Sister of Spanish princess loses fight for privacy
November 9, 2008
The Sunday Times – November 9, 2008 – By Matthew Campbell.
Spaniards are locked in a furious debate about privacy and the press. They are asking to what extent people should be entitled to protection from prying photographers if they are not a celebrity in their own right but are related to one.
Last week a court in Toledo became the latest battleground as Telma Ortiz, the 35-year-old sister-in-law of Prince Felipe, the heir to the throne, sought a restraining order against 50 media organisations – from gossip magazines to television stations – that she claimed had turned her life upside down.
Ortiz and her boyfriend, Enrique Martin Llop, are aid workers who claim to be under constant harassment from photographers, particularly since Ortiz gave birth to her daughter Amanda in March.
The new facilities - Photo - Granada Science Park website
Typically Spanish – November 3, 2008- By H.B
Five new pavillions make the Granada Science Park one of the largest in Europe.
A new large extension to the Science Park in Granada is to be opened by the Prince and Princess of Asturias, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia today.
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NanoArt by Orfescu at the Prince of Asturias Awards
October 22, 2008
Molecular Zoo, by Cris Orfescu
Press Release – October 21, 2008
Five scientists in the field of Nanotechnology will be awarded the Prince of Asturias prize for Technical and Scientific Research on October 24, 2008. Cris Orfescu has been invited to exhibit NanoArt in a solo show at this prestigious event.
Waxwork princess gets new nose
October 11, 2008
Expatica – October 10, 2008
By Mabel Galaz
After Princess Letizia’s plastic surgery, Madrid’s Wax Museum changes her statue.
MADRID — Princess Letizia’s new look after undergoing plastic surgery, allegedly to correct a breathing problem with her nose, prompted directors at Madrid’s Museo de Cera (Wax Museum) to also change her statue.
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