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…
Queen Letizia has paid a visit to a
meeting of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC). She was
joined by members of the National Council for the AECC, both in
person and via video conference. She delivered a greeting to the
Association’s president, Ramón…
On Tuesday, Queen Letizia presided over a
conference on the impact the pandemic had on mental health
throughout the different vulnerable groups of the population.
The meeting, which took place in the Audience Room at Zarzuela
Palace, included representatives from…
On Tuesday, the King of Spain granted an
audience to a representation of the association Madrid
Futuro. The NGO was born out of the city’s society and aims
to act as a catalyst for projects that would make the Spanish
capital recover faster after the hit it took during the global
shutdown. Specifically, Madrid Futuro wishes to operate in four
distinct sectors: Madrid, capital of…
It was shortly after 8:30 am on Thursday
when King Felipe and Queen Letizia officially entered a deadly
silent and sunny Plaza de la Armería, inside Madrid’s Royal Palace,
to pay homage to the victims of COVID-19 and to celebrate the hope
the vaccination campaign is…
On Wednesday, the Princess of Asturias
and her sister, Infanta Sofía, had their first joint engagement
without the King and Queen. The event was supposed to take place on
the 5th of June, but bad weather delayed the event. The royal
sisters planted trees in the…
After a weekend filled with sports
events, Europe woke up on Monday with institutional tasks left to
do. First up was King Felipe – the Spanish monarch presided
bright and early the swearing-in of 12 new ministers of the
government. After 16 months in a deep economic recession due
to the sudden crisis the world faced, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro
Sanchez decided to make some…
