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Queen Sofía joins King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI's funeral

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5th January 2023
Queen Sofía of Spain has traveled to Vatican City to attend the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.  Her Majesty arrived in the Italian capital on Wednesday, 4th January – the eve of the day of the funeral – and immediately visited St Peter’s Basilica, where she attended the wake for the former Pontif.  In St Peter’s, the former Queen of Spain was welcomed by the…
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Queen Sofía comes face to (virtual) face with the first European human in Spain

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15th November 2022
Queen Sofía of Spain had a close encounter of the ancient kind when she presided over the meeting of the board of the Atapuerca Foundation in her role as Honorary President.  Her Majesty arrived at the Foundation’s quarters in Ibeas, near Burgos, and was welcomed by the General Secretary for Research, the Mayor of Ibeas, and the Councilor for Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Castilla y…
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Casa Real reveals King Juan Carlos family conversations - what we know so far

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26th May 2022
It was one of the trips that caused the most stirrup in Spain – King Juan Carlos returned to the country after almost two years.  Following much speculation, the Royal Household decided to release a short statement detailing what happened during the much-anticipated meeting of the former monarch with the majority of his family.  Present for the meeting were King Felipe and Queen…
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A quiet Easter leads to noisy debate for Spain's royals

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23rd April 2022
The decision of the King and Queen of Spain to pass their Easter holidays mostly in private has led to debate in some of the country’s newspapers. King Felipe, Queen Letizia and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, spent Easter Saturday visiting Ukrainian…
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The uncertain future of Queen Sofía, the 'most royal' royal in Europe

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9th August 2020
She is perhaps the last of the old European royal way. Daughter of a king, sister of a king, wife of a king and mother of a king, Queen Sofía of Spain has a regal tale unmatched on the continent, and in the 21st century, it is a rarity. But she’s far more than a sum of her dynastic parts. Sofía is a consort who was pioneering a new way of carrying out the ancient role of royalty…
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