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Spain's royals make early morning market visit to show support for food workers

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

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

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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Queen Letizia holds audiences with patient organisations

Queen Letizia of Spain received several representatives of patient organisations on Friday. The audiences, which were held at Zarzuela Palace, were organised in order to inform Her Majesty of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and celiac disease and the work of the associations. On Friday morning, the Queen met with members of Visual TEAF, an association that aims to improve the lives of…
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