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Queen Letizia visits Madrid Book Fair on special anniversary

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10th September 2021
Queen Letizia of Spain has visited Madrid’s Parque del Retiro, where, for the next 17 days, Madrid’s Book Fair is taking place.  Feria del Libro de Madrid is one of the most prestigious literary events in the Spanish speaking world, and the event is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year.  The event is aimed at promoting books, reading and the activity of entrepreneurs, entities…
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King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcome Chile's President

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8th September 2021
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 the Spanish in the World, the Ambassador of Spain in Chile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Chile, and the Ambassador of…
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King Felipe opens 2021-2022 Judicial Year

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6th September 2021
On Monday, King Felipe of Spain presided over the opening of the 2021-2022 Judicial Year.  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…
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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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