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King Felipe visits Afghanistan reception centre set up in Spain

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29th August 2021
King Felipe has visited the reception centre set up in Spain for those being flown in from Afghanistan.Felipe VI headed to the base at Torrejon on August 28th 2021 with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. He met many of the politicians involved in the programme including the Health Minister, Carolina Darias, and the coordinator of the Task Force for Repatriations from…
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Spanish Royal Family visits iconic Palma natural park while on holiday

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5th August 2021
On Wednesday, the Spanish Royal Family conducted a series of engagements in a natural reserve on the island of Palma de Mallorca. The events are part of the royals’ agenda in the Balearic Islands, which for them is a fixture of summer holidays. Queen Letizia handed out prizes to Dame Judi Dench, King Felipe met with political figures, and on Saturday, he will award the prize to the King’s…
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A look at Spain’s royal Olympians

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3rd August 2021
As we are in the middle of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, we are taking a look at the royal Olympians from Spain – a country that has had no shortage of athletes with royal blood competing in the Olympic Games.Both former King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía were Olympians…
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A year on: the exile of King Juan Carlos

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3rd August 2021
On the afternoon of August 3rd 2020, a simple letter was sent to the King of Spain. In it, the man who had once ruled the country told his successor that he was leaving to protect the monarchy. By the time that letter was made public, Juan Carlos I of Spain had gone into self-imposed exile.A year on, the man they call King Emeritus remains thousands of miles from the country he once helped…
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Spain's royals arrive in Mallorca for summer stay amid fresh questions over the future of King Juan Carlos

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2nd August 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have both been seen out and about in Mallorca as they begin their traditional summer stay on the island. And this holiday has had another familiar air to it as they start their time at the Marivent Palace under the shadow of fresh questions over the role of King Juan Carlos in Spain.A new poll for a newspaper has shown that over half of those asked think the King…
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