On Wednesday, Her Majesty Queen Letizia reprised one of the most prized traditions of the Spanish Royal Family and travelled to Zaragoza to open the new school year.Â
The tradition is for members of the Royal Family to travel to an institution of each level of education (primary school, middle school, high school and, sometimes, university) and visit the facilities to mark the beginning of the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed the President of Chile for an official visit to Spain on Tuesday.
King Felipe greeted President Piñera at Zarzuela Palace for an official meeting. Other guests included the Secretary of State for Latin America and the Caribbean and…
Queen Letizia of Spain has presided over the first edition of the Retina Eco Awards in Madrid.Â
The prizes consist of four categories and reward businesses and enterprises that have brought significant results in sustainability and the climate change fight.
The…
On Monday, King Felipe of Spain presided over the opening of the 2021-2022 Judicial Year.Â
Despite the judicial power being completely separated from the Crown/Head of State power, as well as the political power in the Parliament, King Felipe is invited to preside this symbolic act every year – a presence established in the Judicial Power Law.Â
His Majesty arrived at the Justice…
Spanish Tax Agency audits Royal Household payments to King Juan Carlos
4th September 2021
On Friday, Spanish newspaper El PaÃs broke the exclusive news that the Spanish Tax Agency has requested that the Royal Household hand over documents on all payments made to former King Juan Carlos between June 2014 and 2018 and that employees give proof of the origins of…
On Thursday, King Felipe of Spain visited Cartagena’s Military Arsenal to tour the Anti-Mines Measures Force.Â
The force is part of the Army, but also has ties with the Spanish Navy, which supports it in its underwater detection missions.
The Anti-Mines…
Dutch and Spanish princesses head to Wales to begin new curriculum
30th August 2021
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, the second child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, and Princess Leonor of Spain, the elder daughter of King Felipe and Queen Letizia, have headed off to Wales to begin their two-year programme at the UWC Atlantic College.
The second in line to the Dutch throne and the future Queen of Spain are following in the footsteps of Princess Elisabeth of…
King Felipe has visited the reception centre set up in Spain for those being flown in from Afghanistan.
Felipe VI headed to the base at Torrejon on August 28th 2021 with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. He met many of the politicians involved in the programme…
With the summer holidays nearly over and students returning to school, two European princesses are settling in at their Welsh sixth-form school for their final years of study.
Princess Leonor of Spain, a future queen, and Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, middle…
Poll shows majority of people in Spain want Princess Leonor to undergo military training
16th August 2021
There is strong support for the heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, undertaking military training, according to a new poll.
The survey, for leading newspaper ABC, shows two thirds of those asked want the Princess of Asturias to train with the military once she has completed her secondary education. Leonor is set to start studying for the International Baccalaureate at the UWC Atlantic…
