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King Felipe meets Spain's Prime Minister for first time since exile of Juan Carlos

King Felipe VI has held a formal meeting with the country’s Prime Minister for the first time since news of the exile of former monarch, Juan Carlos, broke. The two men had an audience at the Marivent Palace in Mallorca where Felipe VI is spending ten days with his family. Spain’s king usually holds a meeting with the Prime Minister during the royal stay in Mallorca but this…
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Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia take lead on royal engagement

The heir to the throne of Spain and her sister have been out and about in Mallorca for the second time in two days for an engagement focused on young poeple. Princess Leonor, 14, and Infanta Sofia, 13, visited the Naum Socioeducative Centre run by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul on August 11th 2020 with their parents but it was the younger royals who took the lead on this…
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The fall of a once famed king

King Juan Carlos I of Spain was once so popular that his approval ratings were the envy of royal Europe. Now, he is spending summer in exile after leaving the country he once ruled under a cloud as allegations about his financial affairs continued. His departure has caused…
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Sisterly love - Princess Leonor helps Infanta Sofia to walk after suffering accident in Mallorca

The heir to Spain’s throne, Princess Leonor, helped her sister, Infanta Sofia, to walk on their first appearance in Mallorca after the younger royal hurt her leg soon after arriving on the island. Sofia, who is thirteen, had a large bandage around her knee as she arrived in Petra, Mallorca with Leonor and their parents, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, for a planned engagement.
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The uncertain future of Queen Sofía, the 'most royal' royal in Europe

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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