King Charles & Queen Camilla – Official Engagements (2026) List of Official Engagements by King Charles & Queen Camilla in 2026

Current Count of Official Engagements in 2026:

Charles Solo - 86
Camilla Solo - 33
Joint - 13
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Princess Désirée of Sweden – Death and Funeral Princess Désirée and husbandFrankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Princess Désirée of Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf’s sister, died on Wedensday, January 21st, 2026 in her home…

Princess Désirée of Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf’s sister, died today in her home in Västergötland, Sweden. She was 87 years old.

Details of the Funeral to be announced.
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Queen Sofia of Spain has canceled all of her upcoming engagements due to her sister, Princess Irene (age 83)’s deteriorating health.

The palace has not disclosed Irene’s specific health issues, but she has been ill for a few years.

Irene never married or had children.

King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia of Sweden – Golden (50th) Wedding Anniversary (2026) Photo: Elisabeth Toll/The Royal Court of Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will celebrate their Golden (50th) wedding anniversary on June 19, 2026. Various events will be held …

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will celebrate their Golden (50th) Wedding Anniversary on June 19th.

Public celebrations will be held on June 13th, with a number of events including a Te Deum Service.

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King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden – 80th Birthday Celebrations (2026) Official Portrait released for The King’s 80th Birthday and King & Queen’s 50th Wedding AnniversaryPhoto: Elisabeth Toll/The Royal Court of Sweden King Carl Gustaf of Sweden will tu…

King Carl Gustaf of Sweden celebrates his 80th Birthday on April 30th.

The celebrations include a Te Seum service and a gala banquet.

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Princess Caroline's first husband, whom she divorced after just two years, dies aged 85 The French businessman's death was confirmed by his daughter, Victoria.

Philippe Junot has died at age 85.

He was Princess Caroline of Hannover (& Monaco)’s first husband. They divorced after just two years, and had no children.

The marriage was later annulled by Catholic Church.

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Prince William & Princess Kate* – Official Engagements (2026) List of Official Engagements for Prince William and Princess Kate in 2024

New Engagement:
Thursday, Jan 15th

Prince William will visit a family farm in Herefordshire to highlight the importance of mental health support across the farming community. He attends in support of his patronage, We Are Farming Minds.

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The world is ignoring the Sudan war We cannot undo the atrocities that have unfolded over the past 1,000 days but we can shape what comes next

Duchess Sophie writes article for Telegraph: “World is ignoring Sudan war” following her visit to the country last year.

Sophie visited as part of her work related to the UN initiate, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.

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The heads of government from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain UK and Denmark released a joint statement on the sovereignty of Greenland.

The statement comes after US President Trumps comments about taking over Greenland.

King Charles & Queen Camilla – Official Engagements (2026) List of Official Engagements by King Charles & Queen Camilla in 2026

We will be tracking King Charles & Queen Camilla's Official Engagements again this year.

You can find the list here.

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CC Monday, January 5th:

Dr Nathan Ross was received by The King this evening at Clarence House upon relinquishing his appointment as Assistant Private Secretary to His Majesty when The King invested him with the Insignia of a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.

Pascua Militar (Military Easter) – Spain Pascua Militar (Military Easter) is an annual military ceremony held on January 6th, in Spain.  The event is attended by the Monarch and other member of the royal family.

Tomorrow is Pascua Militar (Military Easter) in Spain.

This is an annual military ceremony held on January 6th. There are ceremonies throughout Spain, but the main event is at the Palace.

King Felipe, Queen Letizia & Princess Leonor will attend.

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New Years Receptions – Denmark New Years Reception 2025Photo: Kongehuset Each year, the Denmark Monarch holds 4 New Years Receptions (Nytårskur) for various officials. The receptions usually take place over 2 days during the 1st…

Tomorrow, a 4th, longer New Year's reception will be held by King Frederik & Queen Mary of Denmark.

4th: Officers from the Armed Forces and the National Emergency Management Agency, and Representatives of major national organizations and royal patronages.

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New Years Receptions – Denmark New Years Reception 2025Photo: Kongehuset Each year, the Denmark Monarch holds 4 New Years Receptions (Nytårskur) for various officials. The receptions usually take place over 2 days during the 1st…

King Frederik & Queen Mary hosted 3 New Year's Receptions today:

1st: Supreme Court judges, the Royal Life Guards and the Officer Corps of the Guard Hussar Regiment.

2nd: Mayors and regional council chairmen

3rd: Members of the Diplomatic Corp

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Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark) Grand Cross InsigniaPhoto: Kongehuset © The Order of Dannebrog is one of Denmark’s two Orders. Unlike the Order of Elephant, this honor has multiple grades and is given to a wide range o…

The Order of Danneborg is one of Denmark’s two Orders of Chivalry.

Unlike the Order of Elephant, this honor has multiple grades and is given to a wide range of people for their service to Denmark.

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Knight:
Countess Mette Louise Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, Lady-in-waiting to Princess Benedikte
Advisor Heidi Krumhardt Mortensen, Advisor
Nina Zilstorff Munch-Perrin, Communications Manager

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King Frederik of Denmark has honored 4 staff members with the Order of the Dannebrog:

Commander, 1st Class:
Colonel Jens Ole Rossen-Jørgensen, Chief of The King’s Military Household
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Denmark New Years Gala Banquet 2025 New Years GalaPhoto Credit: Kongehuset Each year, the Denmark Monarch holds a New Years Gala Banquet at 8 PM on January 1st. The banquet is usually held at Christian VII’s Palace.  …

Confirmed to attend the New Years Banquet:

King Frederik & Queen Mary
Crown Prince Christian

Queen Margrethe
Prince Joachim & Princess Marie
Princess Benedikt

(Princess Isabella is old enough to attend, but was not listed on press release).

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Denmark New Years Gala Banquet 2025 New Years GalaPhoto Credit: Kongehuset Each year, the Denmark Monarch holds a New Years Gala Banquet at 8 PM on January 1st. The banquet is usually held at Christian VII’s Palace.  …

Tonight, Denmark holds their annual New Years Gala.

Guests: Denmark government officials, representatives of official Denmark and the Royal Court.

Dress code: Black Tie & Tiaras with Honours

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A look ahead at January 👀

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King Frederik XI of Denmark – New Years Speeches King Frederik gives his New Years Speech (Nytårstale). The speech takes place at 6 PM (GMT+1) on New Years Eve (December 31st).  The speech is filmed live from Frederik VIII’s Palac…

King Frederik of Denmark has given his New Years Eve Address.

You can find the Danish Text and official English translation from the palace here.

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Charles & Camilla – Summary of Count of Engagements The charts below show a summary of King Charles & Queen Camilla’s official engagements. The full list of engagements can be found for each year at the bottom of the page. Notes: 2024 &#82…

Summary of King Charles & Queen Camilla's engagements 2023-2025.

2025 was the highest year during that period for both King Charles and Queen Camilla.

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King Charles & Queen Camilla – Official Engagements (2025) List of Official Engagements by King Charles & Queen Camilla in 2025

Total Official Engagements in 2025:

Charles Solo – 390
Camilla Solo – 110
Joint – 98

Charles Solo + Joint  – 488
Camilla Solo + Joint – 208

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William & Kate* – Summary of Count of Engagements The charts below show a summary of Prince William & Princess Kate’s official engagements. The full list of engagements can be found for each year at the bottom of the page. Note: 2024 &#8…

Summary of Prince William & Princess Kate's Engagements 2023-2025

This year was the highest count for William over that period. Princess Kate still dealing with health issues, has a lower count compared to 2023, but greatly increased from last year.

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Prince William & Princess Kate* – Official Engagements (2025) List of Official Engagements for Prince William and Princess Kate in 2025

Count of Official Engagements in 2025:

William Solo – 137
Kate Solo – 29
Joint – 46

William Solo + Joint = 183 Total
Kate Solo + Joint = 75 Total

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Christmas and New Years Speeches - Main Pages ** Gert's Royals is a blog about European Royal Families, with a focus on the British Royals.

You can find all the European Monarchs' Christmas Speeches with English Translations here.

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King Charles of UK filmed his annual Christmas message in the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey.

This is the 2nd year in a row, filmed his speech outside a royal residence.

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We have three speeches by European Monarchs tomorrow (Christmas Eve, Dec 24th).

Belgium (1 PM)
Luxembourg (7 PM)
Spain (9 PM)

(All times Local, GMT+1)

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