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T.R.H.s Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias Attend a Mass for the Victims of Wednesday’s Deadly Earthquake in Lorca, Spain

May 13, 2011 Alexandra

On Wednesday May 11, 2011, two devastating earthquakes — one measuring a 4.4, the other a 5.1 on the Richter scale — struck Lorca, Spain just 3 hours south of Valencia. These devastating quakes left nine dead, hundreds injured, and many buildings as well as homes in shambles. This afternoon, there was a funeral Mass for those who lost their lives and on hand to support and comfort the families who lost loved ones were the Prince and Princess of Asturias.

According to CBS News, T.R.H.’s Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia:

… sought Friday to comfort relatives of nine people killed in Spain’s deadliest earthquakes in more than 50 years, hugging them and shaking their hands as they slowly made their way along a long row of mourners.

Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia bent down to chat with the mourners at a crowded funeral Mass celebrated in a trade center, part of which has been turned into a makeshift refugee camp after two quakes Wednesday left many homeless in this southeastern city. Many of those in the front row at the Mass wore dark glasses.

At one point the prince stooped down to speak to a boy and affectionately ruffled the child’s dark hair.

Living in SoCal I know what it is like to go through an earthquake (believe me folks, it’s not fun.) My heart goes out to the victims, their families, and all the people of Spain.

Now, there are photos of T.R.H.s Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia at today’s Mass; however, I do not feel comfortable posting images of grieving families… so if you want to see photos please click the link here. To watch a video please click here.

Source: and photo CBS News by Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images

Spanish Royals

H.R.H. Princess Letizia of Asturias Meets with Members of the Spanish Association Against Cancer

May 13, 2011 Alexandra

On May 12, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Letizia of Asturias met with members of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) in Madrid, Spain.

Here is a summary of the event according to the official website for the royal house of Spain, Casa De Su Majestad El Rey:

H.R.H. Princess Letizia of Asturias held a working meeting with the members of the AECC, in accord with the promise expressed when she assumed the role as honorary president of the organization. On this occasion, Her Royal Highness came to know first hand the internal structure of the association, its territorial organization, and the distribution of work.

She was also informed about the lines of action/plan carried out by the AECC in the areas of marketing, communication, and the internet. She was also informed about new campaigns of awareness, communication strategies of the organization, fanned the building of social networks of the AECC organization.

Her Royal Highness Princess Letizia of Asturias will continue having future meetings with the Spanish Association Against Cancer, and will continue to participate in different institutional acts of the AECC whose mission is to diminish the impact caused by this horrible disease and better peoples lives.

To view photos from the meeting please click the link here. To learn more about the Spanish Association Against Cancer organization please click the link here.

Source and photo courtesy of: Casareal.es by Casa de S.M. el Rey/Borja Fotógrafos

Spanish Royals

Qatar Royals on a State Visit to Spain: April 25-27, 2011

April 26, 2011 Alexandra

On April 25, 2011, Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and his stunning and otherwise fierce wife, H.H. Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned arrived in Madrid, Spain for a three-day state visit to Spain.

Upon arrival the couple were greeted at the Barajas International Airport in Madrid by His Majesty King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. Soon the foursome headed on over to Zarzulea Palace, for a lovely lunch, where they were greeted by T.R.H.s Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias as well as H.R.H. Infanta Doña Cristina of Spain.

Later on that evening there was a regal gala dinner at the palace whereupon many local dignitaries as well as notable VIPs were in attendance including that aging Spanish actor, Antonio Banderas and his weird wife, Melenie Griffith.

According to the official site for the royal house of Spain, Casa de Su Majestad El Rey, His Majesty King Juan Carlos spoke about the special relationship between Qatar and Spain during tonight’s gala dinner:

‘… the excellent state of our relations, within the priority dimension that has the Arab world to Spain’s foreign policy.

For some time, our countries are working to help solve the Middle East conflict within their respective regional groups. The European Union has repeatedly hailed the importance of Arab Peace Initiative with a view to reaching an agreement final status to end the long conflict…’ said His Majesty, who also stressed ‘…the contribution they are making Qatar and Spain, along with other countries, efforts to solve the Libyan crisis, in line with the relevant resolutions Security Council United Nations. “

Before concluding, King emphasized that this visit is ‘… an excellent opportunity to foster that employers and businesses of our two countries to deepen their mutual understanding and set up new plans for collaboration. As we have seen both, our respective authorities have the greatest interest in promoting business ventures and mutual investments, which surely will benefit our peoples. ‘

Tomorrow afternoon, Her Majesty Queen Sofia and Sheikha Mozah will visit the Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center as well as other important sites.

To watch several videos including a clip from tonight’s regal dinner please click the links here, here, and here.

To view photos from today please click the links here, here, and here.

Source: Casareal.es Photo courtesy of: Zimbio.com by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images Europe

Belgian Royals, Spanish Royals

Belgian and Spanish Royals to Attend the Beatification of the Late Pope John Paul II

April 18, 2011 Alexandra

According to the Belgian online newspaper, Knack.be, T.M.s King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium will attend the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II on May 1, 2011. Also, T.R.H.s Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias will attend on behalf of the Spanish royal family, according to the newspaper, Rome Reports.

It is unknown at this time if other members of various royal and princely houses will attend, such as Luxembourg and Monaco, but I have a feeling the latter two houses will confirm in the next few days so stay tuned.

To view a video report regarding the royal attendance please click the link: Video

For more information about the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II please click the links here and here.

Source: Rome Repors and Knack.be

Spanish Royals

HRH Princess Letizia of Asturias at Zarzuela Palace

December 20, 2010 Alexandra

This afternoon, December 20, 2010, HRH Princess Letizia of Asturias received several members from the Spanish Association Against Cancer at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain.

Princess Letizia if the Honorary President of this organization, and one in which she seems to be quite proud of.

Princess Letizia took several photos for the occasion and as you can see, everyone was in good spirits

Photos courtesy of Daylife.com by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

Spanish Royals

TRH Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias At the Real Academia de la Lenga

December 18, 2010 Alexandra

This afternoon TRH Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias were at the Academia de la Lengua in Madrid, Spain. The couple were apart of the presentation of “… the new spelling of Spanish Language…”

According to the Spanish channel, RTVE.es:

One of the novelties of the new spelling is that Prince is written in lowercase p. All titles, positions or employment of any rank are common, and therefore should be initial lower case. Examples include king and pope.