King Felipe and Queen Letizia have
travelled to a tiny town in the heart of Aragon to celebrate the
work of a Spanish artist whose impact on the development of modern
painting was huge. The royals spent a day in Fuendetodos to mark
the 275th anniversary there of the birth of Francisco de Goya. The
King and Queen of Spain arrived in the town, which has a population
of around 200 people, to…
The King and Queen of Spain have brought
their State Visit to their neighbours, Andorra, to an end with a
focus on tourism, culture and education. A royal round of applause
for some of the pupils who met King Felipe and Queen Letizia during
their visit to the Maria…
The King and Queen of Spain are in
Andorra for their first State Visit since the outbreak of the
coronavirus pandemic. Felipe VI and Letizia arrived in the tiny
principality, which neighbours their country, on March 25th 2021
for a two day trip. The couple took part in a…
The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess
Leonor, has taken on her first solo royal duty by overseeing
anniversary celebrations for an important Spanish cultural
institution. The Princess of Asturias, who is 15, visited the
Cervantes Institute in Madrid to donate a copy of her first ever
public address to its vaults. It came as the Institute marked its
thirtieth anniversary. Princess Leonor…
The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess
Leonor, is to take on her first solo public duty at the age of
fifteen. The Princess of Asturias will present the copy of the
Spanish Constitution that she read from during her first public
speech to one of Spain’s most…
The Spanish Royal Family has confirmed
that Queen Sofia has been vaccinated against coronavirus, saying
that she received the jab in line with current regulations over its
distribution. The focus on following protocol comes just weeks
after Sofia’s two daughters…
There are five teenagers in Europe who
will one day assume the throne in their countries. Let’s take a
look at the future monarchs. Princess Elisabeth of Belgium: Also
known as the Duchess of Brabant (the title of the heir to the
Belgian throne), Elisabeth will come of age on 25 October.
Elisabeth, as the eldest of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde’s four
children, is first in…
Queen Letizia met with the winner of this
year’s Princess of Girona 2021 Arts and Letters Award on Thursday,
and held a roundtable talk with previous winners, ahead of this
year’s virtual awards ceremony. María Sánchez Rodríguez was named
as the 2021 Arts and…
The King and Queen of Spain are to make
their first State Visit since the start of the coronavirus
pandemic. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will spend two days in
Andorra at the end of March on a trip that will cover education and
culture as well as see the royals…
King Juan Carlos pays 4 million euro to Spain's tax authorities as investigations into his financial affairs continue
26th February 2021
King Juan Carlos of Spain has paid over 4
million euro to his country’s tax authorities in another attempt to
regularize his financial situation. The money was handed over to
Spain’s Tax Agency after Juan Carlos received undeclared income
over a number of years. This latest payment covers around 8 million
euro of payments in kind and relates to flights taken in private
jets which…
