Queen Emerita Sofía of Spain has
continued her tour of food banks around Spain with a visit to
Burgos – the capital of the Autonomic Community of Castilla y
León. The visit comes in the context of the Reina Sofía
Foundation launching the campaign ‘Operation Cold’ in October 2020,
aimed at providing food banks with the equipment necessary to store
and transport fresh…
King Felipe calls for more moderate tone in political debates
1st October 2021
King Felipe of Spain travelled to Galicia
to take part in the La Toja Forum and hand out the forum’s prize.
His Majesty arrived in O Grove, Pontevedra, accompanied by the
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economics Nadia Calviño
and was welcomed by a plethora…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia host lunch for the President of Angola at the Royal Palace
29th September 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s
diplomatic agenda for the week continued; after their meeting with
the Portuguese President on Monday, they welcomed the President and
First Lady of Angola at the Royal Palace on Tuesday. The Angolan
Presidential couple is in Spain…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia travel to Portugal to open cancer centre
28th September 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia began their
workweek by making the trip to Portugal to meet with President
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and open a pancreatic cancer centre.
Their Majesties arrived in Lisbon in the morning of Monday, 28
September 2021, where they were welcomed by President Rebelo de
Sousa, before having a private lunch with him. Official videos show
a very warm reception on both…
King Felipe of Spain travelled to La
Rioja Autonomic Community to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the
siege of its capital, Logroño. His Majesty visited several
exhibitions on September 25 that celebrate the history of the place
and its most prominent…
Queen Sofía of Spain has enjoyed an
evening at the theatre, celebrating two important milestones for
one of Spain’s most famous arts establishments. In a change
of customs, it was Sofia who attended an event that is generally
presided by the King Felipe and Queen…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia head to La Palma following volcanic eruption
24th September 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have visited the island of La Palma following a volcanic eruption
last week. Their Majesties visited the island to learn more about
how the people are coping and what emergency services are doing to
help. The King and Queen went to evacuation centres and spoke to
those impacted by the eruption. They also spoke to the
organisations that manage…
King Felipe of Spain toured the olive oil
and similar industries fair Expoliva in Jaén, Andalusia,
accompanied by the President of the Andalusian Parliament, the
Mayos of Jaén, the Ambassador of the Tunisian Republic in Spain and
many authorities from associations that are…
Queen Letizia spoke about the pandemic’s
effects on cancer research at an event to mark World Cancer
Research Day. The Queen, who is the permanent Honorary President of
the Spanish Association Against Cancer and its scientific
foundation, also helped celebrate the 50th…
Queen Letizia attends prizes promoting social inclusion
22nd September 2021
Queen Letizia has handed out the prizes
of the Banco Santander Foundation, dedicated to projects whose aim
is to make society better. On the morning of Tuesday, 21st of
September 2021, Her Majesty arrived at the Nouvel building of the
Reina Sofía National Art Museum, where she was welcomed by the
Minister for Science and Innovation Diana Morant, the President of
the Santander Group Ana…
