King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia's Visit to Chile and Brazil: March 1-3, 2010

[lula]

Trip of Their Majesties the King and the Queen to the Republic of Chile
From March 1 to March 3, 2010

Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía will preside, together with the President Bachelet, at the inauguration of the V International Congress of the Spanish Language

Viaje de Sus Majestades los Reyes a la República de Chile. Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España


Dinner offered by His Excellence the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Mr Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in honor of Their Majesties the King and the Queen
Alvorada Palace. Brasilia, March 3, 2010

Cena ofrecida por Su Excelencia el Presidente de la República Federativa de Brasil, Sr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, en honor de Sus Majestades los Reyes. Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

[lula]

Monday 1

Arrival to Santiago de Chile

Tuesday 2

Inaugural session of the V International Congress of the Spanish Language in Valparaiso

Inauguration of the exhibition " The Quijote, of Roberto Matta, in dialog with Gonzalo Rojas "

Inauguration of the exhibition " Pablo Neruda's shells "

Official lunch offered to the attendees to the Congress for the Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet

Dinner in honor of Their Majesties in the Presidential Palace in Santiago de Chile

Wednesday 3

Meeting of the King Juan Carlos with the elect president, Sebastián Piñera ( Without confirming)

Inauguration of the exhibition " The letter Ibarra " in the National Library of Chile

Trip to Brazil

Meeting with the President Lula da Silva and his wife

Dinner offered by the President of Brazil in Palace of Alvorada

Los Reyes inician el lunes un viaje oficial a Chile y Brasil. Granada - Ideal

[LadyFinn]

The visit begins in sad circumstances, a big earthquake in Chile today:
Powerful earthquake rattles Chile; tsunami warning issued - CNN.com
BBC News - Massive earthquake strikes Chile

[lula]

The Royal Household still has not confirmed it officially but the surest thing is that the trip is cancelled. According to some information, the Congress of the Spanish Language has been cancelled and in this case the King and the Queen they will not travel.

The King has spoken with the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, to express his sorrow and the solidarity of Spain.

El Rey expresa a Bachelet su pesar y su apoyo al pueblo chileno | Economía Chile
epa - european pressphoto agency: Suspendido el Congreso de la Lengua Española por el terremoto

[lula]

This trip has been cancelled

El Rey suspende definitivamente su viaje a Chile previsto para este lunes - RTVE.es

[Princess_Beatrix]

that was the only right desicion after the horrible earthquake in chile!

[Lumutqueen]

What a shame, it was the only right thing to do. I hope the trip is moved to later on in the year when they country has recovered.

[RJ TAYLER]

A fitting decision to make at this time of great calamity. I hope that the visit, when it occurs, does bring a glimmer of hope to that devastated country.