Weekly Agenda: Mon. Dec. 17 - Sun. Dec. 23, 2012

MONDAY

Dec.17 Bhutan: National Day

Dec.17 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant presents the National Trophy of Sporting Merit 2012 to Mrs. Evi Van Acker @ the City Hall of Brussles, Brussels

Dec.17  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a North Highland Initiative Meeting @ Clarence House

Dec.17  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales holds a Prince’s Charities Meeting @ Clarence House

Dec.17  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales, as Patron of The Prince’s Countryside Fund, holds a Meeting @ Clarence House

Dec.17  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales receives the Rt. Hon. Owen Paterson MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food + Rural Affairs)

Dec.17  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall, as President of the National Osteoporosis Society, attends a Reception in London

Dec.17  UK: Pr.Andrew Dk of York visits the School for Creative Start-ups, Somerset House, Strand, London

Dec.17  UK: 5th Birthday of James Windsor, Viscount Severn  {2007}

Dec.17 Spain: Q.Sofia chairs a Meeting of the Council of the Royal Board on Disability, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Dec.17 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias holds an audience with the Board of the College of Aeronautical Engineering of Spain, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Dec.17 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias holds an audience with a representation of the National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish + Shellfish "ANFACO-CECOPESCA", @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Dec.17 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias holds an audience with a representation of the Association of Entrepreneurs of the Community of Madrid "ASECAM" @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Dec.17 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias holds an audience with 1st-year students of the Bachelor of Science Labour Jaen University, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Dec.17 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends the Executive Committee Meeting of the World Childhood Foundation, Stockholm

Dec.17 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip visits the Federation of Swedish Farmers' (LRF) head office/headquarters, Stockholm

Dec.17 Denmark: Public audience @ Christiansborg Castle

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TUESDAY

Dec.18  Romania: CPss Margarita & Pr.Radu host a gift presentation for Royal Palace employees + their families in the Kings Hall of Elisabeta Palace

Dec.18 Qatar: National Day

Dec.18 Netherlands: Q.Beatrix receives/meets with + congratulates Dutch Olympic Athletes & medalists of the 2012 Olympic + Paralympic Games @ the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, with attendance from Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange, Pss Margriet & Prof.Pieter van Vollenhoven

Dec.18 Netherlands: Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange visits the Foundation Move's ORCA student rowing club in Utrecht

Dec.18  Netherlands/Bourbon-Parma: 35th Birthday of Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma, Duchess of Parma + Piacenza  {1977}

Dec.18 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant attends the Brussels Sustainable Development Summit with the theme of "Bringing the Rio Agenda 20 to Life", @ the "Square Brussels Meeting Centre" in Brussels

Dec.18 Belgium: Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant visits "Koninklijk Atheneum/Centrum Leren in Werken" in Leuven, Province of Flemish Brabant [attends the presentation of the "business plan" for students (an innovative training "Network for Training Entrepreneurship Belgium {NFTE}" in Flanders, Wallonia + Brussels, given by trainers with experience in the corporate sector to provide additional opportunities for youth + young adults]

Dec.18 Belgium: Pr.Laurent attends the official opening of a clinic of the Prince Laurent Foundation (where vulnerable + low-income people of society can have their pets/animals treated for free), in Ghent, Province of East Flanders

Dec.18  UK: Q.Elizabeth II attends the Government’s Cabinet Meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron @ 10 Downing St., London

Dec.18 UK: Q.Elizabeth II visits the Foreign + Commonwealth Office, London & unveils a plaque to commemorate HM's Diamond Jubilee

Dec.18 UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales presents recipients with The Prince of Wales' Medals for Arts Philanthropy (organised by Arts & Business, to recognise the contribution of 5 leading philanthropists to the nation's cultural life over a period of time), @ St. James's Palace State Apartments, London

Dec.18  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales & Camilla Dss of Cornwall help volunteers to pack Christmas hampers with locally grown produce & participate in pre-Christmas community events during their visit to the former run-down East London housing estate, Hollybush Estate, which has been transformed through gardening projects carried our by residents, in Bethnal Green in London

Dec.18 UK: Pr.Edward Dk of Kent attends a Christmas Concert @ St. Bride's Church, London

Dec.18 Spain: Q.Sofia visits the exhibition "The legacy of the Casa Alba", organized by the Fundacion Casa de Alba & the City of Madrid, in collaboration with the Community of Madrid, @ the Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid

Dec.18 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias chairs the award ceremony for the Award of the Royal Foundation of Toledo, @ the Congress Palace El Greco, Toledo

Dec.18 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Pr.Carl Philip hold an audience with the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences' President Frank Rosenius, Sven-Christer Nilsson & Goran Larsbrink, @ the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Dec.18 Sweden: Q.Silvia attends German damklubbens Christmas lunch (the German Ladies' Club Christmas lunch), Stockholm

Dec.18 Denmark: State Council @ Christiansborg Castle

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WEDNESDAY

Dec.19 Belgium: K.Albert II & Q.Paola host a Christmas concert (performed by the National Orchestra of Belgium, the baritone Jose van Dam & soloists of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel under the direction of Mr. Christopher Warren Green) + a reception @ the Royal Palace in Brussels, also attended by: Q.Fabiola, Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant, Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant, Pr.Laurent & Pss Claire

Dec.19 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant presents the 8th Belgodyssee Prize @ the Royal Palace in Brussels {an initiative of Radio 2 (VRT) of VivaCite (RTBF), the Prince Philippe Fund, Metro, the Future, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, & Brussels Airlines to promote collaboration between the 3 communities & aspiring journalists (youth) in the country}

Dec.19 Spain: Letizia Pss of Asturias presents the 4th edition of the "Women Today" magazine's awards, @ the ABS Museum, Madrid

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THURSDAY

Dec.20  Bhutan: 57th Birthday of Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck of Bhutan  {1955}

Dec. 20  Bhutan: 55th Birthday of Queen Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck of Bhutan  {1957}

Dec.20 Belgium: Pr.Philippe Dk of Brabant & Pss Mathilde Dss of Brabant visit the province of Walloon Brabant [visit the Provincial Centre of Secondary Education (CEPES) in Jodoigne; visit a local famous breed of pigs in Pietrain & visit the new fire station, Jodoigne; & attend a reception @ the Castle Pastur & meet with people in the courtyard of the Town Hall in Jodoigne]

Dec.20 UK: Pss Anne Pss Royal attends a Passing Out Parade @ Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon

Dec.20 UK: Pss Alexandra of Kent attends a Service of Thanksgiving for the 600th Anniversary of the University of St. Andrews @ St, Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, London

Dec.20 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias holds an audience with the last class of property registrars, Commercial + Personal Property, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Dec.20 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias holds an audience with the Board of the Association of Telecommunications Engineering, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Dec.20 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias holds an audience with a representation of the Alumni Association of the University of Valencia, @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Dec.20 Spain: Infe Felipe Pr of Asturias holds an audience with the Spanish youth winners of the "Google Science Fair 2012" @ the Palace of la Zarzuela, Madrid

Dec.20  Spain: 49th Birthday of Infanta Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo  {1963}

Dec.20 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf, Q.Silvia, CPss Victoria & Pr.Daniel attend the Swedish Academy's formal gathering @ the Stock Exchange, Stockholm

Dec.20 Norway: Q.Sonja visits the Children's polyclinic @ the Oslo University Hospital

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FRIDAY

Dec.21 Spain: Letizia Pss of Asturias visits the Book Fair XXXVI Children + Youth of Madrid, "What knows this book?" @ the Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid

Dec.21 Denmark: Residence transfer to Marselisborg Palace

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SATURDAY

Dec.22 Romania: The Romanian Royal Family attend caroling by the "Sigismund Toduta" school's group of carolers

Dec.22 Romania: K.Michael I receives the Association "Friends of King Michael" & officials from Arad county, @ the Royal Castle in Savarsin

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SUNDAY

Dec.23 Romania: K.Michael I, CPss Margarita, Pss Maria & Pr.Nicholas give 300 gifts from Electrolux to needy families in Savarsin

Dec.23 Romania: K.Michael I confers the title "Supplier of the Royal House of Romania" to a group of companies (SC Edy International Spedition, SC Eurosilver Ltd, Mobile Art Ltd, Daniel Andronache Individual Enterprises & SC Carpatcement Holding SA), followed by a concert of carols by the Deva Episcopal Cathedral Choir + the "Crai Nou" Ensemble, led by Nicholas Furdui-Iancu

Dec.23  Russia: 59th Birthday of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia  {1953}

Dec.23 Japan: The Emperor's 79th Birthday {Emperor Akihito of Japan, 1933}

Dec.23  Jordan: 37th Birthday of Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan  {1975}

Dec.23 Netherlands: Photo session with Pr.Willem-Alexander Pr of Orange, Pss Maxima, Pss Amalia, Pss Alexia & Pss Ariane @ the Villa La Angostura,Argentina

Dec.23 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf & Q.Silvia attend the Drottningholm Court Theatre concert, Drottningholm Palace Church

Dec.23 Sweden: 69th Birthday of Queen Silvia of Sweden {1943}