King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 10: April - June 2006

[lula]

Fom reuters via yahoo

 

[lula]

From ap via yahoo

Spain's King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo arriving at an official dinner at Zarzuela's Palace, in Madrid, Tuesday, May. 16, 2006.

 

[fanletizia]

From elcomerciodigital

 

[Elsa M.]

http://www.elcomerciodigital.com/pg060517/prensa/noticias/Economia/200605/17/GIJ-ECO-211.html

After the visit to Bayer, the monarchs had lunch at the Palace de las Nieves, in La Felguera. They were accompanied by the president of the Principality, Vicente Alvarez Areces, the delegate of the Government, Antonio Trevín, the president of the Junta General, Maria Jesus Alvarez, the mayors of Langreo and Siero, Esther Diaz and Juan Jose Corrales, and the Secretary of UGT and CCOO in Asturias, Justo Rodriguez Braga and Antonio Pino.

The menu included cream of Norway lobsters and a cazuelita de fabada, a varied range of desserts and red wine from the Ribera del Duero.
Besides, there was also time for gifts. Areces presented the monarchs with a draw of the painter Paulino Vicente, Esther Diaz offered them a book of photos portraying Nalón river, by Arnaud Spanï, and Juan José Corrales gave a dress for Infanta Leonor, who, according to the Kings, "is very pretty".

 

[lula]

From face to face

 

[lula]

Hearing to the President of the Banco Interamericano of Development (BID), Mr Luis Alberto Moreno
Palacio of The Zarzuela. Madrid

From Casa Real

 

[lula]

http://www.europapress.es/europa2003/noticia.aspx?cod=20060517160020&tabID=1&ch=69

The Kings, Zapatero and Moratinos inaugurate tomorrow the commemorative exhibition of the Arabic humanist Ibn Jaldún

There will represent also Mubarak, Buteflika, princes of Jordan and Morocco, and the secretary general of the Arabic League

MADRID, 17 May. (EUROPE PRESS)-
The Kings, don Juan Carlos and dona Sofía, the prime minister, Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and the minister of Foreign Affairs and of Cooperation, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, will inaugurate tomorrow in the evening in Seville the exhibition of the wise and humanist Arab Ibn Jaldún in the centenary IV of his death, as reported the Department of Foreign Affairs in a communique.

The act will begin at 20:30 in the Royal Fortress of Seville, where the exhibition will remain located " Ibn Jaldún the Mediterranean in the XIVth century: Summit and declivity of the empires ". After the inauguration, the attendees will visit the sample and will be present at a dinner offered in the Royal Fortress.

Likewise, there will be a wide Arabic representation headed by the president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, and the minister of Culture Egyptian, Faruk Abdel Aziz Hosni; the president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Buteflika; the prince Faisal Ben Al Hussein and the princess Alia Al Faisal of Jordan; the prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco; the first vice-president and the minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al-Thani; as well as the secretary general of the Arabic League, Amr Mussa; the minister of Culture of Tunis, Mohamed Aziz Ben Achour; and the minister of Culture of Syria, Riyadh Nassan Agha.
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The kings today in the Final of the Champions League between Arsenal and Barcelona

From AP, Reuters VIA YAHOO and Belga:

 

[LaChicaMadrilena]

BARÇA ROCKS!!! They have won!!!

 

[Amira]

Campeones Campeones , im so happy , my favorite team won congratulations to the spanish people

 

[agm]

Captures from Tve
campeones, campeonoes, oe, oe,oe

 

[Avalon]

I only got a glimpse of Their Majesties only once during the game and they looked sombre but then, of course, Barcelona was loosing 0-1.
If I am not mistaken most members of the SPR fancies Real Madrid, don't they (at least I thought King Joan Carlos and the Prince of Asturias do)? Infanta Christina may be Barcelona fan of course.
And congratulations to all spaniards here. It was a victory of Spain, as well as Barcelona. I must admit I supported (passionatedly) Arsenal but Barcelona won fair and square, so Congratulations again.

 

[lula]

I only got a glimpse of Their Majesties only once during the game and they looked sombre but then, of course, Barcelona was loosing 0-1.
If I am not mistaken most members of the SPR fancies Real Madrid, don't they (at least I thought King Joan Carlos and the Prince of Asturias do)? Infanta Christina may be Barcelona fan of course.
And congratulations to all spaniards here. It was a victory of Spain, as well as Barcelona. I must admit I supported (passionatedly) Arsenal but Barcelona won fair and square, so Congratulations again.

The King I don´t know, but the Prince of Asturias is a fan of the Athletico of Madrid.

 

[fanletizia]

Images from getty, casareal and deadline

Visca Barça

 

[lula]

Image from getty

Visca Barça

It seems that The King has had envy of the Prince and has wanted to imitate him.

 

[Avalon]

The King I don´t know, but the Prince of Asturias is a fan of the Athletico of Madrid.

Thanks for that one, Lula! I though, or rather I had read that the Royal Family supports Real Madrid because it's a 'Royal' club and everything but there you go. Athletico Madrid is certainly a great club, well deserved to list the Prince of Asturias among their fans.

 

[PreDoc]

I would be very surprised if they are truly fans, I just can't imagine how much enjoyment they would get surrounded by hoardes of uncontrollable hooligans, bit it certainly is a great public relations claim.

 

[lys]

I've seen the match on TV. CONGRATULATIONS BARÇA!!
Maybe i'm wrong but I think it's not correct that the Kings, and the past week the Princes, go down and pose for the press with the players, the cup... it seems that they want to appear for the photos. I think go to Paris and support Barça, as a Spanish team, from the box it's enough.
But I insist, maybe i'm wrong.

 

[crisiñaki]

more captions from TVE:



CONGRATULATIONS BARÇA FOR WINNING THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!

 

[lula]

http://www.hola.com/actualidad/imgActualidad/index.html?currentDay=18-05-2006&currentImg=11

Barcelona, scene of the delivery of the Prizes Laureus

If the name of Barcelona joined the world of the sports after the celebration of the Olympic Games of 1992, one unforgettable appointment for all, the link will be still major when this weekend the Barcelona is witnesses of the delivery of the prestigious Prizes Laureus, considered as the Oscar of the world of the sport. Next May 22, in a show at which the king don Juan Carlos will be present as well as some of the names of major relevancy of the world of the sport and the entertainment, there will be done delivery of the valued awards.

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/sevilla/es/desarrollo/650074.html

The King will receive in hearing the Sevilla in the Palace of the Zarzuela

The king Juan Carlos will receive on Wednesday in hearing in the Palace of the Zarzuela to players, technical personnel, executives and advice of administration of the Sevilla, which last May 10 was done by the first European title of history on having conquered the Cupof the UEFA.
The president of the Sevilla, Jose Maria del Nido, will head the delegation sevillista in the hearing, during which the Andalusian club will offer to Spain the trophy, as he declared Del Nido in the presentation that it did of the Cup the president of the Meeting of Andalucia, Manuel Chaves.

 

[fanletizia]

King of Spain is one of the guests in the wedding of Prince Rade Petrovic-Karadjordjevia of Serbia and Pilar Lacalle next 27 of May in Madrid.

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/438953-post180.html

 

[fanletizia]

King

Delivery of the National Prizes of Design, which grants the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade National Museum Center of Art Reigns Sofia. Madrid

from terra

 

[budge9]

Hey! I was just wondering if anybody saw Princess Caroline and Prince Albert of Monaco with the King at the match, as somebody told me today?! Thanks a million!

 

[rchainho]

yes, prince albert was there.

 

[purple_platinum]

Here's a picture of Juan Carlos & Sofia from deadline press. Prince Albert was also seating nearby



and another one from cover



Spain must be feeling jubilant these days.. first, Sevilla won, and now Barca. Congratulations!!

 

[crisiñaki]

Any picture of Albert interacting with KJC and QS?
They are sitting very close by and yet I haven't seen a picture of a greeting or something of the sort

 

[lula]

Inauguration of the Center of Regenerative Medicine of Barcelona

From Casa Real and terra

 

[Elsa M.]

http://www.hola.com/abonados/casasreales/2006/05/18/rey-hiperactivo/?auth=yes

Don Juan Carlos: an hyperactive king

Two weeks ago, King Juan Carlos went to Barcelona to have his periodic medical examinations, which included all type of controls, made by two prestigious Catalan clinics. And the results were "totally satisfactory", as it was announced by doctor Avelino Barrós (Casa del Rey's head of medical care services).

The good medical results have been confirmed by an intense agenda performed by the King, during the last couple of weeks. During the recent visit to the Bayer laboratories in Asturias, the pulse of the King was taken once again and it was confirmed once again that he is in a great health condition.

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=243691&d=1147787330

 

[lula]

http://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/pg060518/actualidad/nacional/nacional/200605/18/rey_sevilla_jaldun.asp

The King emphasizes the culture as engine of the bows between Europe and the Arabic world

The King emphasized today the importance of the value of the culture as engine of the progress and nucleus of important bows between Europe and the world Arabic-Maghrebian, a few links that, for Mediterranean history and vocation, Spain has promoted " as one of the essential dimensions of its identity and exterior action ".

In the speech of inauguration of the exhibition "Ibn Jaldún". The Mediterranean in the XIVth century: Summit and declivity of the empires ", that appears from today until September 30 in the Fortress of Seville, the King pleaded for the " mutual knowledge, the understanding and the friendship between cultures and peoples that shape the great Mediterranean space ".
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From Afp Getty and Reuters

 

[Juanita]

The Queen looks very elegant in these outfits!!
Where was this last act?

 

[lula]

The Queen looks very elegant in these outfits!!
Where was this last act?

They are in Sevilla