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The promise of the future meets the shadow of the past: Spain's royal year dominated by a former monarch and a queen in waiting

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31st December 2021
If the theme of 2020 for Spain’s royals was the shadow of the past catching up with them, then the family began 2021 with their focus firmly on the future. With King Juan Carlos several thousand miles from Madrid, there were moments when the controversies around him seemed almost forgotten as the young princess who is in line to inherit the throne he helped recreate stepped into the…
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King Felipe opens new high speed train line

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21st December 2021
King Felipe of Spain has been joined by other authorities for the inaugural journey of one of Spain’s biggest infrastructure innovations.  After swearing in the new Minister of Culture, on the morning of Monday, 20th December, King Felipe, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the Minister of Labour and Social Economics, the Minister of Transportation, Mobility and Urban Agenda and…
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Royal daughters shine in Spanish Christmas card

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18th December 2021
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…
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Is King Juan Carlos on his way back to Spain?

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16th December 2021
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…
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King Felipe celebrates young entrepreneurs

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15th December 2021
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…
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Swiss prosecutors drop corruption and bribery case against Spain’s exiled King Juan Carlos

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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…
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