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King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed to the White House

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain were welcomed to the White House yesterday by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Their Majesties, the President and First Lady held a private meeting in the Oval Office after the official welcome, where Letizia was spotted kindly placing her hand on Melania’s back as they entered the building. At the conclusion of the meeting, the…
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Iñaki Urdangarin begins prison sentence

Spain’s Iñaki Urdangarin, the brother-in-law of King Felipe and husband to Infanta Cristina, has begun his five year and ten-month prison sentence. He signed himself in to Brieva jail in Avila – a town northwest of Madrid. He had been given a five-day deadline…
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San Antonio hosts King Felipe and Queen Letizia

San Antonio, Texas, was host to King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain yesterday. The King and Queen are currently in the United States to celebrate the tricentennial of New Orleans, Louisiana, and San Antonio. Today, they will spend day two in the city. Tuesday, their…
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Spanish King and Queen end trip to New Orleans and travel on to Texas

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia concluded their trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, for the city’s tricentennial yesterday before moving on to San Antonio, Texas, to celebrate that city’s 300th anniversary, as well. Lousiana was a Spanish colony from 1763 to 1802. Of course, Texas is another former colony of Spain from 1690–1821. Their trip later moves on to the US capital…
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King Felipe attends bullfight

His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain was the guest of honour at the San Isidro Fair in Madrid this weekend, joining thousands of attendees at the annual event organised by the Press Association of Madrid. King Felipe attended the traditional Corrida de la Prensa on Sunday, the final event of the San Isidro fair and a key highlight of the Spanish bullfighting season. During the event bullfighters…
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King Felipe attends opening of International Meeting of University Rectors 2018

This week His Majesty King Don Felipe of Spain participated in the opening ceremonies of the 2018 International Meeting of University Rectors at the University of Salamanca. Now in its fourth edition, the two-day event began yesterday with more than 700 rectors, academic representatives and personalities from the fields of business, politics and international institutions from 26 countries coming…
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