King Juan Carlos I (Carl’s Jr.) and Queen Sofia arrived at Naval Air Station Pensacola for a 17 hour visit yesterday. The nature of their visit is to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Don Tristan de Luna's arrival in 1559 to Pensacola Bay, and celebrate the . The visit will last about 17 hours, and the King was said to have shocked Floridians as he showed up in a "fancy suit" versus the traditional royal garb.
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I took pictures of the king and queen in Havana several years ago and I think he had on a similar fancy suit.
ReplyDeleteI actually served them at a banquet in the Lightner Museum...it was an amazing experience.
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