To mark the 10th anniversary of his
reign, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta
Sofía have two days of scheduled engagements, that started in the
morning of Wednesday, 19th June with a solemn changing of the guard
performed by the Guardia Real. At 11:15am, King Felipe and Queen
Letizia, accompanied by Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, made
their entrance in the Plaza de…
Spain is celebrating the tenth
anniversary of King Felipe’s accession to the country’s throne and
the Royal Household has released new images to mark the
occasion. Contrary to what is customary in other European
monarchies, it is quite rare for the Spanish…
Infanta Elena has carried out two rare
public engagements on behalf of the Spanish Royal Family last
week. King Felipe’s oldest sister stepped out to preside over
the awards ceremony for the “School contest for youth and child and
youth painting”, organised by…
Queen Letizia puts spotlight on Spain's relations with important South American partner
11th June 2024
Queen Letizia of Spain has made a visit
to Guatemala to spotlight relations between the two
countries.. Queen Letizia arrived at La Aurora International
Airport in Guatemala City, where she was welcomed by the Guatemalan
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Ambassador in
Guatemala, among other authorities. The first activity of the
trip was carried out in the morning of…
Despite her injured foot, Queen Letizia
did not give up her annual tradition of presiding over the
inaugural day of Madrid’s Book Fair, which takes place once a year
in the capital’s biggest park. Big event for Madrid And so,
on Friday 31st May, the Spanish queen…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have
conducted a joint engagement focused on culture and royal history,
as they presided over a committee meeting for the Foundation of the
Royal Collections. On Thursday 30th May, Their Majesties
arrived in the portion of the Royal Palace…
King Felipe travelled to the Principality
of Asturias to take part in various events connected with this
year’s Armed Forces Day, which in Spain falls on the Saturday
closest to the 30th of May. On Friday, 24th May, His Majesty
arrived on the San Lorenzo beach in Gijón, where he was welcomed by
State and local authorities, including the Minister of Defense, the
Chief of Staff of the…
Princess Leonor undertook her first solo
engagement in military uniform on the eve of a very significant day
for her family. The heir to the Spanish throne will probably
forever remember Tuesday, 21st May 2024 as the day her relationship
with the city of Zaragoza…
The family links of the sparkling tiara worn by Queen Letizia of Spain for her wedding
22nd May 2024
Before it rested upon Queen Letizia’s
head, her wedding tiara once graced the heads of royals from
Brunswick and Greece before arriving in Spain. The Prussian tiara
is a stunning work of diamonds and platinum formed into a kokoshnik
design. It was created in 1913 by…
Though she was an unconventional bride,
this future Spanish queen chose conventional royal styling on her
wedding day 20 years ago. Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz
Rocasolano shocked Spain when news of their impending engagement
was leaked in late October 2003: their romance had been so under
wraps that outside of their close circle of family and friends,
nobody had any idea that the future…
