The leader of Spain’s main opposition
party has claimed that the government is hiding the royals away on
visits to Catalonia. The accusation came after King Felipe and
Queen Letizia travelled to Barcelona on a visit that was only made
public once they had arrived. Usually, the Spanish Royal Family
publish their diary for the week ahead on a Friday. But the trip,
on December 21st 2020, came as…
Will King Felipe use his Christmas speech to publicly distance himself from his father?
19th December 2020
A Spanish government minister has
indicated that King Felipe will use his Christmas message to
distance himself from his father, Juan Carlos I, whose financial
affairs have seen his royal family plunged into crisis over the
past year. Exactly a week before Felipe is set…
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…
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia
have revealed their 2020 Christmas card which features their two
daughters, Princess Leonor, 15, and Infanta Sofía, 13. This year’s
card says, in Spanish and English, “May this Christmas bring us a
specially hopeful New Year 2021.” The King, Queen and their
daughters also have their signatures printed at the bottom with a
handwritten message that…
Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I,
has settled a bill for back taxes as reports continue that he is
planning a return to the country he ruled for almost forty years.
In a statement released on December 9th 2020, the king’s lawyers
said he had paid 678,000 euros.
Queen Letizia of Spain is set to travel
to Honduras to deliver humanitarian aid next week ahead of
Christmas. She is visiting to learn more about the impact of recent
Hurricanes Eta and Iota on the country and to express Spain’s
solidarity with the Honduran people. The…
King Juan Carlos I of Spain wants to
return home for Christmas after four months of self imposed exile
in the Middle East according to reports in several newspapers. The
former monarch left Spain in the first days of August after
allegations of financial irregularity reached crisis point. He
didn’t announce his departure until he had quit the country he
ruled between 1975 and 2014. Now, it…
King Felipe VI has returned to public
duties after being forced to quarantine. The King of Spain attended
a high profile cultural meeting at the Pardo Palace in Madrid after
ending a period of self isolation. Felipe had to quarantine after
coming into contact with someone…
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…
Several royal women marked International
Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week,
sharing personal messages and attending engagements related to
empowering women. The Countess of Wessex shared a personal tweet on
the Royal Family’s Twitter account, writing, “Today I stand with
survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, as we mark the
International Day to End Violence…
