As the current holder of the Presidency
of the EU Council, Spain was designated to host the 3rd Summit of
the European Political Community (EPC). And so the city of Granada
opened the doors to one of its most iconic places, the Alhambra,
for King Felipe and Queen Letizia to welcome leaders attending the
Summit. Before the dinner, King Felipe and a Spanish
delegation met with…
October will be a busy month for Spain’s
future queen. Amid her military training, the Princess of Asturias
will celebrate her 18th birthday with a host of ceremonial and
constitutional events to mark the occasion. Princess Leonor, who
turns 18 on 31 October, will swear…
When family and duty mix: a difficult October on the horizon for King Felipe of Spain
5th October 2023
Another crucial milestone in Princess
Leonor’s military career is fast approaching, and this time her
parents will be present for it. On 7th October, Princess Leonor and
her fellow cadets at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza will
swear allegiance to the…
The queen who had to attend her wedding reception in a blood spattered gown
22nd September 2023
A century ago, the woman who reigned as
Spanish consort had more than her fair share of problems. She was
Victoria Eugenie, known as Ena, and her first day as a queen began
in a terrifying manner. Ena perhaps realized the turbulence ahead
of her just minutes after her wedding. She walked into the Royal
Monastery of San Jeronimo in Madrid on May 21st 1906 as a princess
and left as a queen having…
Queen Letizia speaks passionately on need for support for rare diseases
22nd September 2023
The fight against rare diseases is
something that has always been important for Queen Letizia of Spain
who has attended a meeting, digitally, at the United Nation to once
again shed light on this very important topic. The Queen of Spain
gave a digital greeting in which…
Spain's royals share behind-the-scenes glimpses of Princess Leonor's military training
21st September 2023
The Spanish Royal Family shared an update
on Princess Leonor’s military training at the General Military
Academy in Zaragoza. Accompanied by a carousel of images showing
the future queen’s training, the Spanish Royal House shared that
Princess Leonor has passed basic…
The heir to the throne of Spain reaches big milestone in military training
20th September 2023
Princess Leonor was beaming as she
received the sword that symbolises her official title of Dama
Cadete (Dame Cadet), in the first important milestone of her
military training. The Princess of Asturias was among the 613 new
recruits who, on 19th September 2023, received their official
titles of Cadets, and the ceremonial swords that come with that,
from the hands of their peers in the…
King Felipe hails the role of a free press in ''uncertain times''
19th September 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia traveled to
Barcelona to award the first edition of the La Vanguardia prizes,
dedicated to people and entities that work in social, economic,
political or cultural domains. Their Majesties arrived at the
National Museum of Art of…
Spain's future queen reaches new milestone in her military training
13th September 2023
Princess Leonor has reached an important
moment in the first year of her military training. The heir to the
throne of Spain has been at the General Military Academy in
Zaragoza for a month, training with the Army as she begins three
years of work which will see her also…
The only ruby tiara in the Spanish Royal
Family’s collection is the Niarchos Ruby Bandeau and its
accompanying parure. Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark received
a treasure trove of jewels on her wedding day in 1962. In addition
to the Prussian Tiara, a gift from her parents (King Paul and Queen
Frederica of Greece); the Mellerio Shell Tiara, a gift from her
in-laws (Infante Juan and…
