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King Felipe and Queen Letizia open International Contemporary Art Fair

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25th February 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have attended the opening of ARCOMadrid, Spain’s International Contemporary Art Fair, by embarking on a tour of the halls. They were also welcomed by the First Lady of Argentina, Fabiola Yáñez, and the Argentine Republic’s Ambassador to Spain, before commencing their journey through “Never the Same,” the section featuring Latin…
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King Felipe and the Catholic Church: a changing tale of faith and diplomacy

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11th February 2023
To analyse the religious situation in Spain, one must consider faith and diplomacy as inextricably linked. Spain is one of the world’s most religious countries, officially, with some statistics putting the percentage of the population that ascribes to the Roman Catholic Church as high as 96%.  To put that number in context, that same survey put Italy’s percentage of Roman Catholics at…
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Coverage of royal engagement in Spain hijacked by allegations of a diplomatic snub towards Queen Letizia

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26th January 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia hosted the traditional annual reception for the diplomatic corps in Madrid’s Royal Palace on. Wednesday, but it was one moment in particular that caught the attention of all the cameras. At the reception, Their Majesties met a line-up of diplomats who wished to greet the royals. It was here where cameras captured the Iranian ambassador to Iran, Hassan…
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King Felipe and Queen Letizia return to work following a difficult start to the week

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18th January 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain returned straight back to work upon returning to the country from Athens, where they attended the funeral of King Felipe’s uncle – King Constantine II. His Majesty traveled to the western city of Salamanca where he opened the city hospital’s new building. He was accompanied by the Minister of Health and the Mayor of Salamanca among other…
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