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Queen Sofia of Spain attends the canonisation ceremony for Mother Teresa

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4th September 2016
Queen Sofia of Spain attended the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa this morning in St. Peter’s Square, representing Spain on behalf of her son. The ceremony completes the process of canonisation, which was begun in 1999 by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, who granted permission to begin this process without waiting five years after Mother Teresa’s death. The first stage, the…
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Infanta Elena of Spain taken to hospital after fall

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2nd September 2016
Her Royal Highness Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo was taken to hospital yesterday after falling from her horse during an afternoon practice on the grounds of Zarzuela Palace. After the incident, she was treated on scene by a team of doctors for an injury to her wrist. The…
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Who is Leonor, Princess of Asturias?

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7th June 2016
She was born on 31 October 2005 to the Prince and Princess of Asturias, now King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain, at the Ruber International Hospital in Madrid by caesarian section due to the lack of progression in labour. The announcement of her birth was sent out through text message to the press, and she left the hospital with her parents on 7 November. She is first in the line of succession…
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Spanish royals implicated in Panama Papers scandal

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4th April 2016
The Spanish Royal Family are the latest high profile figures to be implicated into the Panama Papers scandal after the leaked documents reveal King Felipe’s Aunt was President of a company registered in Panama. Infanta Pilar de Borbon, who is the sister of former King Juan Carlos I, presided over the company whilst it was managed by Mossack Fonseca, one of the most controversial…
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Spanish government cancels State Visit to UK

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4th February 2016
Spain’s caretaker government have cancelled the upcoming State Visit of King Felipe and Queen Letizia to the UK, amidst ongoing political difficulties in the country. The Spanish Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “Due to the process of forming a new government currently underway in Spain, the state visit has been postponed.” Buckingham Palace confirmed that The Queen has…
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