Royal highlights July 2026

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Welcome to the July edition of the All About Royal Families Royal Diary, your monthly guide to the most important royal engagements, birthdays, exhibitions, and celebrations from royal families around the world. From Scotland's traditional Holyrood Week and Belgium's National Day to royal birthdays, summer palace openings, and international visits, July offers plenty for every royal enthusiast.


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Royal Diary

June 30th - July 3rd: Holyrood Week in Scotland.

July 2nd: NL: His Majesty the King and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will attend the gala of the National Ballet, in honour of the farewell of director Ted Brandsen.

July 7th - July 11th: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to come to the United Kingdom. 

July 10th: NL: Her Majesty Queen Máxima will officially open the NN North Sea Jazz Festival at Rotterdam Ahoy on the afternoon of Friday, 10 July. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the festival, with the first edition having taken place fifty years ago.

July 10th: LUX: Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie will visit the municipality of Troisvierges.

July 13 - July 15th: UK: The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence will visit Korea 

July 16 - July 17th: UK: The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence will visit Thailand. In Thailand, they will meet The King & Queen of Thailand,  and pay respect to Queen Sirikit The Queen Mum who died last year

July 17th: King's Birthday in Lesotho, which is a national public holiday honoring King Letsie III.

July 21st: BE: National Day


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Queen Camilla at Royal Ascot


Royal Birthdays

July 4th – Sonja, The Queen of Norway.

July 4th – Prince Micheal of Kent.

July 14th – Victoria, The Crown Princess of Sweden.

July 14th – Franz, Duke of Bavaria.

July 17th – Alexander, The Crown Prince of Serbia.

July 17th – Camilla, The Queen of The United Kingdom.

July 20th – Haakon, The Crown Prince of Norway.

July 20th – Princess Alexandra of Hanover.

July 22nd – Prince George of Wales.

July 28th – Maha Vajiralongkorn, The King of Thailand.

July 30th – Ernst August, The Hereditary Prince of Hanover.

July 30th  – Princess Louise-Marguerite d’Orléans

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me posting the cards for the royals for July '26 in Oostende, Belgium

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royal palace of Brussels - own picture taken in February 2026

Royal exhibitions

From July 1st - till August 16th - BE: The Royal Palace of Brussels will open its doors for the public. Reservation is obligated. You can check the dates on this link. 

From July 22nd - till August 9th - NL: Noordeinde Palace in The Hague open its doors for the public. You can check the date and tickets on this link.   

From July 18th till August 30th 2026: LUX: The official residence of the Grand Duke in Luxembourg City opens its doors for exclusive 75-minute summer tours.

From June 18th - September 25th: MON: Exhibition Grace & Rainier at the Princely Palace of Monaco. 


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Princely Palace of Monaco in 2026

Royal Quote of the month

"We will not have failure - only success and new learning."
Queen Victoria

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Royal history

July 1st 1961: Diana Spencer was born. She married Charles, then the Prince of Wales. Diana died on August 31st 1997 in Paris. 

July 18th 64 AD: The Great Fire of Rome swept through the city, with ancient legend placing the blame on the decadent Roman Emperor Nero as it burned.

July 28th 1540: It was an eventful day for Henry VIII, who married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the exact same day that his chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was beheaded on Tower Hill.

July 16th 1557: Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of Henry VIII, died from natural causes.

July 16th 1918: Bolshevik revolutionaries executed Russia's last imperial family, Tsar Nicholas II and the Romanovs, effectively ending a 300-year dynasty.


tsar Nicholas II and his wife exhibition Amsterdam 2017

Conclusion

Will you be visiting one of the royal palaces, celebrating a royal birthday, or following the latest engagements from your favourite royal family? Let us know in the comments, share this Royal Diary with fellow royal enthusiasts, and don't forget to visit All About Royal Families throughout the month for more royal news, history, and inspiring royal destinations.

royal garden in july 2026

flowers of July 2026 in Belgium


Source pictures: Amazing photographer Bjorn + my own pictures
Location: Monaco

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