King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 10: April - June 2006


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Cervantes Award for Literature 2006
April 21, 2006 - Alcala de Henares University
Madrid, Spain

from Wireimage - part 1


 
Precious the shoes of the queen and the color of the suit, thanksss purple ;)
 
http://english.people.com.cn/200604/23/eng20060423_260473.html

Mexican novelist wins Spain's Cervantes prize

Mexico's essayist and novelist Sergio Pitol received the 2005 Cervantes Prize, Spain's highest literary honor, from the hands of the Spanish King Juan Carlos on Friday.




http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/04/21/cervantes-prize.html?ref=rss

Cervantes Prize winner opens marathon reading of 'Don Quixote'

Mexican writer Sergio Pitol has received the Cervantes Prize, presented in the Spanish hometown of the author of Don Quixote.




http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/21042006/2/entertainment-spain-s-king-presents-mexico-s-sergio-pitol-cervantes.html

Spain's King Juan Carlos presented the award to Pitol, 73, during a ceremony in the central university town of Alcala de Henares, birthplace of Cervantes, the 17th-century author of Don Quixote.
 
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chuchu said:
Was the king walking with a cane?

Yes, it is a cane, probably it is the cane of the rector of the University who yields it to the King during the act, how symbol that the one who gives the orders, the one who presides at the act is the King.
The same thing happens when he visits for example a town hall of some city, the cane of control is delivered him, because the King is the honorary mayor of the cities and villages of Spain.
It is a symbol of power.


From el Pais
 

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Wow, the King and Queen are having a hectic schedule! They have been traveling abroad very often since the beginning of the year.

I guess they can't wait for the summer to come and so they'll be free to spend their time at leisure in Majorca.
 
And Letizia and Felipe are not going to Sweden!!!:(:(:( I was dreaming about them meeting other royal couples...:(
 
The king and the prince usually don`t travel together.
 
Cervantes prize, from cover
 

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http://www.lne.es/secciones/noticia.jsp?pNumEjemplar=1255&pIdSeccion=45&pIdNoticia=398542

The Kings will visit on May 16 the factories of Capsa and of Bayer

The group agroalimentario inaugurates its new lines and the pharmacist celebrates 40 years of presence in Spain

Oviedo / Langreo

The Kings of Spain, don Juan Carlos and dona Sofía, will visit next 16th the Asturias in a trip of marked managerial character, since they will inaugurate the new facilities of Food Corporation Peñasanta (Capsa), of which the modern bottle of milk is made, and will visit also Bayer's facilities in Langreo, coinciding with the commemoration of 40. º anniversary of Bayer Hispania's constitution, head-board of the group in this country.
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http://www.casareal.es/esp/cronicas/Acto.jsp?acto=3260

His Majesty the King has received in hearing Mr Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of the Club of Madrid and Ex-president of the Republic of Chile, on the occasion of his first trip to Spain as new President of the Club of Madrid to preside at a meeting of Executive Committee.
Mr. Lagos came to the Palace of The Zarzuela accompanied by Mr Diego Hidalgo Schnur, President of the Foundation for the International Relations and the Exterior Dialogue and member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Madrid.
Last March 27, during the celebration in Stockholm of the previous meeting of the Club of Madrid, there assumed the Presidency Mr Ricardo Lagos, relieving in the cargo Mr Fernando Henrique Cardoso, cargo that he will show for two years.
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Can anybody tell me where the Kings were at the celebrations for King Carl Gustaf's birthday? There were plenty of photographs of them on the first night but then there doesn't seem to be anymore especially at the dinner:confused:
 
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Can anybody tell me where the Kings were at the celebrations for King Carl Gustaf's birthday? There were plenty of photographs of them on the first night but then there doesn't seem to be anymore especially at the dinner:confused:

As I understand it, the King and Queen were only present for the private (non-tiara but evening gowns) dinner on the Saturday, April 29. They returned to Spain the following day and did not attend the lunch or the gala dinner on April 30. I had read that they returned to Spain for Miguel's birthday but I'm not sure.

They were probably tired since they had such a busy week of travelling.

It's too bad since there was a very nice portrait taken of the kings and queens in attendance and Juan Carlos and Sofia would've made lovely additions.
 
They represented to " Te Deum " I saw the images in the Spanish television, but later not if they remained to the rest of acts or not.;)



http://www.abc.es/abc/edicion/ultimas_noticias/ultimas_noticias.asp

The state of health of the King is fullly satisfactory according to the annual recognition


Don Juan Carlos has surrendered to the habitual tests in the International Center of Advanced Medicine and in the Clinic Pages of Barcelona

The state of health of the King is "fullly "satisfactory, according to the results of the "habitual" medical recognition to which don Juan Carlos has surrendered in Barcelona, as has reported today a speaker of the Palace of The Zarzuela.

The King, as every year, has surrendered to a medical recognition in the International Center of Advanced Medicine and in the Clinic Planas of Barcelona, where all kinds of tests was practised him. The above mentioned tests practised the monarch by the optional equipments of both Barcelonian clinics " they gave a fullly satisfactory result ", according to the doctor Avelino Barrós, medical chief of the House of the King, added the mentioned speaker.

This weekend, the Kings have travelled to Stockholm to be present on Saturday night at a dinner with which the King Carlos Gustavo of Sweden celebrated his 60 birthdays, and in that there were present representatives of other Royal Houses of the whole world.
 
Thanks for the explanation Alexandria. It was my thought also about the portrait of the Kings and Queens!
 
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Juan Carlos I has an excellent health, according to mentioned the last control which he has been put under in the Condal City as every year comes being habitual.
As it comes being common, every year to the monarch a complete control is made to him to verify of first hand, which is its state of health. The results of the medical revision of this year, mentioned that our King enjoys "a totally satisfactory" state of health.

http://www.todocorazon.net/noticia999.html

The King is put under a medical examination in Barcelona with "satisfactory result"
The King Don Juan Carlos has been put under habitual the medical examination that every year are made in the Center the International of Medicine Outpost (TOP) and of the Clinic Flat of Barcelona, and the test resultses have been "satisfactory", today informed to Europe Press a spokesman into the Real House. According to the same sources, "the King was put under habitual the medical examination, like every year now, and the tests that have done to him have been satisfactory".

http://www.cantabriaconfidencial.com/actualidad/2006/mayo06/01/07.htm
 
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http://www.lavanguardia.es/web/20060502/51255948417.html

The King passes a medical review of routine in Barcelona

02/05/2006 BARCELONA

The state of health of the King is " fullly satisfactory ", according to the results of the medical recognition of routine to which don Juan Carlos surrendered yesterday in Barcelona.
The King, like he does one or two times a year, surrendered to a medical complete checkup, which tests took place yesterday in the morning in the International Center of Advanced Medicine (TOP) and in the clinic Pages of Barcelona. The tests practised by the medical equipments of both centers gave a " fullly satisfactory " result, as made clear the doctor Avelino Barrós, chief of the medical services of the House of the King.


Don Juan Carlos came to Barcelona proceeding from Sweden, where, with dona Sofía, he attended 60. º birthday of the king Carlos Gustavo. One gives the circumstance of which the clinic Pages is opposite the new residence of the dukes of Palm, with that the Kings shared yesterday the luncheon and were useful to congratulate the small Michael Urdangarin, who on Sunday expired 4 years. The small one celebrated his birthday on Saturday with a familiar party in which the Princes and the infanta Leonor were present.
 
http://servicios.elcomerciodigital.com/pg060501/prensa/noticias/Economia/200605/01/GIJ-ECO-147.html

The Kings will visit CAPSA's floor in Siero on May 16

The Kings of Spain will visit next May 16 the factory of Food Corporation Peñasanta (CAPSA) in Siero. Don Juan Carlos and dona Sofía will inaugurate the second line of production of the new bottle of "Central Lechera Asturiana", after the first one was entering functioning last November. The new bottle of "Central Lechera Asturiana" forms a part of the ' Project Covadonga ', which has supposed an investment superior to 30 million Euros.
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I guess there hasn't been any official comment on King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia's attendance at King Carl Gustaf's 60th birthday celebrations?

It was very confusing since we saw them on the private party on Saturday, and I saw them at the Te Deum on Sunday (and I thought I saw JC in the window of the Royal Palace during the Defence's tribute, but perhaps that was someone else then... there was also someone who looked like Sofia on a distance, from behind the shoulder at the evening's concert), but then they were all of a sudden not there. So perhaps they flew home on Sunday after the Te Deum then?
 
Yes GrandDuchess, I saw them at the Te Deum on the TV but then they sort of 'disappeared'. Still...there were some good photos of them at the private dinner party:)
 
Yes, the Kings returned to Spain after the mass. They travelled to Barcelona and had luch in house of the Dukes of Palm because it was Miguel's birthday.
Later the King surrendered to his medical annual review, it he does it in a clinic of Barcelona, probably it was programmed by time taking advantage that Monday and Tuesday was a holiday in Madrid.
 
Queen Sofia will give to day 23 to the City council of Malaga a prize that recognizes its work to eliminate barriers

The mayor of Malaga, Francisco of the Tower, will gather next the 23 of May, in the Palace of the Zarzuela, of hands of Her Majesty the Queen Doña Sofía a prize that recognizes the work of the City council malagueño, in the category of municipalities of more than 100,000 inhabitants, in the elimination of the architectonic and virtual barriers.

http://www.europapress.es/europa2003/noticia.aspx?cod=20060503164452&tabID=1&ch=66
 
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