Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (R) talks to Spain’s Minister of Defence Pedro Morenes Eulate (C) and Spain’s Minister of Interior Affairs Jorge Fernandez Diaz (L) during the Pascua Militar ceremony on January 6, 2012 at the Royal palace in Madrid.
Today 6th of January, 2012, Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I de Borbon and Queen Sofia of Spain along with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe of and Princess Letizia of Asturias presided over Pascua Militar Ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain.After the national anthem followed by a 21-gun salute, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I inspected the royal guards in Armory Square. Afterward, the royal foursome made their way inside the palace to the Throne Room where His Majesty the King gave a speech in front of dozens of civil and military representatives including the new Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, the Defense Minister, Pedro Morenes, Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez and Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral General Fernando García Sánchez.
Spain’s Princess Letizia (L) gestures as she speaks to Prince Felipe (R) during the ‘Pascua Militar’ annual Christmas military ceremony at the Royal Palace in Madrid (Spain) on January 6, 2012.
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