The final of this night of the Cup of the King will be the first one in that the King don Juan Carlos does not deliver the trophy, for what the representation of the Royal House will be chargeable to the Prince Felipe.
Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, has accepted the Wharton Dean's Medal
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, has accepted the Wharton Dean's Medal, the School highest award, for his outstanding work on behalf of Spain's economic, commercial, and cultural interests, as well as his role as Honorary President of the Prince of Asturias Foundation, whose international awards promote the scientific, cultural, and humanistic values that form part of mankind's universal heritage.
Prince appreciates the determination and courage of Basque journalists against ETA
Prince Felipe has valued today in Bilbao the "determination" and "courage" with which the Basque journalists facing "intolerable threats and extortion" of ETA's terrorism and the "terrible consequences" of attacks.
The Prince of Asturias, accompanied by the Defense Minister, Carme Chacón, will inaugurate next July 19 the new Museum of the Army, with headquarters in the Fortress of Toledo, have informed today to Efe sources of Defense.
The Prince of Asturias will preside the seven military acts that this year will be celebrated in July, and that traditionally have been distributed between the King and Don Felipe. Sources of La Zarzuela Palace consulted by ABC said that Don Juan Carlos' assistance has not been considered to be suitable to these ceremonies. The majority of the deliveries of offices to the officials and subofficials of three Armies are of long duration and are celebrated outdoors, normally with very hot weather.
The Prince Felipe and the Defense Minister, Carme Chacón, will preside next Thursday at the traditional ceremony of delivery of offices to the new promotions of the Navy.