Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia, Current Events Part 4: Dec. 2004 - February 2005

[Anna_R]

Batch 4 of 5

Edit: For some strange and unknown reason I'm not being able to attach the 8 remaining pictures. I'll try again tomorrow (since it is already 1 AM and I need to go to bed)

 

[Tinika]

Their body language seems a little altered, more distant, since earlier photos. I hate to be one of those people who wastes time noticing things like this but I certainly hope they are not having any problems.

 

[marezdote]

Their body language seems a little altered, more distant, since earlier photos. I hate to be one of those people who wastes time noticing things like this but I certainly hope they are not having any problems.

I don't think they are having problems. I watched the video and they both seemed to be having a good time. I think the diffrence is she tends to stay very close to him most of the time because she isn't really in her element. Today at El Mundo she seemed very in her element and in my opinion more interactive with others than usual.

 

[Emily]

Yes, I hate to appear trite but I also have noticed that...a bit less "in sync" than earlier.

 

[Anna_R]

I guess that the answer for that is that Letizia is becoming more and more confident as time passes and she's feeling much more safe and comfortable while in official engagements as well as in her role as a princess.

If you take a look at their pictures in Asturias, during their last leisure moments, you'll clearly notice that the "sync" is still there, it's just not so apparent anymore, maybe they chose that way.

 

[Ennyllorac]

I guess that the answer for that is that Letizia is becoming more and more confident as time passes and she's feeling much more safe while in official engagements.

If you take a look at their pictures in Asturias, during their last leisure moments, you'll clearly notice that the "sync" is still there, it's just not so apparent anymore, maybe they chose that way.

I agree with Anna. As time passes, Letizia is going to feel more confident with her role as time goes on. However, we also need to remember that she was in her element at EL Mundo. I am sure there were people there that she had contact with in her jornalism days.

 

[Elsa M.]

I guess that the answer for that is that Letizia is becoming more and more confident as time passes and she's feeling much more safe and comfortable while in official engagements as well as in her role as a princess.

If you take a look at their pictures in Asturias, during their last leisure moments, you'll clearly notice that the "sync" is still there, it's just not so apparent anymore, maybe they chose that way.

Yes, I agree. It’s comprehensible that they want to give a more professional/institutional image now they’re actually married and so not only a in love couple, but the future king and queen of Spain. Anyway, they keep lovingly glancing at one another:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78804

Yesterday, at Elmundo, it was natural that her former colleagues were talking mainly to her and she was feeling in her very environment.

Anyway, it’s adorable how they both smile the same way!
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78705
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78700

 

[Anna_R]

How about this one?

 

[Anna_R]

More pictures from the visit to El Mundo, this time from Colourpress

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

More from Getty Images:

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

And some more:

 

[Elsa M.]

Still some more photos from yesterday. Source: SeegerPress.

 

[lucys]

El Mundo had a couple articles about the visit. They are long so I won't translate them completely, but a few interesting anecdotes/comments.

When asked if she missed being a journalist, Letizia said she didn't miss it, but she did have very fond memories of being a journalist, and that she still has the journalist's eye and interest to be always on top of what's going on. Felipe then joked that she "interviews me daily". He also said, now seriously, that because of her he doesn't feel as precautious with journalists. They did acknowledge, nonetheless, that they do sometimes feel accosted by the media and get particularly upset with some of the "both triffling and libelous" things said in some media outlets.

They must of asked her something about her role or something, they didn't really say what she was responding to, but she said that she feels her main responsibility, since Felipe will be King, is to be his support. That she wants to be useful to the State and wants for the Spanish people to be pleased with her actions. With all the preganancy/not pregnant rumours she must have felt compelled to also say "we will have children."

The reporter said that while they (the Royal House) had certainly taught her protocol, they had thankfully not sufficated her naturalness. He describes her as having "transparent" hands, almost like those of a Dolorosa statue (the agrieved Virgin Mary) and a neck like a white iris.

Then he mentions their circumspect, careful remarks regarding some political stuff that unless you care about Spainish politics I won't bother with.

The best line: "They have condemned her to be Queen one day." Apparently the author doesn't think it's a bit of a prize to be part of the monarchy.

www.elmundo.es

 

[Anna_R]

Felipe and Letizia, together with the whole Royal Family, received the foreign ambassadors credited in Spain.

For pictures, visit the SRF thread here

 

[Elsa M.]

Here's a link to some of the photos from Elmundo you previously posted, but now bigger. Just click "Entrar", to see the gallery:

http://www.elmundo.es/fotografia/2005/01/visita_principes/index.html

 

[susan alicia]

I agree with Anna. As time passes, Letizia is going to feel more confident with her role as time goes on. However, we also need to remember that she was in her element at EL Mundo. I am sure there were people there that she had contact with in her jornalism days.

as far as I can see in the pictures, they were taking the trouble to LISTEN to others as was required at that moment. they are professional and kind and will do fine, with each other and with spain.

 

[Emily]

Yes, I agree with you Anna. It crossed my mind that she might have made a conscious choice to appear a bit more professional in her job as opposed to the hand-holding "newlywed" look we saw more of this summer and early fall. I sure have alot of admiration for this couple -- their capacity for staying on the go is terrific!

 

[lucys]

I really like this image from Viennareport (via fotomarkplatz)
http://www.viennareport.at/voransichtl/1172/1172915_b.jpg

 

[pdas1201]

Pics from Felipe and Letizia's visit to her grandmother on January 9, 2005.

(Hopefully, not posted before)

 

[rchainho]

Why is letizia always touching her hair. Is almost all pics.

 

[marezdote]

Why is letizia always touching her hair. Is almost all pics.

It is probibly because of the wind. It could also be something she does when she is nervous. Sometimes when I am nervous I play with my hair.

 

[Guess Who]

some more images from wireimages

 

[marezdote]

Jueves, 20 de enero de 2005[font=Verdana,Arial]INAUGURACIÓN DEL GASEODUCTO HUELVA - SEVILLA - CÓRDOBA - MADRID
Villafranca. Córdoba[/font]

This is their next public engagement according to the royal families website.

 

[lucys]

Jueves, 20 de enero de 2005[font=Verdana,Arial]INAUGURACIÓN DEL GASEODUCTO HUELVA - SEVILLA - CÓRDOBA - MADRID
Villafranca. Córdoba[/font]

This is their next public engagement according to the royal families website.

According to ABC/Cordoba after they inaugurate this publicworks project they may also go into Cordoba proper to attend a literary event--but that would be a "private event".

In the meantime, the ongoing rumors that they are expecting their first child are once again "intense", according to www.elsemanaldigital.com. These latest rumors have spread--see from what silly substance rumors come from--because they "were so happy" when they were in Alicante seeing off the navy ship Galicia to Asia, and because Letizia's mother "didn't want to talk to the press while they chased her around Madrid". Too funny!

 

[Elsa M.]

The Princes of Asturias inaugurated today a pipeline in Villafranca de Cordoba.
Photos from GettyImages:

 

[Elsa M.]

1. from La Casa del Rey
2. from ElPaís

 

[marezdote]

What were they inaugurating today? Also I'm pretty sure she has worn this suit before.

 

[Elsa M.]

What were they inaugurating today?

An important pipeline connecting Huelva-Sevilla-Córdoba-Madrid.

Also I'm pretty sure she has worn this suit before

Yes, she has worn it the day after the Prizes Principe de Asturias, when they visited the village Villar de Vildas. She has also used it many other occasions, but in a skirt version, or just as single pieces.

 

[Elsa M.]

Photos from ImagineScandinavia:

 

[cute_girl]

how cold is it in spain?she never wear a jacket,hope she does not catch cold!