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European and African monarchs join Queen Elizabeth and King Abdullah in sending condolences to Lebanon

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6th August 2020
Monarchs from across Europe, Africa and the Middle East have joined Queen Elizabeth II and Jordan’s King Abdullah in sending condolences to Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun after the explosion that left massive devastation in Beirut on Tuesday. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima said: “Beirut is in shock following a disaster of unprecedented proportions. With the Lebanese…
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Spain

Casa Real's Twitter account reaches a million followers hours after King Juan Carlos announcement

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4th August 2020
Spain’s Casa Real (or Royal House in English) now has over a million Twitter followers. They reached the milestone just hours after the announcement that King Juan Carlos would go into self-imposed exile. The account was created in 2014 just a month before King Juan Carlos handed over the throne to his only son, King Felipe VI. It’s aim was to make the Spanish monarchy more…
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Spain

King Juan Carlos went into exile ''via Portugal''

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4th August 2020
The whereabouts of King Juan Carlos I of Spain as his self imposed exile begins are still uncertain. Several media outlets are reporting that the former monarch arrived in the Dominican Republic after leaving via Portugal, the day before the announcement that’s shocked Spain was made. ABC reported that Juan Carlos, who is 82, was driven from Madrid into Portugal on Sunday August 2nd 2020…
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Spain

In photos: King Juan Carlos' reign

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4th August 2020
As the former Spanish king has gone into self-imposed exile, Royal Central takes a look back at his time on the Spanish throne (1975-2014). His enthronement on 22 November 1975: [getty src=”114004103″ width=”594″ height=”402″] [getty src=”174302877″ width=”594″ height=”398″] The religious celebration of his…
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