“El Correo” is a leading daily newspaper in Bilbao and the Basque Country of northern Spain and a popular paper in Spain. .King Felipe has been in Bilbao to open its new headquarters.
On January 18th 2022, King Felipe officially inaugurated the new headquarters of”El Correo”, which after 55 years in the Bolueta neighbourhood, has come to occupy two floors of the Sota Building…
King Felipe sends warning to Russia at Diplomatic Corps reception
17th January 2022
Following the reception of military personnel in the traditional Pascua Militar ceremony, King Felipe and Queen Letizia continued carrying out their new year receptions with the Diplomatic Corpse.
On Monday, 17th January 2022, Their Majesties arrived at Madrid’s…
Following the military ceremony of Pascua Militar, King Felipe took on his duties as head of state from the diplomatic angle and welcomed six new ambassadors to the Royal Palace in Madrid for the presentation of their Letters of Credentials.
His Majesty was dressed in…
Queen Sofía of Spain begins her new year with a charity concert
9th January 2022
Shortly after her son and daughter-in-law began their public engagements for 2022, Queen Sofía of Spain has also resumed her agenda by attending a charity concert.
Her Majesty arrived at the National Auditorium of Music in Madrid on the evening of January 8th and she was welcomed by many authorities including the President of Caritas Spain.
The concert was held in the Sinfónica Hall of…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia kickstart their 2022 agenda with a traditional military ceremony
6th January 2022
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain kicked off their 2022 agenda by presiding over the traditional ceremony of Pascua Militar, one day after former King Juan Carlos Celebrated his 84th birthday in Abu Dhabi and Princess Leonor reportedly made her way back to Wales to…
King Juan Carlos of Spain marks his birthday as much in the headlines as ever. Despite living in self imposed exile for over a year, the anniversary of his birth excites as much attention in the country he once ruled as any other royal event. In the weeks before he turned…
The Princess of Asturias is set to miss one of her family’s favourite traditions because she has to head back to school.
Princess Leonor, 15, is due back at UWC Atlantic College in Wales for the start of the new term on January 5th 2022 meaning she won’t be in Madrid for the celebrations markng Epiphany.
The princess, her sister, Infanta Sofia, 14, and their parents usually spend…
The promise of the future meets the shadow of the past: Spain's royal year dominated by a former monarch and a queen in waiting
31st December 2021
If the theme of 2020 for Spain’s royals was the shadow of the past catching up with them, then the family began 2021 with their focus firmly on the future. With King Juan Carlos several thousand miles from Madrid, there were moments when the controversies around him…
Belgian court blocks extradition of rapper who threatened Spanish royals
29th December 2021
In 2018, following a warrant issued for his arrest, Spanish rapper Valtònyc escaped to Belgium, where he has been residing in a judicial limbo ever since.
Following a first sentence from Belgium’s High Court in the same year, Spanish authorities appealed the…
King Felipe urges the powerful to think of the common good in hard hitting Christmas message
24th December 2021
The King of Spain has told those in power to think of the common good in a hard hitting Christmas message which combined sympathetic messages for those experiencing difficulties with ambitious plans to make the most of opportunities presented in a post Covid environment.
King Felipe VI, addressing his nation on Christmas Eve as is traditional, said that Spain stood at a crossroads that provided…
