xicamaluca
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Lyle said:Does anyone know if there is a link to watch or hear the King's Christmas speech? If so I would appreciate seeing/hearing it! Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Thanks, Ennyllorac! I really appreciate you pointing me in the right direction and I can't wait to sit down and watch it!Ennyllorac said:You can see the video and read the transcript on the Official webpage of the Royal House of Spain www.casareal.es
It looks like was taken in the same day as the official pics of Leonor, the background and the clothes look the samepurple_platinum said:From Getty :
Madrid, SPAIN: King Juan Carlos of Spain presents his Christmas wishes to the country 24 December 2005 from Zarzuela's Palace in Madrid.
ps. seeing the outline from the tiny tiny pic of king, felipe, and leonor, i think it's a great & precious one. if only they released this photo. (and if only they used this as their christmas card.. haha..)
Anna_R said:Sure it is on purpose! For last year's message, there was a picture from Felipe and Letizia's wedding.
They sure could have realeased that picture....
http://www.elmundo.es/servicios/retransmisiones/navidad/mensaje/rey/lula said:Today, December 24th, at 21.00 (spanish time) is emitted the traditional message of His Majesty the King
...JuAnItA... said:Thank you for the photosThe King looks very good, I think.
http://www.20minutos.es/data/img/2006/12/24/543743.jpg
What a strange thing... usually the photo that appears is a photo of family. I mean last year it was three different generations: the King, the Prince and Infanta Leonor; two years ago was a photo of the Princes' wedding, which had the Kings and the Princes. And this year we have the King talking with some ladies.![]()
Thank you for the explanation, lulalula said:Not always it has been a photo of family, other times have used images of an important event. Last two years have used a photo of the King, with the Prince and Leonor, and the image of the wedding of the Princes. But the year of 25 Anniversary of the Constitution was in use a photo of this commemoration.![]()
I initially did not understand the photo, but after thinking it I believe that I have found an explanation. The photo is of the trip of the King in Canaries, is with a group of elders and persons with problems. The King has asked in his speech for political agreement and serenity, and has been precisely in the Law of dependence (of help to dependent persons, that is to say, elders, children, sick persons or with disabilities), where the most important political groups have agreed this year. With this a bit symbolic sense I have dealt the image.