King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s two
daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, shine in the Royal
Family’s 2021 Christmas card released by Casa Real. In the image,
the King and Queen stand behind their two teenage daughters in an
outdoor setting. The photograph was taken in the gardens of
Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. The typed message on the card says,
“Merry Christmas and…
The future of King Juan Carlos is again
the subject of debate after a major Spanish newspaper reported that
he intends to return home for his birthday. Juan Carlos turns 84 on
January 5th 2022 andEl Mundois reporting that the former monarch
plans to be back in…
King Felipe handed out prizes for Young
Entrepreneurs in the Santander Bank Auditorium in Madrid on
Wednesday, 15 December. His Majesty arrived at the facility,
where he was welcomed by a group of authorities that included the
Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital…
Swiss prosecutors drop corruption and bribery case against Spain’s exiled King Juan Carlos
14th December 2021
Prosecutors in Switzerland have dropped
an investigation into Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos, who
had been accused of corruption and bribery. The Swiss
investigation, which opened in 2018, came to an end this week after
prosecutors failed to ‘sufficiently’ link the 83-year-old to any
crime. Juan Carlos was alleged to have taken money for his role in
securing a contract to build…
Queen Letizia makes quick trip to Senegal to open new Spanish institute
14th December 2021
Queen Letizia started her week with a
quick, one day trip to Senegal to officially open the newest branch
of the Cervantes Institute. Upon landing in Dakar’s Blaise
Diagne Airport on Monday, 13 December, the Queen was welcomed by
the country’s First Lady, as well as…
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…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia preside over Spanish Language forum
12th December 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
ended their week by presiding over the meeting celebrating the 70th
anniversary of the Association of Spanish Language Academies.
Their Majesties arrived at the Spanish Royal Academy headquarters
in Madrid accompanied by many Spanish authorities, including the
President of the Parliament and the Minister of Science and
Innovation, as well as several…
King Felipe has welcomed the President of
the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, at Zarzuela Palace for
lunch. The President is in Spain for a working visit that
also saw him meet Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in the Moncloa
Palace. President Nicos…
Queen Letizia makes passionate plea for childhood in post-pandemic era
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…
King Juan Carlos could be on his way back
to Europe according to newspapers in Portugal. The man who ruled
Spain for almost forty years has been in self imposed exile in Abu
Dhabi for over a year. For much of that time, reports have
circulated of the former monarch’s desire to return to Spain. There
have been reports of loneliness and of missing family and friends.
He has been visited…
