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Spanish Tax Agency audits Royal Household payments to King Juan Carlos

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4th September 2021
On Friday, Spanish newspaper El País 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 the money they deposited on His Majesty’s bank account, allegedly to purchase small items at stores, according to the former…
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King Felipe visits Anti-Mine Force

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3rd September 2021
On Thursday, King Felipe of Spain visited Cartagena’s Military Arsenal to tour the Anti-Mines Measures Force.  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…
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King Felipe visits Afghanistan reception centre set up in Spain

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29th August 2021
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 including the Health Minister, Carolina Darias, and the coordinator of the Task Force for Repatriations from…
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Spanish Royal Family visits iconic Palma natural park while on holiday

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5th August 2021
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…
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A look at Spain’s royal Olympians

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3rd August 2021
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…
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A year on: the exile of King Juan Carlos

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3rd August 2021
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…
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