King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited
Benidorm and Valencia on Friday, the latest stop on their tour of
the autonomous communities of Spain. In Benidorm, Their Majesties
undertook the first official visit to the city by a reigning
monarch and consort. They met with Ximo Puig, the President of the
Valencian Government; Salvador Navarro, the President of the
Business Confederation of the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia continued
their visit through Spain on Thursday, visiting the city of Cuenca
in the Castilla-La Mancha with a trip focused on young people and
adults living with intellectual disabilities. Their Majesties
arrived at the ASPADEC facilities and…
King Felipe attended the symbolic
reopening of the Spanish border with Portugal on Wednesday, another
step to re-opening the country following the COVID-19 pandemic. The
border between Spain and Portugal is referred to as ‘la raya’ or
‘the line’ and was closed for…
In a sign of normality returning to
Spain, King Felipe VI presided over a police swearing-in ceremony
in Madrid Tuesday, reminding the officers of the “immense
commitment” they are making to society amidst the pandemic. His
Majesty gave a speech to 365 new police officers from the XXXIV
promotion of the Basic Scale of the National Police, telling them
that “today is a day to convey to…
The latest stop of King Felipe and Queen
Letizia’s tour through Spain to promote tourism was Seville and
Cordoba. The King and Queen of Spain visited the autonomous
community of Andalusia to see how how businesses and social
organisations are faring after the lockdown due…
Two German visitors to Mallorca got an
unexpected start to their holiday on the Spanish island when King
Felipe and Queen Letizia provided the official welcome. The meeting
came during the royal couple’s visit to the Balearics, part of
their ongoing tour around Spain to…
Mask-wearing crowds gathered to greet
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain as they arrived for a visit
to the Canary Islands, an area that has been particularly hard-hit
by the pandemic due to the loss of tourism. The visit, on June 23rd
2020, was a move the royal couple hoped would “give an image that
there is a new stage that we are facing this recovery, that people
have to cheer up…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended
the launch of a new economic and marketing campaign for Spain last
week, Spain for Sure, to present a strong face of the country in
the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their Majesties attended the
launch at the Prado Museum alongside…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were
accompanied by their daughters Leonor, Princess of Asturias and
Infanta Sofia as they visited the newly opened theatre, Teatros del
Canal, in Madrid. The King and his family wished to show their
support for the cultural sector upon their…
Infanta Cristina Federica Victoria
Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbón y de Grecia was born on
13 June 1965 to the then-Prince and Princess of Asturias (Juan
Carlos and Sofía) at Sanyres Loreto in Madrid. The Infanta is the
second child and younger daughter of Juan Carlos and Sofía; her
older sister is Infanta Elena, and her younger brother is King
Felipe VI. While she was born into…
