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…
A new poll has shown a growth in support
for King Felipe VI of Spain in the days following the announcement
that his father, King Juan Carlos, was going into exile. The
survey, for the paper El Espanol, gives Felipe an approval rating
of 64% among those asked with 29% who…
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…
Sisterly love - Princess Leonor helps Infanta Sofia to walk after suffering accident in Mallorca
10th August 2020
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.
The King of Spain has held a series of
meetings with politicians as news of the exile of his father, Juan
Carlos, continues to dominate the country’s media. Felipe VI
welcomed political leaders from the Balearic Islands to his home in
Mallorca as his stay there got…
Images of King Juan Carlos and King
Felipe of Spain were set alight at the weekend as a protest against
the country’s monarchy took place in Madrid. The gathering, which
involved several hundred people, came as a new poll for a newspaper
showed most people are against…
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…
Less than a week after he announced his
decision to leave Spain, King Juan Carlos is all the country wants
to talk about. The former monarch announced he was going into exile
on August 3rd 2020, having already departed, quite possibly in the
hope that by going he would take…
King Felipe VI of Spain has arrived in
Mallorca for his annual summer holiday. Felipe, along with Queen
Letizia and their two daughters, was spotted driving into the
Marivent Palace on the island where they traditionally spend part
of August. The stay is usually a relaxed…
Uncrowned Queen: Margaret Beaufort brought to life in an interview with historian Nicola Tallis
7th August 2020
Complex and compelling, iron-willed and
ingenious, that’s the view of the historian, Nicola Tallis, on one
of the most famous yet mysterious figures in Tudor history.
Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, helped win her son a throne
and create a groundbreaking dynasty into the bargain. But her story
has often been just an afterthought in the telling of the Tudors
while Margaret herself…
