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King and Queen of Spain meet with young talents

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29th May 2020
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia met with young Spanish talents at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on Thursday, 28 May.Their Majesties, clad in surgical masks, sat six feet apart from the eight young talents from research, technology, business, culture and social action. The group had an open dialogue for two hours about how COVID-19 is impacting Spanish society and their visions for the…
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Spain's royals make early morning market visit to show support for food workers

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22nd May 2020
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain were up before the dawn this week to hear about the work going on to keep food chains running during the coronavirus pandemic. The royal couple headed to one of their country’s biggest distribution centres to speak to people and organisations who ensure supplies of fresh produce keep on moving as Spain prepares for at least another two weeks of…
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King Felipe relinquishes personal inheritance from King Juan Carlos

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15th March 2020
King Felipe has renounced his personal inheritance from his father, King Juan Carlos after a report by the Sunday Times revealed Felipe was the beneficiary of an offshore fund. The fund contained a €65 million gift from Saudi Arabia that Juan Carlos received while on the throne.People began questioning the Spanish Royal Family’s wealth, and this evening, Casa Real released a statement…
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Queen Letizia speaks out about cause close to her heart

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6th March 2020
Queen Letizia gave an impassioned speech at an event to mark World Rare Diseases Day in her role as one of the directors of the Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras (English: Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases).“It is always, a privilege that you allow me to be with you for another year. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for it. After all that we have seen and heard here today…
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