King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 6: September - November 2005 - Page 2

lula · #21 09-28-2005, 11:53 AM

From Hola

Dona Sofía, an intimate queen in Athens The Queen of Spain travelled last night to Greece, country where she was born being already A Princess and that retired already 43 years ago to marry don Juan Carlos. Dona Sofía has returned in this occasion to her country to visit the children's institution ' Center Mitera ' in Athens, where she showed her more human and intimate side. This institution was created 50 years ago and the mother of dona Sofía, the deceased queen Federica of Greece, contributed to foundation.

lula · #22 09-28-2005, 12:17 PM

http://www.efe.es/

Athens, 28 sep (EFE) .-The Queen Sofia of Spain represented today to the ceremony of 50 anniversary of the infantile foundation " Center Mitera " in Agios Anargiros, near Athens, institution at which she studied and was employed one year, when she was a princess of Greece.

Before the minister of Health Greek, Nikitas Kaklamanis, and the ambassador of Spain in Athens, J. Ramon Martínez, besides her former companions of course and of work and the managerial Meeting of the institution, the Queen Sofia declared, thrilled, that he is joined by " narrow bows of heart " to the center.
In the gardens, the Queen demonstrated that her stay in "Mitera", between 1955 and 1956, drank to her " the indelible experience of helping to improve the future of the smallest children ", and added that it " undoubtedly was determinant in the commitment that I have supported always with all the humanitarian reasons ".
During her visit women's multitude they greeted the queen, included Eftijia Driyanaki, who years behind was her teacher and entrusted to teach her every morning to take care of the babies.
" She was a calm and nice pupil. The incarnation of the young generation. Always she ofers to help ", Driyanaki said to EFE .
The queen was grateful for the invitation of the holder of Health to the act, in which the chairwoman of the meeting, Maro Kondu, gave to her the welcome and highlighted her interest in the center in each of her visits to Greece.
The vice-minister of Social Matters, Yorgos Konstantópulos, qualified of "luck" to be able to possess the presence of her majesty in the celebration of the anniversary of "Mitera", which completes half a century of dedication of the center the children.
The minister Kaklamanis commented to EFE that the Center "Mitera" is the most ancient and one of the most important two of Athens in the labor of drinking shelters the orphan children and to look for adoptive families.
Later, the queen crossed the exhibition of drawings done by children and diverse pavilions in those who are taken care a hundred of babies of the institution.
Especially, the queen detained in the "red" pavilion (which name comes from the color that before the walls had) in the one that did her practices and in the one that shared unforgettable moments with her companions of studies.
At the end of the visit she approached the chapel of Holy Caterina, where she ignited two candles and prayed.
"Mitera" takes care of a hundred of children in its facilities, and offers to adoption from 30 to 40 infantes every year, and besides some other handicapped persons have found adoptive families.
This night, the Center Mitera offers a concert in the Palace of the Music in Athens at which they will be present the queen Sofía, the Greek prime minister, Coasts Caramanlis, and out-standing personalities of the Greek society, whose collection will be destined to benefit of the institution.

lula · #23 09-28-2005, 12:40 PM

Photos from terra:

fanletizia · #24 09-28-2005, 03:10 PM

Queen Sofia of Spain is being guided to a photo exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Foundation Mitera (Mother in Greek) at the lobby of a concert hall in Athens

From anp

rchainho · #25 09-28-2005, 03:41 PM

weird outfit but good looking.

rchainho · #26 09-28-2005, 03:47 PM

these photos are from the same event? It says "greek-spain-royalty"(ANP)

zarzuela · #27 09-28-2005, 11:32 PM

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weird outfit but good looking.

True! that's a weird outfit but she looks good on it... maybe because of her natural elegance

Elsa M. · #28 09-29-2005, 11:26 AM

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/...nca_516199.htm

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia will offer an official reception to the Government and Heads of State that participate in the XV Latin American Summit, which shall take place at the City Hall of Salamanca, on October 14th. After the reception, the Kings and the rest of the retinue will greet the people from the balcony of the Consistorial House.

On that same day, the monarchs, accompanied by the Latin American executives, will discover, at the Plaza de Anaya, another plate showing a legend of the second chapter of Cervantes’ novel, pointing out the coincidence of this intergovernmental summit with the IV centenary of the Quijote.

The Kings and the rest of the retinue will also attend a concert of bells that will sound in unison through the city. In the course of the two days of the summit, the city hall has organized a cultural program, according to which the Queen and the spouses of the Prime Ministers and Heads of State will visit emblematic places of Salamanca.

lula · #29 09-29-2005, 02:32 PM

http://www.finanzas.com/id.8684492/noticias/noticia.htm

Europa Press's informative agenda for September 30

10.45 hours: S.M. The Kings preside 50/0 At Anniversary of the igreso of the promotion XI in the General Academy of the Air, San Javier's Air Base. Murcia.

lula · #30 09-29-2005, 03:17 PM

http://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/n...sp?pkid=206097

The Kings come to the General Militar Academy

The Kings of Spain will return next Saturday to Saragossa on the occasion of the acts organized for 50 anniversary of the promotion XIV of the General Militar Academy, to which the monarch belongs.
The Department of Defense informed in a communique that the acts will consist of a solemn ceremony that Pilar will celebrate in the Basilica of, where the honors of ordinance will give up themselves, and in the renovation of the oath to the flag, which will be realized in the General Militar Academy. The king, as member of the promotion, will repeat his oath.

lula · #31 09-30-2005, 08:31 AM

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/...ier_517749.htm

The King renews in San Javier oath of loyalty to the flag

The King renewed today in the General Academy of the Air (AGA), in San Javier (Murcia) his oath of loyalty to the flag in a ceremony in the one that informed together with his companions of the undécima promotion of this school, which celebrates his weddings of gold.
Don Juan Carlos and Dona Sofía, those who preside at the commemorative acts of the anniversary of the promotion, greeted at their arrival to the persons in charge of the Academy and, after chief receiving innovations of the commander, the King inspected to the formed troop.
The King invited by the commander chief to joining the group formed by his companions of promotion, placed in the first row for, little later, to be the first one in renewing his oath, after going to the center of the square of weapon and kissing the flag.
The act continued with the renovation of the oath of hiscompanions of promotion and it will continue with an exhibition of the Patrol Eagle, a parade and a luncheon of brotherhood to which the members of the undécima will represent, together with the Kings, promotion and the current pupils of the academy.

lula · #32 09-30-2005, 10:49 AM

From terra:

LaChicaMadrilena · #33 09-30-2005, 11:35 AM

Pics with that little boy and the last one are great!

lucys · #34 10-01-2005, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by LaChicaMadrilena

Pics with that little boy and the last one are great!

Yes, they are charming!

isabella_ · #35 10-01-2005, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by LaChicaMadrilena

Pics with that little boy and the last one are great!

They are always so lovely! Especially with kids. :p

lula · #36 10-01-2005, 02:20 PM

From terra:

lula · #37 10-01-2005, 02:41 PM

From Casa Real:

lula · #38 10-02-2005, 08:25 AM

http://actualidad.terra.es/cultura/a...bre_520756.htm

The King will inaugurate exhibition in Salamanca as prelude Summit

The King Juan Carlos will inaugurate tomorrow in Salamanca the exhibition ' Baroques and Neobarrocos. The hell of the beautiful thing ', installed in the Domus Artium 2002 (Da2) and that there is included in the program of 250 anniversary of the Major Plaza salmantina and in the cultural acts of the Summit XV Latin-American.
The exhibition is integrated by works of seventy international artists who analyze the concept of baroque as cultural strategy.
The mayor of Salamanca, Julián Lanzarote, commented during the presentation of the inaugural act of the exhibition that the King will visit also the Town hall of the city and will know closely some of the places in which the Latin-American Summit will develop.
Lanzarote made clear that hewill take advantage of the stay of the King to show him the medallions of the Major Plaza, between which those of the Borbones appear.

Elsa M. · #39 10-02-2005, 10:00 AM

http://www.lavanguardia.es/web/20051...194298660.html

A day after the Parliament approved the project for the reform of the Estatut, King Juan Carlos emphasized yesterday that the Constitution is "the product of the majority will of the Spanish people" and that it refuges itself the indissoluble unit "of the Spanish nation". The head of the State, who at no moment made direct reference to Catalonia or the statutory reform, assured that he has always guided himself by the service to Spain and all the Spaniards, "within the framework of our parliamentary monarchy, promoting the respect of the values and principles of our Constitution".

Don Juan Carlos, accompanied by the Queen, made these reflections in a speech pronounced on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his entrance in the military school of Zaragoza, where he wanted to reiterate that the Constitution is "based in consensus and concord", it guarantees an ample frame of democratic coexistence, and is able "to effectively and commonly articulate our rich plurality and diversity". In the course of the military act, the King, along with his companions of company, renewed his oath to the flag.

Previously, the Kings visited the basilica of the Pillar, where they kissed the mantle of the Virgin Mary, which was given by this company, on its 40 anniversary.

Elsa M. · #40 10-02-2005, 04:43 PM

This speech, defending the unity of Spain and the stability provided by the parliamentary monarchy drafted by the constitution, is symptomatic of the political discussions taking place in Spain (concerning the new statute of autonomy, in which Catalonia self-proclaims as “nation”) and it’s particularly interesting, if we consider that KJC (who represents the unification of Spain) celebrates the 30th anniversary of his enthronement, within just a few weeks...