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King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend the annual Pascua Militar ceremony in Madrid

King Felipe and Queen Letizia have attended their traditional post-Christmas engagement: the Pascua Militar ceremony, celebrated in Madrid to mark the beginning of a new military year. At 12:03pm local time on Friday, 6th January, Their Majesties arrived at the gates that surround Plaza de la Armería in front of the Royal Palace. Wearing his Air Force uniform and a red gown respectively…
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King Felipe honours a special group of Spaniards with poignant awards ceremony

King Felipe presided over the ceremony for the Annual Awards of the Foundation for Terrorism Victims, which took place in Madrid’s Mutua Madrileña Auditorium on the evening of Wednesday, 14th December.  Upon his arrival, the King was welcomed by the Minister of Justice, the President of the Madrid Community, the Mayor of Madrid, and other state and local authorities. Once inside…
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A heavy focus on clean nuclear energy takes the spotlight on day 2 of Spain's official visit to Croatia

King Felipe and Queen Letizia had a busy second and final day of their official visit to Croatia, aimed at celebrating the 30th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties with the signature of a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a particle accelerator near Grenada. Their Majesties began their day by attending the Croatia-Spain Forum at Croatia’s State Archives…
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Gastroenteritis decimates the Spanish Royal family in the last event of the Princess of Asturias Awards

A stomach bug threw a wrench in the plans of the Spanish Royal Family for their last day in the Principality of Asturias, where they arrived on Thursday to take part in the events for the Princess of Asturias Awards.  On Saturday, 29 October, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía were scheduled to visit Cadavéu (or Cadavedo in Castilian Spanish), a small village in…
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