PAPAL AUDIENCE FOR THE GRAND MASTER ON 28TH FEBRUARY 2004

His Royal Highness the Infante de España D. Carlos, Duke of Calabria, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Calabria, the Duke and Duchess of Noto, Princesses Cristina, Ines and Victoria of the Two Sicilies and their husbands, and by His Excellency D. Carlos Abella, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Holy See, were received in Private Audience in the Apostolic Palace by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday 28th February, 2004.

HRH the Infante D. Carlos on the occasion of his private audience
with His Holiness Pope John Paul II

HRH the Infante D. Carlos presenting HRH the Duke of Noto
to HH the Pope

Following the audience Their Royal Highnesses attended a Mass celebrated for the members of the Order in the Constantinian Basilica of Santa Croce al Flaminio. His Eminence Cardinal Innocenti was the celebrant, those president included their Excellencies the Ambassadors of Spain and Honduras, and Ambassador Stefan Falez, Ministers of the Embassies of Spain, France, and Panama and the Secretaries of the Embassies of Venezuela, Mexico, and Chile to the Holy See, and members of the Deputation.