Well, it seems 2013 is not off to a good start for His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Mr. Diego Torres, who is being charged with fraud and corruption along side his former Instituto Nóos business partner, Mr. Iñaki Urdangarín (son-in-law of His Majesty), is threatening to release a “… series of emails that would bring down the Spanish monarchy…” unless prosecutors “… cut a deal to protect him from a prison sentence.”
The emails, some of which have already been released to the Spanish media, involves the old king’s “alleged” mistress, Ms. Corinna Sayn-Wittgenstein. You remember her, right? She was the one who arranged and attended the lavish $58,000 elephant slaughtering trip to Botswana last year in which His Majesty broke his hip.
Click here to read an article about this latest drama from the Telegraph newspaper. If you read Spanish click here, hereand here for more information.
The beautiful images were recently shot by Belgian photographer, Mr. Michel Gronemberger. On his website Mr. Gronemberger notes that he did not use Photoshop that gave the princess a flawless look; instead he used a special lighting technique which he explains is “… very difficult to master.” Mr. Gronemberger also noted that he wanted to photograph the princess in a very “…classic, feminine style and unadorned… [I wanted] to show the elegance of a woman, who, in addition, is the Princess of Belgium… ”
To learn more about Michel Groneberger’s work please visit his official website here.
“Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to confirm they are expecting a baby in July. The Duchess’s condition continues to improve since her stay in hospital last month.”
Well, it’s been several days since the new portrait by Mr. Paul Emsley of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London. And, days later critics are still whining about how much they dislike it.
Please click here and here to read articles from Sky News and the Wall Street Journal.
His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attended the 2013 Elle Galan Awards held at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm on January 11, 2013. During the ceremony the prince presented the top prize — Året Designer — to Ms. Ann-Sofie Black.
On January 13, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan held a meeting with “… female academics from the University of Jordan…” in Amman. Please click here to read an article as well as to view a photo from Ammon News.
And, finally, His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan recently sat down for an interview with the French newspaper, Le Nouvel Observateur. Please click here to read the interview (in English)
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Well, it seems 2013 is not off to a good start for His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Mr. Diego Torres, who is being charged with fraud and corruption along side his former Instituto Nóos business partner, Mr. Iñaki Urdangarín (son-in-law of His Majesty), is threatening to release a “… series of emails that would bring down the Spanish monarchy…” unless prosecutors “… cut a deal to protect him from a prison sentence.”
The Royal Correspondent 