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King Juan Carlos has written a memoir and it's being published just in time for Christmas

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12th September 2025
It’s a Christmas present that Spain’s royals don’t necessarily want to find beneath their tree this festive season. King Juan Carlos has written a memoir and it’s hitting shops at the start of December. Juan Carlos, who brought Spain out of dictatorship and into democracy before falling from grace, has told his side of his story in a much anticipated book. Publishers, Planeta, have…
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Spain's King Felipe made this major change to royal protocol for an important reason

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5th August 2025
King Felipe of Spain has brought in a big change to a long established rule for royal events and he had a pressing reason to do it. One of the biggest events in the Spanish royal calendar is the annual evening for dignitaries in Mallorca, held in the gardens of the Marivent palace. It’s a formal event and men are usually asked to wear a suit with tie for the evening. However, in 2024…
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Princess Leonor receives two special awards as her naval training comes to an end

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14th July 2025
As her naval training comes to an end this week, Princess Leonor received two special honours from Galicia as parting gifts. The future queen of Spain has spent the past year training at the Naval Military School in Marín. This week, she’ll finish with a ceremony attended by King Felipe, Queen Letizia and her younger sister, Infanta Sofía. Princess Leonor received the Gold Medal of…
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Queen Letizia's pride as her younger daughter graduates from the college dubbed 'princess school'

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24th May 2025
Infanta Sofia of Spain has been praised for her ”vibrant spirit” as she graduated from secondary education. The second in line to the Spanish throne received her International Baccalaureate at a ceremony at UWC Atlantic College in south Wales as her two years there came to an end. Casa de S.M. el Rey Sofia, who turned 18 last month, was presented with her certificate as her tutors said…
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