On Friday, March 1, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain visited the Iglesia de Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli in Madrid.

According to the Spanish royal court:

“For more than 300 years it has been a tradition in the royal family, that one of their members visits the Basílica de Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli, on the first Friday of March to worship the Cristo de Medinaceli.”

Upon her arrival Her Majesty was warmly greeted by Father Benjamín Echeverria, Father Carlos Coca, Father Gregorio Blanco as well as hundreds of parishioners.

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Photo courtesy of Casa Real

On February, 27, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Letizia of Asturias held audiences at  Palacio de la Zarzuela in Madrid.  The beautiful princess met with the Board of Directors of the Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, representatives from the Asociación Miastenia de España (AMES), and representatives from the Asociación Mejora tu Escuela Pública (MEP).

And, that’s it.   🙂

On February 26, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain presided over the academic ceremony in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Colección Arte Contemporáneo (Contemporary Art Collection) at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.

After the ceremony, Her Majesty viewed the exhibition, Experiencias de la Modernidad: Arte Español 1916 – 1956, presented by the Asociación Colección Arte Contemporáneo and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

On February 25, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias attended the opening of the 2013 Congreso Mundial del Móvil (GSMA) in Barcelona, Spain.

According to the official website for the GSMA this four-day conference is the:

“…world’s largest exhibition for the mobile industry. The conference features prominent CEOs representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world.”

For more information about the 2013 Congreso Mundial del Móvil (GSMA) please click here.

On February 21, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain attended the inauguration of the expansion of the Farmavenix headquarters in Guadalajara, Spain.

On Friday, February 22, 2013, the Spanish royal court denied rumors that His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain is planning to abdicate in favor of his awesome son, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias:

“His Majesty has not raised at any time the possibility of abdicating nor plans to do so… His Majesty will keep working as usual and will continue to honor his commitments…”

So there you have it.  The old king is not going anywhere and the people of Spain are stuck with him forever and ever and ever.  Well, until he passes…

Click here to read an article about this latest drama from the Latino Daily News (in English).   🙂