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Princess Leonor to attend the Princess of Asturias and Princess of Girona Awards for the first time

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17th June 2019
Princess Leonor of Spain will attend the Princess of Asturias Awards and the Princess of Girona Awards later this year, Casa Real announced the news on Friday. These two engagements will take place in October and November, respectively. Infanta Sofía, Princess Leonor’s younger sister, will accompany her; as well their parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia. The Princess of Asturias Awards are…
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King Felipe to travel to the UK to be installed as the Most Noble Order of the Garter

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7th June 2019
King Felipe VI of Spain will be installed as a Most Noble Order of the Garter on Garter Day, 17 June at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. His wife, Queen Letizia, will accompany him. Both the King of Spain and the King of the Netherlands will be installed in St George’s Chapel as Supernumerary, or ‘Stranger’, Knights of the Garter during the service. King Felipe, Queen Letizia, King…
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King Juan Carlos of Spain is retiring from public life

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27th May 2019
King Juan Carlos of Spain is retiring from public life. The former monarch will stop carrying out engagements from June 2nd 2019, the fifth anniversary of the announcement of his abdication. Juan Carlos, who ruled Spain from 1975 until 2014, confirmed he would be giving up his public role in an open letter to his son, Felipe VI. The royal household in Spain is yet to make any formal comment on the…
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Queen Letizia attends Red Cross Day event

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8th May 2019
Queen Letizia honoured the World Day of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Zaragoza on Tuesday. The event celebrates the work of Red Cross staff and volunteers and their life-saving work around the world. The Queen was received at Auditorio Palacio de Congresos of Zaragoza by the President of the Government of Aragon, Javier Lambán, and the Minister of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare…
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