Royal Family of Portugal 2: March 2006-December 2007

[Elsa M.]

Originally Posted by fanletizia

Dom Duarte, the Duke of Braganza, talks during an interview with Reuters in Lisbon in this June 15, 2007 file photo.

Yahoo! News Photo

Here's the full interview that comes with the photo (thanks, Teresa!):

Portugal royal says monarchy still tops republic | Lifestyle | Reuters

[Elsa M.]

Originally Posted by Elsa M.

Dom Duarte de Bragança was interviewed for the TV show "Primeira Pessoa", aired last Thursday 14th, on SIC. The chat lead by Conceição Lino took place in the National Palace of Ajuda (one of the last residences of the Portuguese Royal family), in the Military School and also in his own house of Sintra. During this interview, Dom Duarte de Bragança talked of his parents, his child memories in the exile, the marriage with D.ª Isabel de Herédia, the upbringing of his three children, about the politicians and the country.

Here is part of the TV interview given by D. Duarte, in the Military School:

YouTube - Dom Duarte, Duque de Bragança, no Colégio Militar

Meanwhile, here is he again talking about his experience 50 years ago:
24 Horas

[Elsa M.]

barlavento - Jornal de Informação Regional do Algarve

D. Duarte de Bragança and his wife, D.ª Isabel, visited yesterday, August 1st, the exhibition "José Alegria… da paixão… da terra… da arquitectura", in the House of Islamic and Mediterranian Culture of Silves.
The exhibition assembles a series of drawings, photographs and mockups from the main projects of this architect, who has dedicated his career to recover and reinterpretate the traditions of the mediterranean architecture.

[Elsa M.]

DN Online: Música dos bares Sasha e Nikki incomoda D. Duarte Pio

The Duke of Bragança is having restless nights, due to the loud music played at the bars Sasha and Niki, in Praia da Rocha (Portimão). He is now going to present a formal complaint, in order to stop these Summer night parties.

D. Duarte Pio spends his vacations in a property of his own, located on the bank of the river Arade, nearly one kilometre far from the bars that every year attract thousands of visitors, including many jet set personalities.

The Duke emphasizes: "The walls of my house tremble and the children can not sleep, due to the constant noise and music, up to 5 or 6 AM. It's unbelievable that the City Council of Portimão allows this".




Portimão: Câmara vai fazer novas medições a espaços nocturnos da Praia da Rocha depois de reclamação de D. Duarte - Lusa - SAPO Notícias

Meanwhile, the Town Hall of Portimão is going to ask for new noise measurements to the bars "Sasha" and "Nikki", in Praia da Rocha, after the Duke of Bragança presented his formal complaint. The vice-mayor of Portimão, Luís Carito, confirmed to the Lusa newsagency that they have received a fax from Dom Duarte, explaining the situation, and says that, according to the measurements already done, the limits of noise allowed by law are not exceeded and so the "inconvenience factor" is subjective, since he himself lives close to the house of D. Duarte and he does not feel bothered.

Nevertheless, new measurements are going to be done in the area of the bars, close to the marina.

[Regina]

I think Dom Duarte is right to complain. In Portugal, many bars and discos don't respect others rights to rest. I am a strong defensor of anti-noise laws (they exist in several european countries) and I am glad Dom Duarte is complaining about this situation.

[Elsa M.]

asbeirasonline

Last September 7th, D. Duarte Pio, Duke of Bragança, inaugurated the 16th Wine Fair of Dão, in the Multipurpose Building of Nelas. The event is dedicated to the promotion of the wines of Dão and gathered more than on 100 different producers.

[Elsa M.]

TERRA NOVA - 105 FM

D. Duarte de Bragança is supporting a petition headed by the Association for the Defense and Recovery of the Patrimony that is promoting the recovery of the two main churches of Aveiro (St. António and St. Francisco churches).

[Elsa M.]

The Duke of Bragança was one of the 600 guests, who attended the wedding of Princess Marie-Therese von Hohenburg, in Salzburg. Apparently D.ª Isabel could not go.

See the photos here:
http://www.photonewsonline.net/?page=event&id=3626

[tdarlene]

Originally Posted by Elsa M.

The Duke of Bragança was one of the 600 guests, who attended the wedding of Princess Marie-Therese von Hohenburg, in Salzburg. Apparently D.ª Isabel could not go.

See the photos here:
http://www.photonewsonline.net/?page=event&id=3626

I thought that the Duke would be present, and I know what I'm going to say isn't about royalty but I wonder what Jose Castelo Branco and his wife Lady Betty were doing there, he must has felt like he was in paradise.

[Regina]

Originally Posted by tdarlene

I thought that the Duke would be present, and I know what I'm going to say isn't about royalty but I wonder what Jose Castelo Branco and his wife Lady Betty were doing there, he must has felt like he was in paradise.

HAHA! Well said
I couldn't believe when I saw José Castelo Branco and his wife attending this wedding... I mean, this was a royal wedding, not a circus...

[Elsa M.]

Originally Posted by Regina

HAHA! Well said
I couldn't believe when I saw José Castelo Branco and his wife attending this wedding... I mean, this was a royal wedding, not a circus...

Well, I believe he's there, because of the groom's PR connections. Anthony Bailey has a house in Lisbon (where he proposed to Marie-Therese, as the new year dawned) and their civil wedding even took place in Sintra, in the Palace of Pena... So, he knows a lot of Portuguese polititians, royals and "VIPs" (he was wearing knighthood awards from the Duke of Bragança and the Portuguese President, with the uniform)... Not to mention that Lady Betty Grafstein is British...

[maidmarion]

Has there been any more word on D.a Isabel's condition since her fall? I was hoping to hear that she is mobile enough to attend more functions. I know these things take time to heal but there hasn't been much word on her recovery. Any word would be great.
Thanks,
MM

[Warren]

Originally Posted by Elsa M.

...and their civil wedding even took place in Sintra, in the Palace of Pena.

Speaking of which (the palace, not the wedding) here is an attractive image of a unique Portuguese Royal Palace...

Palácio da Pena at Sintra

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[Elsa M.]

Originally Posted by maidmarion

Has there been any more word on D.a Isabel's condition since her fall? I was hoping to hear that she is mobile enough to attend more functions. I know these things take time to heal but there hasn't been much word on her recovery.

There's not much news about it... I believe she's still recovering, since she's not attending royal gatherings for a long time.

Yesterday, D. Duarte attendedthe closing session of a series of conferences about "D. Carlos no seu tempo", which had been organized in Porto, to celebrate the 100th anniversary since the regicide.


P.S. - Warren, that palace is the one I was refering above... where Princess Marie-Therese von Hohenberg and Anthony Bailey got civily married.

[Elsa M.]

DN Online: Novo livro sobre o regicÃ*dio

Correio da Manhã

A new book has been published, to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the regicide:

Jorge Morais, Regicído: a Contagem Decrescente, Lisboa, Zéfiro, 2007.

[tdarlene]

D. Duarte and D. Isabel attended the wedding of Xenia Galitzine, a great granddaughter of Empress Zita of Austria, in September 23rd 2007

http://www.xenialberto.weddingwindow.com/index.html

The Duke and Duchess of Bragança, King Harald, Princess Anne and King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie were present at the gala of the ISAF International Sailing Association that took place in Casino Estoril on Nov.5.

Correio da Manhã

[tdarlene]

Happy Birthday D. Isabel!!!

[tdarlene]

Happy Birthday Infante D. Dinis!!!

[Elsa M.]

Expresso: D. Duarte preocupado com ataques do Governo à Igreja

During the annual "Jantar dos Conjurados" (which commemorates the 1640 Restoration of Independence), the head of the Royal House expressed his concern for what he calls the "preoccupying attacks" to the Church and the need to assure that the Country maintains the "truly independent sovereignty of all the economic, regional and politics powers".

About the signature of the European Treaty, D. Duarte stressed that a national debate is necessary and that the return of a king is needed: "By signing the Treaty, we say that we want to belong to Europe. Having a King would mean saying that Portugal continues belonging to the Portuguese people".




DN Online: D. Duarte elogia o Rei Juan Carlos e protege Chávez da polémica

During the “Jantar dos Conjurados” (which gathered 500 monarchists, at the Quinta de Santa Sofia, in São Domingos de Rana), D. Duarte Pio de Bragança supported the attitude of Juan Carlos de Bórbon (during the XVII Latin American Summit in Chile, where he asked Hugo Chávez to shut up). However, the Head of the Portuguese Royal House also expressed his gratitude to Chávez, for the approach that the President of Venezuela made to Portugal, valuing the four hundred thousand Portuguese people that live in his country and making possible a more efficient cooperation".

Being this meeting a commemorative dinner of the December 1st 1640, D. Duarte also evoked the Restoration of Independence, but made clear that today the National Independence could be weakened in many ways. This way, D. Duarte introduced in his speech the Lisbon Treaty, which will be signed in the Monastery of the Jerónimos, next December 13th. After indirectly praising the Government, for the diplomatic achievements, D. Duarte expressed his concerns about the institutional reform of the European Union, overly because of the introduction of a European President, who D. Duarte wishes shall not mine the diversity of the nations.

[Marengo]

Well, any chance that he is even opening a debate? About the monarchy or even about keeping the national identity? Or are his remarks generally not taken too seriously? Mind you, judging from the clip you showed above (Duarte at a militairy school) it seems people are treating him with reverence, especially considering that he was interviewed by a commercial channel, not by a state one.