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The family links of the sparkling tiara worn by Queen Letizia of Spain for her wedding

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22nd May 2024
Before it rested upon Queen Letizia’s head, her wedding tiara once graced the heads of royals from Brunswick and Greece before arriving in Spain. The Prussian tiara is a stunning work of diamonds and platinum formed into a kokoshnik design. It was created in 1913 by Koch as a wedding gift and features a scroll and meander motif with a central diamond. [getty src=”50886915&#8243…
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The wedding dress of Queen Letizia of Spain

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22nd May 2024
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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Why Queen Letizia of Spain's famous engagement ring has disappeared from view

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21st May 2024
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano was not a name familiar to royal watchers up until around 31 October 2003, and even then, many had their doubts that the rumours—that her engagement to Prince Felipe, the Prince of Asturias, was about to be announced—were true. But on 1 November, the Spanish Royal Court shared that King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía had the “great satisfaction” of announcing…
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King Felipe and Queen Letizia present hugely popular writer with major prize

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25th April 2024
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have hosted author Luis Mateo Diez to present a literary prize. On April 23rd, The King and Queen presented Diez with the 2023 Cervantes Prize. The Miguel de Cervantes Prize is the most significant literary prize in the Spanish language; it is given to an author to celebrate an author’s lifetime achievement in Spanish language…
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Queen Sofia all smiles as she leaves hospital after four day stay

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13th April 2024
Queen Sofia has been discharged from hospital after treatment for an infeciton. The queen, 85, left the Ruber International Clinic in Madrid on the afternoon of April 13th 2024 after four days of treatment. She smiled and waved to reporters and photographers and thanked them for their interest before returning to her home at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. Queen Sofia was admitted to the…
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