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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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King Felipe celebrates 40th anniversary of key Spanish institution

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11th January 2023
King Felipe of Spain visited the building of the People’s Defender to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Spanish Parliament appointing the first person to that role.  On Monday, 9th January, the King arrived at the building, located in the capital Madrid, and was welcomed by the Minister of Justice, Pilar Llop, and the current People’s Defender, Ángel Gabilondo Pujol.  His Majesty…
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Queen Sofía joins King Philippe and Queen Mathilde at the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI's funeral

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5th January 2023
Queen Sofía of Spain has traveled to Vatican City to attend the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.  Her Majesty arrived in the Italian capital on Wednesday, 4th January – the eve of the day of the funeral – and immediately visited St Peter’s Basilica, where she attended the wake for the former Pontif.  In St Peter’s, the former Queen of Spain was welcomed by the…
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Spain

King Felipe calls for unity in the face of troubled times in hard hitting Christmas message

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24th December 2022
The King of Spain has issued a plea for unity as he delivered one of his hardest hitting Christmas messages. Speaking from the Zarzuela Palace on Christmas Eve, King Felipe said that the year had been ”complicated and difficult” and he urged people across Spain to look to the future by ”taking care of our democracy, protecting our cohesion….strengthening our…
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