The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, is to take on her first solo public duty at the age of fifteen.
The Princess of Asturias will present the copy of the Spanish Constitution that she read from during her first public speech to one of Spain’s most prestigious institutions a it marks a special moment in its history.
Leonor will visit the Cervantes Institute in Madrid on…
The Spanish Royal Family has confirmed that Queen Sofia has been vaccinated against coronavirus, saying that she received the jab in line with current regulations over its distribution.
The focus on following protocol comes just weeks after Sofia’s two daughters…
There are five teenagers in Europe who will one day assume the throne in their countries. Let’s take a look at the future monarchs.
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium:
Also known as the Duchess of Brabant (the title of the heir to the Belgian throne), Elisabeth will…
Queen Letizia met with the winner of this year’s Princess of Girona 2021 Arts and Letters Award on Thursday, and held a roundtable talk with previous winners, ahead of this year’s virtual awards ceremony.
MarÃa Sánchez RodrÃguez was named as the 2021 Arts and Letters Award winner, for her work “as a poet, writer and activist in defense of rural culture, and especially, the forgotten…
The King and Queen of Spain are to make their first State Visit since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will spend two days in Andorra at the end of March on a trip that will cover education and culture as well as see the royals…
King Juan Carlos pays 4 million euro to Spain's tax authorities as investigations into his financial affairs continue
26th February 2021
King Juan Carlos of Spain has paid over 4 million euro to his country’s tax authorities in another attempt to regularize his financial situation.
The money was handed over to Spain’s Tax Agency after Juan Carlos received undeclared income over a number of…
Felipe VI praises his father, Juan Carlos, on important anniversary
24th February 2021
King Felipe VI of Spain has praised his father, King Juan Carlos, in a speech marking the 40th anniversary of the attempted coup which saw army officers hold politicians hostage in parliament.
Juan Carlos is widely credited with ensuring the coup attempt failed. As the officers took control of parliament on February 23rd 1981, Juan Carlos spoke on television, denouncing the move. It came to an…
King Felipe makes first public appearance following violent protests in Madrid and Barcelona
19th February 2021
King Felipe of Spain has made his first public appearance since violent protests erupted in Madrid and Barcelona in support of a rapper sent to prison for attacking the Spanish Monarchy.
Felipe was well away from crowds during his engagement which took place less than 24…
Why is Pablo Hasel, the Spanish rapper who insulted the monarchy, so controversial?
18th February 2021
Spanish police say rapper Pablo Hasél was arrested by Catalan police at Lleida University in north-eastern Spain after a 24-hour standoff, where the rapper had barricaded himself in a building. He was taken to prison to serve a nine-month sentence after being convicted of…
Protests in Madrid and Barcelona in support of a rapper sent to prison for messages glorifying terrorism and attacking the Spanish Crown have turned violent. Demonstrators threw missiles and built barricades in both cities as gatherings demanding the rapper’s release continued to spread across Spain.
Pablo Hasel, whose real name is Pablo Rivadulla Duro, was arrested on February 16th after…
