Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia joined
their parents on Wednesday to meet with students from their
secondary school. King Felipe and Queen Letizia met with
trustees and students from the Foundation Spanish Committee of
United World Colleges in Madrid. It was a personal day for Princess
Leonor and Infanta Sofia, as both attended the UWC Atlantic campus
in Llantwit Major, Wales. The…
It was a magical night in Lloret de Mar,
a small town near Barcelona, as the local Congress Forum played
host for the Princess of Girona Awards ceremony. Shortly
after 7:15pm, the ceremony began, being hosted by journalist José
Yélamo. The musical interludes were…
After kickstarting the awards season with
a visit to sculptor Jaume Plensa’s atelier and a dinner with
laureates from previous edition, Wednesday, 10th July was a day
with a full agenda for the Spanish royals. The day began
early for Princess Leonor and Infanta…
The Spanish Royal Family has arrived in
Catalonia, which for this week will act as the host for the
Princess of Girona Awards. Now in their 15th edition, the
scheme was created in 2009 to celebrate the young talents of
Spain. Kickstarting the two days of events on Tuesday, 9th
July, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía made a rare solo visit to
the atelier of sculptor Jaume Plensa, located…
It was an especially emotional day in
Zaragoza’s General Military Academy, as Princess Leonor received
her graduation certificate and a new decoration from the hands of
King Felipe. Although classes ended a while ago, with cadets
having been able to enjoy some much…
The only ruby tiara in the Spanish Royal
Family’s collection is the Niarchos Ruby Bandeau and its
accompanying parure. Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark received
a treasure trove of jewels on her wedding day in 1962. In addition
to the Prussian Tiara, a gift from…
After celebrating the 10th anniversary of
his proclamation last week with two days of events and engagements,
it was back to business for King Felipe. On Sunday, 23rd
June, His Majesty departed for official visits to the three Baltic
Republics of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, to “reinforce bilateral
relations and visit military operation areas in the three
countries”. The first stop…
Celebrations continued in Spain for the
tenth anniversary of King Felipe’s proclamation. After a day full
of surprises and historic moments on the anniversary itself, June
19th 2024, King Felipe and Queen Letizia were back at the Royal
Palace the next day for the opening…
After many years of a strict use of
social media platforms, the Spanish Royal Household has finally
announced that they have also landed on Instagram. With the
account handle @casareal.es, the opening of the new profile
coincided with the celebrations for King…
The day of celebrations for King Felipe’s
10th anniversary of his proclamation ended late on June 19th
2024. After a solemn guard changing ceremony performed by the
Royal Guard, which saw a historic first use of the Throne Room’s
balcony to watch over the ceremony, the handing out of honours to
19 prominent members of society, a lunch in their honour that saw
the King’s two daughters…
