The Easter of 1956 was a nightmare for the Spanish Royal Family. Maundy Thursday in 1956 was the day when 18-year-old Juan Carlos, later King Juan Carlos of Spain, shot and killed his younger brother Alfonso de Borbon. Alfonso was the youngest child of Don Juan Carlos de Borbon and Princess Maria de las Mercedes and was called Alfonsito by family and friends. He was only 14 years old.
At the…
King Felipe of Spain was at the National Museum Art Centre Reina Sofía to award the Influyente Prizes in their eight categories.
The magazine El Confidencial and the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills organise the ceremony every year.
His Majesty was accompanied by the…
Queen Letizia meets with U.S. First Lady Jill Biden during UN General Assembly Week
24th September 2022
Queen Letizia of Spain travelled to New York City after the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to attend several high-level meetings of the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations.
On 21 September, Her Majesty attended an event at Columbia University with…
King Felipe goes back to university to honour tennis legend Rafa Nadal
22nd September 2022
King Felipe handed tennis superstar Rafael Nadal the Camino Real Prize, awarded by the Franklin Foundation to individuals that project a positive image of Spain in North America.
Accompanied by the Minister for Culture and Sports, the US Ambassador to Spain, the President of the Madrid Parliament and the Mayor of Alcalá de Henares, His Majesty arrived at Alcalá University, near Madrid, on…
King Felipe of Spain and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden pay their respects at the Lying-in-State
18th September 2022
As world leaders descend on London for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, two reigning monarchs stopped by Westminster Hall to view the late Queen Lying-in-State.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain and King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were two…
Queen Letizia is celebrating a milestone birthday today. Learn more about the Queen of Spain on her 50th birthday below:
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano was born to Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez and María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez on 15 September 1972 in Oviedo…
King Juan Carlos set to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
13th September 2022
King Juan Carlos will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London.
The former Monarch, who abdicated in 2014 and who has lived in self imposed exile in Abu Dhabi since 2020, has accepted the invitation sent to him.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have already confirmed their attendance at the funeral. Queen Sofia will also be there.
This will be the first time that King Juan…
Queen Letizia of Spain took part in the “Cancer Tour” conference in Lleida, Catalonia, in her role as Permanent Honorary President of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer, AECC in Spanish).
Her Majesty, carrying out her…
King Felipe commemorates 500th anniversary of world’s first circumnavigation
7th September 2022
This year is the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the sailor, Juan Sebastián Elcano, after the first circumnavigation of the earth. King Felipe VI of Spain marked this moment by overseeing a major naval exercise near Cadiz.
It took Juan Sebastián Elcano three years…
Another princess and heir to the throne is set to head to military school like her European counterparts.
Spain’s Princess Leonor, 16, will undergo military training after leaving the Atlantic College in Wales. She will graduate from the Welsh school in 2023.
According to Spanish reports, the Princess of Asturias will train in the army, air force and navy like her father before her.
