Spain

Queen Letizia hands out first sustainability prize

Queen Letizia of Spain has presided over the first edition of the Retina Eco Awards in Madrid.  The prizes consist of four categories and reward businesses and enterprises that have brought significant results in sustainability and the climate change fight.  The prizes were organised by the Spanish newspaper El País and consulting firm Capgemini to reward the best project that takes firms…
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King Felipe opens 2021-2022 Judicial Year

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…
Spain

King Felipe visits Anti-Mine Force

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 Measures Force is part of both the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures task force and the European Maritime Force, which means that…
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New beginnings beckon for two of Europe's princesses

With the summer holidays nearly over and students returning to school, two European princesses are settling in at their Welsh sixth-form school for their final years of study. Princess Leonor of Spain, a future queen, and Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, middle daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, will both begin their studies at UWC Atlantic College, in the Vale of…
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A (blown) kiss that made history: King Felipe at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics

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 Catalonian capital had been selected six years prior to host the Summer Games, in what was to be the last time both the Summer and…
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