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Queen Letizia meets with U.S. First Lady Jill Biden during UN General Assembly Week

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24th September 2022
Queen Letizia of Spain travelled to New York City after the funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to attend several high-level meetings of the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations. On 21 September, Her Majesty attended an event at Columbia University with First Lady Jill Biden, touring the Irving Medical Center to raise awareness for the global fight against cancer. Queen…
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King Felipe goes back to university to honour tennis legend Rafa Nadal

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22nd September 2022
King Felipe handed tennis superstar Rafael Nadal the Camino Real Prize, awarded by the Franklin Foundation to individuals that project a positive image of Spain in North America.  Accompanied by the Minister for Culture and Sports, the US Ambassador to Spain, the President of the Madrid Parliament and the Mayor of Alcalá de Henares, His Majesty arrived at Alcalá University, near Madrid, on…
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Princess Amalia's first Opening of Parliament overshadowed by protesters

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21st September 2022
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, the Princess of Orange, attended her first Opening of Parliament yesterday, but the mood soon turned sour. The Opening of Parliament is called Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands. Prinsjesdag always takes place on the third Tuesday in September. King Willem-Alexander addressed a joint session of the States-General of the Netherlands, which consists of…
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Emergency order overshadows Opening of Parliament

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20th September 2022
An emergency order has been issued in The Hague after “serious concerns about disruptions on Prinsjesdag.” Prinsjesdag, or the opening of Parliament in the Netherlands, always takes place on the third Tuesday in September. King Willem-Alexander will address a joint session of the States-General of the Netherlands, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and…
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