: Queen Silvia's 66th birthday

25th: Christmas Day

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Bumping the calendar...