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King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain to pay State Visit to Sweden

The King and Queen of Spain are set to make a State Visit to Sweden as 2021 draws to a close. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will spend two days in Stockholm at the end of November. They will be hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. It’s the first Spanish State Visit to Sweden in over forty years. Announcing the visit, the Swedish Royal Household said that its aim was…
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Leonor misses National Day celebration for the first time since becoming Princess of Asturias

Every year on October 12, Spain celebrates their National Day – an event which composes of a military parade and a reception at the Royal Palace.  This year, King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Infanta Sofía made the journey to Lima Square in Madrid to watch the military parade.  For the first time since 2014, when Felipe became King, the heir to the throne was not present. Princess…
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Queen Sofía of Spain reunites with daughter Elena at social inclusion awards ceremony

Dressed in a bubblegum pink floral jacket that slightly resembled a croupier’s outfit, Queen Sofía of Spain arrived at Madrid’s Casino on Wednesday, 6 October, to hand out the MAPFRE Foundation’s prizes.  Upon arrival, Her Majesty was reunited with her eldest daughter, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, the Director of the Social Action sector of the foundation.  Queen…
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King Juan Carlos says he ''must now think'' of his own funeral

King Juan Carlos of Spain has told a biographer that the time has come when he has to start thinking about his funeral. Speaking to author Laurence Debray from self imposed exile in Abu Dhabi, Juan Carlos confessed his mind had turned to his own final farewell as he watched the burial service for Prince Philip in April 2021. He told the writer that his own father’s funeral had been done…
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