King Felipe VI of Spain has attended the
funeral of Tunisia`s president, Béji Caïd Essebsi. The funeral took
place on Saturday July 27th 2019 at the Presidential Palace of
Carthage in Tunisia. King Felipe was accompanied by Spain`s
Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José
Borrell. Upon arrival at the Tunis-Carthage International Airport,
the Spanish monarch was…
Today we’re looking at the history of the
Palace of Zarzuela, which is the home of King Felipe, his wife,
Queen Letizia, and their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta
Sofía; as well as King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía. Construction
began on Zarzuela Palace back in…
Queen Letizia attends international cancer research summit "Grand Challenge" in Madrid
13th July 2019
Queen Letizia attended the “Grand
Challenge” international cancer research summit last week in
Madrid. The Queen is honorary president of the Spanish Association
Against Cancer (the Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer in
Spanish), which hosted the Grand Challenge…
This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at who’s who in the lines of succession around the world. And
our latest instalment takes us to Spain. By law, the line of
succession there is limited to the descendants of King Juan Carlos
I, a rule that remained unchanged following his abdication in 2014
in favour of his only son, Felipe. The law there also means
brothers always outrank sisters.
At the end of the week, Queen Letizia of
Spain presided over the closing ceremony of the II Seminar on
Patrimonial Education in the School at International Research
Center of the Spanish Language in San Millán de la Cogolla.
After being received upon arrival by various…
The same week that King Felipe VI of
Spain was in the United Kingdom at Windsor Castle being invested as
a member of the Order of the Garter, alongside King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, by Her Majesty The Queen, he
welcomed Prince Albert II of Monaco to Madrid. On…
The King of Spain, Felipe VI bestowed the
Order of Civil Merit on various Spanish citizens on Wednesday at
the Royal Palace of Madrid. Queen Letizia accompanied her husband,
as did their two daughters, Leonor, Princess of Asturias and
Infanta Sofía. The ceremony took place on the fifth anniversary of
King Felipe’s enthronement, and 41 citizens (from 17 autonomous
communities and the two…
The traditional Order of the Garter
service is taking place in Windsor this afternoon with all four of
the Queen’s children taking part. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of
York, the Earl of Wessex and the Princess Royal, who are all
members of the Order, have joined…
The Queen invests King Felipe and King Willem-Alexander as Supernumerary Knights of the Order of the Garter
17th June 2019
The King of Spain and the King of the
Netherlands have been invested as supernumerary Knights of the
Garter by the Queen at Windsor Castle. Their official welcome to
the ancient Order of the Garter came just ahead of the traditional
procession and service at St. George’s Chapel. King Felipe VI of
Spain was made a Knight during his State Visit to the United
Kingdom in the summer of 2017. King…
