King Felipe VI of Spain arrived in
Bagdad, Iraq, this morning on a Spanish Air Force plane for a
surprise visit with Spanish troops stationed in the country.
They are stationed in Iraq as part of an international coalition in
the fight against ISIS. Casa Real released several images after His
Majesty’s arrival in the Middle Eastern country. He will spend time
with the troops training Iraqi…
Spanish King and Queen express their "deepest sorrow" after body of toddler who fell down well was found
26th January 2019
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain have expressed their “deepest sorrow” and sent
their “deepest condolences” following the body of a Spanish toddler
being found in a well. A two-year-old boy, Julen Rosello, fell down
a borehole…
King Felipe pays visit to General Archive of the Indies of Seville
26th January 2019
King Felipe of Spain paid a visit to the
General Archive of the Indies of Seville yesterday to view a
new exhibit. With thanks to the Archive of the Chamber of
Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Seville, the General
Archive of the Indies contains documents from…
Queen Letizia attends board meeting for Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases
19th January 2019
Queen Letizia attended a working meeting
with the Board of Directors of the Spanish Federation of Rare
Diseases earlier this week to discuss upcoming initiatives. Queen
Letizia has been affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Rare
Diseases for ten years, having participated in events for World Day
of Rare Diseases in 2009. The Federation released a statement
marking the anniversary, saying that…
King Felipe of Spain opened a new
international airport in Murcia yesterday. The new Region of
Murcia International Airport (also called Corvera Airport) has
a passenger terminal of 28,500 square metres with a three-kilometre
long and 45-metre wide runway. It also has nine…
The Spanish Royal Family has presented
the country’s national sports awards at a ceremony in Madrid. Among
those celebrated at the event were tennis star Rafael Nadal,
footballer Juan Mata and golfer Jon Rahm. King Felipe and Queen
Letizia were joined by King Juan Carlos…
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
royal families which is something that is not always done. Before
going into the numbers, a little disclaimer. These numbers
represent the days worked by each member of the royal families
based on their official calendar. Of course, there…
King Felipe looks back at Constitution's 40th anniversary and says to "proudly value who we are"
25th December 2018
Recorded at Zarzuela Palace, King Felipe
addressed the Spanish people on Christmas Eve; he sent warm wishes
to the Spanish people on behalf of himself, the Queen, Princess
Leonor, and Infanta Sofía. His Majesty remarked that his family
wanted “to wish you a Merry…
King and Queen of Spain preside over 98th annual ABC International Journalism Awards
18th December 2018
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain were on hand this week to honour the winners of
the journalistic prizes awarded by the newspaper ABC, which
recognises excellence in the fields of journalism and photography
in the previous year. This year’s winners included: Gregorio
Marañón who was awarded the Mariano de Cavia for his article “La
desmemoria que no ceesa”…
