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Princess Leonor receives standing ovation at Princess of Girona Awards

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2nd July 2021
On Thursday, the entire Spanish Royal Family was in Barcelona to oversee the Princess of Girona Awards. Due to the global shutdown, the 2020 ceremony was cancelled, and so this year the family handed out both the 2020 and the 2021 prizes. The award ceremony took place at the CaixaForum in Barcelona, a cultural centre belonging to “la Caixa” Foundation and located only a short…
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King Juan Carlos is in the United Arab Emirates

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17th August 2020
The former monarch of Spain, Juan Carlos I, has been living in the United Arab Emirates since he went into self imposed exile at the start of the month.The Spanish Royal Household confirmed his new location when asked whether the King Emeritus was in the UAE. The…
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A bruising week for Spain's royals ends with more questions than answers

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8th August 2020
Less than a week after he announced his decision to leave Spain, King Juan Carlos is all the country wants to talk about. The former monarch announced he was going into exile on August 3rd 2020, having already departed, quite possibly in the hope that by going he would take away some of the intense focus that has fallen on the country’s royal family in recent times because of allegations…
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King Felipe takes family to the theatre

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20th June 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were accompanied by their daughters Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofia as they visited the newly opened theatre, Teatros del Canal, in Madrid. The King and his family wished to show their support for the cultural sector upon their…
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Spanish Royal Family attends opening of parliament

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4th February 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were accompanied by their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía at the solemn opening of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales.The royals arrived at the Congress of Deputies and were greeted by President of the Government…
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Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía treated to The Lion King by grandmother

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7th August 2019
The Spanish Royal Family was spotted out in Palma de Mallorca near the cinema last week where they watched The Lion King.Queen Sofía and Queen Letizia treated Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía to a Thursday afternoon matinee of The Lion King last week, a part of their summer holidays that included watching their father, King Felipe, participate in a sailing competition.[getty…
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Spanish Royal Family attends Easter Mass at Majorca

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21st April 2019
The Spanish Royal Family has traditionally celebrated Easter by attending a Mass on the Island of Majorca (Mallorca). Queen Sofía and her daughter-in-law, Queen Letizia walked side by side despite their public quarrel at the Easter Mass last year. This morning King Felipe drove his family to the Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma to attend the Easter Mass. King Felipe, Queen Letizia, their…
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