At the end of each year, we can study and
comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No
More team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian and
Spanish royal families which is something that is not always done.
Before diving into the data, a small disclaimer is needed. These
numbers represent the days worked by each member of the royal
families based on their official…
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…
The past decade has been filled with some
major royal moments including the ending of one era in Spain and
the start of another. The decision by King Juan Carlos I to stand
aside in favour of his son surprised many but the reign of King
Felipe VI, which began on June 19th…
Video: King Felipe during his Christmas Eve address: Let's believe in ourselves, let's believe in Spain
25th December 2019
Ahead of King Felipe’s Christmas Eve
speech, Casa Real played a video of highlights from the royal year.
Then, His Majesty took to the screen to deliver his annual address
from Zarzuela Palace. The King reflected back that he gave his
first address as King five years ago, and then he thanked Spaniards
for letting him spend a few moments with them on the holiday. “The
first…
Iñaki Urdangarin gets Christmas reprieve to spend holiday out of prison and with family
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…
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…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia act as hosts for Conference on Climate Change (COP25)
3rd December 2019
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have played hosts to the United Nations Conference on Climate
Change (COP25) in Madrid where Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg,
Prince Albert of Monaco and other foreign dignitaries were in
attendance. The theme of the conference is to reduce CO2 emissions,
global trade in emission rights, and other issues surrounding the
goals set at the 2015 Paris climate…
Spain’s republicans gathered for a two-day long conference to abolish the monarchy
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…
Queen Letizia of Spain opened a brand new
exhibition on the Spanish artist Goya earlier this week. Queen
Letizia presided over the opening ceremony of the exhibition, which
offers a chronological tour of Goya’s work and includes several of
his drawings. The Spanish…
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
have carried out a three day State Visit to Cuba. The trip, which
some MPs in Madrid tried to stop, took place between November 11th
and November 14th and saw the couple visit Havana and Santiago de
Cuba. The State Visit was intended to strengthen relations between
the two countries as well as celebrate the 500th anniversary of the
foundation of Havana.
