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ETA member sentenced to 92 years for plot to kill Spanish king

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8th May 2016
Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui has been sentenced to 92 years in prison by the Spanish national court for his part in a failed plot to assassinate Spain’s former king, Juan Carlos I. Gogeaskoetxea, a member of the Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), plotted with another group member to kill Juan Carlos with grenades at the opening of Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum on 18 October…
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Spanish royals implicated in Panama Papers scandal

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4th April 2016
The Spanish Royal Family are the latest high profile figures to be implicated into the Panama Papers scandal after the leaked documents reveal King Felipe’s Aunt was President of a company registered in Panama. Infanta Pilar de Borbon, who is the sister of former…
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New details in Spain's Infanta Cristina’s corruption case

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13th February 2016
The Spanish court has been told new details about Spain’s Infanta Cristina and her husband Iñaki Urdangarin. A co-defendant, José Luis Ballester, an Olympic gold-medal-winning sailor, said that despite being longtime friends with the royal couple he felt “used” by them. Princess Cristina met Ballester in the early 1990s. He added that he felt he was obliged to help the…
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Infanta Cristina becomes first member of Spanish Royal Family to be put on trial

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10th January 2016
It will be a significant day in Spanish history tomorrow when King Felipe’s sister Infanta Cristina will become the first member of the country’s Royal Family to be put on trial. The Spanish Princess faces charges of alleged tax fraud and involvement in an embezzlement scam along with her husband, Inaki Urdangarin. Mr Urdangarin has been accused of using Noos Institute, a non-profit…
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A Very Spanish Christmas

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22nd December 2015
The Spanish Christmas is kicked off in a rather unusual way every year – with the Loteria de Navidad, or the Christmas Lottery on December 22nd. School children announce the winning numbers of what is the most popular lottery throughout the year in Spain. Shortly…
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Elizabeth to welcome King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain during UK State Visit

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4th December 2015
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will be making a State Visit to the UK next March. The couple will be staying at Windsor Castle during their stay from 8-10 March 2016, making this the first Spanish state visit to the United Kingdom since 1986 when King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia visited. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh last visited Spain in 1988. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
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