King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 15: April - August 2007


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The King has aged so much. I hope he can hang on for many more years.
 
He has been a very busy royal figure all his life but, like many persons his age, having a full time work schedule seems to be taking a toll on him faster than when he was in his 30's or 40's. Queen Sofia, on the other hand, has aged brilliantly. The more the grand kids the more active she looks to me.
 
Bad Borbon genes too. The King's mother , Countess of Barcelona, had aged very badly. The King has inherited his mother's double-chin look, weight problem.
 
King Juan Carlos Receives French President Nicolas Sarkozy - May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007 - Zarzuela Palace
Madrid, Spain
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From msnbc.com written by Reuters I'm just posting the part about Juan Carlos, for the rest of the article go to Rice criticizes Spain over Cuba - Europe - MSNBC.com

"Rice’s first appointment on Friday was with King Juan Carlos, who she described as a U.S. friend. She praised his role in thwarting an attempted coup in 1981, just six years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco.
“He is obviously an important historic figure in the role that he plays in allowing the transition of Spain from authoritarianism,” Rice said."
 
Queen Sofía participates in the meeting of the Bilderberg Club in Istambul

Queen Sofía participated in the annual meeting of the Bilderberg Club, that reunites to influential personalities of Europe and North America and is celebrated in this occasion in the Turkish city of Istambul.
Reina of Spain is in Istambul “in deprived visit to attend the encounter of the Bilderberg Club”, according to confirmed diplomatic sources in Ankara.

Lavanguardia.es - Noticias, actualidad y última hora - Internacional - La reina Sofía participa en la reunión del Club Bilderberg en Estambul
 
Los Reyes entregarán el Premio Velázque de Artes Plásticas a Luis Gordillo

The Kings will deliver the Prize Velázquez of Plastic Arts to Luis Gordillo

Considered as one of the big figures of the contemporary Spanish and pioneering art of one of the most significant trends of the painting of the sixties, the imagination of Madrid, Luis Gordillo will receive today of hand of the Kings the Prize Velázquez of Plastic Arts 2007.
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Toledo said:
He has been a very busy royal figure all his life but, like many persons his age, having a full time work schedule seems to be taking a toll on him faster than when he was in his 30's or 40's. Queen Sofia, on the other hand, has aged brilliantly. The more the grand kids the more active she looks to me.

Maybe the Borbones should consider mixing their genes with the ones of the Windsors given they have a life expectancy of 100+ years :lol:

For example, William could wait for Sofia to become old enough to marry him or what about Harry & Leonor :eek:
 
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I do not agree. For anything the king sees itself very old for his years, on the contrary, sees itself very hard, agile assets, and even very attractive like man. It is certain that the queen is still better, she seems many years younger, but for that reason the king is not bad, specially his body, stays raised, and hard vigorous very.:flowers: :flowers:
 
ABC.es: nacional - nacional - El Rey premia la «excelencia» y el «coraje» de Suárez con el Toisón de Oro

The King rewards the Suárez's "excellence" and "courage" with the Toisón of Gold

" The time always it does justice, specially with the leaders who fought to change the course of the society ". This declaration "got excited" by the speaker of the Government, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, accompanied yesterday the approval for the Ministers' Council of a Royal Decree of the Headquarters of the State by which there is granted the Necklace of the celebrated Order of the Toisón of Gold to Adolfo Suárez Gonzalez, Duke of Suárez, who led the transition to the democracy as prime minister (1976-1981), first for designation of His Majesty the King and later with the collateral, in two occasions, of the majority obtained by his party - UCD - in democratic elections.

The distinction, which is that of major range that to personal title Don Juan Carlos can grant, has been granted to Suárez just before which, next Thursday, there is celebrated in the Congress of the Deputies a commemorative act of the anniversary XXX of the first democratic elections, at which the King will preside. The ex-prime minister will not be able to be present at this act on having been affected from 2003 by a serious degenerative disease (alzheimer).
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Thanks for the photos, Lula, queen Sofía, are as always, very handsome and very elegant, fantastic :flowers: :flowers:
 
HRH Queen Sofia of Spain Attends the Opening of the Traditional Annual "Diplomatic Dames Kermesse"
June 10, 2007 - Mirasierra Hotel
Madrid, Spain
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El rey de Arabia Saudí inicia el próximo lunes su primera visita oficial a España

The king of Saudi Arabia initiates next Monday his first official visit to Spain

The king of Saudi Arabia, Abdulá bin Abdelaziz, will initiate next Monday his first official visit to Spain, which will extend until Wednesday, the 20th and will have a marked economic character, they announced today governmental sources.
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In the frame of the visit, the king Abdulá will meet the King Juan Carlos, who visited him in Riyadh on August 5, 2005 to express his condolences to him for the death of the monarch Fadh on August 1 of this year (...)
 
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