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King Juan Carlos pays 4 million euro to Spain's tax authorities as investigations into his financial affairs continue

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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…
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Why is Pablo Hasel, the Spanish rapper who insulted the monarchy, so controversial?

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18th February 2021
Spanish police say rapper Pablo Hasél was arrested by Catalan police at Lleida University in north-eastern Spain after a 24-hour standoff, where the rapper had barricaded himself in a building. He was taken to prison to serve a nine-month sentence after being convicted of offending the monarchy and endorsing terrorism in tweets and a song. Hasél had referred to the former Spanish king Juan…
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Europe's new 'queen' school: Spotlight on UWC Atlantic College

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13th February 2021
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 school to find out why it’s currently so popular with the European royals. Princess Leonor, who will begin a two-year study…
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Queen Letizia hears about impact of pandemic on work against drug addiction

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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 President; Beatriz Martín Padura, General Director; María Rodríguez Renovales, General Secretary; and with the trustees…
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