Spain

Infanta Sofía receives a surprise during final act of the Princess of Asturias Awards

The weekend began cold and sunny in Santa María del Puerto, the small village of cow farmers that was awarded the Asturias Exemplary Village Award for this year.  After the glamour of the previous night’s award ceremony, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía got on their comfy warm clothes and made the trip up the mountain to the village to get a tour and hand out…
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Spain

Leonor presents Princess of Asturias Awards

This time in October marks an important one in Spain, one that sees the eyes of the world turn to the small principality in the north of Spain that gives its name to the heir to the throne.  Princess Leonor has made her way back to Spain for her autumn break, in time for the Princess of Asturias Awards; she moved to Wales at the end of August to carry out her last two years of high school at…
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Belgium

King Philippe sits for military briefing

King Philippe of the Belgians visited the Defence Staff “Reine Elisabeth” quarters on Thursday, 21 October, for a routine update on the operations currently underway in various parts of the world that involve the Belgian Armed Forces.  His Majesty was welcomed with…
Spain

Leonor returns from Wales for annual Princess of Asturias Awards

The Princess of Asturias has returned from her school in Wales to attend the annual Princess of Asturias Awards in Oviedo. The heir to the Spanish throne is currently attending the UWC Atlantic College to obtain her International Baccalaureate, but her autumn break fell at a time where she could attend the Princess of Asturias Awards alongside her parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, and…
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SpainSweden

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain to pay State Visit to Sweden

The King and Queen of Spain are set to make a State Visit to Sweden as 2021 draws to a close. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will spend two days in Stockholm at the end of November. They will be hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. It’s the first Spanish State Visit to Sweden in over forty years. Announcing the visit, the Swedish Royal Household said that its aim was to…
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