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Princess Leonor is surrounded by both of her grandmothers as Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony returns to its usual splendour

King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Queen Sofía and Infanta Sofía accompanied Princess Leonor for the traditional Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony.  At 6:24 pm on Friday, 28th October, the royals departed the Reconquista Hotel and, at 6:31, made their way on the blue carpet, posing for photographers before entering the Campoamor Theatre, in Asturias’ capital Oviedo (which is also Queen…
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Queen Letizia talks mental health in youth ahead of World Mental Health Day

Queen Letizia of Spain took part in the institutional event that preceded the World Mental Health Day celebration on 10 October.  Her Majesty arrived at the Impact Hub Piamonte in Madrid and was welcomed by the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, and the President of the Confederation for Mental Health Spain, Nel González Zapico.  The event began with a musical number by the band Nena…
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Who is Queen Letizia of Spain?

Queen Letizia is celebrating a milestone birthday today. Learn more about the Queen of Spain on her 50th birthday below: Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano was born to Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez and María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez on 15 September 1972 in Oviedo…
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Queen Letizia enquires about impact of integrative medicine at cancer conference

Queen Letizia of Spain took part in the “Cancer Tour” conference in Lleida, Catalonia, in her role as Permanent Honorary President of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, AECC in Spanish).  Her Majesty, carrying out her first engagement after the summer break, arrived in the Catalonian city’s CaixaForum, where the Government Delegate welcomed…
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Queen Letizia and US First Lady, Jill Biden, visit centre supporting refugees from Ukraine

Dr Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States of America, travelled to Madrid a day before her husband did for the NATO summit, and took the opportunity to visit some of the projects that are at the core of Queen Letizia’s work. After a meeting with staff, patients and families at the Spanish Association against Cancer on Monday, Tuesday brought on a visit to the centre for Ukrainian…
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