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…
King Felipe of Spain delivers extraordinary address to the nation regarding Catalonia
3rd October 2017
King Felipe VI of Spain has delivered an
extraordinary address to the nation, in which he criticises
Catalonian separatists and vows “to defend the unity” of Spain.
Making a rare televised speech, His Majesty said that Catalonia’s
government is…
The Spanish monarchy is strengthened by the failed Catalonian independent referendum
2nd October 2017
Oskar Aanmoen offers his take on the
referendum in Catalonia, and why he thinks its failure has
increased the popularity of the Spanish Royal Family. During the
last few weeks, the Spanish monarchy has increased its popularity
and support in Spain as a result of the failure…
King Felipe criticises the Catalonian referendum on independence
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…
No tinc por – I am not afraid.
King Felipe VI of Spain joined hundred of thousands of people as
they marched down the Passeig de Gràcia in a show of defiance
after last week’s terror attacks that left 15 people dead and over
100 injured. It was the largest…
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia
travelled to Spain to show solidarity with the victims of the
recent terror attack in Barcelona and Cambrils. The King and
Queen were on a private holiday with their daughters, Princess
Leonor and Infanta Sofía, when the events…
Spain’s former Monarch, King Juan Carlos,
watched fellow Spaniard Garbiñe Muguruza win the Women’s
Wimbledon Final from the Royal Box. The 79-year-old, who
abdicated as King of Spain in 2014, sat alongside the Duke of Kent
and the Duchess of Gloucester as guests in the Royal Box as he
cheered Muguruza on as she beat Venus Williams in straight sets.
Also in the Royal Box for the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have arrived in the United Kingdom. Their official State Visit is
set to begin tomorrow and will last three days. In the late
afternoon, King Felipe and Queen Letizia departed from the Adolfo
Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport in Madrid.
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…
