Spain

Sailing success for King Felipe as his daughters head for new challenges

The Spanish Royals are enjoying their summer holidays in Palma de Mallorca, as they do every year. After a first week full of official engagements, King Felipe hung up his business suits and exchanged them for his nautical polo and trousers, as he boarded the Aifos sailboat for the MAPFRE Sailing King’s Cup. Embed from Getty Images And this was to be a special summer: for…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia open a project a century in the making

King Felipe and Queen Letizia have undertaken their last engagement in Madrid before their annual summer trip to Palma de Mallorca. They officially inaugurated the Royal Collection Gallery, a new art facility that will display parts of the royal collection held by the National Heritage.  And it proved to be a headline making moment in more ways than one as they stood shoulder to…
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Features

The monarch's role in Spain

Spain’s general election has seen the conservatives win most votes but not a majority and now negotiations begin as several parties vie to form a government. What is the role of Spain’s king, Felipe VI, in this situation? Maddalena Mastrostefano investigates for…
Spain

The King of Spain starts a bizarre social media trend

The royals are no strangers to viral social media moments at Wimbledon, and this year, thanks to his tailoring, it was King Felipe’s turn. Usually it’s the Princess of Wales with the fashion trends at Centre Court, but King Felipe—who attended the final because of…
Spain

Princess Leonor on military duty with King Felipe and Queen Letizia

King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Princess Leonor have taken part in the ceremony to hand out diplomas to all new graduates from the Army Military Academy. Their Majesties, accompanied by Her Royal Highness, arrived at the Zaragoza General Military Academy on Friday, 7th July 2023, accompanied by the Minister of Defense, the Chief of the Army, the acting President of Aragón, and the Mayor…
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Two Kings, history and a common goal: sustainability and diplomacy at the centre of friendly visit

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is undertaking a two-day working visit to Spain, focused on celebrating the 375th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries and their cooperation in the green transition.  For this, he was joined for some events by King Felipe of Spain, and the two of them showed the deep bond that is shared not only by the two countries but…
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