Felipe, Prince of Asturias & Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano: 22 May 2004


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The Pre-Wedding Gala was presided over by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia and was held at the Palacio Real de El Pardo the night before and the Wedding banquet was held at the Palacio Real de Madrid.
 
The Pre-Wedding Gala was presided over by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia and was held at the Palacio Real de El Pardo the night before and the Wedding banquet was held at the Palacio Real de Madrid.
The Wedding Banquet took place in the Inner Court of the Palacio Real which had been covered and transferred into a big dining room for the occasion

But i don't remember much pics or Videos from the Dinner.
 
The Wedding Banquet took place in the Inner Court of the Palacio Real which had been covered and transferred into a big dining room for the occasion

But i don't remember much pics or Videos from the Dinner.

That's true there were photos from the Pre Wedding Gala at El Pardo but I only recall seeing the official group photos from the Palacio Real and not from the banquet.

Pre Wedding Gala
https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2018/05/royal-jewel-rewind-felipe-and-letizias.html
 
Photos from the banquet at the Royal Palace of Madrid.
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Photos from the banquet at the Royal Palace of Madrid.
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I wonder if Queen Letizia will inherit the beautiful emerald necklace that Queen Sofia was wearing at the wedding.
 
I'd only ever seen the official Photos ,but not of the guests at the banquet.
 
I'd only ever seen the official Photos ,but not of the guests at the banquet.


Me too and in the Hola i bought then was a pic of the setting of the Dinner room taken a day before as it was without the guests.
 
Me too and in the Hola i bought then was a pic of the setting of the Dinner room taken a day before as it was without the guests.

And looking at the guest and so many once familiar familiar faces who have since passed away!
Prince Rainier III
Infante Carlos,Duke of Calabria
Infanta Alicia,Dowager duchess of Calabria
Infanta Pilar of Spain.
 
And looking at the guest and so many once familiar familiar faces who have since passed away!
Prince Rainier III
Infante Carlos,Duke of Calabria
Infanta Alicia,Dowager duchess of Calabria
Infanta Pilar of Spain.


As far as i remember Prince Rainier did not attend this Wedding. But he was present at the Weddings of the Infantas.
Other who have passed
Queen Fabiola
Prince Henrik

Duchess of Alba
 
As far as i remember Prince Rainier did not attend this Wedding. But he was present at the Weddings of the Infantas.
Other who have passed
Queen Fabiola
Prince Henrik

Duchess of Alba

That's correct the Princess of Hanover was at Felipe's wedding!
 
This press kit from Casa Real contains a plethora of information including the order of the Mass and information about the cathedral, the Royal Palace of Madrid, the Palace of El Pardo, and the decorations ( orders) worn by the Prince. It also includes biographies of Prince Felipe and Doña Letizia.

Unfortunately it is written in Spanish. I believe there must be an English version ( at least of the order of the Mass), but I could not find it.

EDIT: There is additional information, including on Letizia's dress and the menu for the pre-wedding dinner and the wedding lunch here .
 
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I had no clue that Letizia only paid 6.000 euros for her dress. She must have been given a discount somewhere between 80 and 90% of the real price. And that final line does not speak well for princess Madeleine...
 
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Speech by King Juan Carlos at the wedding banquet:
Thank you all very much for your presence and affection in wanting to share with my Family the deep emotion of this day. Thank you also for the very generous expressions of affection that the Spanish people are giving us.

From the depths of my heart, I want to express the enormous enthusiasm with which I have awaited this date, an enthusiasm especially shared by the Queen and also by my entire Family.

Today I feel enormous happiness, always difficult to contain, as a father but also as a King.

Dearest Letizia, we welcome you with open arms and with the greatest affection into the bosom of our Family. Thank you for the abundant joy that Felipe and you have brought us by solemnly sealing your union today. The Queen and I wish you a lifetime of happiness and mutual dedication.

Your union, born of love and the firmest mutual commitment, is, at the same time, a symbol of hope, a seed of dynastic continuity and a guarantee of stability for the Parliamentary Monarchy established by our Constitution.

As King, I am convinced that Felipe and Letizia will always know how to fulfill their obligations and responsibilities with rectitude, care and exemplarity, first as Princes of Asturias and, when the time comes, also as Kings.

Always think of Spain and dedicate, with love and devotion, the best of your efforts to the Spanish people, to unite their hopes, share their dreams and always be able to merge with their feelings and difficulties. I know that you are motivated by the passion to serve this great, diverse and plural country, proud of its coexistence in democracy and freedom.

Thank you to the Government for its affectionate declaration of deep institutional meaning issued yesterday and for its decisive support for the smooth development of this celebration. Thank you also for the warmth provided by all the other Institutions and Autonomous Communities represented here, in particular to the Madrid City Council and its citizens for showing so much generosity and affection towards this wedding, a gratitude that I extend to the entire Autonomous Community of Madrid.

Now I ask you all to toast with me to the happiness of Their Royal Highnesses the Princes of Asturias, to their family happiness and to the institutional continuity that they embody. So that, in short, their happiness is always ours.
https://www.casareal.es/ES/Documents/boda/enlace/brindis_es.html
 
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