The King of Spain has paid his last
respects to close friend, Jaime Carvajal, who died unexpectedly
this week. Felipe VI, accompanied by Queen Letizia, was greeted by
Jaime Carvajal’s family on arrival at the funeral home in Madrid
where the funeral chapel has been set up. The royal couple spent
time with his nearest relations including his wife, Xandra Falco,
and their three…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia return to work after turbulent summer for Spain's royals
2nd September 2020
The King and Queen of Spain have returned
to engagements after a summer which saw them and their family put
under scrutiny by politicians and commentators as the fall out from
the self imposed exile of King Juan Carlos I continued. Felipe VI
and Letizia were back at work…
Queen Sofía helped in the release of a
Hipatia sea turtle last week, joining forces with the Palma
Aquarium Foundation to help the marine animals and fauna in the
Palma area. The Queen, who partnered with the Palma Aquarium
Foundation last year through her Reina Sofía…
Spanish royals visit Ibiza as Royal Household confirms former King’s location
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…
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…
New poll shows high disapproval for the self inflicted exile of King Juan Carlos of Spain
17th August 2020
A new poll for one of the most pro
monarchy newspapers in Spain show that over half of those who took
part disapprove of the departure of Juan Carlos I from the country
he ruled for almost forty years. And 60% those asked believe that
his decision harms the present monarch.
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…
On Friday last week, Catalonia’s regional
parliament in Barcelona passed a motion condemning the monarchy in
the wake of Spain’s former king Juan Carlos going in exile. The
bill will have no practical significance and is to be regarded
mostly as a political move…
King Felipe VI has held a formal meeting
with the country’s Prime Minister for the first time since news of
the exile of former monarch, Juan Carlos, broke. The two men had an
audience at the Marivent Palace in Mallorca where Felipe VI is
spending ten days with his…
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…
