Spain

Spanish royal Christmas cards for 2017 revealed

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12th December 2017
The Spanish Royal Family has revealed their 2017 Christmas cards. On Twitter yesterday, Casa Real posted an image of Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen Letizia and Their Royal Highnesses Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía with the message of Christmas greetings. The picture was taken on the same day as Princess Leonor’s first solo portrait which was revealed for her 12th birthday in…
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Spain

King Felipe's popularity at record high after the Catalonia crisis

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6th November 2017
The support for His Majesty King Felipe of Spain has never been higher than it is now according to a poll done by “Socio Métrica” and published in the Spanish newspaper “El Español” this weekend. The survey gives the King a score of 7.2 out of 10. This is the highest score King Felipe has had during his reign. The last time a ruling Spanish monarch had a score this high was in…
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Spain

Catalonia’s Girona City Council declared Spanish King Felipe VI persona non grata

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26th October 2017
Yesterday, Girona City Council in Catalonia, Spain, declared His Majesty King Felipe VI as a persona non grata due to his criticism of the independence referendum held in the region on 1 October. The King was not alone in being declared a persona non grata as Enric Millo, the Spanish government’s representative in Catalonia, was as well. At the beginning of the month, the Catalonian region…
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The Spanish monarchy is strengthened by the failed Catalonian independent referendum

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2nd October 2017
Oskar Aanmoen offers his take on the referendum in Catalonia, and why he thinks its failure has increased the popularity of the Spanish Royal Family. During the last few weeks, the Spanish monarchy has increased its popularity and support in Spain as a result of the failure of the referendum in Catalonia for independence. Yesterday, Catalonia conducted a referendum in which they voted on the…
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