King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 9: March - April 2006

[fanletizia]

From terra

 

[HRH Mims]

Thank you for nice pictures Lula and Fanletizia!

 

[lula]

From terra

The King Don Juan Carlos receives the president of the Commission of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konaré, moments before celebrating a hearing today in the Palace of The Zarzuela, in Madrid.

 

[fanletizia]

King Juan Carlos

Hearing to the Chief of a main directorate of the Organization the International of the Work, Mr. Juan Somavía Palace of the Zarzuela. Madrid (1)

Extraordinary concert of promotion of musical young people, offered by the "Iturriaga Quartet" Real Palace of Madrid

What are the Marichalar family doing there?

from terra

 

[lula]

"Cuarteto Iturriaga" Concert at the Royal Palace
April 5, 2006 - Royal Palace
Madrid, Spain

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[Anna_R]

"Cuarteto Iturriaga" Concert at the Royal Palace
April 5, 2006 - Royal Palace
Madrid, Spain


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From Wireimage

 

[lula]

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/reyes_javier_presiden_conmemoracion_centenario_821444.htm

Kings preside tomorrow in Javier at commemoration centenary saint

The Kings of Spain, don Juan Carlos and dona Sofía, will preside tomorrow in Javier (Navarre) at the solemn celebration of Francisco de Javier's V Centenario, which will be commemorated by an eucharist and a concert at the expense of the Chapel of Music of the Cathedral of Pamplona and the monks' choir of Leyre's monastery.
At the acts there will be present the cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, archbishop of Madrid, as legacy pontificio, and other religious and civil authorities like the presidents of the communities of La Rioja and Cantabria, eleven embassies in Spain and 40 high charges eclesiales.
...
The acts of tomorrow in Javier's castle, which will remain closed to the public during the whole day, are the most important of the programmed ones on the occasion of the V Centenario of the holy employer of Navarre.
The commemoration will begin on 11:30, with the arrival of the Kings to Javier and the greeting to the principal authorities.
Seguidamente, in the covered court of the Center of Spirituality, will celebrate a civil act, of commemoration of the V Centenario, and, in the Classroom Francisco de Jasso, an Eucharist will be informed.
Besides, the Kings will visit a qualified exhibition ' San Francisco Javier in the arts. The power of the image ' and they will cross the Center of Documentation Schurhammer, where they will stamp their signature on the Book of Honor of the Jesuitas de Javier's .
During the day one will proceed to inaugurate besides the montage installed in the esplanade of the Castle, graduate ' Five centuries, five nations, fifty flags and five hundred references '.

 

[Juanita]

The Kings of Spain, don Juan Carlos and dona Sofía, will preside tomorrow in Javier (Navarre) at the solemn celebration of Francisco de Javier's V Centenario, which will be commemorated by an eucharist and a concert at the expense of the Chapel of Music of the Cathedral of Pamplona and the monks' choir of Leyre's monastery.
...
The acts of tomorrow in Javier's castle, which will remain closed to the public during the whole day, are the most important of the programmed ones on the occasion of the V Centenario of the holy employer of Navarre.

Will it be transmitted by TVE Internacional?

 

[lula]

From terra

The queen Sofía gets together with the executive director of Unicef, Ann M. Veneman, and with the wife of the secretary general of United Nations, Nane Annan, with whom she treated on 60 anniversary of the organization of the rights of the infancy, today in the Palace of the Zarzuela, in Madrid.

 

[Juanita]

The Queen is a very active lady!! Two visits in three different countries and then a reunion!!

 

[crisiñaki]

The Queen is a very active lady!! Two visits in three different countries and then a reunion!!

And she manages to look good and do a great job all the time

 

[fanletizia]

Queen Sofia accepts the presidency of honor of the Flamenco Aid

Queen Sofía has accepted the presidency of honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the National Aid of Flamenco Art of Cordova, that commemorates east year with the celebration of about 350 acts, some of most important in May. Thus figure in credential, accompanied by letter, that the Real House has sent to the mayoress of Cordova, Aguilar Rose, and to which it has had Efe access, in that Reina wishes that the celebration of this event is a success.

http://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=242536

 

[lula]

http://www.abc.es/abc/pg060407/actualidad/nacional/nacional/200604/07/rey-san-javier.asp

The King emphasizes the " spirit of solidarity " of the modern Spain

The King don Juan Carlos emphasized today, in his speech forthwith institutionally of celebration of the fifth centenary of the birth of San Francisco Javier, the " spirit of solidarity " of the missionaries and cooperating, that also is own of " The dynamical, modern and democratic Spain ".
A Spain, added don Juan Carlos accompanied in this act by the Queen dona Sofía, which " with the effort of all the Spanish, we have constructed on an exemplary frame of living together, based on the most wide consensus of our History ".
This institutional act, at which also they were present, between others, the prime minister of Navarre, Miguel Sanz, and the cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, commemorated the fifth centenary of Francisco de Javier's birth, to which don Juan Carlos qualified as " a singular man ", whose work was "exceptional".

 

[fanletizia]

Some images from diariodenavarra

and more images http://www.diariodenavarra.es/actualidad/noticia.asp?not=2006040713214989&dia=20060407&seccion=culturaysociedad

 

[lula]

From reuters via yahoo

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia attend a ceremony at Javier castle to mark the 5th centenary of Saint Francis Xavier's birth, in Javier, northern Spain, April 7, 2006. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez

 

[lula]

From Casa Real

 

[crisiñaki]

gotta love Queen sofia's look, specially that cool scarf!

 

[fanletizia]

Images from terra

 

[lula]

Queen Sofia of Spain with Nane Annan at UNICEF Reception - April 6, 2006
April 6, 2006 - Madrid
Madrid, Spain

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[Juanita]

It's just my impression or in the last times the Queen is wearing a lot of purple outfits???
But the Queen looks beautiful!

 

[lula]

More photos of the King in Sevilla

 

[crisiñaki]

It's just my impression or in the last times the Queen is wearing a lot of purple outfits???
But the Queen looks beautiful!

Not only her, I've seen a lot of purple ties on the King, wonder why?

 

[Alexandria]

All posts regarding the King and Queen's trip to Saudi Arabia have been moved to the Other Reigning Houses forum to this thread.

Please post pictures or articles there.

Thank you.

Alexandria
Spanish Forum Moderator

 

[lula]

From diario de navarra

 

[lula]

Diario de navarra 2

 

[lula]

Diario de navarra 3

 

[lula]

Diario de navarra 4

 

[lula]

Diario de Navarra 5

 

[lula]

http://www.elcorreodigital.com/vizcaya/pg060408/prensa/noticias/Rioja/200604/08/VIZ-RIO-130.html

 

[fanletizia]

King will preside over promise before positions takings possession in Ministries

The new ministers chosen by the president of the Government, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, to comprise of his Cabinet will tomorrow promise or swear his position before the King in the Palace of the Zarzuela and, later, they will take possession from its new portfolios.
The 9:30 hours are predicted the act in which the new ministers will swear or promise their positions in the Hall Hearings of the Palace of the Zarzuela in the presence of the King.

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/rey_ministerios_presidira_promesa_cargos_827845.htm