Saturday, December 3, 2011

Royal Activities in December

We have a few royal visits & events to look forward to in December...

Nov. 19 - Dec. 10:  Official & Private Visit to Australia by Crown Prince Frederik & Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (joined by their two youngest children, twins Prince Vincent & Princess Josephine of Denmark for the entire trip, and for only the private portion of their trip their two eldest children, Prince Christian & Princess Isabella are completing the family).


Nov. 27 - Dec. 1:  Official Visit to Vietnam by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (leaving Australia for a few days).


Nov. 29 - Dec. 1:  Official Visit of Mali to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with participation from Queen Beatrix, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, the Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands.


Dec. 3 - Dec. 7:  Economic Mission to Chile by Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant.

Dec. 10:  Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway, with participation from King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.

Dec. 10:  Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden with participation of the Swedish Royal Family.


Round Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries

Dec. 1 - Princess Aiko of Japan, Princess Toshi, celebrates her 10th birthday!  She is the daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan, and the granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan.  {2001}

Dec 2 - Princess Alexander (Lea) of Belgium, turns 60 years old!  She is the widow of Prince Alexander of Belgium, the half-brother of King Albert II of the Belgians. {1951}

Dec. 2 - Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck of Bhutan turns 30 years old!  She is the sister of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck of Bhutan and the daughter of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan. {1981}

Dec 9 - Princess Srirasmi of Thailand, Princess consort to the Crown Prince of Siam, celebrates her 50th birthday! She is the wife of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, who is the son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand. {1961}

Dec 9 - Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary + Bohemia, Prince of Modena celebrates his 20th birthday!  He is the son of Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este and Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, and he is the grandson of King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians. {1991}

Dec 13 - Prince/Shah Karim al-Hussayni, The Aga Khan IV, celebrates his 75th birthday! {1936}

Dec 13 - Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Braganza, Duchess of Segorbe celebrates her 65th birthday!  She is the ex-wife of Crown Prince Alexander II of Yugoslavia/Serbia, and the mother of Hereditary Prince Peter, Prince Philip, and Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia/Serbia. She is also a first cousin of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. {1946}

Dec 13 - 5th Accession Anniversary of King Mizan Zainal Abidin of Malaysia, 17th Sultan of Terengganu.  {2006}

Dec 14 - 5th Accession Anniversary of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck of Bhutan. {2006}

Dec 18 - Princess Tengku Nadhirah Zaharah of Malaysia celebrates her 15th birthday!  She is the daughter of King Mizan Zainal Abidin of Malaysia. {1996}

Dec 25 - Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy celebrates her 75th birthday!  She is the 1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland. {1936}

Dec 26 - Cassius Taylor celebrates his 15th birthday!  He is the son of Timothy Taylor and Lady Helen Taylor, who is the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who is the 1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland. {1996}

Dec 30 - Crown Prince Paras of Nepal celebrates his 40th birthday! He is the son of King Gyanendra and Queen Komal of Nepal. {1971}

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