Spain

King Juan Carlos transferred out of intensive care

King Emeritus Juan Carlos has been transferred out of the intensive care unit after his condition improved following major cardiac surgery over the weekend. The former King of Spain had a triple heart bypass – an operation which has been described as successful. The 81-year-old’s condition has since ‘evolved favourably’ according to doctors, with the decision being made to…
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Spain

Infanta Cristina visits King Juan Carlos in Intensive Care Unit

King Emeritus Juan Carlos has been visited in the Intensive Care Unit by his youngest daughter, Infanta Cristina. Cristina arrived at the Quirónsalud University Hospital in Pozuelo de Alarcón on Monday afternoon to visit her father, alongside her children, Juan Valentín, Irene and Miguel. Infanta Christina stayed at the hospital for around half an hour, and left without making any comment…
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Spain

King Juan Carlos of Spain undergoes triple heart bypass

Doctors treating the former monarch of Spain, Juan Carlos I, say the major cardiac surgery he underwent this weekend has been a success. Juan Carlos had a triple bypass on Saturday at a private clinic in Madrid. King Felipe VI and his mother, Queen Sofia, arrived at the…
European RoyalsSweden

Crown Princess Victoria visits the Marine Centre and Simris Alg

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden paid a visit to the Marine Centre and Simris Alg late last week. On Thursday, Victoria began a day of engagements focusing on marine life and the marine economy. In the morning, she visited the Marine Centre in Simrishamn with the Director-General of the Sea and Water Authority, Jakob Granit, who filled her in on what the Centre does; as well as learning…
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DenmarkEuropean RoyalsSweden

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel to lead Swedish business delegation in Copenhagen

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel will undertake a Swedish business delegation to Denmark in mid-September and will be hosted by their Danish counterparts, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. The Royal Houses of Denmark and Sweden announced the news on their official websites earlier in the week, noting that the trip comes at the behest of Business Sweden and Svensk…
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