King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 4: June - July 2005


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The Queen left for Singapore today. I'm still waiting for more details from the press. She's heading the Spanish delegation and will talk to the IOC members.

In the picture: Her Majesty talks to the press at the airport before her flight departs for Singapore.
 

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From Elmundo.es:

The Queen Dona Sofía affirmed before travelling to Singapore, where next Wednesday there will be chosen the city that will organize the Olympic Games of 2012, which in her presentation will emphasize that " Spain is very prepared to organize any cultural or sports event, and already to be proved".

The Queen will close the series of interventions that itwill take place during the last presentation of the candidacy of Madrid 2012, next July 6 in Singapore, before the International Olympic Committee (CIO), minutes before the election of the city that will organize the Games of this year. Doña Sofía assured: " We Are with a lot of optimism " and " with a lot of illusion ". " We are completely prepared ", was added by it before taking the flight in the airport of Barajas.

" A marvellous work has been done and I have seen it already in videoes and it is sensational ", there concluded Dona Sofía, who asked on what will stand out in her intervention in Singapore made clear that she will speak " on the olimpismo, on which my family has been very put into the olimpismo before married and later, the children, and later that Spain is very prepared to do any cultural or sports event and already to be proved ".
 
From El Semanal Digital:

S.M. the King came to visit a catamarán specially enabled for use by disabled persons. Don Juan Carlos demonstrated his worry for the above mentioned group and his their problems.
The King Don Juan Carlos realized the visit to the catamarán " Lo Spirito I gave Stella ", in the port of Valencia, by request of the Coordinating Conference of Disabled Physicists of the Valencian Community (COCEMFE-CV).
S. M. was got in the ship by the boss of the same one, Andrea Stella, and by the president of COCEMFE-CV, Carlos Laguna, that they accompanied him throughout the time that he remained on board. Stella, paraplegic after having received two shots, did not want to resign his interest to the sea and took charge designing the qualifications of his ship for the chair of wheels.
At the end of the meeting, Don Juan Carlos received like I give a reply of the training ship "Juan Sebastián Elcano" a plate of gratefulness.
 
Hey guys :D
I have a question for you. (Sorry if this has been discussed before). But when the family are on their summer holidays, you see them out and about in Palma, doing regular activities such as shopping etc. What i want to know is if you ever see them out in Madrid doing the same? I mean they can't possibly spend all of their time at home, can they?
Thanks in advance
Sofia
 
Good question, Sofia! We could see a few days ago CP Letizia doing some shoppings with her mum and sister Telma, in quite casual clothes. It was this book fairy in Madrit, if I'm not wrong.
 
...sOfIa.... said:
Hey guys :D
I have a question for you. (Sorry if this has been discussed before). But when the family are on their summer holidays, you see them out and about in Palma, doing regular activities such as shopping etc. What i want to know is if you ever see them out in Madrid doing the same? I mean they can't possibly spend all of their time at home, can they?
Thanks in advance
Sofia

Sofia ..., it is true that the Royal Family in Palma goes out more, they go out at some time of buys, or to visit a museum or to have dinner, but I believe that they do it to places that more or less the safety services already have controlled after many years.
In Madrid, it is more difficult. It is a very big city, is very strange to see the Reyes or the Princes of buys (equal one or two times a year). And if it is known that for example the Princes go out occasionally to the cinema or to having dinner.
But I believe that they are things more exceptional than habitual. Also they occur to coming to houses or friends' estates.


The certain thing, it is that unfortunately, the Spanish Royal Family, especially the Kings or the Princes do not have a lot of freedom of movements. All their movements are followed by a safety service, and in each of their exits they are accompanied of their escorts, though one does not see them.
With E.T.A.'s problem they do not still have another remedy that to live like that. Also many politicians live like that, judges, businessmen, some teachers, journalists ... etc... The persons who occupy important positions in Spain know that they must live with it.
Because of it the Letizia's first speech was for my very important, because exactly it was for the persons who go 25 years fighting in order that has not more died, they are the persons who protect the life of the citizens but also the life of the one that now is her family.

I feel it for the speech, but sometimes it is necessary to understand the situations through that a concrete country lives, to be able to explain like Royal Families or politicians live.
 
Thanks for your quick replies Lachicamadrilena and Lula.:)
It's a shame that all dignitaries in Spain have to live with, in some cases, such caution. But i suppose that its the same everywhere.
Sofia
 
...sOfIa.... said:
Thanks for your quick replies Lachicamadrilena and Lula.:)
It's a shame that all dignitaries in Spain have to live with, in some cases, such caution. But i suppose that its the same everywhere.
Sofia

I believe that it is a bit different. The persons who occupy high charges normally take protection, because always there are delinquents and things can happen. But there are no the same dangers in a few countries that in others, there are countries where for certain situations of the same ones they do that this threat is much more real and probable.
I remember when it does a couple of years a delinquent killed a Swedish Minister, and I found out that there the ministers were not taking protection, in Spain it would be unthinkable.
 
You make a good point Lula. Thankyou for explaining.
Sofia
 
From Marca:

The queen Doña Sofía already is in Singapore to support the candidacy of Madrid


The queen Doña Sofía has come to Singapore, where she will head the Spanish delegation of Madrid 2012 that will be present at the election of the headquarters of the Olympic Games.
The queen landed in Changi's international airport to 17.05 local time (09.05 gmt) in British Airways's regular flight, and it was got by the Spanish ambassador in Singapore, Francisco Rabena accompanied of his wife, Blanca Camuñas, besides advanced of the Royal House.
From the airport, dona Sofía went to the hotel Raffles, where it she will lodge until the next 6th. This it is the same hotel chosen by the prime minister, Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who will come in the dawn of Tuesday, the 5th.
 
First pictures of the Queen in Singapore, arriving at the luxurious Raffles Hotel:

According to an article by Reuters, she flew British Airways (First Class, I suppose :D )
 

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A few more photos of Queen Sofia, arriving in Singapore. From AMP:
 

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This is so exciting... I'm a Singaporean living in Singapore and on a personal note, I'm so proud that my country is hosting this very important event. This is probably the closest we get to hosting anything related to the Olympics, as we're a small country and it's impossible that we try to bid to host an Olympics.

But what's even more exciting is Queen Sofia is in Spore!!! I hope i get a chance to see her!
 
1,2) Queen Sofia in Singapore today. From Getty.

3 to 6) A few more pics of Queen Sofia today from Yahoo news.
 

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Queen Sofía looks very beautiful! And a nice and summery colour combination with that red and white! Hope we get to see more pics later on.
 
The King Mr. Juan Carlos visits a catamaran adapted for disabled 4 July 2005 13:05 MADRID (EUROPE PRESS)

The King Mr. Juan Carlos visited on Saturday the Italian catamaran 'It spirito I gave Stella' in an initiative promoted by the Coordinating Confederation of Disabled Physicists of the Valencian Community.

The catamaran, that is unique in its characteristics of accessibility for people with disability in the world, owes its name and creation to Andrea Stella, enthusiastic regatista, that suffered five years ago an accident in Miami in which after receiving two shots remained parapléjico, what obliged to utilize a chair of wheels, but neither much less to abandon its fondness by the sea.

After this fateful fact, Andrea decided, together al remainder of the crew, to build a catamaran with all the adaptations required so that was an embarkation in which any person with mobility reduced could wander in an autonomous way and even to conduct it.

The Spanish monarch, dress with the attire of regatista, al arrived yacht Club from Valencia first thing in the morning in the morning, being received by the crew of 'It spirito I gave Stella' and by the president of the confederation. After contemplating the totally accessible installations of this catamaran, maintained a relaxed chat with all the assistants and was interested especially by technical elements as ramps elevadoras and, in general, all those services adapted that facilitate the navigation to the people with disability.

Al term of the event, all the assistants declared again its gratitude al King Mr. Juan Carlos for all its support, to what responded with a "would lack more, what do lack". The Spanish monarch, that is found disputing in Valencia the seventh edition of the Trophy of Its Majesty the Queen Mrs Sofía, took advantage of the occasion to declare its support once more al collective of the disability.

http://noticias.hispavista.com/corazon/20050704130522/El-Rey-Don-Juan-Carlos-visita-un-catamaran-adaptado-para-discapacitados/
 
From Terra:

The King of Spain will preside tomorrow at the delivery of the royal offices to the officials who conclude their studies in the General Academy of the Air, in San Javier, reported the Defense Department.
At the act there will be present also the minister of Defense, Jose Bono, the president of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, Ramon Luis Valcárcel, and other civil and military authorities.
 
1) Sofia today in Singapore. Pic from Getty.

2 to 5) More of Sofia today in Singapore. From Yahoo News.
 

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Juan Carlos yesterday from casareal.es
 

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Two more of Sofia today from Getty.
 

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The Queen again looks fantastic! What a gem, Juan Carlos really knew what he was doing when he married her!
 
I can't see the video.... =(
The Queen always looks fantastic!!
 
a funny pic from juan carlos in his motobike in barcelona.
 

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