Letizia and other royals...

[Henri M.]

Originally Posted by chuchu

It seems to me the British Royal Family and the Spanish Royal Family have a similar "policy" on attendance of international events.

This is pretty untrue. The Spanish royal family has an attendance on almost all royal events, in reigning and non-reigning Houses ! The attendance of Queen Sofía as well as the Duke and Duchess of Lugo were announced by the Norwegian Court, so they had the intention to attend Queen Sonja's birthday festivities.

Unfortunately their attendance was cancelled. A reason has not been given, but most likely it had something to do with the death of six soldiers by a bomb assault in Lebanon, last week. Under them 4 Spanish soldiers.

[lula]

Originally Posted by Mari_*

Felipe's godmother too, right?

Yes, the Queen Victoria Eugenia and Don Juan were the godparents of Prince Felipe.

[magnik]

Originally Posted by Mari_*

Felipe's godmother too, right?

That's rirgt. Among with his grandfather HRH Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona.

[lula]

Originally Posted by Henri M.

This is pretty untrue. The Spanish royal family has an attendance on almost all royal events, in reigning and non-reigning Houses ! The attendance of Queen Sofía as well as the Duke and Duchess of Lugo were announced by the Norwegian Court, so they had the intention to attend Queen Sonja's birthday festivities.

Unfortunately their attendance was cancelled. A reason has not been given, but most likely it had something to do with the death of six soldiers by a bomb assault in Lebanon, last week. Under them 4 Spanish soldiers.

The Queen Sofia has a wound in the leg that has forced her to cancel all her activities out of Palace last week. She only has come to two acts in Zarzuela, and has stayed away from several acts to which she had foreseen to come with the King.

[magnik]

What about de Lugos?

[lula]

Originally Posted by magnik

What about the Lugos?

I do not know it, probably when the Queen cancels it, they decided to cancel it also. It depends on how they had the trip organized.

[highpriestess]

SRF clearly has their priority set on relationships more than just their royal counterparts even though they do send representatives to most of the royal gatherings. They seem to send representatives based on the rank. If it's a wedding for a crown prince/princess, Felipe and Letizia go. If it's a queen's birthday, it's Sofia. If it's a reigning king's or queen's special occasion, JC and Sofia go. They don't usually come out in force as some other royal families do.

Felipe and Letizia's priority when it comes to foreign visits is clearly Latin America. They attend all the presidential inaugurations and do official visits there at least once a year if I'm not mistaken. They also travel abroad a lot for opening of Cervante Institute centers. To say they don't travel abroad often is simply ignorant of their schedule. Spain is a larger country with many important foreign relationships to maintain. Relationship with their royal counterparts may be important to them but maintaining good relationships with Latin America is much more important to Spain.

Plus, they also have many more domestic activities. Larsen, you can be as sarcastic as you want but you can't deny they have one of the busiest schedule among royals. From Spain's political standpoint, it's much smarter to be seen consoling vicitms of terrorism than out partying with other royals.

[madeleine victoria]

Originally Posted by highpriestess

SRF clearly has their priority set on relationships more than just their royal counterparts even though they do send representatives to most of the royal gatherings. They seem to send representatives based on the rank. If it's a wedding for a crown prince/princess, Felipe and Letizia go. If it's a queen's birthday, it's Sofia. If it's a reigning king's or queen's special occasion, JC and Sofia go. They don't usually come out in force as some other royal families do.

Felipe and Letizia's priority when it comes to foreign visits is clearly Latin America. They attend all the presidential inaugurations and do official visits there at least once a year if I'm not mistaken. They also travel abroad a lot for opening of Cervante Institute centers. To say they don't travel abroad often is simply ignorant of their schedule. Spain is a larger country with many important foreign relationships to maintain. Relationship with their royal counterparts may be important to them but maintaining good relationships with Latin America is much more important to Spain.

Plus, they also have many more domestic activities. Larsen, you can be as sarcastic as you want but you can't deny they have one of the busiest schedule among royals. From Spain's political standpoint, it's much smarter to be seen consoling vicitms of terrorism than out partying with other royals.

I agree with you. I actually like their style when it comes to handling royal duties. They do attend parties however when a more important duty calls, they know how to prioritize things. Maybe the death of Spanish soldiers is the reason why the Queen cancelled her attendance to Queen Sonja's celebrations.

[adelaide]

Originally Posted by highpriestess

SRF clearly has their priority set on relationships more than just their royal counterparts even though they do send representatives to most of the royal gatherings. They seem to send representatives based on the rank. If it's a wedding for a crown prince/princess, Felipe and Letizia go. If it's a queen's birthday, it's Sofia. If it's a reigning king's or queen's special occasion, JC and Sofia go. They don't usually come out in force as some other royal families do.

Felipe and Letizia's priority when it comes to foreign visits is clearly Latin America. They attend all the presidential inaugurations and do official visits there at least once a year if I'm not mistaken. They also travel abroad a lot for opening of Cervante Institute centers. To say they don't travel abroad often is simply ignorant of their schedule. Spain is a larger country with many important foreign relationships to maintain. Relationship with their royal counterparts may be important to them but maintaining good relationships with Latin America is much more important to Spain.

Plus, they also have many more domestic activities. Larsen, you can be as sarcastic as you want but you can't deny they have one of the busiest schedule among royals. From Spain's political standpoint, it's much smarter to be seen consoling vicitms of terrorism than out partying with other royals.

I thanks you for your very calm and accurate analysis of the Princes of Asturias' s works !

In fact it's very easy to be sacarstic about the Princes' works and to laugh about the way how they have to manage and organise their agenda.

At each time, for instance, I'm trying to put in evidence how is difficult their job because the politic situation in Spain - I think that ETA is not a very quiet affair!!!- because in particular the problems of all the autonome region, I have the feeling that seems for some of the participants as little trubbles and not structure's fights.... For the external situation too, it's clear that Spain is more involved in international crisis than the countries of the north of Europe; because of that, she has to pay some sad tribute for the respect of the human right freedom.

It's clear that it's true reasons for don't participate to private festivities of the European Royalty. That's all but it's yet muy important!!

[Duke of Marmalade]

Originally Posted by highpriestess

If it's a wedding for a crown prince/princess, Felipe and Letizia go. If it's a queen's birthday, it's Sofia. If it's a reigning king's or queen's special occasion, JC and Sofia go. They don't usually come out in force as some other royal families do.

Not quite true, eg Jordan. The Queen was there and this was not a CP wedding as there is no CP at the moment in Jordan. It's down to the good relations between Spain & the Middle East. And sometimes they do come out in force as, eg Jordan, apart from the Queen (and the King, eg in Norway) one of the Infantas was on board too, plus hubby.

[Anna_R]

Originally Posted by Duke of Marmalade

Not quite true, eg Jordan. The Queen was there and this was not a CP wedding as there is no CP at the moment in Jordan. It's down to the good relations between Spain & the Middle East. And sometimes they do come out in force as, eg Jordan, apart from the Queen (and the King, eg in Norway) one of the Infantas was on board too, plus hubby.

By the time of the wedding Hamzah was the CP of Jordan, and later he got stripped of the title by King Abdullah.

"On November 28, 2004, Abdullah removed the title of Crown Prince from his half-brother, Hamzah, (whom he had appointed on February 7, 1999, in accordance with their late father's wishes)."
Abdullah II of Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Duke of Marmalade]

Originally Posted by Anna_R

By the time of the wedding Hamzah was the CP of Jordan, and later he got stripped of the title by King Abdullah.

"On November 28, 2004, Abdullah removed the title of Crown Prince from his half-brother, Hamzah, (whom he had appointed on February 7, 1999, in accordance with their late father's wishes)."
Abdullah II of Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks Anna R, I forgot about that. But very logical, KA will wait until his own son will be old enough and name him CP. I thought he had removed the title much earlier.

[Chabelita]

and how many times has letizia been in latinoamerica? 2 Mexico and Brasil if Im not wrong in four years. It dont seems like a priority

[lula]

Originally Posted by Chabelita

and how many times has letizia been in latinoamerica? 2 Mexico and Brasil if Im not wrong in four years. It dont seems like a priority

Princess Letizia has traveled to Mexico, Dominican Republic, Panama, Uruguay and Brazil. From his wedding the Prince has also traveled to Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico (again) and Ecuador. The Princess did not accompany to him in his trips, to be pregnancy or in period of lactation.

[highpriestess]

Originally Posted by lula

Princess Letizia has traveled to Mexico, Dominican Republic, Panama, Uruguay and Brazil. From his wedding the Prince has also traveled to Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico (again) and Ecuador. The Princess did not accompany to him in his trips, to be pregnancy or in period of lactation.

And that's in three years, not four, as they married three years ago.

[Duke of Marmalade]

I don't get the discussion? Nobody actually questioned that F & L have one of the busiest agendas and travel a lot within and outside Spain for business and it's quite natural that they concentrate on spanish speaking countries because of the existing relations. In terms of business, they do a lot and a lot more than some other CP couples for different reasons. It's all about the royal gatherings and the private relations within the royal circle.

[mapian]

Originally Posted by Duke of Marmalade

It's all about the royal gatherings and the private relations within the royal circle.

Yes, it's right, but I think that the discussion leaves from an ignorance and nonrespect for the policy of the SRH, in all RRHH decisions are taken seriously if they go or not to certain royal gatherings, follows an own protocol, the previous agendas of each one are considered and finally it communicates who attends of the family. The invitations for these royal gatherings in some countries are considered private, for being royals and in other officials, because royals always represents their country, I do not judge the RRFF to send to certain representatives, I believe that all do as they must following his rules and the hosts also know it, do not take offense, are over that, are royals.

I think that is absurd to think that the princes of Asturias and concretely Letizia, dont go to those royal gatherings because does not like to her to be related to others royals or because she is uncertain or she feels outside place, all the princess of their generation are common (except Victory), some queens also are they, Letizia is an intelligent, cultured, educated, decided, etc... woman.

I think that it is an absurd discussion that begins because some people always are looking for to criticize princess Letizia, they begin the critics and later other people create them or they take them in consideration.

Sorry for my bad English and bad translation.

[donnaK]

Originally Posted by Stefanie