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King Felipe urges courage in the face of uncertainty at the 2020 Pascua Militar

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7th January 2020
King Felipe spoke of courage in the face of adversity in a speech to Spanish soldiers on Monday at the Pascua Militar in Madrid.The Pascua Militar is an important Spanish military holiday that recognises the recovery of Menorca for Spain in 1782, created by King Carlos III, and begins the military year in Spain.In a speech to soldiers, as well as to government officials, King Felipe…
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Infanta Pilar of Spain hospitalised again

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7th January 2020
Infanta Pilar, the older sister of King Juan Carlos of Spain, has been hospitalised again in Madrid following health problems.The Spanish princess was admitted to the Ruber International Hospital on Monday according to several Spanish news outlets.Her health…
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Queen Letizia at the Pascua Militar

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5th January 2020
Every year in Spain on the 6th of January, the Spanish Royal Family commemorates Pascua Militar, a military ceremony at the Royal Palace of Madrid.At the Pascua Militar, King Felipe receives the “Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Chiefs of Staff of all branches, the Grand Masters of the Royal and Military Orders of San Fernando and San…
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Iñaki Urdangarin gets Christmas reprieve to spend holiday out of prison and with family

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23rd December 2019
Iñaki Urdangarin, the husband of Infanta Cristina of Spain and brother-in-law to King Felipe, has gotten a Christmas reprieve to spend the holiday out of prison with his family.Urdangarin has been granted permission by the court, under Article 47.2 of the General Penitentiary Organic Law, to leave prison for four days to spend Christmas with his wife and their four children. He will leave…
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2019 Christmas card of Spanish Royal Family revealed

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14th December 2019
The 2019 Christmas card of the Spanish Royal Family has been revealed by Casa Real.King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s card features them in a photo with their two daughters, Princess Leonor, 14, and Infanta Sofía, 12, from a visit to the village of Asiegu. Their…
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Spain’s republicans gathered for a two-day long conference to abolish the monarchy

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30th November 2019
In Spain, a new debate about the monarchy has begun. On Friday this week, the Spanish far-left movement “Podemos” held a conference where they discussed the possibility of a referendum on the monarchy with an option to abolish it. The two-day-long conference was attended by 37 organizations, among them militant left-wing groups and parties.The conference, “’Goodbye monarchy, hello…
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