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Princess of Asturias attends first official events in Asturias as heir

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9th September 2018
Leonor, Princess of Asturias, made her first official trip to the Principality of Asturias in Spain as heir to the Spanish throne. The 12-year-old future Queen of Spain was joined by her parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia and her younger sister, 11-year-old Infanta Sofía at events to mark the XIII Centenary of the Kingdom of Asturias and 100 years of Pico de Europe National Park. The…
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King Felipe and Queen Letizia open Salamaq’18

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7th September 2018
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain opened Salamaq’18 on Wednesday, 5 September at the Exhibition Centre of Salamanca. Their Majesties presided over the opening ceremony for the “Salamaq’18” Fair of the agricultural sector and 30 International Expo of Pure…
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Before they were royal: The life of Queen Letizia of Spain

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17th August 2018
Born Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano on 15 September 1972 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, the future royal was the eldest daughter of the journalist Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez and registered nurse and hospital union representative María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez. Letizia has two younger sisters, Telma and the late Érika. Her compulsory education saw her attend the public La Gesta School in…
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Spanish royals hold annual summer photo session

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31st July 2018
Members of the Spanish Royal Family have held their annual summer photo session in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. King Felipe and Queen Letizia posed for the press alongside their two daughters, Leonor, Princess of Asturias (12) and Infanta Sofía (11) at the Royal Palace of…
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Spain's Princess Leonor unrecognisable on first coin

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27th July 2018
Spain’s Leonor, Princess of Asturias is unrecognisable on her first coin that has been issued by the Royal Mint of Spain for the 1300 Anniversary of the Kingdom of Asturias. The coin is also in celebration of Spain’s first proclamation of the Picos de Europa as a National Park, according to Spanish paper, El Pais. The 12-year-old future Queen of Spain is seen on the front of the €30 silver…
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King Juan Carlos of Spain accused of using alleged lover to receive low-tax property deals

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12th July 2018
Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos has been accused of using his alleged lover to receive low-tax property deals. According to an exclusive report by Spain’s OK Diario, the King had Princess Corinna of Sayn-Wittgenstein buy several properties overseas as a result of her tax residence in Monaco. The claims came from an audio recording of the 53-year-old German that was leaked to the…
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