The Queen of Spain has met the First Lady of the United States as Madrid gets ready for one of the biggest international political summits of the year.
Queen Letizia welcomed Jill Biden to the Zarzuela Palace on June 27 2022, just hours before the NATO summit was due to start in the Spanish capital.
US President Joe Biden will be among those taking part in the summit which will bring world…
King Felipe attends Navy exercise
17th June 2022
As commander-in-chief of Spain’s armed forces, King Felipe is accustomed to attending major military exercises and has recently participated in a major naval exercise in Spanish and international waters.
The Spanish monarch arrived at the naval base near the city of…
Infanta Elena has handed out the prizes at an annual arts contest for children and young people at a ceremony at the Pardo Palace.
The eldest sister of King Felipe VI presented the awards at the event which encourages young people to celebrate their national…
King Felipe encounters a very familiar face
14th June 2022
Attending ceremonies to unveil statues is no novelty for royalty. However, King Felipe VI of Spain has just unveiled a bust of someone very familiar. The well-known Spanish sculptor, Víctor Ochoa, has created a bust of the king himself to recognize the work of Felipe VI as Head of State.
The bust is located at the town hall in Madrid, where the city council of Madrid carries out its daily…
King Felipe leads celebrations at famous sporting win
29th May 2022
King Felipe VI of Spain took to the winner’s podium in Paris as Real Madrid made history with a famous win in the Champions’ League.
The Spanish team took the title with a 1-0 win over Liverpool. It’s the fourteenth time they’ve claimed the…
Spain on standby for the return of a king from exile
19th May 2022
The Spanish Royal Household has confirmed that King Juan Carlos will return from exile for the first time in almost two years.
Officials issued a brief statement less than 24 hours before the former monarch was due to touch down in Spain for a brief visit.
Juan Carlos…
Abu Dhabi and the Spanish royal family have had a very public links in recent years since King Juan Carlos decided to go into self imposed exile there in 2020. Now, his son, King Felipe VI, has visited the country without stopping to see his father.
King Felipe visited the Arab state on May 15th 2022 to convey condolences following the death of the country’s Emir, Sheikh Khalifa bin…
They are a very special set of paintings that arrived in England in mysterious circumstances and which were only accessible to the guests of one of the richest and most powerful men in Europe for years. Now, they are at the heart of a new exhibition of Spanish art which has…
Queen Sofia praised for her support for the arts at prize giving ceremony
23rd February 2022
Queen Sofia has presented some of Spain’s most prestigious cultural awards.
On February 22nd 2022, she oversaw a special ceremony at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, in Madrid. Queen Sofia handed out the prizes at the 2022 Ibero-American Patronage…
King Felipe heads to Honduras as his speech on colonialism makes international headlines
27th January 2022
The King of Spain is currently on a visit to Central America and has just arrived in Honduras after a stay in Puerto Rico which saw Felipe VI deliver a speech on colonialsim that has made headlines around the world.
The king’s decision to praise Spanish explorers for bringing civilization and European culture to America has put him on the front pages of newspapers globally. His speech in…