Today we’re looking at the history of the Palace of Zarzuela, which is the home of King Felipe, his wife, Queen Letizia, and their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta SofÃa; as well as King Juan Carlos and Queen SofÃa.
Construction began on Zarzuela Palace back in the 1600s, though the then-King Felipe IV meant for it to function as a hunting lodge or country palace instead of an…
The same week that King Felipe VI of Spain was in the United Kingdom at Windsor Castle being invested as a member of the Order of the Garter, alongside King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, by Her Majesty The Queen, he welcomed Prince Albert II of Monaco to Madrid.
On…
The King of Spain, Felipe VI bestowed the Order of Civil Merit on various Spanish citizens on Wednesday at the Royal Palace of Madrid. Queen Letizia accompanied her husband, as did their two daughters, Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Infanta SofÃa.
The ceremony took place…
King Felipe VI of Spain will be installed as a Most Noble Order of the Garter on Garter Day, 17 June at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. His wife, Queen Letizia, will accompany him.
Both the King of Spain and the King of the Netherlands will be installed in St George’s Chapel as Supernumerary, or ‘Stranger’, Knights of the Garter during the service.
King Felipe, Queen Letizia…
The Spanish Royal Family has traditionally celebrated Easter by attending a Mass on the Island of Majorca (Mallorca). Queen SofÃa 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…
The letter to King Felipe VI of Spain, demanding that the monarch apologise for the 16th century conquest of Mexico, is to be published. The Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said he would soon share the entire contents of the document which he sent to King…
King Felipe opened the Windeurope Conference & Exhibition 2019 on Tuesday in Bilbao.
The King was greeted on arrival by the Lehendakari of the Basque Government, Iñigo Urkullu; the Basque Country government delegate, Jesús Loza; the President of General Meetings of Bizkaia, Ana Otadui; Barakaldo Mayor Amaia del Campo; Bilbao Mayor Juan MarÃa Aburto; Windeurope President Gunnar Groebler; and…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s state visit to Argentina began with a welcome at the presidential residence, Casa Rosada (Pink House in English), hosted by President Mauricio Macri and his wife, First Lady Juliana Awada on Monday.
The welcome ceremony provided for…
The Mexican President has demanded an apology from King Felipe VI for the Spanish conquest of his country over 500 years ago. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has written to Felipe asking him to say sorry for the actions of the Spanish during the conquest and colonisation of the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain are to undertake a state visit to Argentina, the first from a Spanish monarch in roughly 16 years, beginning today.
Their Majesties arrived in Buenos Aires last night, and their official agenda starts today in the capital.
The King and Queen’s visit today will include laying a wreath this morning at the monument to General San MartÃn (a national hero…
