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King Felipe gets summer stay in Mallorca under way

King Felipe of Spain has begun his summer stay in Mallorca as he arrived at the Royal Palace of La Almudaina.  King Felipe met with several Balearic organisations on Wednesday morning to mark the beginning of his summer residence in Mallorca. Mallorca is one of the main islands in the Balearic Islands, an autonomous group of islands that used to be part of the Kingdom of Mallorca. The…
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Queen Sofía marks cultural anniversary

Queen Sofía of Spain has carried out a rare public engagement when she travelled to the Burgos area to visit the Sierra de Atapuerca archaeological site.  The evening before the visit, King Felipe’s mother had attended a concert to celebrate the Atapuerca…
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Leonor and Sofia star again

Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia joined their parents on Wednesday to meet with students from their secondary school. King Felipe and Queen Letizia met with trustees and students from the Foundation Spanish Committee of United World Colleges in Madrid. It was a personal day for Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, as both attended the UWC Atlantic campus in Llantwit Major…
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Leonor and Sofia take art to heart as they solo kickstart major awards celebrations

The Spanish Royal Family has arrived in Catalonia, which for this week will act as the host for the Princess of Girona Awards. Now in their 15th edition, the scheme was created in 2009 to celebrate the young talents of Spain.  Kickstarting the two days of events on Tuesday, 9th July, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía made a rare solo visit to the atelier of sculptor Jaume Plensa…
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The colourful tiara given to a princess by a billionaire

The only ruby tiara in the Spanish Royal Family’s collection is the Niarchos Ruby Bandeau and its accompanying parure. Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark received a treasure trove of jewels on her wedding day in 1962. In addition to the Prussian Tiara, a gift from…
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King Felipe is back to business as he backs up NATO exercises in the Baltic

After celebrating the 10th anniversary of his proclamation last week with two days of events and engagements, it was back to business for King Felipe. On Sunday, 23rd June, His Majesty departed for official visits to the three Baltic Republics of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, to “reinforce bilateral relations and visit military operation areas in the three countries”. The…
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