King Felipe’s Christmas Eve address, in
which he spoke of the importance of principles and ethics, has
become the most watched royal festive speech in Spanish history.
The broadcast, which was shown across a number of channels in Spain
at 9pm, broke the record for number of viewers set in 1993 when
Felipe’s father, King Juan Carlos, addressed Spain. This year’s
speech was…
King Felipe places focus on unity and integrity in much anticipated Christmas speech
24th December 2020
King Felipe VI has highlighted the
importance of principles and ethical obligations in his Christmas
speech in a thinly veiled reference to the scandal surrounding his
father, King Juan Carlos. The comments came towards the end of a
highly anticipated festive address…
Political pressure grows for King Felipe VI to criticise his father in his Christmas Eve speech
23rd December 2020
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
