Yesterday at Zarzuela Palace in
Madrid, King Felipe presided over the ceremony which saw Mariano
Rajoy Brey continue in his role as the Prime Minister of Spain.
This comes after ten months of political deadlock over the
formation of a new government. Brey, a member of the conservative
People’s Party, was voted the new prime minister. He secured enough
votes to remain as the prime minister…
Queen Sofia of Spain presented with Mano Amiga Award for her work in fighting Alzheimer's
15th October 2016
Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain was
presented with the Mano Amiga award for her work in fighting
Alzheimer’s disease. The award is handed out to those who have
personally dedicated their time and effort for decades in raising
awareness and funds for research. © Casa…
The 12th of October is the National Day
holiday, or Fiesta Nacional de España, in Spain. It is
held each year on this date to commemorate Christopher Columbus’s
arrival in the Americas on behalf of King Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella in 1492. Eugene Delacroix painting…
King Juan Carlos accused of bribery attempt to have case against Infanta Cristina dropped
28th September 2016
Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos
has been accused of attempting to pay theManos Limpias (Clean
Hands) union to drop the case against his younger daughter, Infanta
Cristina. According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo, the former king
supposedly offered to pay€2 million. The paper claims to have a
recording of the conversation between “the head of the union,
Miguel…
Queen Sofia of Spain attends the canonisation ceremony for Mother Teresa
4th September 2016
Queen Sofia of Spain attended the
canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa this morning in St. Peter’s
Square, representing Spain on behalf of her son. The ceremony
completes the process of canonisation, which was begun in 1999 by
His Holiness Pope John Paul II, who…
Her Royal Highness Infanta Elena, Duchess
of Lugo was taken to hospital yesterday after falling from her
horse during an afternoon practice on the grounds of Zarzuela
Palace. After the incident, she was treated on scene by a team of
doctors for an injury to her wrist. The…
Infanta Cristina of Spain and her husband
Iñaki Urdangarin should know their fate on 19 October, after
facing trial for corruption and money fraud earlier in the year.
Cristina and Iñaki were accused of defrauding taxpayers of
funds through embezzlement and money laundering in excess
of £4.5 million through the non-profit organisation the
Noos Institute. Infanta Cristina had been a member…
She was born on 31 October 2005 to the
Prince and Princess of Asturias, now King Felipe and Queen Letizia
of Spain, at the Ruber International Hospital in Madrid by
caesarian section due to the lack of progression in labour. The
announcement of her birth was sent out through…
Another Relative of King Felipe VI Investigated by the Spanish Tax Services
22nd May 2016
Another relative of King Felipe VI of
Spain is being investigated by the Tax Services. Princess Inès
of the Two Sicilies, a cousin through Alfonso XII of Spain, is
being investigated on suspicion of money laundering. She is the
youngest daughter of the late Infante Alfonso…
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…
