Protests in Madrid and Barcelona in
support of a rapper sent to prison for messages glorifying
terrorism and attacking the Spanish Crown have turned violent.
Demonstrators threw missiles and built barricades in both cities as
gatherings demanding the rapper’s release continued to spread
across Spain. Pablo Hasel, whose real name is Pablo Rivadulla Duro,
was arrested on February 16th after…
Spain's Royal Household moves quickly to dismiss reports King Juan Carlos is seriously ill
15th February 2021
Reports that King Juan Carlos of Spain
had suffered a deterioration in his health have been put aside. The
Spanish Royal Household has told the press that speculation that
the former monarch is gravely ill have ”no basis.” As the reports
circulated on the…
With the news earlier this week that
Princess Leonor, the elder daughter of King Felipe and Queen
Letizia, will be attending UWC Atlantic College in Wales starting
from this autumn, we thought this would be the perfect time to look
closer at this unique, community-minded…
TV coverage of Princess Leonor’s school move causes controversy and political rows
10th February 2021
Spain’s main TV station, RTVE, has
apologised after complaints about its reporting on the news that
Princess Leonor is to finish her secondary education in Wales. In a
piece on a lunchtime programme, La Hora de La1, RTVE put up an on
screen banner reading ‘’Leonor is leaving Spain, like her
grandfather’’, a reference to the former monarch, Juan Carlos I,
who went into self imposed…
Princess Leonor to follow Belgium's Princess Elisabeth as royal student at a Welsh college
10th February 2021
The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess
Leonor, is to finish her secondary education at the same college
attended by the future Belgian monarch. The Princess of Asturias,
who is now 15, will head to UWC Atlantic College later this year to
study for the International…
Queen Letizia hears about impact of pandemic on work against drug addiction
4th February 2021
Queen Letizia learned how the coronavirus
pandemic has had an effect on the prevention of drug use in Spain.
On Tuesday, the Queen chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction (FAD).
Accompanied by Ignacio Bayón, FAD…
King Felipe congratulates Joe Biden during important diplomatic speech
29th January 2021
King Felipe of Spain spoke on a
wide-ranging host of issues at the annual Diplomatic Corps
reception at the Royal Palace of Madrid, including a message of
congratulations to the new President of the United States, Joe
Biden. Of President Biden’s inauguration, King Felipe said, “We
trust that, together with the new administration, we will continue
to strengthen the deep historical ties that…
Queen Letizia has chaired the first
meeting of a strategic council in place for Women in Engineering in
Spain, heralding in a project for change within the industry. The
meeting, which took place at the Royal Academy of Engineering in
Spain on January 26th, included women…
Spain’s government has confirmed that
King Juan Carlos will retain his title for life. The country’s
Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, explained the decision after being
asked whether ministers planned to revoke his royal status. Carles
Mulet, a member of the…
King Felipe urges 'extreme caution' as Spain hit by worst snowstorm in a generation
10th January 2021
King Felipe VI has urged people across
Spain to exercise extreme caution as the country is hit by the
heaviest snow it has seen in half a century. Four people have died
since Storm Filomena brought massive falls in many parts of the
country over the past days. In a message on the official Twitter
account for the Spanish Royal Family, King Felipe and Queen Letizia
said they wanted to share the…
