Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Benidorm and Valencia

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited Benidorm and Valencia on Friday, the latest stop on their tour of the autonomous communities of Spain. In Benidorm, Their Majesties undertook the first official visit to the city by a reigning monarch and consort. They met with Ximo Puig, the President of the Valencian Government; Salvador Navarro, the President of the Business Confederation of the…
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King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Castilla-La Mancha

King Felipe and Queen Letizia continued their visit through Spain on Thursday, visiting the city of Cuenca in the Castilla-La Mancha with a trip focused on young people and adults living with intellectual disabilities. Their Majesties arrived at the ASPADEC facilities and…
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The Duchess of Cornwall to guest-edit Emma Barnett's BBC Radio show

The Duchess of Cornwall will appear on The Emma Barnett Show this week as a guest editor, and will discuss life during the COVID-19 lockdown as well as her family, her work-from-home style, and her charity work. Camilla has given a pre-recorded interview as well, and will talk about her husband’s health following his coronavirus diagnosis in March. “He is probably the fittest man of his…
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Countess of Wessex shares memories of Royal Norfolk Show

The Countess of Wessex has written a letter of support for the Royal Norfolk Show, which had to be cancelled this year due to the pandemic. Sophie wrote of her memories attending last year’s show in her role as Patron of the Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations. The association works to promote agricultural, horticultural and countryside shows throughout the United…
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Europe's royals put the spotlight on local tourism

We’re caught in a flux, of sorts, as the world begins to ease out of lockdowns and restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but countries remain cautious about how to proceed so as not to cause another spike in cases. As businesses begin to reopen, one thing seems clear: summer tourism figures will likely fall very short of past years’ numbers. Enter the European royals who are…
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