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 by…
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 ballroom…
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…
On the morning of Wednesday, 24th
November 2021, Stockholm woke up dressed for a party, as the
Swedish capital was getting ready for the two-days State Visit from
the King and Queen of Spain. King Felipe and Queen Letizia
already landed in the Scandinavian country the day before, and in
the evening they held a reception for the Spanish population of
Sweden. But a State Visit is not…
Just one week after welcoming Italian
President Mattarella for a State Visit to Spain, King Felipe and
Queen Letizia are set to begin their own State Visit to
Sweden. Around noon on Tuesday, 23 November, the King and
Queen arrived at Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas…
Following a glittering State Dinner and a
morning speech to the Spanish Parliament, Italian President Sergio
Mattarella concluded his State Visit to Spain by reuniting with
King Felipe to attend the 14th Cotec Europe meeting in
Malaga. Upon his arrival at the Edgar…
As most first days of any State Visit,
the night brought a State Dinner for King Felipe, Queen Letizia and
their Italian guests, President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter
Laura. Shortly after 8:30pm Spanish time, the King, Queen,
President and daughter entered the Throne Room of Madrid’s Royal
Palace to pose for photos, before receiving the line of authorities
also taking part in the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcome President of Italy for State Visit
16th November 2021
With all the ceremony due to the
occasion, King Felipe and Queen Letizia have welcomed the President
of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and his daughter Laura
Mattarella for a two-days State Visit. President Mattarella
landed in Madrid’s Barajas-Adolfo Suarez…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia take the bus to work as they commemorate Madrid's transport anniversary
16th November 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia kickstarted
a period of intense work by taking the bus! Their Majesties
travelled aboard one of the many surface public transport vehicles
to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Madrid
Public Transport service. The King…
The plane carrying the King of Spain was
forced to make a diversion on a recent trip as bad weather affected
its flight path. Felipe VI was on board a plane headed for Vigo on
November 12th 2021 when conditions at the city’s airport became too
foggy to land. The aircraft was diverted to nearby Santiago de
Compostela where it landed safely. The king was around half an hour
late for his…
