As she marks her 83rd birthday, Queen
Sofía of Spain isn’t showing any signs of being willing to slow
down her agenda. Last year, Her Majesty celebrated her 82nd
birthday a couple of weeks after watching her granddaughter hand
out the most restricted Princess of Asturias Awards, which, for the
first time, were not held in the usual Campoamor Theatre but in the
Covadonga Hall of the…
Princess Leonor, Princess of Asturias is
beginning a new phase of her life as she undertakes sixth form
studies in Wales. It’s the first time she’s lived away from home
and marks another chapter in her path towards the Spanish throne.
As the teenage princess…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia paid a
visit to a rural school in Tui on Thursday, recognising its efforts
for educational transformation after it had received an honour from
their daughter’s Princess of Girona Foundation Awards. The Spanish
royals visited the Mestra…
November promises a return to royal
normalcy, with three state visits on the calendar for Denmark, the
Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. State Visit of Denmark to
Germany: 10-13 November From 10-13 November, Queen Margrethe and
Crown Prince Frederik will undertake a state visit to Germany. The
royals will undertake engagements in Berlin, and Queen Margrethe
will then carry on solo to…
Infanta Sofía receives a surprise during final act of the Princess of Asturias Awards
23rd October 2021
The weekend began cold and sunny in Santa
María del Puerto, the small village of cow farmers that was awarded
the Asturias Exemplary Village Award for this year. After the
glamour of the previous night’s award ceremony, King Felipe, Queen
Letizia, Princess Leonor…
This time in October marks an important
one in Spain, one that sees the eyes of the world turn to the small
principality in the north of Spain that gives its name to the heir
to the throne. Princess Leonor has made her way back to Spain for
her autumn break, in time…
Leonor returns from Wales for annual Princess of Asturias Awards
22nd October 2021
The Princess of Asturias has returned
from her school in Wales to attend the annual Princess of Asturias
Awards in Oviedo. The heir to the Spanish throne is currently
attending the UWC Atlantic College to obtain her International
Baccalaureate, but her autumn break fell at a time where she could
attend the Princess of Asturias Awards alongside her parents, King
Felipe and Queen Letizia, and…
King Juan Carlos of Spain was ‘injected with female hormones' as his 'sex drive was a danger to the state'
21st October 2021
A former police chief has claimed that
Spain’s disgraced and exiled king, Juan Carlos, was injected with
female hormones by the Spanish Secret Service because his sex drive
was seen as a danger to the state. José Manuel Villarejo, a former
police commissioner, is…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain to pay State Visit to Sweden
21st October 2021
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…
Spain's Prime Minister re-ignites debate on whether monarchs should be immune from prosecution
21st October 2021
The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro
Sanchez, has said he is “open” to a constitutional reform which
would remove immunity from prosecution for the Sovereign.
During an interview he gave to Spanish TV station,Cadena Ser, which
was picked up by Europa Press, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón
indicated he would give consideration to the move. Sanchez is
leader of Spain’s Soclialist Party…
