King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
had their annual appointment with the handing out of the National
Awards for Sports. On 18 April, Their Majesties welcomed
authorities and award recipients at El Pardo Royal Palace in
Madrid, where the ceremony is traditionally held. They were
accompanied by the Minister of Sports, the President of the
Superior Council of Sports, and the Presidents of the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia celebrate two centuries of history for one of Spain's most important cultural institutions
13th April 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended
the ceremony to celebrate the bicentenary of Ateneo de Madrid, an
academic institution in the Spanish capital. Their Majesties
arrived at the athenaeum on 11 April, accompanied by the Minister
of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta; the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
travelled to Cádiz to attend the opening session of the
International Congress on the Spanish Language (Congreso
Internacionál de la Lengua Española, CILE). Their Majesties arrived
on 27 March, accompanied by many state…
King Felipe VI of Spain witnessed the
country’s Armed Forces joint exercises in different spots of the
Balearic Islands, in an operation named “Eagle-Eye”. On 22nd
March, His Majesty travelled to Palma de Maiorca, where he was
welcomed by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Admiral General
Teodoro Esteban López Calderón, and other military officials.
His first stop was the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
travelled to Alicante to hand out the National Research Awards,
which have introduced a new element for this edition. On
Wednesday, 1 March, Their Majesties arrived at Casa Mediterráneo,
where the ceremony was held, accompanied by…
King Felipe returns to Barcelona's Mobile World Congress
28th February 2023
King Felipe of Spain travelled from
Madrid to Barcelona to take part in the annual opening of the
Mobile World Congress hosted by the Catalonian capital. His
Majesty’s agenda began with the inaugural dinner, which was held at
the Catalonian National Museum of Art. The…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have
traveled to the Principality of Asturias to hand out National
Prizes for Innovation and Design. On Monday, 13th February,
Their Majesties, accompanied by the Minister of Science and
Innovation Diana Morant, arrived at the Niemeyer Centre in Avilés,
Asturias, where they were welcomed by local authorities, including
the President of the Principality of…
To analyse the religious situation in
Spain, one must consider faith and diplomacy as inextricably
linked. Spain is one of the world’s most religious countries,
officially, with some statistics putting the percentage of the
population that ascribes to the Roman…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia make history with visit to Angola
8th February 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have landed
in Luanda for the beginning of their three-day state visit to
Angola, the first of their reign and the first from a Spanish
monarch in general.They are travelling accompanied by the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, European Union…
Coverage of royal engagement in Spain hijacked by allegations of a diplomatic snub towards Queen Letizia
26th January 2023
King Felipe and Queen Letizia hosted the
traditional annual reception for the diplomatic corps in Madrid’s
Royal Palace on. Wednesday, but it was one moment in particular
that caught the attention of all the cameras. At the reception,
Their Majesties met a line-up of diplomats who wished to greet the
royals. It was here where cameras captured the Iranian ambassador
to Iran, Hassan…
