Spain

King Felipe welcomes Cyprus President on work visit

King Felipe has welcomed the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, at Zarzuela Palace for lunch.  The President is in Spain for a working visit that also saw him meet Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in the Moncloa Palace. President Nicos Anastasiades was welcomed to the palace by King Felipe, who, after posing on the steps for a short photo op, showed him inside for a…
Read more
Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia depart Spain for historic State Visit to Sweden

Just one week after welcoming Italian President Mattarella for a State Visit to Spain, King Felipe and Queen Letizia are set to begin their own State Visit to Sweden. Around noon on Tuesday, 23 November, the King and Queen arrived at Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas Airport, where they received the official goodbye, an act typical of outgoing State Visits in Spain.  Their Majesties are…
Read more
Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia take the bus to work as they commemorate Madrid's transport anniversary

King Felipe and Queen Letizia kickstarted a period of intense work by taking the bus! Their Majesties travelled aboard one of the many surface public transport vehicles to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Madrid Public Transport service.  The King and Queen arrived on the morning of 15 November at stop 90 of the 001 line, where they were welcomed by the Minister of…
Read more
Spain

King Felipe flies to Paris for Peace Forum

King Felipe of Spain has travelled to Paris, France, to take part in the fourth Paris Peace Forum and hold meetings with other authorities present for the occasion.  His Majesty left Madrid on an official plane in the morning of November 11th 2021 and, upon his arrival…
Spain

Leonor presents Princess of Asturias Awards

This time in October marks an important one in Spain, one that sees the eyes of the world turn to the small principality in the north of Spain that gives its name to the heir to the throne. Princess Leonor has made her way back to Spain for her autumn break, in time for the Princess of Asturias Awards; she moved to Wales at the end of August to carry out her last two years of high school…
Read more