Welcome to the week ahead
From the South Atlantic to the King’s birthday
This week, the calendar moves from the public rituals of remembrance to a personal milestone for King Charles. Princess Anne’s South Atlantic journey is underway, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is traveling to Bangladesh for a three-day program centered on women, peacekeeping and support for Rohingya families. Prince Harry and Meghan are reported to be heading to Brussels for a child-safety event. On Saturday, the King turns 78.
How to read the diary: Official listings, independently reported plans and dates of public significance are marked separately. Dates are local to the event unless otherwise noted. The Palace publishes selected future engagements, so a day without a listing here does not tell us whether someone is working privately.
November 9–15, 2026. Updated November 8 at 7:48 p.m. Eastern. Dates are local unless otherwise noted. This edition distinguishes announced appearances, reported plans and public observances.
Three threads to follow
The week at a glance
Anne and Sophie overseas
Princess Anne is en route to the Falkland Islands, while Sophie is traveling to Bangladesh.
Armistice Day
Britain’s two-minute silence takes place on Wednesday, November 11.
A royal birthday
King Charles turns 78 on Saturday, November 14.
The royal diary, day by day
Monday, November 9
Official travel; arrivals and completed engagements pending.
The Royal Household lists Princess Anne’s visit to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia from November 8. The November 8 Court Circular confirms that Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence departed East Midlands Airport for the Falkland Islands on Sunday. That establishes that the journey is underway, but not that they have arrived. Regional reporting places the public program from November 9, so we will wait for local or official confirmation before marking an engagement complete.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is also traveling. The Court Circular says she departed Heathrow for Bangladesh on Sunday. Royal Communications, through the British High Commission in Dhaka, says her November 9 to 11 program will include women’s empowerment, peacekeeping, young athletes, the British Council’s 75th anniversary and support for Rohingya families in Cox’s Bazar. We will add completed engagements after official or reliable local confirmation.
Official Royal Diary · Court Circular for November 8 · MercoPress regional reporting · Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, citing Royal Communications
Tuesday, November 10
Reported plans; full official agenda pending.
See the separate Harry and Meghan section for the reported Brussels appearance.
Wednesday, November 11
Public observance; individual royal attendance unconfirmed.
Armistice Day is observed on November 11, with a two-minute silence at 11 a.m. in Britain, or 6 a.m. Eastern. The date marks the moment the 1918 armistice took effect. It is separate from Remembrance Sunday, when King Charles led the national service at the Cenotaph on November 8.
Royal British Legion: remembrance dates · Our coverage of the Cenotaph service
Thursday, November 12
Public diary updates pending.
We’re watching for further details on Princess Anne’s South Atlantic program. We have not assigned engagements to either date without a source that places them there.
Friday, November 13
Public diary updates pending.
We’ll add public engagements as reliable details become available.
Saturday, November 14
Confirmed birthday; public plans unannounced.
King Charles turns 78. He was born at Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948. This is his personal birthday; the official celebration marked by Trooping the Colour takes place in June. We’ll update the diary if the Palace announces a public engagement or releases a birthday photograph.
Royal Household biographical record · Why King Charles has two birthdays
Sunday, November 15
Public diary updates pending.
No appearance is listed in this edition. We’ll add any new public engagement once we have a reliable date and source.
Harry and Meghan
Reported plans • Tuesday, November 10
The Times and PEOPLE report that Prince Harry and Meghan will be in Brussels for a joint keynote as the Lost Screen Memorial opens there. The installation shares phone lock-screen photographs supplied by families who link their children’s deaths to online harms. PEOPLE also reports that Harry will join a separate policy discussion.
This is a reported appearance by the Sussexes outside the working royal diary. We’ll look for the organizer’s full program before adding a time or public viewing details. Read our Brussels preview · The Lost Screen Memorial
On the horizon
We’re looking for confirmed arrivals and completed engagements from Princess Anne’s South Atlantic visit and Sophie’s Bangladesh program, the final Brussels schedule and any birthday announcement from the Palace. As the week unfolds, we’ll distinguish scheduled appearances from engagements that have taken place.
Read the November 2–8 Royal Diary · Visit the Royal Diary archive
Keep this diary handy
Check back throughout the week
We’ll update this page as plans are confirmed and link to our coverage as the week unfolds. In the meantime, here are two stories that put this week’s dates in context.
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