His Majesty King Felipe of Spain called
for unity and focused heavily on the Catalonia situation going on
in the country during his Christmas Eve address last evening. The
King of Spain began his speech wishing all Spaniards a happy
Christmas and 2018 on behalf of Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and
Infanta Sofía. The address then turned to speaking about events
within the country over the past…
In the last official engagement before
celebrating Christmas, Queen Letizia of Spain attended a working
meeting of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (in
SpanishAsociación Española Contra el Cáncer or AECC), of which she
is the Honorary President. Her Majesty, who…
Members of the Royal Family take up
important positions as they represent their country. Therefore,
they are expected to act dignified, diplomatic and are expected to
be on their best behaviour at all times. However, not all royals
succeed in this task. From time to time…
The Spanish Royal Family has revealed
their 2017 Christmas cards. On Twitter yesterday, Casa Real posted
an image of Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen Letizia and Their
Royal Highnesses Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía with the message
of Christmas greetings. The picture was taken on the same day as
Princess Leonor’s first solo portrait which was revealed for her
12th birthday in…
Queen Sofía receives Juan Antonio Carrillo Salcedo to Human Rights Award
11th December 2017
Her MajestyQueen Sofía of Spain received
the first edition of the Juan Antonio Carrillo Salcedo to Human
Rights Award yesterday at theUniversity of Seville. She received
the award, which will be delivered every two years, from theRector
of the…
King and Queen of Spain visit Murcia for Jubilee Year celebrations
29th November 2017
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain visited the town ofCaravaca de la Cruzin the
south-eastern Spain province of Murcia on Tuesday as part of the
Jubilee Year 2017 Santisima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca celebrations.
Their Majesties travelled to…
King Felipe's popularity at record high after the Catalonia crisis
6th November 2017
The support for His Majesty King Felipe
of Spain has never been higher than it is now according to a poll
done by “Socio Métrica” and published in the Spanish newspaper “El
Español” this weekend. The survey gives the King a score of 7.2 out
of 10. This is the highest score King Felipe has had during his
reign. The last time a ruling Spanish monarch had a score this high
was in…
First official solo photo released of Leonor, Princess of Asturias
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…
Queen Letizia attends King Jaime I Awards, while King stays back to deal with Catalonian crisis
31st October 2017
Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain was
in Valencia yesterday to attend the King Jaime I Awards, while
her husband, His Majesty King Felipe stayed back in Madrid to
continue to deal with the ongoing Catalonian independence crisis.
The King had been scheduled to attend but…
Yesterday, Girona City Council in
Catalonia, Spain, declared His Majesty King Felipe VI as a persona
non grata due to his criticism of the independence referendum
held in the region on 1 October. The King was not alone in being
declared a persona non grata as Enric Millo, the Spanish
government’s representative in Catalonia, was as well. At the
beginning of the month, the Catalonian region…
