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Spanish royals visit Ibiza as Royal Household confirms former King’s location

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18th August 2020
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia took a day trip to Ibiza, the last of their official engagements during a stay in the Balearic Islands. Their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, stayed behind in Mallorca. The King and Queen toured Ibiza, meeting local officials at each stop. At the Puig des Molins Necropolis and Monographic Museum in Eivissa, they met Francina Armengol, the…
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King Juan Carlos is in the United Arab Emirates

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17th August 2020
The former monarch of Spain, Juan Carlos I, has been living in the United Arab Emirates since he went into self imposed exile at the start of the month. The Spanish Royal Household confirmed his new location when asked whether the King Emeritus was in the UAE. The…
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Queen Letizia's surprising response about Princess Leonor's future

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13th August 2020
The Queen of Spain has given a stark assessment of what awaits her elder daughter in the future. On a visit to Son Roca in Mallorca earlier this week, Princess Leonor was asked by another teenager what she would like to do when she is older. The heir to the throne hadn’t answered before her mother intervened to say ”what she has to do, not what she wants to do.” The remark…
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Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia take lead on royal engagement

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11th August 2020
The heir to the throne of Spain and her sister have been out and about in Mallorca for the second time in two days for an engagement focused on young poeple. Princess Leonor, 14, and Infanta Sofia, 13, visited the Naum Socioeducative Centre run by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul on August 11th 2020 with their parents but it was the younger royals who took the lead on this…
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King Felipe starts engagements in Mallorca with political meetings

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10th August 2020
The King of Spain has held a series of meetings with politicians as news of the exile of his father, Juan Carlos, continues to dominate the country’s media. Felipe VI welcomed political leaders from the Balearic Islands to his home in Mallorca as his stay there got officially under way. King Felipe held a series of audiences on August 10th at the Royal Palace of Almudaina in Palma de…
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