King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 3: April - June 2005

[*SofiaM*]

Before I ask this.... I found it on the internet so do not know anything else about it but, there are rumours that Sofia has an affair with the journalist Inaki Gabilondo. Does anybody know anything about it? I looked around on the net but didn't find anything... Thanks

 

[Elsa M.]

I found it on the internet so do not know anything else about it but, there are rumours that Sofia has an affair with the journalist Inaki Gabilondo. Does anybody know anything about it?

One can't believe in anything that can be found around the web, Sofia... that is another nonsensical rumour

 

[Mascha]

Before I ask this.... I found it on the internet so do not know anything else about it but, there are rumours that Sofia has an affair with the journalist Inaki Gabilondo. Does anybody know anything about it? I looked around on the net but didn't find anything... Thanks

FYI This is Inaki Gabilondo.. (I didn't need to tell you that sorry! )
He doesn't look bad

 

[marezdote]

http://www.antena3.com/a3n2004/servlet/Noticias?destino=../a3n/noticia/noticia.jsp&sidicom=si&id=9336734

 

[biathlon22]

Here are two more pictures of inaki gabilondo! One together with felipe and the other one at the wedding of felipe and letizia!

 

[La la]

Sri Lanka Red Cross wins Spanish award

[TamilNet, May 13, 2005 10:54 GMT]
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) was awarded the prestigious Spanish Red Cross Society Gold medal for 2005 in recognition of its outstanding work towards the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Mr. Jagath Abeyasinghe, President of SLRCS received the award on behalf of thousands of SLRCS volunteers at the ceremony chaired by Her Majestic Queen Sofia of Spain in Madrid on the 10th of May, SLRCS sources said.

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"We have not yet recovered from the shock caused by the enormous tragedy of the tsunami in the Southeast Asian countries, which led to the biggest relief operation in the history of our organization, and which will result in a prolonged recovery phase. The Red Cross and Red Crescent reiterates today its conviction that defeating poverty, and therefore its allies disease, illiteracy, and violence, is not impossible at all." President of Spanish Red Cross Society Mr. Juan Manuel Suarez del Toro in his address at the event said.

"I accept this award on behalf of the thousands of our dedicated volunteers spread out in every single district of our island. This award makes us reflect on our humanitarian mission to some of the most vulnerable in our society, whilst re-dedicating ourselves to the tremendous challenges ahead," Mr. Abeyasinghe emphasized. "I thank the Spanish Red Cross Society for this honour bestowed on our national society, the gracious hospitality and your confirmed desire and support to ensure that the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society will be able to achieve its objective of being a fully developed and well functioning national society which can be a beacon of light to the other National Societies," Mr.Abeyasinghe said in conclusion.

 

[susan alicia]

juan carlos, a constitutional monarch

the dutch newspaper nrc has a small article about juan carlos, it seems that the spanish bishops have written him a letter with the request to do a similar thing as king boudewijn of belgium, who temporarily abdicated so as not to have to sign the belgian law of abortion in 1990. The spanish bishops asked juan carlos to do the same in order not to have to sign the law on gay marriages.
The spanish socialist government said he would not and Juan Carlos has confirmed that he will not too.

 

[Elsa M.]

Yes, that's right, Susan Alicia. There are many articles on the Spanish press about that, if you want to know more about this politic issue in Spain.
Here's just one, in Spanish:

http://actualidad.terra.es/articulo/html/av2296977.htm

 

[Elsa M.]

http://www.lukor.com/deportes/noticias/0505/13202540.htm


King Juan Carlos attends this Monday the awards ceremony of the Laureus prizes of Sport that is taking place in Estoril (Portugal). The King also participates in a series of private activities that are organized around the awards, in this Portuguese city where the Spanish monarch lived part of his childhood and youth.

 

[Elsa M.]

From EFE:

Queen Sofia attended yesterday in Moscow the golden wedding celebrations of the famous Russian musicians Mstislav Rostropóvich and Galina Vishnevskaya. Doña Sofia and Bernadette Chirac (wife of the president of France), attended a concert performed by the couple in the Centre of Opera directed by Vishnevskaya, where some classic pieces, as well as Soviet and Russian folksongs were interpreted.

After the spectacle, the couple and friends celebrated the anniversary at the mythical Metropol Hotel of Moscow, where the musicians met for the first time, back in 1955.

In addition to Doña Sofia (who has a personal friendship with the Russian musicians), the dinner was also attended by Queen Beatriz of Holland, the Grand Dukes of Luxembourg and other guests of honour.

 

[Elsa M.]

http://www.lukor.com/deportes/noticias/0505/13202540.htm


King Juan Carlos attends this Monday the awards ceremony of the Laureus prizes of Sport that is taking place in Estoril (Portugal). The King also participates in a series of private activities that are organized around the awards, in this Portuguese city where the Spanish monarch lived part of his childhood and youth.

King Juan Carlos met the Spanish Team that participated in the regatas of Cascais (Portugal), as a parallel event to the Laureus Prizes of Sport.
Photo from Hola:

 

[Elsa M.]

His Majesty King Juan Carlos with the crew at the Laureus Regatta in Cascais. The Laureus world sports awards will take place at the casino of Estoril tonight.
Photos from GettyImages:

 

[Elsa M.]

King Juan Carlos met the Spanish Team that participated in the regatas of Cascais (Portugal), as a parallel event to the Laureus Prizes of Sport.

Besides, Juan Carlos also went to the Autódromo do Estoril, where the Spanish monarch took the accompany seat of a speed car. I saw him on TV and he looked very funny in that suit used by racers. At the end of a lap on the circuit, the king confessed that, more than the speed, he felt uncomfortable about the brakings in the limit of sharp bends.
The Laureus World Sports Awards’ ceremony took place at 8 p.m., in Casino Estoril, and it was attended by King Juan Carlos, along with Infanta Elena, Jaime de Marichalar, Iñaki Urdangarin and Infanta Pilar.
For pictures of this gala, please go to the thread:

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=214073#post214073

 

[Amira]

King Juan Carlos I Joins Special Troops At Rabasa Military Base (Alicante)

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[rchainho]

yesterday at midnight I saw at bbc learning the history of spain and the biographies of the kings.they showed the king smoking when he was young man (thirties).

 

[lula]

Viernes, 20 de mayo de 2005

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[marezdote]

Official pic from today...

Su Majestad el Rey ha realizado una visita de trabajo al Mando de Operaciones Especiales (MOE), con sede en el acueartelamiento militar "Alférez Rojas Navarrete" de Alicante. En la imagen, Don Juan Carlos atiende a las explicaciones de uno de los miembros de la unidad de tiro de precisión. El MOE, con base en Alicante desde finales de 1999, fue creado en 1997 como unidad heredera de los seis grupos de operaciones especiales (GOE) y de la Bandera de Operaciones Espaciales de la LegiBOEL).
(Rabasa (Alicante), 18 de mayo de 2005)
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[rchainho]

yesterday in a journal they showed some pictures of the lareus event in estorial. The journalist said that the king gave a red bracelet of the madrid contest to olympics to his friends including the wife of the republic president of portugal, Maria José Ritta.

 

[lula]

Next acts of the King and Queen:

Friday, May 20th, 2005
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The Queen:

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005
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[marezdote]

from casareal.es

Sus Majestades los Reyes han presidido la clausura del Primer Encuentro Internacional de Rectores de Universia, que se ha celebrado en Sevilla el 19 y 20 de mayo, en el marco del 500 aniversario de la fundacie la Universidad de Sevilla y coincidiendo con el quinto aniversario de la creacie Universia. Esta entidad, que cuenta en el mecenazgo del Grupo Santander, es la red universitaria m᳠grande del mundo, agrupando a 843 universidades de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, EspaM鸩co, Per?rtugal, Puerto Rico y Venezuela. Durante estos dos d, se ha examinado el estado actual de Universia y reflexionado sobre proyectos para liderar el desarrollo de la sociedad del conocimiento en sus comunidades, con el fin de crear un espacio com?eroamericano de la educaciuperior y de la investigaciLas discusiones se han centrado en cuatro sesiones: "Hacia un nuevo modelo de universidad", "El espacio com?eroamericano", "La universidad como facto de desarrollo" y "Las relaciones universidad-empresa". Don Juan Carlos, en sus palabras, reconociUniversia com "el mayor portal de educación e investigación en lengua española", y como un ejemplo de la colaboracintre iniciativa privada y universidad, destacando la aportacie las universidades para fortalecer el papel de la Comunidad Iberoamericana en el plano internacional. ​

(Sevilla, 20 de mayo de 2005)

 

[Elsa M.]

http://www.elmundo.es/suplementos/cronica/2005/498/1114898415.html

King Juan Carlos is going to replace his ship, Bribón, by a new one made in New Zealand, which costed 1000000 €. It is a new "Formula 1" of the seas, with which Don Juan Carlos hopes to win this year's competitions, starting on June 28th, with Queens Cup, in Palma de Mallorca.

King Juan Carlos tested this weekend his new Bribón.
Photos from ImagineScandinavia:

 

[Elsa M.]

More photos, from ImagineScandinavia:

 

[Elsa M.]

HM King Juan Carlos visited today Nissan car factory of Barcelona, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Spain.

Photos from ImagineScandinavia:

 

[Elsa M.]

HM King Juan Carlos visited today Nissan car factory of Barcelona, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Spain.

More photos, from Terra:

 

[Elsa M.]

Sus Majestades los Reyes han presidido la clausura del Primer Encuentro Internacional de Rectores de Universia, que se ha celebrado en Sevilla el 19 y 20 de mayo, en el marco del 500 aniversario de la fundación de la Universidad de Sevilla y coincidiendo con el quinto aniversario de la creación de Universia.

Seville, May 20th, 2005
King Juan Carlos and queen Sofia presided over the closing ceremony of the First International Meeting of the Universia Directors, within the framework of the University of Seville's 500 anniversary, and agreeing with the 5th anniversary of Universia.
Photos from Terra:

 

[Elsa M.]

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005
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Her Majesty the Queen inaugurated yesterday the meeting promoted by the Association of Diplomatic Ladies in Spain, that is presided by Shaika Abdallah Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah, wife of the Ambassador of Kuwait in Spain.
Photos from Casa Real and Terra:

 

[Sue-]

More photos from that by Seegerpress

 

[rchainho]

the king looks so funny with the glasses

 

[Elsa M.]

Queen Sofia will give today the Gold Cross of the Civil Order of Solidarity to the Vinjoy Foundation, which works with deaf people.

Photos from Terra:

 

[*SofiaM*]

thanks for all of the lovely photographs guys..