King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 8: December 2005 - Feb. 2006

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Queen

Launching of the oceanographic ship of investigation "Sarmiento de Gamboa"
Vigo (Pontevedra)

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[lula]

From Casa Real

His Majesty the King has received in the Palace of the Zarzuela the directors of the Godó Group, in the occasion of the 125 anniversary of "La Vanguardia" and the centenary of "Mundo Deportivo", headed by Javier Godó Muntañola, president of the Group.

 

[*SofiaM*]

Pardon my ignorance but is launching ships something that the Spanish royals usually do? I've never heard it before but perhaps I missed it BTW Her Majesty looks great as usual!

 

[Sue-]

On thursday, 2nd February, the King will travel to German city Stuttgart. Among everything he will meet the prime minister Oettinger and talk about the economically relations between Spain and Baden-Württemberg. It's a private visit. Here are 2 links:

http://www.swr.de/nachrichten/bw/-/id=1622/nid=1622/did=1015430/151jj4v/
http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/detail.php/1073435

 

[Elsa M.]

Thanks, Sue! We're waiting for your report!

 

[lula]

http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/20060131/NOTICIA211502260.html

The King Don Juan Carlos received yesterday in the Palace of the Zarzuela, in official hearing and on the occasion of 125 Anniversary of La Vanguardia and the Centenary of Mundo Deportivo, to a delegation of the Group Godó, headed by the president Javier Godó, Count of Godó.

 

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JANUARY 31

King

Hearing to the Board of directors of the Circle of Economy
Palace of the Zarzuela. Madrid, 31 of January of 2006

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[lula]

http://www.hola.com/actualidad/imgActualidad/index.html?currentDay=31-01-2006&currentImg=12

The King receives in hearing the President of the group Godó

The King received in hearing to the executives of the Group Godó, headed by its president, Javier Godó, in the Palace of the Zarzuela, on the occasion of 125 º anniversary of " La Vanguardia " and of the centenary of " Mundo Deportivo". The Princes of Asturias will add today to the commemorative acts and will preside at the Show with which the sports newspaper will feast itsanniversary.

 

[Elsa M.]

http://www.lavanguardia.es/web/20060131/51229742215.html

In a warm atmosphere, affectionate as the personal relation of Don Juan Carlos with the Godó family and the bonds of the Crown with La Vanguardia, the meeting was prodigal in evocative memories.

Javier Godó, count of Godó, remembered how, 25 years ago, he had had the honour to be received by Don Juan Carlos, on the occasion of the first centenary of La Vanguardia. The King joked about the course of time and commented on the newspaper's illusion of being every day younger; a compliment that the representatives of the Godó Group paid back to the monarch, with the same degree of affection.

The president of the Godó Group gave His Majesty a precious book, of Daniel Giralt-Miracle, reproducing 50 covers of La Vanguardia. The book was also accompanied by a reproduction of the first number of this newspaper, which appeared on February 1st, 1881.

Twenty-five years later, on that same day, Mundo Deportivo (which belongs to the Godó Group since 1975) was also born. Santi Nolla, director of the sport daily paper, gave Don Juan Carlos two cartoons. In both drawings it is possible to see the King as a sailor. The first one is from 1989 and it is work of the deceased sketcher García Lorente, while the second one was made just a few days ago, by Jaume Capdevila (a.k.a. Kap). The King, who has been collecting his cartoons for years, received the gift with much satisfaction.

The president of the Godó Group thanked the monarch for his attendance, next April 20th, to the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the newspaper. The King and Queen will inaugurate the exhibition El pulso de los días, in Centre of Contemporary culture of Barcelona (CCCB), and at night they will preside over a dinner that will take place in the Oval hall of the Palau Nacional de Montjuïc.

Tonight it will be the Princes of Asturias, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, the ones in charge to represent the Crown in the gala which commemorates the centenary of Mundo Deportivo. It will be a special night, since it will be the first official act which Doña Letizia attends, since she gave birth to Infanta Leonor.

 

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King Juan Carlos

Hearing to the Board of directors of the Association of Construction Companies of Nacional(SEOPAN) Scope
Palace of the Zarzuela. Madrid, 31 of January of 2006


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http://www.efe.es/includesasp/noticias.asp?opcion=13&id=660914

The Queen attends the concert of the Mozart Year in the Madrid Audience,

31 ene (EFE). - Queen Sofía attended today in the National Audience from Madrid the concert in which Yuri Bashmet, the Orchestra of Solistas of Moscow and the Choir of the Foundation Prince of Asturias interpreted the "Réquiem" of Mozart. Doña Sofía arrived accompanied from her sister, princess Irene of Greece, and was received by Isabel Falabella, president of Musical Youths, organizer of the concert.
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The Kings will inaugurate the 9th of February XXV the edition of ARCO, marked by the Spanish presence and with Austria like invited country MADRID, 01 (EUROPE PRESS)

http://www.fuerteventuradigital.com....asp?canal=cultura&fecha=20060201&hora=141411

 

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ROYAL VISIT : KING JUAN CARLOS I in STUTTGART, GERMANY
February 2nd, 2006

http://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/Meldungen/113509.html

Personal discussion with Prime Minister Guenther Oettinger in the new lock

02,02,2006 Stuttgart - Spanish King Juan Carlos I is expected on Thursday to visit Stuttgart. The program of the one-day visit is pushed and closely with the Spanish yard co-ordinated close, said a speaker of the donation international culture dialogue in Ditzingen (circle Ludwigsburg). Their founder, city planner Manfred Osterwald, for a long time old monarchs are friendly and it invited with that 68 years.

Juan Carlos had last made a excursion with its visit of Germany in the year 1977 to Stuttgart. Private nature was its attendance in August 2003 with the wedding celebration of its godfather child duchess Fleur of Wuerttemberg with the Austrian Moritz count von Goess in the castle church pc. Michael in old living (circle Ravensburg). The house Wuerttemberg is one of old, in former times governing aristocracy houses Germany. The connections between the house Wuerttemberg and the Spanish king house are close and friendly.

The plane of the Spanish king is expected in the morning on Stuttgart airport. He will be welcomed by Osterwald and Oettinger. Afterwards it goes into the new lock, where the monarch is officially welcomed after a personal discussion with Oettinger and in the golden book registers itself. To a lunch with 80 guests Juan Carlos flies to the "center OF Excellence" with May brook to Sindelfingen (circle Boeblingen).

In the late afternoon with the helicopter to the lock Schoeckingen, the seat of the donation is, in the circle Ludwigsburg. There Juan Carlos I meets on representatives from economics and politics. With the following Gala Dinner with handread out guests game broth with mushroom grumbling ashes, quail chest in the Sesammantel, deer back from the domestic hunt with house-made Spaetzle and Grand Marnier grand-Marnier-Toertchen are served as well as knowing and red wines from Baden-Wuerttemberg are kredenzt. Against 22.30 o'clock is planned the departure to the airport.


(me : sorry for the rough translation...)

 

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Images from getty

FEBRUARY 02: King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Guenther Oettinger, State Governor of Baden-Wuerttemberg, pose for photographers during a visit on February 2, 2006 in Stuttgart, Germany

 

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Images from seeger

 

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more of King's visit to Baden Württemberg in Stuttgart
(from seegerpress)

 

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Playing football
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King Juan Carlos I of Spain pronounces a speech during his visit to the "Center of Excellence of Maybach", the line of luxury of Mercedes

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[lula]

http://www.fundacionprincipedeasturias.org/esp/salaprensa/noticias/noticia717.html

THE CHOIR OF THE FOUNDATION PRINCE OF ASTURIAS INTERPRETED MOZART'S RÉQUIEM WITH THE ORCHESTRA SOLOISTS OF MOSCOW UNDER YURI'S BASHMET DIRECTION

The concert took place on Tuesday, the 31st of January in the National Audience of Madrid, with the assistance of the Queen Dona Sofía.

 

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several more of King Juan Carlos in Germany
from getty & seegerpress

 

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The Kings travel to Thailand the 21 of february in State Visit

Kings will carry out a visit from State to Thailand from the 21 to the 23 of this month, according to announced the Ministry of Outer Subjects today. The trip of Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía responds to an invitation of the king of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, and must like objective both narrow the relations between countries in the scopes political, economic and cultural.

http://actualidad.terra.es/familia-real/articulo/reyes_tailandia_estado_718237.htm

 

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The Kings will preside over the National Commission for the Commemoration of the Centenary of Francisco Ayala

The Cabinet approved yesterday the creation of the National Commission for the Commemoration of the Centenary of Francisco Ayala, by a real decree that establishes its norm and the honorary presidency of the Kings of Spain. The Commission is created to impel and to coordinate the activities that carry out the Public Administrations and the public and deprived organizations in honor of the writer, and its vice-president of honor will be Maria Teresa Fernandez of the Fertile valley, vice-president first of the Government and minister of the Presidency.
Francisco Ayala, been born 16 of March of 1906, constitutes "one of more valuable bridges cultural and affective between Spain and America", because to the other side of the Atlantic it lived in exile and it produced part of his work, that as a whole shows the universal stature of this figure of the letters in Spanish ", honored the Government

http://www.estrelladigital.es/articulo.asp?sec=cul&fech=04/02/2006&name=ayala

 

[Elsa M.]

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/esqui/es/desarrollo/615692.html

Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofia sent individual messages of congratulations to the Granadian skier Maria José Rienda, who won last Friday the World Cup, disputed in the German station of Ofterschwang. Queen Sofia first, and King Juan Carlos shortly after, sent their congratulations through telephone to the president of the Royal Spanish Federation of Winter Sports (RFEDI).

 

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Spanish King and Queen to pay state visit to Thailand

BANGKOK, Feb 2 (TNA) - French President Jacques Chirac and his wife, as well as Their Majesties King and Queen of Spain will pay their state visits to Thailand this month as the guests of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailand, Government Spokesman Surapong Suebwonglee announced here on Wednesday.

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Dr. Surapong said His Majesty King Juan Carlos and Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain would pay a state visit to Thailand from February 21-23, aimed at strengthening relations between the two kingdoms' Royal Families and their peoples.

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra chaired a meeting of agencies concerned to prepare for the state visits of the French leader and the Spanish King and Queen here on Wednesday.

http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=6358

 

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The King received to the Council of Administration of Asisa in Zarzuela

the King today received in hearing in the Palace of the Zarzuela the Council of Administration of the Society of Interprovincial Medical assistance of Insurances (Asisa), presided over by Francisco Iborra.
In addition, members of the Lavinia cooperative were added to the hearing, property of Asisa and that groups to more than 20,000 Spanish doctors. After personally greeting the assistants, Don Juan Carlos engaged in a dialog with them, between whom also was the delegated advisor of Asisa, Enrique de Porres.
The medical society actively collaborates with the Project Alzheimer that promotes the Foundation Queen Sofía in the PAU of Vallecas, and that it wants to become a referring one in attendance as in investigation as much.

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/rey_consejo_administracion_asisa_zarzuela_721044.htm

 

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Image from terra

 

[lula]

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/02/08/cultura/1139434372.html

MADRID. - The Kings inaugurate today 25 edition of Arco, which has opened its doors one day before for the professionals of the world of the art. The first sales have helped to feed the optimism that floods this year the Fair of Contemporary Art.
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King nationalizes to her niece model

The Brazilian model Paola Sapieha, habitual of the magazines of the heart in that country has been nationalized. Paola Sapieha is granddaughter of Infant Esperanza de Borbón Orleans, the famous countess of Villamanrique (Seville), sister of the mother of King Juan Carlos, Mercedes de Borbón. By the same procedure, the minister of Justice, Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar, has also granted the Spanish nationality by naturalization paper to other four grandsons of infant Esperanza de Borbón, who have been born in Brazil: Felipe Rodrigo of Orleans Bragança Brascombe, Pedro Tiago of Orleans Bragança de Souza, Francisco Theodoro of Orleans Bragança Peçanha, and Ana Teresa, sister of Paola Maria Sapieha de Borbón.

http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=26605

 

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Fotogalery of the fair ARCO, that The Kings inaugurated today

http://www.elmundo.es/fotografia/2006/02/arco_2006/index.html

 

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The Kings with the Culture Minister in the inauguration of fair ARCO

from efe and http://www.palenciadigital.com/portal/noticias/noticia.asp?canal=cultura&fecha=20060209&hora=152150