It was a magical night in Lloret de Mar,
a small town near Barcelona, as the local Congress Forum played
host for the Princess of Girona Awards ceremony. Shortly after
7:15pm, the ceremony began, being hosted by journalist José Yélamo.
The musical interludes were provided by a group of young children
who are part of the Art Generation programme offered by the
Princess of Girona…
After kickstarting the awards season with
a visit to sculptor Jaume Plensa’s atelier and a dinner with
laureates from previous edition, Wednesday, 10th July was a day
with a full agenda for the Spanish royals. The day began
early for Princess Leonor and Infanta…
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…
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 much deserved days off, they were all back
for the traditional end of year ceremony. It is usual for
King Felipe to attend…
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…
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 of a special exhibition.
In the morning of Thursday, 20th June, the King and Queen arrived
back at the Royal Palace…
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…
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, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía made
their way into the Salón de Columnas (Columns Hall), where the
central event of the…
