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…
The Queen of Spain has lost one of the
most influential figures in her life. Queen Letizia’s grandmother,
Menchu Alvarez del Valle, has died at the age of 93. Letizia was
extremely close to her paternal grandmother and followed in her
footsteps as a journalist. The…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía joined
their parents for an ancient Spanish ritual over the weekend,
paying tribute to the Patron Saint of Spain. The teenage
princesses, who have joined King Felipe and Queen Letizia
increasingly at public royal duties over the past…
On Thursday, King Felipe granted an
audience to Ane Mintegi, the junior tennis player who made history
by being the first Spanish citizen to win a Wimbledon trophy.
Ane Mintegi won the women’s junior title at Wimbledon on the 11th
of July by defeating German player Natasja Mariana Schunk in three
sets (2-6, 6-4, 6-1) in a match that took place on Field 1 of the
All England Lawn Tennis…
