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The Gotha Social Diary and
Royal Birthday Calendar 2010 January-February-March-April-May-June-July- August-September-October-November-December | January
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Date
| Event
|
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Country
| |
5th |
Birthday
|
|
HM
King Juan Carlos I of Spain |
Spain |
| 5th | Birthday
|
|
HRH
Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
| 16th | Birthday
|
|
HRH
Prince and Infante Don Carlos, Duke of Calabria | Two
Sicilies |
| 16th
| Birthday
|
|
HRH
Anton Günther, Duke of Oldenburg |
Germany |
| 17th | Flower Ball
(Blumenball) |
|
Rathausplatz,
Lichtenfelsgasse 2, A-1010, Vienna |
Austria |
| 17th | Officers Ball
(Ball der Offiziere des Bundesherres) |
|
Militärkommando
Wien, Panikengasse 2a, 1160, Vienna |
Austria |
| 23rd | Vienna Philharmonic
Ball |
|
Musikverein
Building, Bösendorferstr 12, 1010, Vienna | Austria
| |
31st |
Birthday
|
|
HM
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands |
Netherlands |
| 31st | Birthday
|
|
HRH
Prince Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen | Saxony
|
| February
| |
Date
| Event
|
|
|
Country
| |
3rd |
Birthday
|
|
HRH
Fürst Friedrich Wilhelm von Hohenzollern | Germany
| |
12th |
Birthday
|
|
HRH
Prince Vittorio Emanuele IV of Naples |
Italy |
| 14th | Birthday
|
|
HSH
Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein |
Liechtenstein |
| 15th | Six Nations
Rugby |
|
England,
Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France and Italy compete. Matches on alternate weekends until 29th March
| Europe |
| 19th
| Birthday
|
|
HRH
Prince Dom Pedro of Orléans and Braganca | Brazil
| |
21st |
Birthday
|
|
HM
King Harald V of Norway |
Norway |
| 22nd - 4th March
| Venice
Carnevale |
|
The
annual Lenten carnival, Venice, Veneto |
Italy |
| 26th | Birthday
|
|
HRH
Prince Ernst August of Hanover |
Germany |
| 27th | Vienna Opera
Ball |
|
The
annual Debutante ball held at the Staatsoper, Vienna |
Austria
|
| March
| |
Date
| Event |
|
|
Country
| |
9th
| Birthday |
|
HSH
Fürst Wittekind of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Germany
| |
11th - 13th
| National Hunt Festival |
| Races held at Cheltenham Racecourse, Prestbury Park, Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire | UK
| |
21st
| Birthday |
|
HH
Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Germany
| |
23rd
| Academy Awards Ceremony |
| Hollywood's movie award ceremony held in Los Angeles, California |
April
| |
Date
| Event
|
|
|
Country
| | 3th |
Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race
|
|
The 155th Annual Boat race between the univerities
on the Thames |
UK |
| 4th | John Smith's Grand National Meeting
|
|
Held at Aintree Racecours,
Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Liverpool. |
UK |
| 5th | Birthday
|
|
HM
King Leka I of Albanians |
Albania |
|
| Berkeley Ball
|
|
Annual
Debutantes ball at the Berekeley Hotel, Knightsbridge | UK
| 7th
| Birthday
| | Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Duke of Lugo (1963) | Spain |
| 8th
| Birthday
|
|
HRH
Don Carlos Hugo of Bourbón Parma, Duke of Parma | Italy
| 8th
| Birthday
| | Leah Isadora Behn (2005) (born 8 April 2005) is the second daughter of HRH
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn. | Norway |
| 4th-10th
|
S.A.R. Princess Sofia Trophy
|
|
Sailing
Regatta, Held at Real Club Náutico de Palma, Mallorca |
Spain
| |
9th
|
Wedding anniversary |
|
Wedding anniversary
of HRH The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles (2005) |
UK
| |
14th |
Birthday
|
|
HSH
Prince Friedrich-Konrad, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | Germany
| |
16th |
Birthday
|
|
HM
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark |
Denmark |
| 16th | Birthday |
|
HRH Eléonore
Princess of Belgium (2008)
|
Belgium |
| 16th | Birthday
|
|
HRH
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg HRH Sébastien
Prince of Luxembourg (1992) |
Luxembourg
| |
21st
| Birthday
|
|
HM
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain |
UK
| 21st
| Birthday
| | HRH Isabella Princess of Denmark
(2007) | Denmark | |
22nd |
Birthday
|
|
HRH
Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz V of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Germany
| 23rd | Birthday
| | HIH Laetitia Maria Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess of Belgium (2003) | Belgium | 24th
| Wedding anniversary | | Wedding anniversary of HRH Friso Prince van Oranje-Nassau and Mabel Wisse Smit (2004)
| Netherlands | | 27th | Birthday
| | HRH Willem-Alexander Prince of Oranje (1967) | Netherlands | 29th | Birthday
| | Maud Angelica Behn (2003) the first child of HRH Princess Martha Louise of Norway
and husband Ari Behn. | Norway | 29th
| Birthday | | HRH
Sofía Infante of Spain (2007) | Spain |
| 30th
| Birthday
|
|
HM
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden |
Sweden |
| 30th | Queen's Day
(Koninginnedag) |
|
Kingdom of Netherlands,
Queens Day.
|
Netherlands |
| 30th | Birthday | | Miguel
Urdangarín y Bórbon (2002) | Spain |
| May
| |
Date
| Event
|
|
|
Country
| |
1st |
161st Royal
Caledonian Ball |
|
Held
at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London |
UK
| 4th | Birthday
| | HH Henrik Prince of Denmark (2009) | Denmark |
| 7th
- 10th |
Badminton Horse Trials
|
| Dressage,
cross-country and show jumping on the Badminton Estate, Gloucestershire
| UK | 4th | Birthday
| | HH Henrik Prince of Denmark (2009) | Denmark | 13th | Birthday
| | HRH Carl Philip Prince of Sweden, Duke of Värmland (1979) | Sweden | 14th
| Wedding
anniversary
| | Wedding anniversary of HM Juan Carlos I King of Spain and HRH Sofia Princess of Greece
and Denmark (1962) | Spain | |
| |
|
|
| 13th
- 24th |
Cannes Film Festival
|
| Annual international
film festival, Held in Cannes |
France
| 15th | Birthday
| | Zara Phillips (1981) daughter of HRH Princess Anne , The Princess Royal.
| UK | | 15th
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Dom Duarte, Duke of Bragança |
Portugal
| 16th | Birthday
| | HSH Maximilian Prince of Liechtenstein
(1969)
| Liechtenstein |
| 13th
- 17th |
Royal Windsor Horse Show
|
| Showjumping
competitions, carriage classes and dressage held at Home Park, Windsor, Berkshire
| UK |
17th | Birthday
| | HRH Máxima Princess of the Netherlands née Zorreguieta (1971) | Netherlands | 18th | Birthday
| | HSH Alfons Prince of Liechtenstein (2001) | Liechtenstein | 18th | Birthday
| | HSH Benedikt Prince of Liechtenstein (2008) | Liechtenstein |
| 18th
| Birthday |
|
Birthday
of Our Late Holy Father His Holiness Pope John Paul II | Christendom |
19th | Wedding
anniversary
| | Wedding anniversary of HRH Constantijn Prince of the Netherlands and Laurentien Brinkhorst
(2001) | Netherlands | | 22nd | Wedding anniversary
| | | | Wedding
anniversary of HRH Felipe Prince of Asturias and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (2004) |
| Spain | 24th | Wedding anniversary
| | Wedding anniversary of HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark and Marie Cavallier (2008) | Denmark | 24th | Birthday | | HSH
Joseph Wenzel Prince of Liechtenstein (1995) | Liechtenstein | 24th | Wedding anniversary
| | Wedding anniversary of Ari Behn and Märtha Louise Princess of Norway (2002) | Norway |
| 24th |
Formula
One Grand Prix of Monaco |
| Held in Monte Carlo |
Monaco
| 25th | Birthday
| | HRH Laurentien Princess of The Netherlands née Brinkhorst (1966) | Netherlands | 26th | Birthday
| | HRH
Frederik Crown Prince of Denmark (1968)
| Denmark | 27th | Birthday
| | HSH
Moritz Prince of Liechtenstein (2003) | Liechtenstein |
| 28th
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Castro |
Two
Sicilies |
| 31st |
Birthday |
|
Birthday of the late Sovereign Prince Rainier III of
Monaco |
Monaco |
|
June
| |
Date
| Event |
|
|
Country
| |
2nd
| Birthday |
|
HM
King Constantine II of the Hellenes |
Greece
| |
3rd
| Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
|
|
Continues until end of August.
Held at Burlington House, London |
UK
| |
6th
| Birthday
|
| HM King Albert
II of the Belgians |
Belgium
| |
6th |
Birthday
|
| HIH Prince
Dom Luiz Gastâo, of Brazil |
Brazil
| |
9th - 15th
| Stella Artois Tennis Tournament |
|
Grass court tennis championship
held at Queen's Club, London |
UK
| |
10th
| Birthday
|
| HRH Borwin,
Duke of Mecklenburg |
Germany
| |
10th |
Birthday
|
| HI & RH
Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia |
Prussia
| |
11th - 17th
| Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair
|
|
Held at Grosvenor House Hotel,
London |
UK |
| 13th | Concordia
Ball |
|
Wiener
Rathaus, Lichtenfelsgasse 2, A-1010, Vienna |
Austria
| |
14th
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Henri VII, King of France and Navarre |
France
| |
16th
| Birthday |
|
HM
King Simeon II of the Bulgarians |
Bulgaria
| |
16th - 20st
| Royal Ascot |
| Horse racing, Held at Ascot Race Course, Berkshire
| UK |
| 23rd |
Wimbledon Tennis Championships
|
| Until 6th
July. All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, London
| UK |
July |
| Date |
Event
|
|
| Country |
| 30th June - 4th |
Henley
Royal Regatta |
|
Five-day
international rowing event. Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
| UK |
| 3rd
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Maximilian Margrave of Baden | Germany
| |
9th - 11th
| British Grand Prix |
| International Formula One
| UK |
| 14th
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Prince Franz, Duke of Bavaria | Germany
| |
17th
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia |
Yugoslavia,
Serbia |
| 15th
- 18th |
132nd International Open
Golf Championship |
|
organised
by the Royal & Ancient and held at Muirfield, Edinburgh
| UK |
| 24th
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Crown Prince Nikola of Montenegro |
Montenegro
| |
26th
| Birthday |
|
HSH
Fürst Philipp-Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe |
Austria
| |
30th - 8th
August |
Copa Del Rey
|
| Yachting Regatta,
Real Club Náutico de Palma, Mallorca | Spain
| |
25th
| Cartier International Polo Final & Prince Philip Cup
|
| Held at Guards
Polo Club, Windsor, Berkshire |
UK
|
|
August
| |
Date
| Event
|
|
|
Country
| |
1st
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Duke Carl of Württemberg | Germany
| |
7th - 14th
| Skandia Life Cowes Week |
| Including sailing, parties and balls. Organised by Cowes Combined
Clubs, held on the Isle of White | UK
| |
6th
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Moritz Landgrave of Hesse | Germany
| |
15th - 10th
Sept |
Edinburgh International Festival of the arts
|
|
held at various locations
throughout the city |
UK
| |
14th |
Birthday
|
|
HH Prince-Landgrave Wilhelm
of Hesse |
Germany |
| 18th |
Birthday
|
|
HSH Prince Armin of Lippe
| Germany |
| 18th |
Birthday |
|
HIH Crown Prince Osman of Turkey
| Turkey |
| 22nd |
Birthday |
|
HRH Prinz Christoph zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
| Germany |
| September |
| Date |
Event
|
|
|
Country
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9th - 12th
| Blenheim International Horse Trials |
|
Held at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
| UK |
| 26th |
Birthday |
|
HSH Prince Nicholas Romanov of Russia
| Russia |
| October |
| Date |
Event
|
|
|
Country
| |
1st - 3rd
| Oktoberfest |
|
The
largest annual festival in the world, Theresienweise, Munich
| Germany |
| 3rd |
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
|
|
Run at Longchamp in the Bois
de Boulogne, Paris |
France
| |
19th |
Birthday
|
|
HIH Charles, Prince Napoleon
| France |
| 25th |
Birthday |
|
HM King Mihai I of Romania
| Romania |
| 26th |
Birthday |
|
HSH Fürst Heinrich IV of Reuss-Köstritz
| Austria |
| November
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Date
| Event |
|
|
Country
| |
| Beaujolais Nouveau arrives |
|
|
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| 15th
| Birthday |
|
HRH
Prince Michael of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach |
Germany
| |
20th
| Birthday |
|
HIH
Archduke Otto of Austria | Austria
| |
29th
| Birthday |
|
HE
Jacques Chirac, (Co) Prince of Andorra |
Andorra,
France |
| 29th
| Birthday |
|
HE
Joan Martí, Bishop of Urgell, (Co) Prince-Bishop of Andorra
| Andorra |
|
December |
| Date |
Event
|
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Country
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3rd
| Birthday |
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HH
Prince Eduard, Duke of Anhalt | Germany
| |
|
Varsity Match
|
|
Oxford v Cambridge rugby match
at Twickenham |
UK |
| 7th |
Argentine
Polo Finals (Campeonato Argentino Abierto) |
| Campo de Polo, Palermo, Buenos Aires |
Argentina
| |
12th
| Nobel Prize Ceremonies |
| Held in Stockholm and Oslo |
Sweden,
Norway |
| 18th
- 22nd |
International Show-jumping
Championships |
|
Held
at Olympia, London | UK
| |
28th - 13th
January |
Dakar Rally
|
|
Off-road motor rally from
Europe to Dakar, Senegal |
Europe, Africa
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31st
| Imperial Ball (Kaiserball) |
| Hofburg, Heldenplatz, A-1014, Vienna |
Austria |
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