King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, Current Events Part 1: June 2003 - February 2005

[isabella_]

King Juan Carlos has given an award this afternoon to brazilian football player Ronaldo:
http://www.hola.com/imagenes/actualidad/imgActualidad/2004/09/30/premios_deporte5.jpg

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

New photo of Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos today.

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

The King and The Queen on National Day.The Queen and The King looked a little sad. I cant understand!

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Some new pics from Getty.

 

[rchainho]

pictures of queen sofia

http://www.seegerpress-online.de/seegerpress-cgi/topixx

 

[Anna_R]

The King and Queen received today the Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga. They had lunch together with Felipe and Letizia and later there'll be a Gala Dinner.

From Getty Images and Casa Real

 

[micas]

OK, who are the last 2 persons comting from the left?

 

[rchainho]

OK, who are the last 2 persons comting from the left?

from the right, are the two sons i suppose.

 

[Anna_R]

OK, who are the last 2 persons comting from the left?

They are the children of the Latvian President.

 

[isabella_]

Queen Sofia and Iñaki Urdangarín were also at the Prince of Asturias Awards. The Queen was wonderful.
With that pink jacket that she already has worn the other day, she looks fantastic.
Here some pics:

 

[Alexandria]

Queen Sofia and Iñaki Urdangarín were also at the Prince of Asturias Awards. The Queen was wonderful.
With that pink jacket that she already has worn the other day, she looks fantastic.
Here some pics:

http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/51551274.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=E2399169AC85D6DE9A21091711E5AD1EDF8600E98EF941557757C85AE85A779B

http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/51551045.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=CB608CE4AF1E573294CF616CCAFEA09FA9C30E9B9B114CE8

Thanks for these pictures isabella.

The Queen and Letizia both look wonderful. I'm glad that Sofia attended the awards this year; I always looked forward to her attendance at Felipe's side in previous years. I'm glad she didn't decide to stay away because it was Letizia's first year.

Is there a reason that Inaki attended, too? I've never seen him at these awards in previous years. And why Inaki but no Cristina? (Not that I mind seeing the very handsome Inaki out and about with his in-laws, but just a curiosity.)

 

[isabella_]

Alexandria, Iñaki also attended the ceremony last year because he is president of the jury of the Prince of Asturias Sport Award. Cristina didn't attend last year either and I believe that she has never gone to the ceremony.
And I suppose that apart of Queen Sofia, no member of the Royal Family has never attended to don't overshadow Prince Felipe, and this year for first time, Princess Letizia.
Not even the King has gone never, so...

 

[Anna_R]

Caption:
Copyright Imagine 2004/KORPA/ABC/IGNACIO GIL 20009

Madrid, Spain 27-10-2004
Queen SOFIA presided over the presentation of THE
VOCENTO AWARDS (THE COMMUNICATION GROUP TO
WHICH ABC NEWPAPER BELONGS). These awards were born in 1996 in order to recognize the profession of Vocento's journalists, their commitment to freedom and human rights as well as their support to different ideas and cultures.

 

[pdas1201]

I hope these are new pics...if not, I am sorry.

König Juan Carlos von Spanien beim Empfang im Zarzuel. Palast in Madrid anlässlich der Siegerehrung von dem Malwettbewerb "What's a king to you?"/ Portrait- Zeichnung eines jungen Künstlers (R.Pinate)

 

[pdas1201]

November 6, 2004: Queen Sofia is currently in Damascus, Syria for five day private visit.
I found some pics on abacapress but you have to be a registered member to view them. I'll try to find pics from someplace else and post them...

 

[Genevieve]

November 6, 2004: Queen Sofia is currently in Damascus, Syria for five day private visit.
I found some pics on abacapress but you have to be a registered member to view them. I'll try to find pics from someplace else and post them...

Why is it a private visit and what is she doing on this trip? Is it a holiday? Or did she become friendly with the First Lady when she and her husband paid a recent visit to Spain?

 

[pdas1201]

Why is it a private visit and what is she doing on this trip? Is it a holiday? Or did she become friendly with the First Lady when she and her husband paid a recent visit to Spain?

I believe it is a holiday but I could be wrong, I actually saw a picture in abacapress and the caption read a private five day visit to syria. But I can't look at any more pics as I am not a registered member, therefore I can't be sure.
I tried looking for any news regarding Queen Sofia's little trip to Syria but I had no luck. It is probably a small holiday in Syria to relax and see sites and therefore didn't publicize it, as it would mean a crowd of paparrazi following her around and disturbing her.

 

[Alisa]

I believe it is a holiday.HM's calender of activities are cleared for those days.

 

[pdas1201]

25th anniversary of the democratic Town Halls in Spain

SPAIN-KING-TOWN HALLS-ANNIVERSARY-IBARRETXE
Spain's King Juan Carlos (2R) looks up during the official opening of an exhibition that celebrates the 25th anniversary of the democratic Town Halls in Spain, 08 November 2004 in the northern Spanish Basque city of Vitoria, flanked by his wife Queen Sofia (2L) and Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R). AFP PHOTO / RAFA RIVAS

 

[Lyonnaise]

VITORIA, SPAIN: Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at the opening of an exhibition that celebrates the 25th anniversary of democratic Spanish Town Halls, 08 November 2004 in Vitoria.

 

[pdas1201]

some more pics... from town hall anniversary

 

[Lyonnaise]

Visit to South America, November 2004

1 & 2) Polfoto 17-11-2004 Spain's King Juan Carlos, second left, and Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, second right, shake hands as Queen Sofia, right, and Kirchner's wife Cristina Fernandez, smile for an official photo at the inauguration ceremony of the Third International Spanish Language Congress in Rosario, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday Nov. 17, 2004. Spanish is a language spoken by more than 400 million people around the world.

3 & 4) Polfoto 18-11-2004 In this photo released by the State News Agency, Spanish King Juan Carlos, left, greets Colombian President Alvaro Uribe upon the king's arrival at the airport in Cartegena, Colombia, late Wednesday evening, Nov. 17, 2004. The Spanish king and queen are in Colombia for a two-day visit.

 

[Josefine]

i know these are not new photos but i like them Sofia and vict6oria seems to enjoy one and others company

 

[pdas1201]

17 November, 2004: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia on their visit to Argentina.

 

[rchainho]

17 November, 2004: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia on their visit to Argentina.

How do you catch these pics?

 

[pdas1201]

November 17, 2004 BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at inauguration ceremony of the Third International Spanish Language Congress in Rosario in Buenos Aires.

 

[pdas1201]

November 17-19, 2004: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia in Cartagena, Colombia.

 

[pdas1201]

November 19-20: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia attend the XIV Ibero-American Summit. Twenty one leaders participated in the "Education for Progress" Summit, in Costa Rica.

 

[pdas1201]

Visit to USA, November 2004

November 22, 2004: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia visit the exhibit "Spain in the Age of Exploration, 1492-1819" at the Seattle Art Museum in Seattle.

 

[pdas1201]

November 24, 2004: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia arrived at Bush's Prarie Chapel Ranch for a working luncheon focusing on difficult relations between the two countries.