Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia, Current Events Part 5: February - May 2005

[Alexandria]

Felipe & Letizia today at the Opening of Durero Exhibition at the Prado Museum.

From Colourpress

http://www.colourpress.com/index.cfm?Goto=frontend/fotos/ShowSerie.cfm&nPictureSerieNo=4401

**Did you notice that Colourpress pictures now are bigger??**

Thanks for the pictures Anna R! Love that the Colourpress pictures are nearly double the size and without the Colourpress logo!

Love Letizia's funky orange shoes! Not quite sure that they go with this outfit (though her tweed suit may have orange in it but I just can't see in these pictures) but they are terrific!

 

[marezdote]

Few Pics of Today: http://www.antena3.com/a3n2004/servlet/Noticias?destino=../a3n/noticia/noticia.jsp&sidicom=si&id=8986982

From Getty:

 

[pdas1201]

more pics from Getty

 

[pdas1201]

some more...

Cute pic #4, the couple really "into" the art.

 

[Sue-]

Getty has some mor photos from Letizia. I don't post all because many are similar to the ones from wireimage.
It's great that Colourpress has bigger images now. That could have happened earlier
And of course thanks for all the pictures! I also like the orange shoes to her dress.
One question: Why was Elenas husband there, too?

Oh sorry pdas, we wanted to post at the same time I remove the pictures.

 

[pdas1201]

More pics from Cover.es

 

[micas]

Great pics to all.

 

[Anna_R]

From Casa Real

 

[marezdote]

Video of the art opening from elmundo.es http://videos.elmundo.es/noticias/2005/03/07/principes.asf

 

[agisele]

wow. these two never stop do they? they always seem to constantly on the move. i think letizia and felipe are long overdue for a well-deserved break.

 

[pdas1201]

wow. these two never stop do they? they always seem to constantly on the move. i think letizia and felipe are long overdue for a well-deserved break.

They had a "semi-break" at the Brazil trip, where due to the informality of the surroundings, they too were informal and relaxed. Several pics from the trip show the couple enjoying themselves immensely. That's the most "time off" they can get from the duties, except for weekends, ofcourse, when they usually go skiiing.

 

[Anna_R]

Looks wonderful on Letizia, infact, she is looking extremely good since she got back from Brazil.

It's the summer air she got when she was around here.... some sun and heat can do wonders for people

BTW, thank you for the pictures, pdas!

 

[Elsa M.]

Some more photos from yesterday's visit to the exhibition "Durero, Obras Maestras de la Albertina", in the Prado Museum.

First one comes from ImagineScandinavia, the remaining ones are from SeegerPress:

 

[pdas1201]

Sorry for posting these now, but I just found them and they are beautiful pics of Letizia from the visit to the Madrid Police Academy. I hope these pics haven't been posted before, if so, pardon me.

Also, you can get a closer look at the jacket. Its beautiful, has intricate work (floral pattern) done on the arms and the collar.

 

[Elsa M.]

Also, you can get a closer look at the jacket. Its beautiful, has intricate work (floral pattern) done on the arms and the collar.

Yes, that top-coat is also one of my favourites. The embroidered details give it a much delicate touch (by the way, I think that is one of the most characteristic marks of her wardrobe: there's always a certain delicacy touch through her sober cuts). It perfectly combines the suit, although I must say I preferred the combination she used the first time she wore it, in Asturias.

 

[Elsa M.]

The Princes of Asturias along with Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos received Kofi Annan, U.N. general secretary, in the Palace of La Zarzuela.

For more about this topic, please go to the thread:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5052http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5317&page=3&pp=20

 

[Elsa M.]

Today, the Princes will accompany King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia to the "Forest of the absentees", a tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks of 11-M 2004.

For more about this topic, please go to the thread:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5317&page=3&pp=20

 

[lapopdiva]

The Princes Spend The Weekend In Asturias, in company of their grandparents

The pair lodges in the house of Menchu Alvarez del Valle and Jesus Ortiz in the riosellano town of Sardéu Sunday will leave the region course to Madrid.

They have passed little more than two months from their last visit and this weekend they return again to home. Princes de Asturias rest of the official acts of the last weeks in Sardéu, the small town of Ribadesella in which the grandparents live of Doña Letizia, Menchu Alvarez del Valle and Jose Luis Ortiz. If they do not change their plans, they will remain in the region until Sunday.

This new visit to Asturias is already seventh of their Heights Reales since Saturday 1 of November of 2003 the House of the King made public the commitment of the Asturian journalist with the Heir. It is, in addition, sixth that makes with private character thanks to the narrow relation that unites to them with this earth.

RELAX AND HAPPY

It is not stranger that they frequents so much the Principality. Doña Letizia is very united to her grandparents, and in addition both enjoy the freedom and the absence of protocol that they find during their stays deprived in the region.

The first time that they left Madrid to visit the Principality went to the few days to announce their married commitment . Doña Letizia went ahead to her then engaged one to visit her grandparents in the house of Sardéu. On the following day, Don Felipe was added to them, that shared table and table cloth with Menchu and Jose Luis.

The return didn't wait long. The day of the birthday of the Prince, his last one as a single person, they chose Covadonga to return to be together of distendida form. In June they returned, already married, to attend the wedding of the father of Doña Letizia, Jesus Ortiz, with Ana Togores. Two months later wanted to lose themselves and to enjoy the Asturian mountain. They lodged in Sardéu and they at the height of summer made trips by towns of the environs and after passing by the Majorcan palace of Marivent.

Already in October, their official obligations made move them to Oviedo to attend the delivery of the Prizes Prince of Asturias.

At the beginning of January, once concluded the celebrations navideñas, took course to the Principality again to enjoy one espicha in Oviedo in company of the old schoolmates of the Princess and to pass days in family in Sardéu.
http://www.elcomerciodigital.com/pg050312/...IJ-SOC-157.html

 

[lapopdiva]

Princes de Asturias visit the grandparents of Doña Letizia in Ribadesella

Don Felipe and Doña Letizia arrived at the 11.45 hours to the house that the grandparents of the Princess have in the rural nucleus of Sardeu, five kilometers of Ribadesella, in a vehicle marks BMW that the Prince lead, who like her wife dressed informally.

The arrival of Princes de Asturias was expected from first hours in the morning in the house that the grandparents of the Princess, who permanently was watched over photographers and journalists.

After lowering of the car to the door of the familiar house, the Princes saluted to the informers during minutes and next they entered the house.

Given the deprived character of the trip, one does not know the places that they has predicted to visit the pair today.

http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/inicio/noticia.jsp?CAT=126&TEXTO=100000065513

 

[agm]

prince Felipe and princess Letizia in Ribadesella

Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia in Ribadesella, Asturias

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Does Princess Letizia has Lady-in-waiting, everybody?

 

[cute_girl]

Does Princess Letizia has Lady-in-waiting, everybody?

HMQueenElizabethII what is a Lady-in-waiting?

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Ah,that is the LAdy who serve for the Princess or Queen in helping them change dress for example,or going with them on trip to help them make up...

 

[Larzen]

No there are no Ladies in Waiting in Spain, Belgium (I think maybe Queen Fabiola still has one?) and Norway (Princess Astrid still has one), When the royals go on an official visit they are always accompanied by someone, it can be a secretary, an assistant, an aide de camp, a military person or someone that works at the court. When the go on longer trips the recquiers change of clothes and new hairdoes, then they can bring one or more person to help them with that. Ladies in Waiting dont do hair and makeup, the are more like a glorified assistant, often from noble circles, can be recognised by a blue ribbon on their shoulder, their job is really the same as if the royal woman brings an assistant, help with flowers, hold bags, makesure that the time scheduel is kep etc.ec.

 

[agisele]

Ladies-in-Waiting are basically PA's (Personal Assistants) in today's time.
Denmark still has Lady-in-Waitings. i know that Princesses Mary & Alexandra each have one.

 

[rchainho]

pic of they living sardeu this evening.

 

[Sue-]

I think the photos from wireimage are already posted in this thread http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5317&page=4

They spend really much time in Asturias. Nice to see

 

[cute_girl]

thank you all for the description,I got it as it must mean companion

 

[Elsa M.]

About this weekend in Ribadesella:

http://www.abc.es/abc/pg050313/prensa/noticias/Gente/Gente/200503/13/NAC-GEN-087.asp

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Are there any websites like Royal Engagements Diary of The Spanish Royals?