To analyse the religious situation in
Spain, one must consider faith and diplomacy as inextricably
linked. Spain is one of the world’s most religious countries,
officially, with some statistics putting the percentage of the
population that ascribes to the Roman Catholic Church as high as
96%. To put that number in context, that same survey put
Italy’s percentage of Roman Catholics at…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia make history with visit to Angola
8th February 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have landed
in Luanda for the beginning of their three-day state visit to
Angola, the first of their reign and the first from a Spanish
monarch in general.They are travelling accompanied by the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, European Union…
Infanta Sofía of Spain has announced that
she will follow in her elder sister’s footsteps in the autumn when
she heads to a new school. The Spanish Royal Family has announced
that Infanta Sofía will attend UWC Atlantic College in the Vale of
Glamorgan in Wales…
Coverage of royal engagement in Spain hijacked by allegations of a diplomatic snub towards Queen Letizia
26th January 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia hosted the
traditional annual reception for the diplomatic corps in Madrid’s
Royal Palace on. Wednesday, but it was one moment in particular
that caught the attention of all the cameras. At the reception,
Their Majesties met a line-up of diplomats who wished to greet the
royals. It was here where cameras captured the Iranian ambassador
to Iran, Hassan…
King Felipe watches paratroopers celebrate important anniversary
26th January 2023
King Felipe of Spain took part in the
celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the “Méndez Parada”
Military Paratrooper School, which belongs to the Spanish Air
Force, but trains personnel for all military branches. His
Majesty travelled via helicopter from Madrid…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
are continuing a hectic week of official engagements. When reunited
in Madrid, they opened FITUR, the tourism fair that constitutes an
annual appointment for the couple. Upon their arrival at the
IFEMA complex where the fair is…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia return to work following a difficult start to the week
18th January 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
returned straight back to work upon returning to the country from
Athens, where they attended the funeral of King Felipe’s uncle –
King Constantine II. His Majesty traveled to the western city of
Salamanca where he opened the city hospital’s new building. He was
accompanied by the Minister of Health and the Mayor of Salamanca
among other…
A hug and warm words between King Felipe and King Juan Carlos caught on camera at King Constantine's funeral
17th January 2023
The state of their relationship has been
much debated in the two years since King Juan Carlos left Spain for
voluntary exile but now footage from a royal funeral seems to show
that Felipe VI and his father are on friendly terms. The two were
seen hugging and exchanging…
Queen Sofía of Spain, accompanied by
members of the Greek Royal Family, arrived at Tatoi Palace, in
Athens, to go visit the graves of her parents, King Paul and Queen
Frederica, and supervise the creation of what looks like a new plot
to bury King Constantine…
King Felipe celebrates 40th anniversary of key Spanish institution
11th January 2023
King Felipe of Spain visited the building
of the People’s Defender to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the
Spanish Parliament appointing the first person to that role.
On Monday, 9th January, the King arrived at the building, located
in the capital Madrid, and was welcomed by the Minister of Justice,
Pilar Llop, and the current People’s Defender, Ángel Gabilondo
Pujol. His Majesty…
