Infanta Cristina of Spain, an older
sister to King Felipe, will have her attorneys submit a request on
14 July to the court in Palma to refund her 322,000 euros from
the587,000 euro deposit she made to the court. After being
acquitted of charges in the Nóoscase that saw her husband,
IñakiUrdangarín, convicted of money fraud and corruption, Cristina
was fined265,000 euros…
The State Visit that was cancelled last
year due to the corruption scandal will now take place from 12-14
July. King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will visit Her Majesty
at Buckingham Palace later this month. The last State Visit from
Spain to the UK was quite some time…
King Felipe of Spain has confirmed that a
posthumous award will be granted to the Spanish victim in the
recent London terrorist attack. Ignacio Echeverría, who was working
in London for HSBC, was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of
Civil Merit by the Spanish government.
Infanta Elena of Spain participates in awards ceremony for Child and Youth Painting Contest for Schools
9th June 2017
Her Royal Highness Infanta Elena of
Spain, an older sister to King Felipe, participated in an awards
ceremony for the “Child and Youth Painting Contest for Schools”of
Patrimonio yesterday in Madrid at theRoyal Palace of El
Pardo’sPatio de los Borbones. She presented the prizes to the
students of this school competition which had the themes of
“monuments,historic…
King Felipe and King Juan Carlos attend ceremony for 300th anniversary of Marine Guard Company
3rd June 2017
Yesterday, King Felipe VI of Spain and
his father, King Juan Carlos of Spain attended a ceremony yesterday
for the 300th anniversary of the Marine Guard Company inMarín.Their
Majesties presided over the main celebratory event for the 300th
anniversary of the…
Downing Street has insisted that the King
and Queen of Spain will still visit the United Kingdom for a State
Visit from June 6th-8th despite a snap general election taking
place at the same time. According to the Daily Express Royal
Correspondent Richard Palmer, Downing…
Will Gibraltar turn into the next Falklands? All you need to know about the territorial dispute
2nd April 2017
Gibraltar – a large piece of rock over
1,000 miles away from Britain is currently in the midst of conflict
over what country has legal sovereignty: the UK or Spain? But
Gibraltar is not just a large piece of rock; it is British overseas
territory with 30,000 inhabitants living on it. Despite
compromising of less than 2.6 square miles, it has been in
territorial dispute for centuries due to…
BREAKING: Infanta Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria & Aunt of King Juan Carlos, has died, aged 99
28th March 2017
Infanta Alicia of Spain
(née Princess of Bourbon-Parma) died today at 1.30pm at the
age of 99 in Madrid. The Infanta was born on 13 November 1917 as
the daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and Archduchess
Maria Anna of Austria. Her father was the youngest son of
the…
Yesterday it was revealed that Infanta
Cristina of Spain had been acquitted ofcorruption chargesfollowing
a lengthy trial in Palma de Mallorca for corruption and money fraud
in the Noos Case, but her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, was found
guilty. Cristina will…
Infanta Cristina of Spain has been found
not guilty of corruption charges following a lengthy trial in Palma
de Mallorca for corruption and money fraud. Whereas Cristina was
acquitted of all charged, her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin,
has been convicted and has been sentenced to six years and
three months. Although acquitted of being an accessory to fraud,
Cristina has still been ordered to pay a…
