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Infanta Sofía receives a surprise during final act of the Princess of Asturias Awards

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23rd October 2021
The weekend began cold and sunny in Santa María del Puerto, the small village of cow farmers that was awarded the Asturias Exemplary Village Award for this year. After the glamour of the previous night’s award ceremony, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía got on their comfy warm clothes and made the trip up the mountain to the village to get a tour and hand…
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Leonor presents Princess of Asturias Awards

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23rd October 2021
This time in October marks an important one in Spain, one that sees the eyes of the world turn to the small principality in the north of Spain that gives its name to the heir to the throne. Princess Leonor has made her way back to Spain for her autumn break, in time…
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King Juan Carlos of Spain was ‘injected with female hormones' as his 'sex drive was a danger to the state'

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21st October 2021
A former police chief has claimed that Spain’s disgraced and exiled king, Juan Carlos, was injected with female hormones by the Spanish Secret Service because his sex drive was seen as a danger to the state. José Manuel Villarejo, a former police commissioner, is on trial for blackmail and corruption, and made the allegation during a parliamentary hearing. According to The Times…
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King Felipe awards Chancellor Merkel with Carlos V Prize

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16th October 2021
The small town of Cuacos de Yusta, in the municipality of Cáceres (Autonomic Community of Extremadura, Spain), houses the hidden gem of the Yusta Monastery, where, in 1558, King Carlos V of the Sacred Roman-Germanic Empire died, after choosing to live the last two years of his life in the structure. The monastery was also one of just four places in Spain to get the first round of distinctions…
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Queen Letizia travels to Switzerland to showcase Goya exhibition

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9th October 2021
Queen Letizia has travelled to Switzerland for a preview of an exhibition about Francisco de Goya, one of Spain’s iconic painters.  Accompanied by the Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, Her Majesty travelled to Basel on October 8th 2021, to have an exclusive look at one of the most important exhibits about Goya in Europe.  Queen Letizia was welcomed at the Beyeler Foundation…
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