Investiture of King Juan Carlos: November 22, 1975

[dazzling]

King Juan Carlos Investiture
November 22, 1975​

A place to talk about when and where King Juan Carlos was sworn in as King of Spain​

 

[ANNIE_S]

From Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RRwRSGI79M

 

[An Ard Ri]

Footage of the Enthronement Mass of the Holy Spirit at the Church of San Jerónimo el Real de Madrid.In the congregation you can see President Patrick Hillery of Ireland,the Duke of Edinburgh,Prince Rainier III,Princess Grace,King Baudouin of Belgium,Queen Fabiola,Infantas Alicia,Pilar and Margarita,Princess Irene and the King & Queen of Greece.

Some photo's of the Enthronement Mass in November 1975

King & Queen

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King,Queen & children with invited guests outside the church

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[NoorMeansLight]

Thank you for directing me here, An Ard Ri!!! What a high-profile event and what a beautiful era the 70's in general! I love their fashion!

 

[An Ard Ri]

You're welcome,Her Majesty Queen Sofia was both regal & stunning at both ceremonies.

 

[NoorMeansLight]

Absolutely! I wonder, was the Queen's mother alive at the time? She wouldn't have missed the event.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Absolutely! I wonder, was the Queen's mother alive at the time? She wouldn't have missed the event.

Britains late Queen Mother?

 

[NoorMeansLight]

Queen Federica, I mean. Sofia's mother. Was she present, I didn't see her in the videos.

 

[An Ard Ri]

From Hola

Abicación Rey Juan Carlos: Momento histórico de la coronación

The above articles lists that The Duke of Cadiz,Infantas Pilar,Margarita and Alicia as well as the kings Zamoyska cousins (obviously Infanta Isabel,Countess Zamoyska and her children).

Queen Federica, I mean. Sofia's mother. Was she present, I didn't see her in the videos.

No I didn't see Frederica of Hanover at the ceremony,her son and daughter and daughter in law were all present.

 

[NoorMeansLight]

No I didn't see Frederica of Hanover at the ceremony,her son and daughter and daughter in law were all present.

Belated thank you for the reply! Frederica was still alive though. I checked it out, she died in 1981.

 

[Blog Real]

Photos of the proclamation of King Juan Carlos I.
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[Mbruno]

Photos of the proclamation of King Juan Carlos I.
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Can you identify the orders that Queen Sofía is wearing?



I read on Wikipedia that she also wore the insignia of the (dormant) order of the Noble Dames of Queen Maria Luisa, but I cannot identify them. The sash appears to be of the order of Charles III and I can't figure out what she is wearing on her left shoulder/chest.

 

[Stefan]

Can you identify the orders that Queen Sofía is wearing?



I read on Wikipedia that she also wore the insignia of the (dormant) order of the Noble Dames of Queen Maria Luisa, but I cannot identify them. The sash appears to be of the order of Charles III and I can't figure out what she is wearing on her left shoulder/chest.

The Order of Maria Luisa is the black (or dark blue)/white minature sash she is wearing.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Queen Sofía looking every inch the Queen of Spain leaving the church of San Jerónimo with King Juan Carlos on November 27th,1975 following the Misa de Coronación.

https://images.app.goo.gl/ZztDcEAyzRGNLau47

 

[Blog Real]

Videos:

Another video:

Investiture of King Juan Carlos in Spanish magazines:

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[Blog Real]

Video of the proclamation mass

 

[Mbruno]

Video of the proclamation mass

I wonder why King Felipe VI did away with the inauguration mass. While it is true that Roman Catholicism ceased to be the official state religion in 1978, I don't see why, as a privately Catholic King, he would not want to have a mass in Thanksgiving for his accession. I don't see either how that would be different for example from his having a wedding mass or, I imagine, a funeral mass.

Keep in mind that, while the constitution says that: " No religion shall have a state character", it still nonetheless also says that: "The public powers shall take into account the religious beliefs of Spanish society and maintain the appropriate relations of cooperation, with the Catholic Church and other denominations".

 

[Blog Real]

I wonder why King Felipe VI did away with the inauguration mass. While it is true that Roman Catholicism ceased to be the official state religion in 1978, I don't see why, as a privately Catholic King, he would not want to have a mass in Yhanksgiving for his accession. I don't see either how that would be different for example from his having a wedding mass or, I imagine, a funeral mass.

Keep in mind that, while the constitution says that: " No religion shall have a state character", it still nonetheless also says that: "The public powers shall take into account the religious beliefs of Spanish society and maintain the appropriate relations of cooperation, with the Catholic Church and other denominations".

King Felipe VI had a mass, but in private in the chapel of the Palace of Zarzuela.
I don't think there was an official mass, let's say, precisely for this reason, the constitution has no official religion.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Did the press report any news that Juan Carlos would use Juan III as his regnal name?

 

[Blog Real]

Enthronement and Mass celebrating the Accession of King Juan Carlos of Spain:

Enthronement of King Juan Carlos of Spain, 1975

Enthronements and Coronations mark the handing over of power from one generation to another, but in Spain on this day in 1975, the Enthronement of King Juan Carlos heralded the return of the Spanis…

royalwatcherblog.com

 

[Blog Real]

Report from "Hola" magazine about the enthronement of King Juan Carlos in 1975:

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[maria-olivia]

Were the Grandee Franco and the Duke and Duchess present ?

 

[Blog Real]

Were the Grandee Franco and the Duke and Duchess present ?

No. Franco had already passed away a few days before the enthronement.

 

[maria-olivia]

They were there as I read above

 

[An Ard Ri]

No. Franco had already passed away a few days before the enthronement.

The question I believe was in relation to the attendance of General Franco's daughter (later the Duchess of Franco and her husband).

 

[Alondra]

None of Franco's family attended Juan Carlos Investiture in 1975 if my memory serves me right. It feels like a lifetime ago.

 

[Blog Real]

Video of the proclamation of King Juan Carlos I:

 

[An Ard Ri]

Hard to believe that these events occurred almost 50 years ago next Month .
Had King Juan Carlos not lost the plot in the late 2000's he could be celebrating his Golden Jubilee next month.

 

[An Ard Ri]

50 Years today since the Anointing/Enthronement Mass of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia took place at the San Jerónimo el Real Church in Madrid.
Almost the entire extended Spanish Royal Family attended along with members of the Greek Royal Family ,the Duke of Edinburgh , The Prince of Liège, Prince Henri Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg ,Prince Bertil of Sweden,Lord Mountbatten, Prince Rainier III & Princess Grace , Prince Moulay of Morocco, Prince Abdul Reza Pahlavi of Iran, Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and the Presidents of Germany , France and Ireland.
It truly was a historic time in Spain and was followed by a military parade , reception and formal Luncheon at the Royal Palace of Madrid for the invited guests.
Enthronement of King Juan Carlos of Spain

 

[Stefan]

50 Years today since the Anointing/Enthronement Mass of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia took place at the San Jerónimo el Real Church in Madrid.
Almost the entire extended Spanish Royal Family attended along with members of the Greek Royal Family ,the Duke of Edinburgh , The Prince of Liège, Prince Henri Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg ,Prince Bertil of Sweden,Lord Mountbatten, Prince Rainier III & Princess Grace , Prince Moulay of Morocco, Prince Abdul Reza Pahlavi of Iran, Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and the Presidents of Germany , France and Ireland.
It truly was a historic time in Spain and was followed by a military parade , reception and formal Luncheon at the Royal Palace of Madrid for the invited guests.
Enthronement of King Juan Carlos of Spain

Really glittering. Such a shame this was not repeated in 2014.