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King Juan Carlos cancels second trip to Spain

Fresh troubles are on the horizon in Spain, as rumours arise that King Juan Carlos was prevented from visiting the country again. The former Monarch was supposed to return to Sanxenxo, where he also stayed during his visit in May, for the second leg of a sailing competition, which will take place on the 10th of June, and for the world Championships, which will be from the 14th to the…
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King Felipe congratulates tennis legend

King Felipe of Spain was joined by Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in Paris to watch the final of the tennis men’s individual tournament Roland Garros.  The final was played on Sunday, 5 May by Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal and young…
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King Felipe hosts NATO summit and important anniversary

King Felipe hosted a series of events connected with NATO’s summit taking place in Madrid, which, in turn, coincided with the 40th anniversary of Spain joining the Atlantic defence alliance.  In the morning of Monday, 30 May, King Felipe, accompanied by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, arrived at Teatro Real, where the solemn commemoration of the anniversary was taking place at the presence of…
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King Felipe receives honour in the US

King Felipe of Spain received the Foreign Policy Association Medal at an award ceremony in the United States. The King of Spain was in the US for a series of meetings and was presented the award on 26 May at the Harvard Club of New York. The honour was handed out at the Foreign Policy Association’s annual dinner and saw the King be welcomed by the permanent representative ambassador…
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Protests and praise divide Spain as the return of King Juan Carlos dominates headlines

King Juan Carlos has been spending time in Spain after several years of self imposed exile. He has been warmly greeted in the Galician town he’s been staying in, Sanxenxo, where large crowds have gathered to cheer him. However, there has also been a vocal reaction from those opposed to his visit which follows a string of controversies, many of them around a series of allegations of financial…
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