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Spain’s Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Iñaki Urdangarin, lowers fine for Infanta Cristina

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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…
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King Felipe attends bullfight

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11th June 2018
His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain was the guest of honour at the San Isidro Fair in Madrid this weekend, joining thousands of attendees at the annual event organised by the Press Association of Madrid. King Felipe attended the traditional Corrida de la Prensa on Sunday…
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Queens of Belgium and Spain attend inaugural session of the XII edition of the "European Development Days"

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6th June 2018
Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Queen Letizia of Spain attended the inaugural session of the XII edition of the “European Development Days 2018” on Tuesday in Brussels, Belgium. This forum is the largest in Europe for international cooperation and development. Additionally, its primary theme focuses on gender equality and the empowerment participation of females in sustainable…
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Queen Letizia ends co-operation trip to Haiti

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24th May 2018
On 23 May, Queen Letizia spent her last day in Haiti, ending a three-day co-operation trip to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. © Casa de SM el Rey She first travelled to the Cité Soleil neighbourhood where she visited the Educational Centre of the Sisters of St. Vincent…
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Queen Letizia starts co-operation trip to the Dominican Republic and Haiti

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23rd May 2018
On 21 May, Queen Letizia officially started her co-operation trip to the Dominican Republic and Haiti after arriving the night before in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she spent the first two days of her journey. © Casa de S.M el Rey The visit began in Monte Plata where the Spanish Co-operation has launched a water distribution project. She visited the La Nueva Esperanza neighbourhood…
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King and Queen of Spain host lunch for Mexican President and First Lady

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27th April 2018
Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain have hosted a lunch for the President and First Lady of the United Mexican States at the Palace of La Zarzuela in Madrid, which is the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family. President Enrique Peña Nieto and First Lady Mrs Angélica Rivera are finishing a tour of Europe in which they have visited the city of Hanover in Germany and the…
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