On Friday, April 8, 2022, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain met with the Governor of Puerto Ricco, Mr. Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia, at Palacio de La Zarzuela in Madrid.
During their meeting, discussions focused on strengthening relations between the two countries in all areas and, in particular, in terms of trade and investment, and consolidating the momentum given during His Majesty’s visit to San Juan, Puerto Rico last January.
On Friday, April 1, 2022, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain met with Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, at the Palacio de La Zarzuela in Madrid.
During today’s meeting, Cardinal Filoni presented His Majesty with the Grand Collar of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher.
According to the Spanish royal court, the Order is an:
“…association of Christian faith that is under the protection of the Holy See. Its purpose is to strengthen the practice of Christian life in its members, support and help the works and institutions of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, particularly those of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, including Cyprus and Jordan, also help the presence Christian in biblical territories.
Currently, the Order has some 30,000 members spread over more than 60 Lieutenancies and Magistral Delegations, in almost 40 countries. The economic aid to which the members of the Order commit themselves represents one of the main sources of income for the Patriarchate, used for charitable social purposes.”
On Friday, March 25, 2022, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain visited the lovely city of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the province of Cádiz, Spain.
According to the Spanish royal court, His Majesty King Felipe VI began his day with a visit to the Biblioteca Pública Municipal Rafael Pablos. Whilst there, His Majesty met with various local government officials, associations, and institutions from the Sociedad Civil Sanluqueña. The king also received the Keys to the City from the mayor of Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Thereafter, His Majesty visited a winery, attended a luncheon held in his honor, toured the Puerto de Bonanza, met with the locals, and much more. Overall, His Majesty King Felipe VI had a jam-packed day, and apparently, he had a fabulous time. Yay!
On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain held audiences with members of the Observatorio de la Vida Militar, a group of Brigadier Generals, Rear Admirals, Colonels, and Captains from various military units.
And, that’s it!
On the morning of Tuesday, March 15, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain opened the 2022 Rare Diseases World Day event held at the Auditorio Ciudad de Leon in Leon, Spain. The event is organized by the Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras (FEDER).
The theme of this year’s event is, How do you see yourself in 2030? which focuses on “…ensuring equal access to social and health resources, coinciding with a future European Action Plan on Rare Diseases…” according to the Spanish royal court.
During today’s event, Her Majesty gave a speech stating:
“…at the end of the day, and behind the figures, the obstacles, the difficulties, what remains is the value of a person’s life. Of that person, who on many occasions (because a very high percentage of those who suffer from rare diseases are children) is a small person, and who looks at us (a mother, a father, a grandmother). They look at us sometimes tiredly or unconcernedly or with questions that crowd in his throat. Those of you who live with a rare disease know what I’m talking about. And that’s what FEDER is for, for answers, for help, for information, for relief, albeit momentary, for consolation at times. To reach out. And accompany. For administrations and institutions to commit. To push in the same direction, which is the value that a person’s life has, every day…”
On Friday, March 4, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain visited the Basílica de Jesús de Medinaceli in Madrid.
For the past 300 years it has been a tradition for members of the Spanish royal family to visit the Basílica de Jesús de Medinaceli on the first Friday of March to venerate His image.
Basílica de Jesús de Medinaceli is one of the five basilicas that exist in Madrid, famous for housing the image of the Cristo de Medinaceli, a 17th-century Nazarene Christ of great devotion among the people of Madrid. Every year, on the first Friday of March, a popular kissing of the image is celebrated.
Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1973, the Basílica de Jesús de Medinaceli sits atop on the old Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians of Our Lady of the Incarnation. It is the canonical seat of the Archicofradía Primaria de la Real e Ilustre Esclavitud de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno de Medinaceli. Currently, it is governed by the community of the Orden de los Hermanos Menores Capuchinos.
On Tuesday, December 13, 2016, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain met with the President of Colombia, Mr. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, at Palacio de La Zarzuela in Madrid.
Last Saturday in Oslo, Norway, President Calderón received the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for “…his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end…” according to the official website for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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