King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
marked the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Bailén on 19
July in the city of Bailén in Jaén. They were accompanied
by Reyes Maroto, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and
Tourism and were received upon arrival by Susana
Díaz, the President of the Junta de Andalucía; Alfonso
Rodríguez de Celis, the government delegate in the Autonomous…
King Felipe of Spain this week attended
the opening ceremonies for the fifth meeting of the World Congress
for Middle Eastern Studies 2018 (WOCMES). Organised by the Three
Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation, the conference is taking
place from 16 to 20 July in Seville…
King Juan Carlos of Spain accused of using alleged lover to receive low-tax property deals
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…
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…
