Spain’s King Felipe held a videoconference with the Operations Command on Saturday for Armed Forces Day at the Retamares Base in Pozuelo de Alarcón.
The King was greeted by Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles; Chief of Defence Staff, Miguel Ángel Villarroya; Secretary of State for Defence, Ángel Olivares; Chief of Staff of the Army, General of the Army, Francisco Javier Varela…
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia met with young Spanish talents at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on Thursday, 28 May.
Their Majesties, clad in surgical masks, sat six feet apart from the eight young talents from research, technology, business, culture and social…
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain have led a minute’s silence for the tens of thousands of people who have died of Covid-19 in their country. The tribute came as Spain began a period of ten days national mourning for all those who have lost their lives because…
The King and Queen of Spain join experts looking at global impact of COVID-19
27th May 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended a session of the Scientific Committee of the Elcano Royal Institute to learn about the international impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Upon their arrival, the King and Queen were greeted by the President and Director of the Institute, Emilio Lamo de Espinosa and Charles Powell, who made a presentation to the royals on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting…
Soft, striking and above all, symbolic. The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled…
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain were up before the dawn this week to hear about the work going on to keep food chains running during the coronavirus pandemic. The royal couple headed to one of their country’s biggest distribution centres to speak to people…
It was a royal wedding that turned into a marriage of monarchs. Juan Carlos and Sofia of Spain are amongst the best known kings and queens in recent European history and yet at the time of their marriage, he had no guarantee of succeeding to his country’s throne. That didn’t stop their wedding becoming one of the biggest royal events of the early 1960s. Royal Wedding Rewind looks back…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía take part in reading of Don Quixote and thank those on the frontlines of COVID-19
24th April 2020
Spain’s Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía took part in the reading of Don Quixote last evening from Zarzuela Palace in Madrid.
The daughters of King Felipe and Queen Letizia took part in the traditional reading of Don Quixote in celebration of Book Day. The royals…
Today, let’s take a look back at some of the Spanish Royal Family’s best diamonds. Spoiler alert: there’s a lot of fleur-de-lys motifs!
Asturias Fleur-de-Lys Tiara
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Queen Letizia received this tiara as a fifth…
King Felipe VI visits Operations Command to thank Spain's Armed Forces for help with the coronavirus crisis
3rd April 2020
King Felipe VI honoured the efforts of Spain’s Armed Forces to keep the nation safe from Covid-19 on Friday when he visited Operations Command at Retamares Base in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid.
The Spanish king, wearing army fatigues, a mask, and gloves, was accompanied by the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles and the Chief of Defense Staff, General of the Air, Miguel Ángel…
