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 Transformation, the Mayor
of Madrid, the President of the Spanish Confederation of Young
Entrepreneurs and the President of…
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’…
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 text, reads:
“There are people who become legends and who make a country big.
Manolo Santana was and always will be one of…
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…
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 to give uniformity to their rights.
Queen Letizia has been Honorary President of UNICEF Spain since
2014 when she took…
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…
The first day of the Spanish State Visit
to Sweden concluded with a sparkling State Banquet at the Royal
Palace in Stockholm. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia hosted
King Felipe and Queen Letizia on the evening of 24 November in the
Royal Palace’s largest…
Queen Letizia shines in her best tiara for State Banquet in Sweden
25th November 2021
The first day of King Felipe and Queen
Letizia’s State Visit to Sweden ended with a glittering State
Banquet. Shortly after 8 pm local time, the royals emerged donning
their best clothes and jewels, before lining up in the White Sea
Hall to receive the salutation line of 90 guests invited for the
occasion. Queen Letizia pulled out all the stops to show the
importance this State…
