On Wednesday, the Spanish Royal Family conducted a series of engagements in a natural reserve on the island of Palma de Mallorca.
The events are part of the royals’ agenda in the Balearic Islands, which for them is a fixture of summer holidays. Queen Letizia handed out prizes to Dame Judi Dench, King Felipe met with political figures, and on Saturday, he will award the prize to the King’s…
Nowadays, it is difficult to see royals competing in Olympic Games, and, with the Tokyo Summer Games underway, here is a look back at King Felipe’s history with this event.
Let’s rewind the clock back to the 25th of July 1992, in the city of Barcelona. The…
As we are in the middle of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, we are taking a look at the royal Olympians from Spain – a country that has had no shortage of athletes with royal blood competing in the Olympic Games.
Both former King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía were Olympians…
On the afternoon of August 3rd 2020, a simple letter was sent to the King of Spain. In it, the man who had once ruled the country told his successor that he was leaving to protect the monarchy. By the time that letter was made public, Juan Carlos I of Spain had gone into self-imposed exile.
A year on, the man they call King Emeritus remains thousands of miles from the country he once helped…
King Felipe kickstarts his holiday agenda with political audiences in Palma de Mallorca
3rd August 2021
Over the weekend, the Spanish Royal Family moved to the island of Palma de Mallorca for their annual holiday, but a royal holiday wouldn’t be right without official engagements.
It started on the night of Sunday, 1 August, when Queen Letizia handed our prizes at the…
On Sunday, Queen Letizia of Spain gave the start to the family’s agenda in Palma de Mallorca, where the royals are spending a few days for their traditional holiday.
In the evening, the Queen arrived in the central court of Casa de La Misericordia, where the closing…
Spain's royals arrive in Mallorca for summer stay amid fresh questions over the future of King Juan Carlos
2nd August 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have both been seen out and about in Mallorca as they begin their traditional summer stay on the island. And this holiday has had another familiar air to it as they start their time at the Marivent Palace under the shadow of fresh questions over the role of King Juan Carlos in Spain.
A new poll for a newspaper has shown that over half of those asked think the King…
Over half of’people in Spain want King Juan Carlos to return home from his self-imposed exile, according to a new poll for a newspaper.
The NC Report survey for La Razon showed that 57% of those asked believe the former monarch should come back to Spain, a year…
On Friday, King Felipe of Spain travelled to Salamanca to preside over a meeting with regional presidents and leaders.
The conference was instituted in 2004 and has gathered regularly ever since, with the last in-person meeting having been on the 31st of July 2020 to…
On Tuesday and Wednesday, King Felipe travelled to Lima to represent Spain at the inauguration of Peru’s President-elect Pedro Castillo.
His Majesty departed from Madrid Barajas Airport on board the state aeroplane, on which also travelled the State Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbeans and for Spanish in the World, Juan Fernández Trigo.
At his arrival at El Callao Air Base, in…
