King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
added an unannounced engagement to their agenda and visited the Red
Cross’s Spanish headquarters in Madrid to take a look at the work
of the Ukrainian crisis unit’s work. Their Majesties arrived
in Avenida de la Reina Victoria on Wednesday, 23 March and were
welcomed by the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and
Migrations, the Mayor of Madrid…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia celebrate Madrid's healthcare transport service on their 30th anniversary
23rd March 2022
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
took part in an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of SAMUR,
the department of civil protection for the city of Madrid. The
event took place on Tuesday, 22 March, at the Cibeles Palace, the
headquarters of the Municipality…
Queen Sofía of Spain attended the event
celebrating the 50th anniversary of Madrid’s zoo, during which she
had the honour of being present for the first public outing of the
facility’s newest stars, twin pandas. On Monday, 21st of
March, while King Felipe and Queen…
King Felipe welcomed the president of the
Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani,
at the Zarzuela Palace for a lunch in connection with his working
visit to Spain. Before the meal, the two heads of state held
a bilateral meeting with small delegations; on the Spanish side,
the King was accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Mauritania,
Miriam Álvarez de la Rosa…
Over the weekend, King Felipe and Queen
Letizia travelled to La Palma, in the Canary Islands, to honour
those who helped in the rescue and rebuild following the eruption
of the Cumbre Vieja volcano last summer. Their Majesties arrived on
the island in the morning of…
King Felipe of Spain made the long
journey to Chile to be present for the inauguration of the
country’s new President, Gabriel Boric. His Majesty left
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport accompanied by a
delegation of Spanish authorities that include…
Diplomats refer to it as “soft diplomacy”
– the art of saying things without actually uttering a single word.
Another definition is of it is “saying without saying”. On the 24th
of February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Media around the world
have covered the facts, and have talked about the humanitarian
catastrophe that is unfolding by the hour. Over 2 million people
have…
Over the past 15 months, news of Iñaki
Urdangarín being offered new conditions to serve his sentence for
tax fraud and money laundering have come out regularly. Let’s take
a look back at the timeline of the story. On 12 June 2018,
Spain’s Supreme Court ruled to…
King Juan Carlos has announced his plans
for returning to Spain in a letter sent to his son, King Felipe,
that Casa Real has made public. The former monarch plans to reside
permanently in Abu Dhabi, but he will return to Spain “frequently.”
However, he will…
Infanta Cristina’s husband, Iñaki
Urdangarín, has been granted parole and will now be able to enjoy
conditions that are still undisclosed. Urgandarín was granted
this privilege after successful participation in the Intervention
Program for Economic Crimes (Programa de Intervención en Delitos
Económicos, or PIDEco in Spanish) last October. The former
royal has experienced a fast…
