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Olympics and royal love stories: Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin

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20th February 2022
Infanta Cristina of Spain is the middle child of the former King of Spain, Juan Carlos and his wife, Queen Sofia, who was a Greek princess by birth. She’s also the older sister to Spain’s current monarch, King Felipe. She was on the sailing team representing Spain at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, and was given the honour of carrying the Spanish flag for the opening…
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Queen Letizia gives update on King Felipe's health

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13th February 2022
Queen Letizia of Spain has given an update on the health of her husband, King Felipe, after he tested positive for COVID-19 on 9 February. When the Queen was visiting a proton therapy centre on 11 February, she told the press that Felipe was doing well with a smile. Casa Real confirmed the King had tested positive on Wednesday and had mild symptoms. He went into quarantine for seven days…
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Queen Letizia visits proton therapy centre

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12th February 2022
Queen Letizia of Spain visited QuirónSalud, the first structure in Spain to offer proton therapy. The facility is located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, only a short distance away from Madrid.  In the only act remaining on the schedule following the positive COVID test for…
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King Felipe VI of Spain has Covid

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9th February 2022
King Felipe VI of Spain has gone into isolation after contracting for coronavirus. The Spanish monarch tested positive on February 8th 2022 after developing mild symptoms. His official engagements have been cancelled for the coming week and he will remain in…
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Queen Letizia presides over UNICEF Spain meeting with focus on mental health

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4th February 2022
Queen Letizia of Spain has taken part in a work meeting for UNICEF Spain, of which she is Honorary President, to recap the year that just concluded and take a look at the goals for the future.  Her Majesty arrived at the UNICEF Spain headquarters in the morning of Wednesday, 2 February, and was welcomed by the organisation’s authorities.  Once seated in the meeting room, the Queen…
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Queen Letizia reunites with former colleagues for parliamentary journalism awards

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28th January 2022
Queen Letizia handed out the Luis Carandell Prizes for Parliamentary Journalism during the 13th edition of its awards.  The prizes are handed out by the Spanish Senate and present awards for two categories: Parliament and Territories. Each of the categories has a prize budget of 4000€, which will be equally split in case of multiple winners. During the ceremony, which took place on 27…
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