The traditional Order of the Garter service is taking place in Windsor this afternoon with all four of the Queen’s children taking part. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex and the Princess Royal, who are all members of the Order, have joined Elizabeth II for the event.
The Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra of Kent are also at the traditional…
The Queen invests King Felipe and King Willem-Alexander as Supernumerary Knights of the Order of the Garter
17th June 2019
The King of Spain and the King of the Netherlands have been invested as supernumerary Knights of the Garter by the Queen at Windsor Castle. Their official welcome to the ancient Order of the Garter came just ahead of the traditional procession and service at St.
As the crowds began to take their places in Windsor ahead of the 2019 Order of the Garter procession and ceremony, the royals involved in this year’s event took to social media to share some behind the scenes details. From the stunning setting for a very regal meeting…
Princess Leonor to attend the Princess of Asturias and Princess of Girona Awards for the first time
17th June 2019
Princess Leonor of Spain will attend the Princess of Asturias Awards and the Princess of Girona Awards later this year, Casa Real announced the news on Friday.
These two engagements will take place in October and November, respectively. Infanta SofÃa, Princess Leonor’s younger sister, will accompany her; as well their parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia.
The Princess of Asturias Awards are…
The Order of the Garter ceremony will see two new royal knights join the procession for the first time. King Felipe VI of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will be invested at Windsor following their recent appointments to the order. The Queen made King…
On Tuesday in Madrid, Queen Letizia of Spain presided over the UNICEF Spanish Committee Awards 2019.
Her Majesty was received upon her arrival by Spain’s Minister of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare, MarÃa Luisa Carcedo; the President of the Superior Council of…
King Felipe VI of Spain will be installed as a Most Noble Order of the Garter on Garter Day, 17 June at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. His wife, Queen Letizia, will accompany him.
Both the King of Spain and the King of the Netherlands will be installed in St George’s Chapel as Supernumerary, or ‘Stranger’, Knights of the Garter during the service.
King Felipe, Queen Letizia…
There was one final ovation. On a humid afternoon in early summer, in a place indelibly associated with royalty, King Juan Carlos of Spain stood on a balcony painted in the colours of his country’s flag to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd. They knew they were…
Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, Dowager Viscountess of la Torre, the elder sister of King Juan Carlos I of Spain and the aunt of the current King Felipe VI of Spain, has been diagnosed with cancer. She is currently undergoing chemotherapy and is doing…
King Juan Carlos of Spain is retiring from public life. The former monarch will stop carrying out engagements from June 2nd 2019, the fifth anniversary of the announcement of his abdication.
Juan Carlos, who ruled Spain from 1975 until 2014, confirmed he would be giving up his public role in an open letter to his son, Felipe VI. The royal household in Spain is yet to make any formal comment on the…
