King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 21: May 2011 - April 2012

[lula]

King

Audience to D. Miguel Martin Fernandez, President of the Spanish Association of Banking
La Zarzuela Palace. Madrid

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[muriel]

Originally Posted by Renata4711

Must be one of the prerogatives of a King....or Queen in this case.

Seriously though, it would look better vis-a-vis the people of Spain - just to have one member represent the King.

That said, how relevant is Monaco in the world today (apart from a few of us royal watchers)?

[KittyAtlanta]

Monaco exists, therefore is relevant. Spain exists, but seems to have bad manners.

[lula]

King

Audience to Joaquín Almunia Amann, Vice-president of the European Commission and Commissioner of the Competition
La Zarzuela Palace. Madrid

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[Daisiesforever]

Originally Posted by KittyAtlanta

Monaco exists, therefore is relevant. Spain exists, but seems to have bad manners.

The House of Grimaldi has ruled Monaco since 1297 and the State's soverignty was officially recognised by the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861. There is a lot of his history attached to Monaco

[lula]

Delivery to Her Majesty the Queen of the appointment of Doctor Honoris Causa by Seisen University
Palacio de La Zarzuela. Madrid, August 19

Entrega a Su Majestad la Reina del nombramiento de Doctora Honoris Causa por la Universidad de Seisen. Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

[lula]

King Juan Carlos will receive tomorrow the Prime minister of Portugal.

The King will receive in the next weeks the new autonomous presidents chosen in the elections of May.

King Juan Carlos and the Queen Sofia will preside in September: the opening of the Judicial Year, the opening of the School Year in Madrid and the opening of the University Year in Santander.

The queen will participate in the International Alzheimer’s Summit that will be celebrated on the 22nd and 23rd of September, organized by the foundations Queen Sofia and Pasqual Maragall in collaboration with the Government.

El rey abrir una ronda de audiencias con los nuevos presidentes autonmicos - ABC.es - Noticias Agencias

King

Audience to Mr Pedro Passos Coelho, Prime Minister of the Republic of Portugal
La Zarzuela Palace. Madrid

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[lula]

King Juan Carlos had yesterday his weekly meeting with the President of the Government.

Política - El Rey mantiene en Zarzuela el despacho semanal con Zapatero - ADN.es

[lula]

King

Audience to representatives of Deloitte's World Advice, in union of Deloitte Spain's Executive Committee
La Zarzuela Palace. Madrid

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Audience to D. Cándido Conde-Pumpido Tourón, Attorney General
La Zarzuela Palace. Madrid

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[lula]

Queen

Opening of the Sports Centre "Rafael del Pino", for people affected by spinal cord injury and other disabilities
National Hospital of Paraplegics. Toledo

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[lula]

King

Audience to Mr. Carlos Dívar, president of the Supreme Court and of the General Council of the Judiciary
La Zarzuela Palace. Madrid

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[lula]

Queen Sofia has attended today the funeral celebrated in the church of San Francisco de Borja of Madrid in memory of the teacher of medieval literature in the Autonomous University of Madrid and chairwoman of the Foundation Thought and Contemporary Science, Maria Eugenia Rincón.

Maria Eugenia Rincón wrote a biography of the Queen, published in 1998.

La reina asiste al funeral de la profesora María Eugenia Rincón ? Jefes de estado ? Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Jefes de estado en lainformacion.com


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[lula]

King

Audience to Mrs. Esperanza Aguirre Gil de Biedma, President of the Community of Madrid
Zarzuela Palace.Madrid.

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[lula]

King

Audience to Mrs. Maria Dolores de Cospedal García, President of the Community of Castilla-La Mancha
Zarzuela Palace.Madrid.

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Audience to Mr. Ramon Luis Valcárcel Siso, President of the Region of Murcia
Zarzuela Palace.Madrid.

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[lula]

Queen

Opening of the School Course 2011/2012
Madrid

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[lula]

Audience to D. Jose Ángel Sanchez Asiaín, President of the Foundation of Help Against the Drug addiction
Zarzuela Palace. Madrid

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[lula]

King

Audience to D. Juan Ignacio Diego Palacios, President of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria
Zarzuela Palace.Madrid.

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[lula]

Queen Sofia at the inauguration of the school year

La reina se divierte como una niña en la inauguración del curso escolar - Familia Real Española - Familia Real - Revista de corazón, prensa rosa y famosos - Diez Minutos

[lula]

King

Audience to D. Juan Vicente Herrera Campo, President of the Meeting of Castilla y León
Zarzuela Palace.Madrid.

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[Duke of Marmalade]

I wonder if they will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary next May.

The engagement took place 50 years ago in Switzerland. Famously JC threw a box to Sofia, containing the ring, with the words "Sofi, catch"
El Rey y la Reina no celebraron el 50º aniversario de su pedida de mano