On January 31, 2013, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I held an audience with the President of the Gerneralitat de Cataluña, Mr. Artur Mas i Gavarró, at Palacio de la Zarzuela.

His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias presided over the inauguration of REPSOL’s new company headquarters in Madrid on January 31, 2013.

Upon his arrival the heir to the Spanish throne was warmly greeted by the President of REPSOL, Mr. Antonio Brufau, the Mayor of Madrid, Ms. Anna Botella, and the President of the Community of Madrid, Mr. Ignacio González.

During today’s inauguration Prince Felipe gave a speech, unveiled a plaque commemorating the opening, and was given a tour of the new building where he met with the staff of REPSOL.

On January 30, 2013, Judge José Castro set Mr. Iñaki Urdangarin, the Duke of Palma, and his former business partner, Mr. Diego Torres, bail at 8.1. million Euros.

According to AFP, the judge, “…issued a written order saying that their goods could be embargoed to make up the full amount if they fail to make the bail [within five days], which he set to reflect their potential financial liabilities in the case.”

The two are accused of embezzlement, fraud, misuse of public funds, and forgery from the non-profit organization they once presided over, Instituto Nóos.

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Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias attended the inauguration of the 33rd Edition of the Feria Internacional de Turismo – FITUR in Madrid on January 30, 2013.

On the evening of January 29, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain presided over  the induction ceremony of economist, scholar and author, Dr. Ramón Tamaese, into the Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas in Madrid.

And, that’s it.   🙂

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On the morning of January 29, 2013, at the royal palace in Madrid, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain received credentials from ambassadors from Jordan, Serbia, Cape Verde, Ukraine and Uruguay.

Meanwhile, at Palacio de la Zarzuela, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias held an audience with the Governor of the Mexican State of Veracruz, Dr. Javier Ochoa.

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On Friday, January 26, 2013, the official website for the Spanish royal family removed a page dedicated to His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain’s son-in-law, Mr. Iñaki Urdangarín, the Duke of Palma.

According to the Spanish newspaper, ABC, the decision to remove Mr. Urdangarín from the website was due to “…new incriminating emails sent by Mr. Urdangarín to his former Instituto Nóos business partner, Mr. Diego Torres.”  The two are accused of embezzlement, fraud, misuse of public funds, and forgery from the non-profit organization they once presided over, Instituto Nóos.

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