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…
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…
King Felipe in quarantine after coming in contact with person with COVID
24th November 2020
Spain’s King Felipe VI is now in
quarantine after coming in close contact with someone who tested
positive for COVID-19. The King went into quarantine yesterday
after coming in contact with the person on Sunday. Casa Real did
not make the identity of the person…
“Journalism is always necessary, and in
these times of health, economic and social crisis, especially
necessary,” King Felipe VI said as he presided over the 37th annual
King of Spain International Journalism Awardsin Madrid this week.
Held at the Casa de América, the ceremony also included the
presentation of the 16th edition of the “Don Quixote” Journalism
Award to Mar…
King Juan Carlos faces fresh challenges
in Spain as prosecutors have opened a new investigation into the
business dealings of the former monarch. The prosecutors in Spain’s
Supreme Court have said they have opened a preliminary
investigation into the King Emeritus…
“In times of this pandemic, this kind of
initiative becomes even more relevant,” Queen Letizia said as she
presided over the closing ceremony of the XII Call for Social
Projects of Banco Santander on Tuesday. Held at the Banco Santander
headquarters in…
Queen Letizia of Spain attended the
presentation of awards at the National Awards of the Fashion
Industry on Thursday. Presented annually by the Ministry of
Industry, the awards “recognise the work of people, institutions,
organisations, companies and industries that have achieved business
excellence in this sector,” according to Casa Real. This year, as a
result of the coronavirus…
King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess
Leonor and Infanta Sofía visited the rural parish of Somao on
Saturday to present the parish with the Exemplary Town of Asturias
Award given out by the Princess of Asturias Foundation. Because of
COVID-19 restrictions, the family wore…
It was a ceremony changed in difficult
times that recognised the ongoing work of those coping with the
many challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The Princess of
Asturias Awards 2020 have taken place in Oviedo with Spain’s future
queen handing over the prizes at an…
The Spanish Royal Family has got
celebrations for this year’s Princess of Asturias Awards under way
with a very different audience for winners of the 2020 prizes.
Princess Leonor was joined by her parents, King Felipe VI and Queen
Letizia, and her younger sister, Infanta Sofia, for a socially
distanced meeting with a handful of those who have been recognised
at this year’s…
