His Majesty King Felipe of Spain was the
guest of honour at the opening ceremony of the World Assembly of
Jesuit Institutions of Higher Education at the University of
Deusto. Under the slogan “Transforming Our World Together”, the
meeting aims to reflect on and discuss the challenges to Jesuit and
world institutions such as civic and political leadership,
environmental justice, interreligious…
His Majesty King Felipe of Spain and
former United States President Barack Obama visited the Queen Sofía
National Art Centre Museum on Saturday, 7 July in Madrid. Casa Real
dubbed the trip a “private visit.” The King received President
Obama at the Nouvel Gate…
Royals from three nations gathered in The
Hague in the Netherlands to attend the Volvo Ocean Race this past
weekend. Swedish Prince Carl Philip, Dutch King Willem-Alexander of
the Netherlands, Infanta Elena of Spain and her father, King Juan
Carlos of Spain were all present…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
were welcomed to the White House yesterday by President Donald
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Their Majesties, the President
and First Lady held a private meeting in the Oval Office after the
official welcome, where Letizia was spotted kindly placing her hand
on Melania’s back as they entered the building. At the conclusion
of the meeting, the…
Spain’s Iñaki Urdangarin, the
brother-in-law of King Felipe and husband to Infanta Cristina, has
begun his five year and ten-month prison sentence. He signed
himself in to Brieva jail in Avila – a town northwest of
Madrid. He had been given a five-day deadline…
San Antonio, Texas, was host to King
Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain yesterday. The King and Queen
are currently in the United States to celebrate the tricentennial
of New Orleans, Louisiana, and San Antonio. Today, they will spend
day two in the city. Tuesday, their…
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia
concluded their trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, for the city’s
tricentennial yesterday before moving on to San Antonio,
Texas, to celebrate that city’s 300th anniversary, as well.
Lousiana was a Spanish colony from 1763 to 1802. Of course,
Texas is another former colony of Spain from 1690–1821. Their
trip later moves on to the US capital…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have begun their trip to the United States in New Orleans,
Louisiana, where they arrived last evening at sunset at the Louis
Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Upon arrival, they
were greeted by Louisiana Gov. John Bel…
The World Cup is about to get underway in
Russia with the England squad now at their training camp with royal
backing after the Duke of Cambridge visited them ahead of
their departure for the competition. We know there will be no
Windsor representation in the VIP stands…
Spain’s Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Iñaki Urdangarin, lowers fine for Infanta Cristina
13th June 2018
Spain’s Supreme Court has upheld the
prison sentence for Iñaki Urdangarin. Urdangarin is the
husband of Infanta Cristina and brother-in-law of King Felipe VI.
They ruled on Tuesday that Urdangarin must serve five years
and ten months; the Court’s ruling is five months shorter than the
one ordered by the regional court on Mallorca – the largest island
in the Balearic…
