King Juan Carlos I has hit the headlines
in Spain as he makes his second visit to the country since going
into self imposed exile almost three years ago. His stay in the
nation he ruled for almost forty years comes after a high profile
couple of days in the UK where he was among the spectators at the
Champions’ League quarter final which saw Real Madrid take a useful
away lead. But his…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
had their annual appointment with the handing out of the National
Awards for Sports. On 18 April, Their Majesties welcomed
authorities and award recipients at El Pardo Royal Palace in
Madrid, where the ceremony is traditionally held.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia celebrate two centuries of history for one of Spain's most important cultural institutions
13th April 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended
the ceremony to celebrate the bicentenary of Ateneo de Madrid, an
academic institution in the Spanish capital. Their Majesties
arrived at the athenaeum on 11 April, accompanied by the Minister
of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta; the…
Queen Sofía of Spain is in Palma de
Mallorca, where she will spend the Easter break, and took the
opportunity to listen to the annual concert that benefits “Projecte
Home Balears.” Her Majesty arrived at Mallorca Cathedral on the
evening of 3 April and was welcomed by local authorities, including
the President of the Balearic Islands, the Mayor of Palma and the
General Commander of the…
Spain’s line of succession is governed by
male-preference cognatic primogeniture, meaning a younger
brother would take precedence over an older sister in the line of
succession. This was the case for the current monarch, King Felipe
VI, who has two older sisters…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
travelled to Cádiz to attend the opening session of the
International Congress on the Spanish Language (Congreso
Internacionál de la Lengua Española, CILE). Their Majesties arrived
on 27 March, accompanied by many state…
The Spanish King recently arrived in the
Dominican Republic to attend an important meeting with
representatives from other Spanish-speaking nations. King Felipe
will attend a meeting that focuses on topics such as politics,
economics and security and is an important opportunity to discuss
the challenges and opportunities that characterise these areas. The
XXVIII Ibero-American Summit brings…
King Felipe VI of Spain witnessed the
country’s Armed Forces joint exercises in different spots of the
Balearic Islands, in an operation named “Eagle-Eye”. On 22nd
March, His Majesty travelled to Palma de Maiorca, where he was
welcomed by the Chief of Staff of the…
The Spanish Royal Household has published
a press release indicating the next steps in the education of
Princess Leonor. On Tuesday, 14 March, the Minister of Defence,
Margarita Robles, held a press conference, indicating that the heir
to the throne would undergo her…
The Confirmation date for Infanta Sofía
has been revealed. The Infanta will be confirmed in the Roman
Catholic Church alongside her classmates on 25 May, according to
Telemadrid program ‘Cámara Real.’ The students from Santa María de
los Rosales School will take the Holy Sacrament at the parish of
Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Aravaca near the school. It is the
same…
