The Spanish royal family celebrated Easter at the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca on Sunday, April 4, 2009.

King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, Crown Prince Felipe, Crown Princess Letizia and the young princesses, Leonor and Sofia, attended the Easter Mass. The family took some time to greet the priests and pose for photographs outside the church. They traditionally spend the Easter holiday on the island.

Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia, in their blue dresses, matched perfectly down to their white stockings and tan shoes. Queen Sofia was in all red, which matched her husband’s red tie. Prince Felipe matched his daughters with a blue tie. I was surprised to see Princess Letizia wearing trousers to the Easter mass. Her outfit is a little too casual for me.

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Her Majesty Queen Sofia

Born as: Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark

Birthday and birthplace: November 2, 1938 in Psychiko, Athens, Greece

Royal House: The House of Borbon (The Spanish Royal Family)

Parents: King Paul I (1901-1964) and Queen Federica (1917-1981) of Greece

Siblings: ex-King Constantine II of Greece (b. 1940), and Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (b. 1942)

Spouse: King Juan Carlos (wedding day: May 14, 1962 at the Church of Saint Dennis at Athens)

Children: The Infanta Elena (b. 1963), The Infanta Cristina (b. 1965), and Prince Felipe (b. 1968)

Grandchildren: Don Felipe Juan (b. 1998) and Dona Victoria (b. 2000); Don Juan Valentin (b. 1999), Don Pablo (b. 2000), Don Miguel (b. 2002), and Dona Irene (b. 2005); and The Infanta Leonor (b. 2005) and The Infanta Sofia (b. 2007)

Official Residence: Palacio Real de Madrid (Royal Palace of Madrid)

Other Residences: La Zarzuela Palace; Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca

Education: Childcare, music, and archeology

Special Interests: sailing, social and welfare issues activities

Other Notes: Queen Sofía is a descendant of Britain’s Queen Victoria. She was a reserve member of the Greek sailing team at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. Queen Sofia is fluent in Spanish, English, French, German, and Greek.

source: The Official Website of the Spanish Monarchy, and Wikipedia; image credit: Newscom

Spain’s Queen Sofia in Jacmel, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti during a visit on January 21, 2009.

Queen Sofia of Spain is spending a lot of time on the ground during her visit to Haiti. During her 3-day visit, the Queen has been visiting development projects that Spain has helped fund in the country.

Among her stops are a mountain reforestation project and a fishing village. Queen Sofia met with Haiti’s President Rene Preval on Wednesday, January 21, 2009.

Queen Sofia was in the Dominican Republic prior to going to Haiti.

source: MSNBC; Image: Newscom

From left: King Juan Carlos, Emperor Akihito, Queen Sofia and Empress Michiko at the welcome ceremony on November 10, 2008.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia arrived in Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on November 9, 2008 for a state visit to Japan. That night, they attended a reception party at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.

The Spanish royals were official welcomed by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace on November 10, 2008. If you’re confused about the time, just remember that Japan is ahead of us (in the U.S.) by several hours.

The last time the Spanish royals were in Japan was in 1998, for the opening ceremony of the Nagano Olympics. They will stay until November 14, 2008 for this visit.

More photos of the arrival at the airport from Yahoo; and the Nov. 9 reception from Zimbio.

image credit: Newscom