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08-20-2008, 03:15 PM
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The Spanish Royals' Response to the Aeroplane Crash in Madrid: August 21, 2008
http://www.heraldo.es/index.php/mod....dnoticia.21999
The King shows his "consternation" and "pain" for the magnitude of the tragedy
The King showed his "consternation", "horror" and "pain" for the magnitude of the accident happened this evening in the airport of Madrid Barajas for a plane of the company Spanair that was going to Las Palmas with 164 passengers and 9 crewmen on board, reported a speaker of Royal House.
The Royal Family to the complete one, some of which members they are in Pekin following the Olympic Games, is " very affected " for the tragedy and is kept permanently informed about the evolution of the events, it added the same source.
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08-20-2008, 05:01 PM
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http://actualidad.terra.es/articulo/...ng-2694458.htm
The Queen will return in the early morning to Madrid from Beijing, since she had foreseen
The Queen will return to Madrid in the first hour of tomorrow proceeding from Beijing, where she has been following the Olympic Games, they informed today to Europa Press sources of the Olympic Spanish Committee, which added that Dona Sofía already had foreseen to return tomorrow to Spain before there was produced the accident of Spanair's plane.
Dona Sofía has embarked this evening (dawn in China) in a direct flight Madrid, which has arrival foreseen tomorrow around 6.00, according to the same sources, which added that the Dukes of Palm, who also are in Beijing, will pass this night in the Chinese capital.
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08-20-2008, 11:05 PM
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i'm sure we will see most of the spanish family back in madrid. the most important politicians have suspended their holidays and i would suspect the royal family will do the same.
it was such a catastrophic event and i really feel for the families of the victims... hopefully those in hospital will recover.
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08-21-2008, 09:27 AM
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http://www.abc.es/20080821/nacional-...808211334.html
The Kings accompany the relatives of the victims in Ifema
Don Juan Carlos and dona Sofía came at 12.30 hours to the terminal 4 of Barajas to meet the persons in charge of the airport and to know the details of the desaster. Together with the Kings they are present at the meeting the minister of Promotion, Magdalena Álvarez, the director in functions of AENA, Javier Marín, and that of the airport, Miguel Ángel Oleaga.
Later, the Kings have come about 13:20 to Ifema's fairground enclosure, accompanied of the chairwoman of the Community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, and the minister of Promotion, Magdalena Alvarez, to accompany the relatives of the victims of the flight of damaged Spanair yesterday in the Airport of Barajas (Madrid). In the fairground enclosure, where they find the mortal remains of 153 deceased in the plane crash for their identification, the monarches were got by the mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, and the president of Canaries, Paulino Rivero.
Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía went to the room where the relatives of the victims are to show their condolences, support, solidarity and fondness to all the affected ones.
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http://www.elmundo.es/jjoo/2008/2008...219295616.html
The Dukes of Palma in the act of the Olympic Spanish Committee in the House of Spain in Pekin in memory of the victims of the accident of Barajas. The Olympic International Committee and the organization of the Olympic Games of Pekin have prohibited to the Spanish delegation symbols of mourning in the Olympic Villa or in the competitions.
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08-21-2008, 10:10 AM
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08-21-2008, 10:15 AM
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What a shocking and terrible tragedy for all those involved and their families. I was reading about it in the newspaper and it is horrific. May God be with all those who have suffered. I do not envy Letizia and Felipe having to visit people after this event, what can one say to people after something like this?
However, I know they will be as tactful, discreet and empathetic as they were after the Atocha bombings.
Those poor people.
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08-21-2008, 11:07 AM
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the king, queen and princes of asturias will visit the families and victims in the hospitals in madrid, according to hola. it will happen some time today.
http://www.hola.com/casasreales/2008...ia-real-avion/
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08-21-2008, 11:11 AM
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The Spanish Royal Family is exemplary,both in times of joy as well as deep grief,they know exactly what to do to either support and comfort.
A very special commodity,never to be taken for granted.
God Bless Them,and Spain.
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The Spanish Royal Family is exemplary,both in times of joy as well as deep grief,they know exactly what to do to either support and comfort.
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I agree Lucien but especially this case is major. It's a national catastrophy. I am 100% sure that members of any other royal family would be out and about now if the same happened in their country. The RF who would not go out to comfort and share the grief with their people deserved to be made redundant on the spot.
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08-21-2008, 11:24 AM
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I fully expected that all the Spanish royals would do just this. Their country is in a time of need and, as they showed with the Madrid train bombing and other events, that they stand for their nation in all circumstances. My sympathies to the people of Spain, the victims, and the survivors.
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08-21-2008, 11:58 AM
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08-21-2008, 12:09 PM
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It#s wonderful to see the Spanish royals wth their people. Imo, this is one of their biggest strengths, their abilityto connect with their people during difficult times. I wish my own Royals were able to do the same thing
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08-21-2008, 12:46 PM
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08-21-2008, 01:40 PM
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http://www.diariodesevilla.es/articl...e/barajas.html
The Princes visit the injured of the accident of Barajas
The Princes of Asturias have initiated this evening in the Hospital Infanta Sofía of San Sebastian de los Reyes their visit to nineteen injured people of the plane crash of Barajas who remain in the hospitals of Madrid.
The tour of the Princes of Asturias continues for the Ramon and Cajal, La Paz, La Princesa and Niño Jesús to end in 12 de Octubre.
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08-21-2008, 01:41 PM
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I agree with you, Yamamah. It is nice to see them offering what comfort they can to everyone involved in the tragedy. I think shows how concerned they are for others and try to do what they can during this awful time.
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