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King Felipe and Queen Letizia celebrate tourism fair as royals are hit by new rumours

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19th January 2022
Tourism was one of the worst affected during by the pandemic, and King Felipe and Queen Letizia have done their best since 2020 to lend a hand to the sector. Hence they couldn’t miss FITUR, Spain’s annual tourism fair, which is a traditional appointment in the Spanish royal calendar. And so on Wednesday, 19th January 2022, Their Majesties arrived at the fair complex IFEMA in Madrid to…
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King Felipe opens new newspaper headquarters

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19th January 2022
“El Correo” is a leading daily newspaper in Bilbao and the Basque Country of northern Spain and a popular paper in Spain. .King Felipe has been in Bilbao to open its new headquarters. On January 18th 2022, King Felipe officially inaugurated the new headquarters…
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King Felipe welcomes new ambassadors to Spain

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14th January 2022
Following the military ceremony of Pascua Militar, King Felipe took on his duties as head of state from the diplomatic angle and welcomed six new ambassadors to the Royal Palace in Madrid for the presentation of their Letters of Credentials.  His Majesty was dressed in his gala uniform, the same he had on for his proclamation, and welcomed new ambassadors for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the…
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The exiled royal whose story continues to fascinate: Juan Carlos of Spain

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5th January 2022
King Juan Carlos of Spain marks his birthday as much in the headlines as ever. Despite living in self imposed exile for over a year, the anniversary of his birth excites as much attention in the country he once ruled as any other royal event. In the weeks before he turned 84, on January 5th 2022, papers were filled with articles asking if the former monarch was on his way home. His story is an…
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Belgian court blocks extradition of rapper who threatened Spanish royals

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29th December 2021
In 2018, following a warrant issued for his arrest, Spanish rapper Valtònyc escaped to Belgium, where he has been residing in a judicial limbo ever since. Following a first sentence from Belgium’s High Court in the same year, Spanish authorities appealed the verdict to the European Court in Luxembourg, an opinion that came in March of 2021. The EU Court of Justice stated that…
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