King Felipe of Spain has taken part in a solemn ceremony for the Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinando.Â
His Majesty arrived at the Aranjuez Royal Palace, located in Aranjuez, near Madrid, on June 8th 2021, and was received by the Chief of Defence, Lieutenant Colonel. López Calderón, the Chancellor of the Royal and Military order of Saint Hermenegildo and the President of the Assembly…
Queen Letizia of Spain has officially opened an exhibition at the Spanish National Library, in Madrid, about feminist writer Emilia Pardo Bazán.Â
The Queen of Spain toured the exhibition with the Vice Prime Minister, the Minister of Culture and Sports, the President of…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofìa's first joint engagement cancelled over weather fears
5th June 2021
The Princess of Asturias and her sister, Infanta Sofìa, have seen their first joint engagement without their parents cancelled because of a storm alert.
On Saturday June 5th 2021, they should have planted six trees in the natural reserve of Hayedo de Montejo, Madrid…
King Felipe backs historic bid to host FIFA World Cup
5th June 2021
King Felipe of Spain has welcomed Portugal president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to Madrid for an afternoon of engagements related to the candidacy of Spain and Portugal to jointly host the FIFA Football World Cup in 2030, the year the contest marks its centenary.
The Portuguese President travelled to Madrid,on June 4th 2021, where he was welcomed at the bottom of the Royal Palace stairs by His…
On Thursday, King Felipe of Spain took part in the opening of the first global conference of the Xacobean Academy in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.Â
The conference will span over the course of three days, in which state, regional and local experts will debate…
On Tuesday, June 1st, King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain travelled to Basque Country, in the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz, to open the country’s first memorial for terrorism victims.
Dressed in sober black clothes, Their Majesties arrived at the site, where they…
Queen Sofia of Spain arrived on the Greek island of Leros for a private visit. The mother of Spain’s King Felipe was accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Greece and was met by the mayor of Leros and the municipal council upon arrival to her native homeland.
On Sunday evening, the Ambassador to Greece hosted a dinner in honour of the Queen. During the dinner, the Mayor of Leros held a…
Queen Sofìa of Spain hands out music prize in Madrid
30th May 2021
On Friday, Queen Emerita Sofìa of Spain was at Teatro Monumental in Madrid to watch a concert featuring the debut of the winning composition and to hand out a music prize bearing her name.Â
Her Majesty, who is still a member of The Royal Family, despite her husband’s…
King Felipe of Spain receives Covid-19 vaccine in Madrid
30th May 2021
King Felipe of Spain received the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday according to official palace sources.Â
His Majesty received his jab in the Wizink Centre in the Spanish capital of Madrid. This came shortly after the conclusion of the National Armed Forces Day events, in…
The Princess of Asturias receives her confirmation weeks before she heads to Wales to study
29th May 2021
On Friday, May 28, HRH the Princess of Asturias received her confirmation in Madrid, at the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción church, with all the rest of her classmates.
For her First Holy Communion, which took place in May of 2015, she was surrounded by her entire family, including both sets of grandparents. On this occasion, however, restrictions due to the CoViD-19 pandemic made it…