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King Juan Carlos set to return to Spain

King Juan Carlos seems set to return to Spain after almost two years in Abu Dhabi as a guest of the late Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed al Nahyan, former head of state of the United Arab Emirates.  Several newspapers have reported that the man who ruled Spain for almost forty years will be back in the country imminently. The news comes as King Felipe made the trip to the UAE with the…
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A quiet Easter leads to noisy debate for Spain's royals

The decision of the King and Queen of Spain to pass their Easter holidays mostly in private has led to debate in some of the country’s newspapers. King Felipe, Queen Letizia and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, spent Easter Saturday visiting Ukrainian…
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King Felipe of Spain continues to test positive for COVID

King Felipe of Spain continues to test positive for COVID-19. The King took another PCR test on Tuesday, 15 February, and it came back positive. Casa Real has said His Majesty’s schedule for the rest of the week has been cleared. They said that the King is doing well and has no symptoms. King Felipe originally tested positive on 9 February with mild symptoms and entered into…
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Queen Letizia gives update on King Felipe's health

Queen Letizia of Spain has given an update on the health of her husband, King Felipe, after he tested positive for COVID-19 on 9 February. When the Queen was visiting a proton therapy centre on 11 February, she told the press that Felipe was doing well with a smile.
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King Felipe and Queen Letizia present major education prize

King Felipe and Queen Letizia paid a visit to a rural school in Tui on Thursday, recognising its efforts for educational transformation after it had received an honour from their daughter’s Princess of Girona Foundation Awards. The Spanish royals visited the Mestra Clara Torres Rural School after the institution received this year’s Princess of Girona Foundation Award for School of the Year…
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King Felipe of Spain watches Toro 21 Army exercise

King Felipe travelled to the Autonomous Community of Aragona to take part in the annual Army principal exercise.  “Toro 21” is the name of the exercise, which this year was focused on integrating the new manoeuvre created by the Castillejos Division, as well as revising the Standard Operative Procedures at the division level. It was also used to renew the certification of the camp as an…
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