Spain

First official solo photo released of Leonor, Princess of Asturias

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1st November 2017
Spain’s Casa Real has released the first official solo photo of the future Queen of Spain: Leonor, Princess of Asturias who celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday. The photo was taken on 12 October at the Royal Palace of Madrid ahead of her birthday. It was taken on the same day as the National Day celebrations in Spain. Francisco Gomez was the photographer.Embed from Getty ImagesShe…
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King Felipe's address to the nation was misjudged - independence is now inevitable

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3rd October 2017
Royal Central’s Editor-in-Chief Charlie Proctor explains why he thinks King Felipe of Spain’s address to the nation was misjudged and had parallels of an absolute monarchy opposed to a constitutional monarchy. When The King of Spain makes a televised address to the nation, you know it is going to be significant. This extremely rare event usually only occurs annually on Christmas Eve…
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King Felipe criticises the Catalonian referendum on independence

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15th September 2017
On the 1st of October, the Spanish region of Catalonia will have referendum deciding on if they should declare their independence from Spain or remain in the Spanish kingdom. The referendum has been suspended by the Spanish Constitutional Court; however, the Catalan government stated the court order was not valid for Catalonia and has proceeded to gather the support needed to declare…
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