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Why should she? She, as far as I'm concerned, couldn't have predict that that horrible accident would take place and she had the surgery done before it. I think she would face heavy criticism if she had heard about the accident and then gone to the hospital to have the surgery, but there she...

Please pay attention to the following: In order to make navigation easy and facilitate the search for events, the Summer Holidays thread will be split into another two different threads. This thread is intended to carry all general pictures regarding the vacations, including the farewell...

Summer in Mallorca 2008: Official photoshoot in Marivent This thread is intended to carry all the pictures related to the annual photoshoot by the Spanish Royal Family at Marivent, at a date to be announced. Thanks and happy posting!

Summer in Mallorca 2008: Regattas This thread is intended to carry all the events related to the regattas happening while the Spanish Royal Family is in Mallorca for their Summer holidays. What goes on this thread: 1. The competition, i.e., any images of the royals competing in the regattas...

It's just mentioning that the princes will be there today and that it was their own initiative to support Nadal. And it also says that the press is looking forward for their presence since they showed themselves so enthusiastic in Viena cheering for the Spanish soccer team.

Rio de Janeiro's Botanical Garden The Prince-Regent D. João created in the old "Engenho da Lagoa", that belonged to Rodrigo de Freitas, the Jardim de Aclimação, that aimed to acclimate the spice plants brought from Eastern India, brought to Brazil by the Royal Family when the court was...

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, although it's maybe one of which we know less about. A lot has been said about its shape and dimensions, but no detailed description or any archeologic traces were ever...

The Danish Gardens In Denmark, quite a few parks are associated with the royals. The Rosenborg Castle gardens, primarily known as Kongens Have (or the King's Gardens) are a focal point in spring and summer in Copenhagen. Friends and families gather in the gardens for picnics, a beer or two, or...

The Garden at Highgrove When the Prince of Wales bought the Highgrove estate in 1980, the gardens, such as they were, had been neglected for a long time. This gave the Prince an opportunity to create a garden more or less from scratch, in accord with his ideas about working with nature to...

Birthdays July 1 - Birthday of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961) July 1 - Birthday of Charles Armstrong-Jones (1999) July 3 - Birthday of Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (1933) July 3 - Birthday of Princess Marie Louise of Baden (1969) July 4 - Birthday of Prince Michael of Kent (1942) July...

Birthdays June 1 - Prince Christian of Hannover (1985) June 2 - Princess Désirée of Sweden, Baroness Silferschöld (1938) June 2 - Ex-King Constantine of Greece (1940) June 3 - Prince Felix of Luxembourg (1984) June 3 - Prince Tirso of Bulgaria (2002) June 3 - Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau...

Changes in the Moderation Team Avalon is continuing to have serious problems with internet access, partly as a result of the political situation in Armenia. She has therefore (temporarily, we hope) stepped down from the admin team again and given up the moderation of her forums. Please don't...

Welcome to the July 2008 Newsletter. This month, as we look forward for the Summer holidays (both our own and of the royals), we'll focus on Royal Gardens. In an overview, we bring you profiles of some of them around the world, including Denmark, England and Brazil. We hope you enjoy your...

This is the stroll (august 2004, Hola): LOS PRÍNCIPES DE ASTURIAS, DOS ENAMORADOS POR LAS CALLES DE PALMA (Pictures) http://www.hola.com/casasreales/2004/08/19/ppes_mallorca/imgs/ppes_mallorca1a.jpg http://www.hola.com/casasreales/2004/08/19/ppes_mallorca/imgs/ppes_mallorca2a.jpg...

Church decorations YouTube - Wedding of Prince Joachim & Miss Marie Cavallier (Part I) Prince Joachim's arrival YouTube - Wedding of Prince Joachim & Miss Marie Cavallier (Part II) Marie's arrival YouTube - Wedding of Prince Joachim & Miss Marie Cavallier (Part III) During the ceremony...