King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia of Spain

[Lucien]

Felicidades a Espana!!

Queen Sofia and Los Principes de Asturias as well as The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima were in attendance:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=11-07-2010%20Johannesburg

courtesy ppe

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2010/07/spain-and-holland-royals-no-prophets.html

courtesy hja  

The Spanish team arrived at Barajas international and will be received by the entire Spanish Royal Family this
afternoon and tonight there's a tour through the streets of Madrid y gran fiesta's no doubt!!

The dutch team will arrive here this afternoon and will be received by HM Queen Beatrix tomorrow
morning and they will be celebrated by over a million and they will also have a canal tour hosted by the municipality of Amsterdam.

[Yseult]

Felicidades a Espana!!


The Spanish team arrived at Barajas international and will be received by the entire Spanish Royal Family this
afternoon and tonight there's a tour through the streets of Madrid y gran fiesta's no doubt!!

Gracias, Lucien

Gran fiesta, of course! We´re very happy people today! Hope Netherlands will have another chance to take the great cup

[Lucien]

Felicidades a Espana!!


The Spanish team arrived at Barajas international and will be received by the entire Spanish Royal Family this
afternoon and tonight there's a tour through the streets of Madrid y gran fiesta's no doubt!!

Gracias, Lucien

Gran fiesta, of course! We´re very happy people today! Hope Netherlands will have another chance to take the great cup

Palacio Real Madrid esta tarde a las cinco:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=12-07-2010%20Madrid

courtesy ppe

[Lucien]

Felicidades a Espana!!


The Spanish team arrived at Barajas international and will be received by the entire Spanish Royal Family this
afternoon and tonight there's a tour through the streets of Madrid y gran fiesta's no doubt!!

Gracias, Lucien

Gran fiesta, of course! We´re very happy people today! Hope Netherlands will have another chance to take the great cup

Palacio Real Madrid esta tarde a las cinco:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=12-07-2010%20Madrid

courtesy ppe

Marvilloso:

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/photos/royals_vancouver_winter_o/index.html

courtesy hja

[belianis]

Has anybody ever considered how lucky the Spanish monarchy has been in regards to enemies? Without exception, its foes have always turned out to be either fools, or knaves, or both.
If the First Sp Republic had had a Gambetta, it would have at least lasted longer than barely two years; if the Second Republic had had a Kemal Ataturk or a Pilsudski, it might have won the 1936-39 War; instead, to quote TIME in its article about the proclamation of the 2d Republic, that regime--and, for that matter, also the previous one--had leaders of only ,,moderate'' ability--in other words, mediocrities and nonentities; 'tis the monarchists who always seem to have the big brains.

[Lucien]

Who cares about Republics......None here I'm sure.....and fortunately they lost......

TM attended payed tribute to Spains Patron Saint at Santiago de Compostella,
the second time the King left Madrid after his lung surgery last May.

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2010/07/juan-carlos-and-sofia-honour-spains-saint.html

courtesy hja

[Lucien]

HM will not sail any of the tradional annual races this summer during the summer holiday at Palme de Mallorca's
summer residence of Marivent.The sailing is considered too much of a strain for the King who underwent lung
surgery a few months ago.

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2010/07/king-juan-carlos-will-not-sail-in-mallorca.html

courtesy hja

[Lucien]

Palma de Mallorca,Copa del Rey:

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2010/08/queen-sofia-takes-to-sea-to-support-felipe.html

courtesy hja

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=02-08-2010%20Copa

courtesy ppe

[Lucien]

HM King Juan Carlos finally arrived in Palma de Mallorca today amidst speculation on his health.
HM underwent surgery a few months ago while he had his medical exams a month prior to
that and all was said to be well then.Then came the lung surgery a few weeks later.Now it is
the third time since the surgery HM left Madrid amidst speculation he has received chemo therapy
over the last period of time.The annual photo-shoot with the entire family has been cancelled
while Queen Sofia and los Principes de Asturias were photographed in abundance over the last few days.
Also,his doctors denied the King to go sailing as that would be too much of a strain for the Monarch.
Spain is worried.And so am I.How odd,two men,once rivals now at peace both suffering of ill health
simultaniously,Don Juan Carlos in Palma and Don Carlos Hugo in Barcelona.Please include both in your
thoughts and prayers.

[Lucien]

Los Reyes attended the hand-out of the Copa del Rey at the marina,Palma de Mallorca.
Even heavy make-up can not conceal a teary-eyed Queen Sofia.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=07-08-2010%20king

courtesy ppe

[Lucien]

TM received First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha for lunch at the Marivent Palace,Palma de Mallorca today:

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2010/08/royal-lunch-for-michelle-obama-in-spain.html

courtesy hja

[Lucien]

TM received First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha for lunch at the Marivent Palace,Palma de Mallorca today:

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2010/08/royal-lunch-for-michelle-obama-in-spain.html

courtesy hja

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=08-08-2010%20Mallorca

courtesy ppe

[Lucien]

TM attended the Consecration of the Basilica de Sagrada Familia,Barcelona on sunday by HH Pope Benedict XVI.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=07-11-2010%20Pope

courtesy PPE

[Lucien]

TM and the RF attended a ceremony at the Royal Palace,Madrid to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the King's mother,
Maria de Las Mercedes de Borbon y Orleans.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=23-12-2010%20Commemorate

courtesy PPE

[Lucien]

HM Christmas speech from La Zarzuela Palace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hydwcwVbUo0&feature=player_embedded