It was a muted celebration in difficult
times. King Felipe VI has led Spain’s National Day celebrations but
the event looked very different from the spectacle that usually
takes over Madrid. The pandemic always meant that the usual
military parade and reception would be scaled back but just days
ago the city was placed under a State of Alarm by the government
over concerns about a new wave…
Madrid is waking up to a weekend both
unwanted and unexpected. In less than 24 hours, everything in the
city has changed. And that raises questions for Spain’s king,
Felipe VI. On October 9th 2020, the Spanish government used
constitutional powers to impose a state of…
King Felipe has affirmed his belief in
the power of the Spanish language at the annual meeting of the
board of the Cervantes Institute. In his speech at the meeting on
October 6th 2020, the King said that “Spanish is an undoubted
cultural and economic engine, not only…
Sporting a red face mask, Queen Letizia
chaired a meeting of the Spanish Red Cross Thursday to hear more
about the organisation’s Red Cross RESPONDE Plan against COVID-19.
As the largest humanitarian operation in the history of the Spanish
Red Cross, the plan has helped more than 2.5 million people to
date. According to Casa Real, the organisation’s “comprehensive
response to…
Major changes to the Princess of Asturias Awards are confirmed
28th September 2020
Like most things in 2020, Spain’s annual
Princess of Asturias Awards will look extremely different this
year. This week the Princess of Asturias Foundation announced big
changes for the event, which will be held on 16 October. Presided
over by King Felipe VI and…
King Felipe of Spain accused of 'manoeuvring' against the country's government by minister
25th September 2020
King Felipe VI of Spain has been accused
of manoeuvring against his country’s government by one of its
ministers. Another has joined attacks questioning the Spanish
king’s political neutrality. The claims came after Felipe
intervened in a controversy that has…
Controversy over alleged political snub to King Felipe of Spain continues to grow
25th September 2020
Political controversy is growing in Spain
over the sudden announcement that King Felipe VI will not oversee
the appointment of new judges this week. Usually, the Spanish
monarch takes part in the annual event, set this year for September
25th in Barcelona. However, the unexpected decision of Felipe VI to
withdraw has led to questions over the intentions of Spain’s
politicians. Every year…
King Felipe delivers speech for the 75th anniversary of the United Nations
22nd September 2020
The 75th anniversary of the United
Nations was marked with a special speech by King Felipe VI during
the high-level meeting to commemorate the occasion. Delivering his
message from the Palace of La Zarzuela in Madrid, on September 21st
2020, the Spanish king discussed…
NEW: Princess of Asturias quarantined after COVID-infection in class
12th September 2020
Leonor, the Princess of Asturias, has
been quarantined after a classmate was diagnosed with the
coronavirus. Leonor had only just returned to the Santa María de
los Rosales school on Wednesday, and now she and her entire class
will be forced to undergo a 14-day…
She seems out of a fairy tale with
princes and princesses: Leonor, Princess of Asturias, future Queen
of Spain, the first Spanish queen since Isabella II (1833-1868).
Born on 31 October 2005 to Felipe, Prince of Asturias and his wife,
Letizia, Princess of Asturias, during the reign of King Juan
Carlos, who abdicated in favour of his son on 18 June 2014, Leonor
is now first in the line of…
