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Her Royal Highness, The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia), styled HRH The Infanta Cristina (born June 13, 1965), is the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. She is sister to the Infanta Elena and Felipe, the Prince of Asturias. She is fifth in the line of succession to the Spanish throne. The Royal Family of the Kingdom of Spain consists of the direct descendants of the current King Juan Carlos of Spain. ... Spanish coat of arms; featuring the arms of Castile, León, Navarre, Aragon and Granada; with the fleur_de_lys of the Bourbons; surrounded by the Pillars of Hercules; crowned. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with King Don Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón. ... Her Majesty Queen Sofía (Sofía de Borbón, Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg), is the queen consort of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. ... HRH The Prince of Asturias Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia; born January 30, 1968), styled HRH The Prince of Asturias, is the third child of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain. ... The Princess of Asturias (née Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, born September 15, 1972 in Oviedo, Spain) is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to the Spanish throne. ... Her Royal Highness Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de los Silos de Borbón y de Grecia de Marichalar), styled HRH The Infanta Elena (born December 20, 1963), is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, and second in the line... Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada is the fourth of the six sons of Don Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera, Conde de Ripalda, (who died in 1979) and his wife Doña Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Bobadilla. ... His Excellency Don Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert, Duke of Palma de Mallorca (born January 15, 1968) is the husband of the Infanta Cristina of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Queen Sofia of Spain. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ... Queen Sofía Her Majesty Queen Sofía (Sofía de Grecia y Hannover), styled HM The Queen, is the queen of Spain, wife of King Juan Carlos of Spain. ... Her Royal Highness Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de los Silos de Borbón y de Grecia de Marichalar), styled HRH The Infanta Elena (born December 20, 1963), is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, and second in the line... HRH The Prince of Asturias Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia; born January 30, 1968), styled HRH The Prince of Asturias, is the third child of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain. ... An order of succession is a formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant. ...

Birth

Her Royal Highness Doña Cristina, Infanta of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca was born in Madrid and was baptised at La Zarzuela Palace by the Archbishop of Madrid. Her godparents were HRH Alfonso de Borbon, Duke of Cadiz, and HRH the Infanta Maria Cristina de Borbon y Battenberg. Plaza de Cibeles (Cibeles square) and the Palacio de Comunicaciones (Communications Palace) Coat of arms. ... Alfonso de Borbón Dampierre (1936–1989), also known as the Duke of Segovia, Duke of Cádiz (as he was mostly called in Spain) and Duke of Anjou, was a pretender to both the French and Spanish thrones. ...

Education

She received her secondary education at Santa Maria del Camino School and she graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 1989 with a degree in political science. She continued her studies at New York University, obtaining a master's degree in international relations in 1990. In 1991, she gained practical experience working at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The Complutense University of Madrid, in Spanish Universidad Complutense de Madrid, is an important Spanish university, located in Madrid. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Marriage and children

She married the team handball player Iñaki Urdangarin in Barcelona on October 4, 1997, at which time her father conferred on her the title Duchess of Palma de Mallorca. They have four children, all born in Barcelona: Team handball (also known as field handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. ... His Excellency Don Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert, Duke of Palma de Mallorca (born January 15, 1968) is the husband of the Infanta Cristina of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Queen Sofia of Spain. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, and Spains second-largest city (after Madrid). ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• His Excellency Don Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born September 29, 1999)
• His Excellency Don Pablo Nicolás Sebastián de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (born December 6, 2000)
• His Excellency Don Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón (born April 30, 2002)
• Her Excellency Doña Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón (born June 5, 2005)

They live in Barcelona, where the Infanta Cristina is in charge of the international cooperation program at the "La Caixa" Foundation. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Owned By Jorge. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón (b. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Styles of The Infanta Cristina

Reference style Her Royal Highness Spoken style Your Royal Highness Alternative style Ma'am

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Activities in Spain and Abroad

She carries out many institutional, cultural, academic and welfare activities in Spain and abroad, especially in European and Latin American countries. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

As Honorary President of the Spanish Committee of UNESCO, she has maintained her links with this international organisation and with several of its projects, especially educational ones, with the focus on activities to protect the natural and artistic heritage. In October 2001, she was appointed Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations for the 2nd World Assembly on Ageing. She is also a member of the Dali Foundation Board of Trustees. This page may refer to: UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. ...

She supports a number of welfare bodies and participates personally in courses on adapted sailing for the handicapped. She is the President of the International Foundation for Disabled Sailing.

Sports and participation in the Olympics

She practises a number of sports including skiing, but her favourite is sailing. She has taken part in many national and international events and was a member of the Spanish Olympic sailing team at the Seoul Games in 1988 where she was standard bearer in the opening parade. Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... Wooden sailing boat Sailing is the skillful art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or smaller boat, across a body of water using wind as the source of power. ... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ...

See Also

• Line of succession to the Spanish Throne

Spain uses the same system of (male-preference) primogeniture as the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Royal Household of HM the King official website (English and Spanish)