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 Clara Torres Rural School after the
institution received this year’s Princess of Girona Foundation
Award for School of the Year…
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…
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 for the Princess of Asturias Awards; she
moved to Wales at the end of August to carry out her last two years
of high school…
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…
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 Spanish State Visit to Sweden in over forty
years. Announcing the visit, the Swedish Royal Household said that
its aim was…
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…
King Felipe awards Chancellor Merkel with Carlos V Prize
16th October 2021
The small town of Cuacos de Yusta, in the
municipality of Cáceres (Autonomic Community of Extremadura,
Spain), houses the hidden gem of the Yusta Monastery, where, in
1558, King Carlos V of the Sacred Roman-Germanic Empire died, after
choosing to live the last two years of…
Leonor misses National Day celebration for the first time since becoming Princess of Asturias
13th October 2021
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…
