Spain

Leonor and Sofia take art to heart as they solo kickstart major awards celebrations

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10th July 2024
The Spanish Royal Family has arrived in Catalonia, which for this week will act as the host for the Princess of Girona Awards.Now in their 15th edition, the scheme was created in 2009 to celebrate the young talents of Spain. Kickstarting the two days of events on Tuesday, 9th July, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía made a rare solo visit to the atelier of sculptor Jaume Plensa…
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Spain

King Felipe is back to business as he backs up NATO exercises in the Baltic

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27th June 2024
After celebrating the 10th anniversary of his proclamation last week with two days of events and engagements, it was back to business for King Felipe.On Sunday, 23rd June, His Majesty departed for official visits to the three Baltic Republics of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, to “reinforce bilateral relations and visit military operation areas in the three countries”.The…
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The line of succession in Luxembourg, the Grand Duchy where royal change is coming

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23rd June 2024
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg had just announced a major change that begins the countdown to his own abdication.On the country’s national day, Grand Duke Henri revealed that his eldest son and heir, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, will take on a new role this autumn that is traditionally the start of a passing of power.Guillaume will become Lieutenant-Représentant. in October. From…
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Spain

A late end to a day of historic celebrations

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22nd June 2024
The day of celebrations for King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his proclamation ended late on June 19th 2024. After a solemn guard changing ceremony performed by the Royal Guard, which saw a historic first use of the Throne Room’s balcony to watch over the ceremony, the handing out of honours to 19 prominent members of society, a lunch in their honour that saw the King’s two daughters…
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