His Majesty King Felipe of Spain called for unity and focused heavily on the Catalonia situation going on in the country during his Christmas Eve address last evening.
The King of Spain began his speech wishing all Spaniards a happy Christmas and 2018 on behalf of Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía. The address then turned to speaking about events within the country over the past…
Queen Letizia attends working meeting of Spanish Association Against Cancer
22nd December 2017
In the last official engagement before celebrating Christmas, Queen Letizia of Spain attended a working meeting of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (in SpanishAsociación Española Contra el Cáncer or AECC), of which she is the Honorary President.
Her Majesty, who…
Members of the Royal Family take up important positions as they represent their country. Therefore, they are expected to act dignified, diplomatic and are expected to be on their best behaviour at all times. However, not all royals succeed in this task. From time to time…
The Spanish Royal Family has revealed their 2017 Christmas cards.
On Twitter yesterday, Casa Real posted an image of Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen Letizia and Their Royal Highnesses Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía with the message of Christmas greetings.
The picture was taken on the same day as Princess Leonor’s first solo portrait which was revealed for her 12th birthday in…
Queen Sofía receives Juan Antonio Carrillo Salcedo to Human Rights Award
11th December 2017
Her MajestyQueen Sofía of Spain received the first edition of the Juan Antonio Carrillo Salcedo to Human Rights Award yesterday at theUniversity of Seville.
She received the award, which will be delivered every two years, from theRector of the…
King and Queen of Spain visit Murcia for Jubilee Year celebrations
29th November 2017
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain visited the town ofCaravaca de la Cruzin the south-eastern Spain province of Murcia on Tuesday as part of the Jubilee Year 2017 Santisima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca celebrations.
Their Majesties travelled to…
King Felipe's popularity at record high after the Catalonia crisis
6th November 2017
The support for His Majesty King Felipe of Spain has never been higher than it is now according to a poll done by “Socio Métrica” and published in the Spanish newspaper “El Español” this weekend. The survey gives the King a score of 7.2 out of 10. This is the highest score King Felipe has had during his reign. The last time a ruling Spanish monarch had a score this high was in…
First official solo photo released of Leonor, Princess of Asturias
1st November 2017
Spain’s Casa Real has released the first official solo photo of the future Queen of Spain: Leonor, Princess of Asturias who celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday.
The photo was taken on 12 October at the Royal Palace of Madrid ahead of her birthday. It was taken on…
Queen Letizia attends King Jaime I Awards, while King stays back to deal with Catalonian crisis
31st October 2017
Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain was in Valencia yesterday to attend the King Jaime I Awards, while her husband, His Majesty King Felipe stayed back in Madrid to continue to deal with the ongoing Catalonian independence crisis.
The King had been scheduled to attend but…
Yesterday, Girona City Council in Catalonia, Spain, declared His Majesty King Felipe VI as a persona non grata due to his criticism of the independence referendum held in the region on 1 October.
The King was not alone in being declared a persona non grata as Enric Millo, the Spanish government’s representative in Catalonia, was as well.
At the beginning of the month, the Catalonian region…
