The Prince of Asturias, Don Felipe de Borbón, expressed today in San Sebastián his support and recognition to the role played by the businessmen, for their "contribution to the development" of the Basque society and expressed his "condemnation and rejection" to the "unacceptable terrorist threats and extortions", which "affect the free exercise of the rights and liberties of businessmen and citizens".
The Prince expressed his conviction on that “the total respect to our free frame of pacific democratic coexistence will allow us to continue increasing the economic and social progress of the Basque Country and of the rest of Spain". Besides, the heir to the Throne has taken advantage of his speech to show his "gratitude and honour" for being invited, along with the Princess, to this inauguration, since it gives them an opportunity "to be again in the Basque Country, a land that we so much want and admire". Thus, he expressed their "affection" to the Guipuzcoan people, evoking his stay in the Donostiarrian capital, during their honeymoon.
The Princes of Asturias showed today in San Sebastián their support and solidarity to the Basque businessmen, who have been harassed in the last weeks by the blackmail of ETA, with the exigency of the denominated 'revolutionary tax’.
In his first official visit to the Donostiarrian capital, where the royal couple inaugurated the new headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Guipúzcoa, the Heir to the Throne expressed his wish on that the arrival of Peace may favour an economic improvement of the Basque Country. The words of the Prince of Asturias had a good welcome among the Basque businessmen, since they took place just one week after the president of Ceoe’s attack, who criticised last March 9th the endorsement made by the sectors of the Euskadi employer's association to the begining of a peace negotioation.
After resting in the Maria Cristina Hotel, the Princes of Asturias presides over the inauguration of the teaching and research center in Telecommunications and Microelectronics of the University of Navarre (TECNUN).
Crown Prince Felipe of Spain and his wife Princess Letizia of Spain attend the inauguration of the new Telecomunications building of the "University of Navarra" on March 16, 2006 in San Sebastian, Spain.
i didn't realize it was an all-black jacket on TV...must be the lights on our living room. and, erm, maybe she should have worn lighter-colored stockings...in any case, she still looks stunning!
got to see it on TVE last night...and I am doubly glad, because finally after two months of nothingness, our cable company has brought back TVE! yay! *jumps up and down*
"Are charming, very likeable. And they have eaten everything ". This time, Princes de Asturias also gave good account of the food that had prepared them Juan Mari Arzak. Although in that first visit, during their honeymoon, ate single and in the kitchen, in this occasion the banquet was in the dining room and the companions at table added 26. Among them, the authorities and people in charge of the Chamber of Commerce.
The menu was made up of:
1.- Marrow of kéfir and atomized fruits, Norway lobsters with the "green ones", and egg flower and tartufo in fat of oca and txistorra of dates, like entrants.
2.- Next, merluza with tacos oil of bovine sharp cacao used slightly and as greater with sprinkled of cereals, plate that Doña Letizia replaced by corzo. 3.- Of dessert, chocolate hamburger and orange with spinach. And all watered it with txakolí of Getaria, Chivite collection 125 of Navarre, Magnum San Vicente of the Rioja and moscatel Real Mill.
The Princess de Asturias, who showed to have good appetite, was interested in the situation in which is the theater Eugenia Victory.
Also she conversed with Arzak, that gave her a pair of prescriptions.
The cook assured that Doña Letizia understands of gastronomy, knowledge that already left to shine when the restaurador donostiarra and Ferrá Adriá organized the supper that was celebrated the eve of the real wedding.
Im green with envy now - She has a good appetite and she could eat anything she wants to, recently gave birth to a daughter, and yet she stays very slim - without a pregnancy tummy And on top of it all, she looks gorgeous, elegant and beautiful. How did you do it Letizia?
letizia is looking great again. i loved the detail of that gorgeous belt with the matching jacket. she was also so so happy yesterday. they both were, actually, one of their happiest events. i think letizia looks great in this photo: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...2&d=1142621441
good for them to go to arzak's restaurant to eat. i wonder what they chose this time. it's the second one they went there, isn't it? the first one was during their honeymoon tour in spain what they were in san sebastian (anf number zero in their wedding, it wasn't properly there, but they had arzak's food) :)
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