King Felipe travelled to Sevilla,
Andalusia, to receive the first medal of honour awarded by the
Andalusian Parliament. Accompanied by his wife, Queen
Letizia, His Majesty arrived at San Telmo Palace in Sevilla, which
hosts the headquarters of the autonomic government of Andalusia.
Their Majesties were received by the Spanish Government’s Vice
President, Carmen Calvo, and all the…
King Felipe heads to the football as controversy springs up around his constitutional role
15th June 2021
King Felipe of Spain has watched his
country’s football side begin their Euro 2020 campaign in Andalucia
as a heated political debate about his constitutional role
continues. King Felipe attended their first group match against
Sweden, played at La Cartuja stadium…
On Sunday, King Felipe of Spain travelled
to Cadiz to welcome back a ship that did the 11th circumnavigation
of the globe. His Majesty arrived at the port of Cadiz on
board the ship; there, he watched the solemn flag-raising and the
subsequent port reentry manoeuvre.
Colombia has started the removal of
several historical statues, including a royal statue of the Spanish
Queen Isabel of Castile. The statue was removed as a security
measure after the statue was tried to be torn down by protesters.
The Colombian Ministry of Culture carried out around the removal in
silent at 5 am Friday morning last week to avoid problems. The
statue was located at the…
Queen Letizia speaks out on death of young girl which has horrified Spain
12th June 2021
Queen Letizia has expressed her sorrow
upon learning that the body of a six-year-old-girl, Olivia Gimeno,
was recovered by police on Thursday, 10 of June off the coast of
Tenerife. The Queen was speaking at the closing ceremony of the
Santander WomenNow 2021 Convention on…
King Felipe of Spain has taken part in a
solemn ceremony for the Royal and Military Order of Saint
Ferdinando. His Majesty arrived at the Aranjuez Royal Palace,
located in Aranjuez, near Madrid, on June 8th 2021, and was
received by the Chief of Defence, Lieutenant…
Queen Letizia of Spain has officially
opened an exhibition at the Spanish National Library, in Madrid,
about feminist writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. The Queen of Spain
toured the exhibition with the Vice Prime Minister, the Minister of
Culture and Sports, the President of the Galician Assembly and
other authorities on June 8th 2021. The exhibition was commissioned
by Isabel Burdiel Bueno…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofìa's first joint engagement cancelled over weather fears
5th June 2021
The Princess of Asturias and her sister,
Infanta Sofìa, have seen their first joint engagement without their
parents cancelled because of a storm alert. On Saturday June 5th
2021, they should have planted six trees in the natural reserve of
Hayedo de Montejo, Madrid…
King Felipe of Spain has welcomed
Portugal president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to Madrid for an
afternoon of engagements related to the candidacy of Spain and
Portugal to jointly host the FIFA Football World Cup in 2030, the
year the contest marks its centenary. The…
On Thursday, King Felipe of Spain took
part in the opening of the first global conference of the Xacobean
Academy in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. The conference
will span over the course of three days, in which state, regional
and local experts will debate pilgrimage routes, the jacobean
phenomenon and the impact of pilgrimage on community sense for
citizens and on the possibilities it…
