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…
It was an especially emotional day in
Zaragoza’s General Military Academy, as Princess Leonor received
her graduation certificate and a new decoration from the hands of
King Felipe. Although classes ended a while ago, with cadets having
been able to enjoy some…
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…
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…
Celebrations continued in Spain for the
tenth anniversary of King Felipe’s proclamation. After a day full
of surprises and historic moments on the anniversary itself, June
19th 2024, King Felipe and Queen Letizia were back at the Royal
Palace the next day for the opening…
After many years of a strict use of
social media platforms, the Spanish Royal Household has finally
announced that they have also landed on Instagram. With the account
handle @casareal.es, the opening of the new profile coincided with
the celebrations for King…
The day of celebrations for King Felipe’s
10th anniversary of his proclamation ended late on June 19th
2024. After a solemn guard changing ceremony performed by the
Royal Guard, which saw a historic first use of the Throne Room’s
balcony to watch over the ceremony, the handing out of honours to
19 prominent members of society, a lunch in their honour that saw
the King’s two daughters…
King Felipe marks anniversary of accession with rewards for outstanding citizens and heartfelt tribute to Queen Letizia
20th June 2024
The dense agenda for the celebrations of
King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his proclamation as Monarch
continued with the handing out of honours for the Order of Civil
Merit. After the solemn Changing of the Guard in Plaza de Oriente,
King Felipe, Queen Letizia…
After a bit of rest following the events
that began celebrations for the tenth anniversary of the accession
of King Felipe VI, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía stepped out
once again and were driven to the Galleries of Royal
Collections. There, the two sisters met…
To mark the 10th anniversary of his
reign, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta
Sofía have two days of scheduled engagements, that started in the
morning of Wednesday, 19th June with a solemn changing of the guard
performed by the Guardia Real. At 11:15am, King Felipe and Queen
Letizia, accompanied by Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, made
their entrance in the Plaza de…
