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 Letizia were handing out the
National Design and Innovation Awards, the King’s mother arrived at
Madrid’s Zoo, where she…
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…
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 the President of the
Senate and the Ministers of Labour and Equality. The royal plane
landed at Comodoro Arturo…
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…
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 not stay in Zarzuela Palace when he does return to
the country he led for decades. Juan Carlos requested that Felipe,
who…
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…
Queen Sofía of Spain carried out an
engagement related to a 300-year-old tradition in the Spanish Royal
Family: the feet kissing of the statue of the Christ of Medinaceli.
Upon her arrival in the Basilica, Her Majesty was welcomed by the
local church authorities…
At an event on Thursday, 3 March, Queen
Letizia of Spain used fashion to make a statement in support of
Ukraine. While Letizia and other female royals are often watched
for their fashion choices, this look has gone beyond supporting
national designers and has made a political statement. At a meeting
at the Mutua Madrilena Foundation Grants for Social Projects in
Madrid, Letizia paired a…
