Spanish Royal Calendar

[Laprincess]

According to a Spanish report, F&L will do 4 state visits to 4 monarchies next year: UK, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Not sure why they go to Morocco again. They had an extensive visit  last year in their introduction tour. (It's one of the more reliable sources. I read it earlier and couldn't post at the time. Now I can't find the article.)

Felipe will visit Germany next Wednesday to close the Spain-Germany Forum. He'll have to get back on the same day in order to welcome Abdullah on Thursday.

After the Paris attack, I don't think their security will let F&L go to movie theaters/restaurants any time soon.

[Nuno]

State visits   

[Nuno]

Agenda on the upcoming visit of Rania and Abdullah

19/11
F&L receive Rania and Abdullah at Barajas airport
F&L, J-C&Sofia will host a private dinner at El Pardo for the King and Queen of Jordan

20/11
Felipe and Abdullah will have a meeting at La Zarzuela
Felipe and Abdullah are going to visit Airbus Defence & Space
Letizia and Rania will keep a working meeting at the Autonomous University of Madrid in the Center for Molecular Biology "Severo Ochoa"
Official Lunch at the Royal Palace

[Little_star]

Ugh. A visit to Saudi. How grotesque.

 

[Rita]

wow alot of State visits
i am looking forward to see them again in Morocco although is too soon for anothere visit;
looking forward to see Leti beside Waity too

[Clara]

Ugh. A visit to Saudi. How grotesque.

 

The other three seem set in stone (the British one has been announced, Japan's ambassador has confirmed a visit in the first half of 2016 and Morocco's relationship with Spain won't allow the new government to backpedal on this one) but the visit to Saudi Arabia it's certainly very polemic and I'm pretty sure it could be axed depending on who wins the elections in a few weeks.

[Laprincess]

The Kings will travel to Saudi Arabia in February

The Kings will travel on 16 February to Saudi Arabia, where they will hold a three-day official visit. The trip, which has not yet been announced by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs or by the Palacio de la Zarzuela, was confirmed to the program of TVE HEARING by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Spain, Prince Mansour Bin Khalid Alfarhan Al -Saud. He explained that this visit will serve to "maintain and strengthen the already excellent and warm relations between the two countries. "

Saudi Arabia is the biggest oil producer country in the world , the second-after Venezuela reserves and one of the main suppliers of Spain. Both Kingdoms maintain excellent relations of friendship based primarily on sharing the royal families for decades, which has been key to Spanish companies to participate in the process of modernizing the Muslim country.

Indeed, the largest contract achieved so far by Spanish companies abroad was the construction of high-speed train linking the cities of Mecca and Medina, the so-called "AVE of the desert", whose budget was 6,736 million euros. The first phase of construction is scheduled for completion in 2017, and the desire of Saudi Arabia was that the King of Spain inaugurated.

The announcement of the Saudi ambassador has made ​​ten days after King Juan Carlos conduct a private visit to Saudi Arabia, where King Salman received him walking track at the airport. Both King Salman as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, offered dinner in honor of Don Juan Carlos , who also met with the second heir, Prince Mohamed bin Salman. This trip to Riyadh was part of a tour, strictly private, which also led to Don Juan Carlos to Jordan, Bahrain and UAE.

First trip to the Queen
The last two trips Don Felipe to Saudi Arabia were very fleeting, back and forth, to offer condolences to the royal family Saudi Arabia on the death of two of its members in October 2011, following the death of Crown Prince Sultan, and in January, following the death of former King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud, who succeeded King Salman. Some trips were almost six hours flying back and as many back while staying in Riyadh came just two or three hours, but the gesture was much appreciated by the Saudi Royal Family. If finally Letizia accompanies Don Felipe to Riyadh, this will be his first official trip to this Islamic kingdom where women are subject to very strict rules.

http://www.abc.es/espana/...201512122112_noticia.html

[Nuno]

The Kings will travel to Saudi Arabia in February

The Kings will travel on 16 February to Saudi Arabia, where they will hold a three-day official visit. The trip, which has not yet been announced by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs or by the Palacio de la Zarzuela, was confirmed to the program of TVE HEARING by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Spain, Prince Mansour Bin Khalid Alfarhan Al -Saud. He explained that this visit will serve to "maintain and strengthen the already excellent and warm relations between the two countries. "

Saudi Arabia is the biggest oil producer country in the world , the second-after Venezuela reserves and one of the main suppliers of Spain. Both Kingdoms maintain excellent relations of friendship based primarily on sharing the royal families for decades, which has been key to Spanish companies to participate in the process of modernizing the Muslim country.

Indeed, the largest contract achieved so far by Spanish companies abroad was the construction of high-speed train linking the cities of Mecca and Medina, the so-called "AVE of the desert", whose budget was 6,736 million euros. The first phase of construction is scheduled for completion in 2017, and the desire of Saudi Arabia was that the King of Spain inaugurated.

The announcement of the Saudi ambassador has made ​​ten days after King Juan Carlos conduct a private visit to Saudi Arabia, where King Salman received him walking track at the airport. Both King Salman as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, offered dinner in honor of Don Juan Carlos , who also met with the second heir, Prince Mohamed bin Salman. This trip to Riyadh was part of a tour, strictly private, which also led to Don Juan Carlos to Jordan, Bahrain and UAE.

First trip to the Queen
The last two trips Don Felipe to Saudi Arabia were very fleeting, back and forth, to offer condolences to the royal family Saudi Arabia on the death of two of its members in October 2011, following the death of Crown Prince Sultan, and in January, following the death of former King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud, who succeeded King Salman. Some trips were almost six hours flying back and as many back while staying in Riyadh came just two or three hours, but the gesture was much appreciated by the Saudi Royal Family. If finally Letizia accompanies Don Felipe to Riyadh, this will be his first official trip to this Islamic kingdom where women are subject to very strict rules.

http://www.abc.es/espana/...201512122112_noticia.html

I heard about it  Their visit to Japan is also confirmed I think but they haven't announced the date yet 

[Little_star]

Letizia should skip Saudi IMO.

Well they both should, but Felipe probably has to go.

[Rita]

The other three seem set in stone (the British one has been announced, Japan's ambassador has confirmed a visit in the first half of 2016 and Morocco's relationship with Spain won't allow the new government to backpedal on this one) but the visit to Saudi Arabia it's certainly very polemic and I'm pretty sure it could be axed depending on who wins the elections in a few weeks.

i would love to see that if it's Podemos who won the elections,the visit will take place anyway but Morocco and Spain relationship will be under real test.

[Clara]

2016

January 6

TM the King and Queen

Pascua Militar.
Royal Palace, Madrid.


January 8

HM the Queen

Audience to the Romani Secretariat Foundation.
Zarzuela Palace, Madrid.

Audience to Board of the Platform of Childhood Organizations in Spain.
Zarzuela Palace, Madrid.

[Nuno]

I'm curious about what Leti is going to wear this year....perhaps the red lace dress she only wore once to receive the ambassadors 

[Laprincess]

Felipe will spend his entire week on consultation with the political parties over forming a government so there's no agenda items.

Letizia will open FITUR alone on Wednesday. It's the international tourism show, one of the most important shows held in Spain. F&L used to open it together.

Letizia will attend a meeting with the association against cancer on Friday.

[Nuno]

Felipe will spend his entire week on consultation with the political parties over forming a government so there's no agenda items.

Letizia will open FITUR alone on Wednesday. It's the international tourism show, one of the most important shows held in Spain. F&L used to open it together.

Letizia will attend a meeting with the association against cancer on Friday.

I think perhaps you saw a first version of their schedule, because now it says Leti and Felipe are going to attend FITUR  
EDIT: The description says that Letizia is going to attend alone...perhaps it's a mistake on their website, perhaps they forgot to change the tittle... 

P.S. I hope Leti does not wear another men suit man suit like she usually does  

[Laprincess]

I got it from Spanish news. It's been all over the news that Leti will open FITUR alone. 

The press has already writing about the UK visit. They will stay in Windsor Castle. The banquet will be in Windsor Castle too. Two more months to go. 

http://www.elmundo.es/loc...310fca47416f4b8b45d5.html