King Willam-Alexander of the Netherlands
welcomed fellow monarch and good friend, King Felipe of Spain to
the Netherlands on Thursday where the pair presided over the
opening of the Rembrandt-Velázquez exhibition at Rijksmuseum in
Amsterdam. The Dutch king waited outside his home, Huis Ten Bosch
Palace, on his Spanish counterpart and greeted him with a friendly
handshake and hug before heading…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Spanish newspaper “El Mundo”
last night at the Westin Palace Hotel in Madrid. Upon Their
Majesties arrival, they were greeted by the President of the
Congress of Deputies, Meritxell…
Pretender to the French throne 'could soon enter Spanish politics'
23rd September 2019
Prince Louis-Alphonse of Bourbon, a
pretender to the long defunct throne of France, has held private
meetings with the Spanish right-wing Vox-movement. He has, among
others, met personally with the deputy leader of the Vox Party,
Santiago Abascal according to reports by…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia enjoyed the
inaugural performance of the 23rd season of the Royal Theatre this
week, taking in the opera “Don Carlos” by Giuseppe Verdi. According
to the royal house, the King and Queen were accompanied by the
president of the Congress of Deputies, Meritxell Batet; the
president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz
Ayuso; Acting Ministers of…
King Felipe says new elections will take place in Spain this autumn
18th September 2019
Political leaders have spent the last two
days meeting with the Spanish monarch to try to establish a stable
government in the country. King Felipe has now declared the
meetings over and said, in a statement on Tuesday evening, that he
would not be putting forward a…
After winning his 19th Grand Slam title
over the weekend, Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal received
special congratulations from King Felipe. Shortly after his US Open
win, the Spanish Royal House’s Twitter account posted a message
saying, “His opponents…
Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of
Badajoz has been hospitalised in Mallorca after being sick for
several days. She was admitted on Saturday – the day that her
younger brother, former King Juan Carlos was released from a
private clinic in Madrid after a triple bypass. The 83-year-old
aunt of King Felipe has suffered from ill health for some time and
announced she had colon cancer at the…
King Juan Carlos of Spain has been
released from the hospital after spending a week in the hospital
following a triple bypass on Saturday, 24 August at the Quirón de
Pozuelo Clinic in Spain’s capital of Madrid. It was decided to have
the procedure by the end of August…
King Juan Carlos of Spain is said to be
recovering well from his triple bypass surgery which took place
last weekend. Doctors at Quirón de Pozuelo Clinic in Madrid have
removed the cardiac stimulation cables from the 81-year-old King
Emeritus. The clinic announced…
King Emeritus Juan Carlos has been
transferred out of the intensive care unit after his condition
improved following major cardiac surgery over the weekend. The
former King of Spain had a triple heart bypass – an operation which
has been described as successful. The 81-year-old’s condition has
since ‘evolved favourably’ according to doctors, with the decision
being made to…
