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The Prince Felipe is sorry about the " great loss of a great figure and of a great friend "
The prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón, came in name of the Royal Family to the ardent chapel of the skier Francisco Fernandez Ochoa, who died at the age of 56.
" I wanted to come to be with the family and to give them an embrace in name of the Royal Family. We feel the great loss of a great figure, a great person and a great friend ", assured don Felipe to the exit of Paquito's house, which besides was a particular teacher of ski of the King.
The Prince of Asturias was near ten minutes in the house of the skier, where Eugenio Romero was received and dismissed by the widow, Maria Jesus Vargas, the mayor of Cercedilla, and of Santiago Fisas, Counselor of Culture and sport of the Community of Madrid.
The Spanish Royal Family, who sent a wreath to the ardent chapel, always has been very joined Paquito Fernandez Ochoa and sample of the friendship that was joining them was the presence of the infantas Elenas and Cristina in the honoring that Cercedilla exhausted him last October 28.
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The Queen gives her condolence for telephone to the widow of Paquito
Fernandez Ochoa
The Queen Dona Sofía spoke telephonically with Maria Jesus Vargas to express to her personally the condolence for the death of her husband, the skier Francisco Fernandez Ochoa, happened in the first hour of the morning of this Monday. Dona Sofía, who is in Madrid because he could not accompany the King in his trip to Montevideo to be present from the last Friday at the XVI Summit Latin-American and the later visit of State at Paraguay, initiated this Monday, has wanted to speak with the widow of the Olympic medallist of gold to transmit the sorrow of the Royal Family for the death of the champion.
On the same morning, soon after knowing itself the news of Paquito's death, in Cercedilla (Madrid), the Kings sent flowers to the domicile of the skier in Cercedilla, where one installed the ardent chapel, and a telegram of condolences to the family. Also the Princes of Asturias and the Dukes of Lugo and of Palma made come their condolences to the family Fernandez Ochoa, and Don Felipe approached in the evening the ardent chapel in representation of the Wreath.