Spain

A spokesperson for the minority partner in Spain’s coalition government has told King Felipe that he must condemn the financial irregularities of his father, Juan Carlos, in his Christmas Eve speech as a ‘bare minimum’. A representative of the left wing Unidas Podemos, which governs alongside the more moderate socialist PSOE, has said that unless the issue is addressed, the…

Queen Letizia visited Honduras earlier this week to provide humanitarian support following the Hurricanes Eta and Iota that left devastating flooding in their wake in the Central American country. Arriving on Monday at the Coronel Héctor Moncada Air Base, Queen Letizia was accompanied by the Secretary of State for International Cooperation for her two-day visit. After first meeting with the…

The coronavirus pandemic has left Queen Letizia of Spain as the only member of her royal family taking on engagements as December gets under way. The Spanish royal diary for this week is entirely down to her and could remain that way into the following week. King Felipe is in isolation after he came into contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus. Although the Spanish…