The Royal Family of Spain, Current Events Part 2: February - May 2005

[carlota]

when did letizia use that suit before?
i think it was for giving some prizes in an evening event... could somebody please confirm?

 

[servingsophie]

I love the black suit! Letizia is so stylish!

 

[Elsa M.]

when did letizia use that suit before?
i think it was for giving some prizes in an evening event... could somebody please confirm?

Yes, Carlota, Letizia wore it last November, at the prize giving ceremony of the Francisco Cerecedo Journalistic Awards.

 

[Mascha]

Indeed very nice to see something like this Mascha, especially when some gossip mongers said, at the time of the wedding, that, during the balcony scene, JC avoided to stand near Letizia. Bah to them all!

You're right Anna_R!!!
The gossip mongers are all wrong! It's so obvious that both Sofia and Juan Carlos are happy that she is their daughter in law, I believe they even see her as a third daughter. Especially in her case that is very important and I think has helped her a lot to adjust to this unfamiliar situation that is being married to a Crown Prince.

 

[Elsa M.]

From ABC:

http://www.abc.es/abc/pg050316/prensa/noticias/Gente/Gente/200503/16/NAC-GEN-102.asp


The wedding gowns belonging to the Royal Family will be exhibited at the Palace of Aranjuez, according to an announcement made yesterday by the president of the National Patrimony, Álvaro Fernández-Villaverde, Duke of San Carlos.

The idea is that the wedding gowns of the Queen, the Princess of Asturias and Infantas Elena and Cristina were exhibited, along with the suits worn on that day by the King and Don Felipe, in a great gallery, that will be placed at the Museo de la Vida of the Palace of Aranjuez.

Although the date when these dresses will be incorporated to the museum is not known yet, it's probable that the public will be able to contemplate them before next summer.

This way, it will be possible to admire the dress of satin silver-plated, covered with embroider and tulle that was designed by the Greek couturier Jean Dessés and worn by Doña Sofía on the 14th of May 1962, when she married Don Juan Carlos in Athens.

It will be also exhibited the gown worn by Doña Elena on the 18th of March 1995, when she married Jaime de Marichalar (a design of Petro Valverde in organza of silk, in ivory color and covered with embroiders), as well as the dress that Infant Doña Cristina took on the 4th October 1997, when she married Iñaki Urdangarín (and which was made by Lorenzo Caprile, in Spanish silk and silver embroiders).

To them it will be added the ones worn by the Prince and Princess of Asturias, on the past 22nd of May: the one of Doña Letizia, designed by Manuel Pertegaz, and the one of Don Felipe, made by Cecilio Serna.

 

[rchainho]

Spanish royal signatures

here you have the signatures.

 

[Lena]

the infantas and the queen taking some photos to the royal children.

Thank you for the picture. I´m counting 7 children. I wonder, who the additonal 2 are (???)

 

[Guess Who]

Letizia is becoming very boring in sense of style.She wears the same cloths if then in a different color or a change in the jacket or so.Hope she improves. Thankx all for the great pictures that have been posted.

 

[carlota]

Letizia is becoming very boring in sense of style.She wears the same cloths if then in a different color or a change in the jacket or so.Hope she improves. Thankx all for the great pictures that have been posted.

I will have to agree with that. For example, in her last visit to Brasil all her clothes were by the same designer, same cut and nearly all of them previously used with a short time difference. I like princesses repeating outfits, but not with the same complements every time...

 

[Elsa M.]

I´m counting 7 children. I wonder, who the additonal 2 are (???)

They're the children of Rosario Nadal, who're also in Mallorca for Easter.

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Thanks lots for these wonderful photos.

 

[marezdote]

Thanks for all the pics!

 

[micas]

Great pics, thanks so much!!

 

[rchainho]

she has to leave that terrible habit to touch the hair. It was said in the beginning that she touch the hair because of the nerves.

 

[Anna_R]

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/04/03/enespecial/1112479324.html

España también podría estar representada en los funerales del Papa a través de los Reyes. Toda la Familia Real ha recibido "con profundo dolor" el fallecimiento de Juan Pablo II.
La Familia Real española ha mantenido una estrecha y cordial relación con Juan Pablo II durante los más de 26 años de su pontificado. En ese tiempo, visitó España en cinco ocasiones, siempre acompañado en numerosos actos por la Familia Real.
Segú un portavoz de Zarzuela, hasta que el Vaticano no establezca el protocolo de los funerales y de la posterior proclamación del nuevo Papa, en la Casa del Rey no se decidirá qué miembros de la Familia Real asistirán a los actos.

Translation:

Spain could also be represented by the kings at the Pope's Funerals. The entire royal family received the news with profound grief.
The SRF has maintaned a really nice and close relationship with John Paul II during the years of his pontiff. The Pope visited Spain five times, every time accompanied in numerous engagements by the Royal Family.
According to a spokesperso for La Zarzuela, until the Vatican releases the protocol details regarding the funerals, the Royal House will not the diclose which members of the family will be at the funeral.

 

[marezdote]

They were supposed to be meeting with the King of Bahrein starting today but if you go to casareal.es all the family members activies that were listed for the week are no longer up.

 

[marezdote]

video: http://www.antena3.com/a3n2004/servlet/Noticias?destino=../a3n/noticia/noticia.jsp&id=23

 

[marezdote]

from informativos.telecinco.es:


Los Reyes dan el pésame en la Nunciatura acompañados de los Príncipes de Asturias
EFE
3 de abril de 2005

Los Reyes, Don Juan Carlos y Doña Sofía, acompañados por los Príncipes de Asturias, todos de riguroso luto, llegaron a la Nunciatura para presentar sus condolencias por la muerte del Papa.

Sus majestades llegaron a última hora de la tarde, cuando ya se había ido el grueso de la gente que a lo largo del día y sobre todo de la tarde habían acudido a mostrar sus condolencias por Juan Pablo II a la Nunciatura Apostólica. En la sede fueron recibidos por el nuncio, Manuel Monteiro de Castro.

Durante la tarde se produjeron colas en la Nunciatura para firmar en el libro de condolencias, cuando llegaron los Reyes esta actividad no se detuvo, si bien mucho público decidió esperar para ver a la Familia Real antes de pasar al interior del edificio donde se encuentra los libros de condolencias.

 

[Anna_R]

Thank you Marezdote & Agm for providing this pictures and information. It was actually the first time I got to hear Queen Sofía speaking. She has a really strong voice, much like Letizia's

 

[marezdote]

This is from an article from elmundo.es dealing with world leaders reactions to the death of the Pope.

La Familia Real ha recibido la noticia del fallecimiento de Juan Pablo II con "tristeza y pesar", según informaron fuentes de la Casa del Rey. Sus miembros han estado siguiendo el desarrollo de los acontecimientos en todo momento, desde que se conoció el agravamiento de la salud del Pontífice

 

[Elsa M.]

Thanks for being on top of things, Marezdote and Agm!

Here's an article from ABC:

http://www.abc.es/abc/pg050403/actualidad/sociedad/religion/200504/03/sms_tecnologias_emails_correos_papa_concentraciones.asp

Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía along with the Princes of Asturias, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, transmitted today to the nuncio of the Vatican in Spain, the archbishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro, their condolences for the death of Pope John Paul II, of whom the monarch emphasized that all the Spaniards have "a very important memory".

At the 7:55 p.m., the King and Queen and the Princes arrived at the Apostolic Nunciature and, after greeting the nuncio, who the monarch embraced affectionately, they signed the book of condolences for the death of the Pontiff. Dressed in rigorous mourning, the Kings and the Princes chatted with the apostolic nuncio during about 40 minutes. The king, when coming out of the Nunciature, emphasized the relation that John Paul II had with Spain, and stressed that the Spaniards will keep "a very important memory" of the Pontiff. "We wait now for a new Pope", he added.

On the other hand, the Queen emphasized how he was "an universal personage".

The Prince emphasized that the Pope has carried out "26 years of untiring work" and that he was the Pontiff of his generation. "He has really been the Pope of our generation, so we very specially like him. For us, his legacy is something very important and it is going to make us reflect very much", said Don Felipe de Borbón.

The apostolic nuncio explained that the Kings and the Princes showed the proximity towards John Paul II, and referred that the Queen was very affected by the loss.

Monteiro de Castro said how the monarchs emphasized the "proximity” that the decease of the Pope caused to them and how they expressed their interest for the encyclicals of Karol Wojtyla. The nuncio emphasized that it was "a close conversation" and that the Kings and the Princes showed their admiration towards the supreme Pontiff.

The visit of the Kings and Princes closed a day in which the apostolic nuncio received the visit of an important number of political authorities, as well as of more than a thousand of Catholics, who signed in the book of condolences.

 

[pdas1201]

More pics...
Imagine Scandinavia

The Royal Family signed the Condolence Book for the Pope, who died on April 2, 2005.

 

[marezdote]

Thanks pdas1201.

 

[rchainho]

video: http://www.antena3.com/a3n2004/servlet/Noticias?destino=../a3n/noticia/noticia.jsp&id=23

i can't see the video!

 

[marezdote]

From casareal.es

Sus Majestades los Reyes y Sus Altezas Reales los Príncipes de Asturias acudieron a la Nunciatura Apostólica para transmitir al Nuncio en España, Monseñor Manuel Monteiro de Castro, su pésame por el fallecimiento de Su Santidad el Papa Juan Pablo II. Tras ser recibidos por el Nuncio a su llegada, firmaron en el libro de condolencias y le expresaron la cercanía que siempre sintieron del Papa Juan Pablo II y recordaron muchos de los momentos vividos en sus cinco visitas a España y en las ocasiones en las que la Familia Real fue recibida en el Vaticano.
(Madrid, 3 de abril de 2005)

 

[Elsa M.]

Another couple of photos, from DPA and Abaca:

 

[biathlon22]

Will anyone of the Spanish Royal famlily attend the wedding of Charles and Camilla tomorrow?

 

[Elsa M.]

Please, see this post:

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=194297&postcount=69

Apparently, the Princes, who were the ones to be invited to the wedding, have declined the invitation.

 

[biathlon22]

Please, see this post:

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=194297&postcount=69

Apparently, the Princes, who were the ones to be invited to the wedding, have declined the invitation.

Thank you very much!

 

[Elsa M.]

Next Monday, April 11th, the King and Queen, along with the Princes, will attend a memorial mass for the Pope John Paul II, at the cathedral of La Almudena (in Madrid)