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 prestigious institutions a it marks a
special moment in its history. Leonor will visit the Cervantes
Institute in Madrid on…
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…
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 Letters Award winner, for her work “as a poet,
writer and activist in defense of rural culture, and especially,
the forgotten…
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…
Felipe VI praises his father, Juan Carlos, on important anniversary
24th February 2021
King Felipe VI of Spain has praised his
father, King Juan Carlos, in a speech marking the 40th anniversary
of the attempted coup which saw army officers hold politicians
hostage in parliament. Juan Carlos is widely credited with ensuring
the coup attempt failed. As the officers took control of parliament
on February 23rd 1981, Juan Carlos spoke on television, denouncing
the move. It came to an…
King Felipe makes first public appearance following violent protests in Madrid and Barcelona
19th February 2021
King Felipe of Spain has made his first
public appearance since violent protests erupted in Madrid and
Barcelona in support of a rapper sent to prison for attacking the
Spanish Monarchy. Felipe was well away from crowds during his
engagement which took place less than 24…
Why is Pablo Hasel, the Spanish rapper who insulted the monarchy, so controversial?
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…
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…
