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…
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.
