Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia lead tributes for tennis legend Manolo Santana

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13th December 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain joined the Spanish sporting community to bid farewell to Manolo Santana. The Spanish monarch and consort were among the first to offer their tribute to the tennis player with a series of tweets.  The first, containing only a short text, reads: “There are people who become legends and who make a country big. Manolo Santana was and always will be one of…
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Queen Letizia makes passionate plea for childhood in post-pandemic era

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10th December 2021
Queen Letizia was one of the many guests of honour at the Caixa Forum in Madrid for the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of UNICEF. Founded on 9 December 1946, UNICEF was created shortly after the end of World War II to protect children and adolescents and try to give uniformity to their rights.  Queen Letizia has been Honorary President of UNICEF Spain since 2014 when she took…
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Queen Letizia shines in her best tiara for State Banquet in Sweden

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25th November 2021
The first day of King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s State Visit to Sweden ended with a glittering State Banquet. Shortly after 8 pm local time, the royals emerged donning their best clothes and jewels, before lining up in the White Sea Hall to receive the salutation line of 90 guests invited for the occasion.  Queen Letizia pulled out all the stops to show the importance this State…
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King Felipe reunites with Italian President for conclusion of State Visit

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19th November 2021
Following a glittering State Dinner and a morning speech to the Spanish Parliament, Italian President Sergio Mattarella concluded his State Visit to Spain by reuniting with King Felipe to attend the 14th Cotec Europe meeting in Malaga. Upon his arrival at the Edgar Neville Auditorium in the mid-afternoon of Wednesday, 17 November, King Felipe was welcomed by local authorities, including…
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