On the evening of Saturday, August 3, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias arrived at the Plaza de Ses Voltes de Palma on the island of Mallorca to attend the 32nd Copa del Rey Audi MAPFRE Sailing Cup award ceremony.
During yesterday evening’s ceremony the Prince Felipe presented trophies to the winner’s of the eight categories. And, the winner’s are:
On August 2, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Letizia of Asturias and her two daughters, Infanta Leonor and Infanta Sofia, as well as Her Royal Highness Infanta Elena and her children posed for the press during their vacation on the beautiful island of Mallorca.
Meanwhile, various sources are reporting that Infanta Cristina of Spain will be moving to Geneva, Switzerland for “work” at the end of the summer. Apparently, the disgraced infanta will “…work on joint projects, run by the Fundacion La Caixa, with United Nations institutions in Geneva…” according to Agence France Presse.
Unfortunately, her sleazy husband, Mr. Iñaki Urdangarín, will not be moving with his wife and kids. No, his sad little self will remain in Barcelona, Spain. Why? Well, Mr. Urdangarín and his former business partner, Mr. Diego Torres,are currently under investigation by the Spanish courts for embezzlement, fraud, misuse of public funds, and forgery from the non-profit organization they once presided over, Instituto Nóos.
And, finally, on July 31, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias, and Infanta Elena of Spain arrived at the City Hall in the town of Andratx, Mallorca to visit the Centro de Cooperación and Control de Emergencias de la Unidad Militar de Emergencia. Last Friday, a fire burned roughly “…1,800 hectares of forest in the Sierra de la Tramuntana region…” so on Wednesday the royal family came out to meet with firefighters, emergency response personnel as well as locals.
On Monday, July 29, 2013, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain held an audience with legendary Spanish tenor and conductor, Mr. Plácido Domingo, at Palacio de la Zarzuela in Madrid.
On July 28, 2013, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain to attend the 15th Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) World Championships. Whilst at yesterday’s competition the sovereign prince presented medals “…during the victory ceremony of the women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay swimming event…”
In other news, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias attended the FINA gala dinner on Saturday, July 27, 2013, alongside legendary Olympian, Mr. Michael Phelps, and hundreds of other VIP guests.
On Monday, July 29, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias accompanied by Infanta Elena of Spain arrived at the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain to attend a memorial Mass for the 79 victims of last Wednesday’s horrific train crash in Santiago de Compostela.
According toCNN the driver of the train, Mr. Francisco Jose Garzon, was “…charged [on] Sunday with 79 counts of homicide by professional recklessness and an undetermined number of counts of causing injury by professional recklessness.”
The Los Angeles Times reports that the train was “…traveling twice the maximum speed allowed along the section of the track where the train derailed.”
On Thursday, July 25, 2013, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain arrived at the Hospital Clínico de Santiago de Compostela to met with families as well as victims of Wednesday’s horrific train accident which killed 79 people and injured 95. Speed was a factor in the crash. Apparently, the train was “…traveling twice the maximum speed allowed along the section of the track where the train derailed.”
“…en route from Madrid to the port town of Ferrol when it jumped the tracks Wednesday evening with 218 passengers on board.
Santiago de Compostela, which was on the eve of hosting a major religious festival that attracts thousands of pilgrims from all over the world, canceled its planned celebrations.”
Speaking to the press His Majesty said:
“All the Spanish people join in the sorrow of the relatives of the deceased. We hope that those injured will recover gradually. Of course we wish to congratulate the volunteers, medical staff, and blood donors for what they have done…”
This morning, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturiasarrived at the Hospital Clínico de Santiago de Compostela to offer their support as well as comfort to victims and families. The royal couple also visited Angrois, the scene of the crash near Santiago de Compostela, to met with rescue workers and those who helped the victims of Wednesday’s crash.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias arrived at the Palacio del Senado in Madrid this afternoon to attend the IX Edition of the Premio Luis Carandell de Periodismo Parlamentario.
The winner of the award was Ms. Maria Rey for her sixteen years of responsible journalism at the Spanish television network, Antenna 3 (A3TV).
The Royal Correspondent 