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Ten years a king: Felipe VI marks anniversary of accession

Spain is celebrating the tenth anniversary of King Felipe’s accession to the country’s throne and the Royal Household has released new images to mark the occasion.  Contrary to what is customary in other European monarchies, it is quite rare for the Spanish Royals to release images, making these seven photographs (and a video) even more special. Casa de S.M. el Rey The…
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Queen Letizia enjoys annual appointment with literature

Despite her injured foot, Queen Letizia did not give up her annual tradition of presiding over the inaugural day of Madrid’s Book Fair, which takes place once a year in the capital’s biggest park.  Big event for Madrid And so, on Friday 31st May, the Spanish queen arrived at El Retiro park, where she was welcomed by the Minister of Culture, the Mayor of Madrid, and the President of the…
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A special day in a special era for the future of the Spanish Monarchy

Princess Leonor undertook her first solo engagement in military uniform on the eve of a very significant day for her family. The heir to the Spanish throne will probably forever remember Tuesday, 21st May 2024 as the day her relationship with the city of Zaragoza was cemented in history, as she took part in three distinct ceremonies that symbolise the ties that unite the city with the…
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The wedding dress of Queen Letizia of Spain

Though she was an unconventional bride, this future Spanish queen chose conventional royal styling on her wedding day 20 years ago. Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano shocked Spain when news of their impending engagement was leaked in late October 2003: their…
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The important royal wedding that might well have started a brand new tradition

When the then Prince Felipe of Spain married Letizia Ortiz Rocosolano, in May 2004, it was not only a historic day for the birth of a new family, or because it was the wedding of the heir to the throne to one of Europe’s most ancient dynasties. It also marked the first wedding in the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid.  Built between 1883 and 1993, it is one of the most recent archdiocesan sees in…
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