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 María 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 Martín (a national hero…
The King and Queen of Spain welcomed the
President and First Lady of Peru for a State Visit this week.
President Martín Alberto Vizcarra and his wife, Maribel Díaz
Cabello, were in Spain to help strengthen relations between their
countries and to also attend the opening of…
Spain's monarch attends official welcome dinner for GSMA Mobile World Congress 2019
25th February 2019
King Felipe of Spain attended the
official welcome dinner for GSMA Mobile World Congress 2019 on
Sunday, 24 February at the National Museum of Art of Catalonia
in Barcelona. The King chairs this dinner yearly which is organised
for mobile phone operators across the…
King and Queen of Spain preside over awards ceremony for fine arts
19th February 2019
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain presided over the awards ceremony for
the Gold Medals of Merit in the Fine Arts 2017 on Monday at
the Church of La Merced in Córdoba. The awards are
approved by the Council of Ministers at the proposal from the
Minister of Culture and Sports. They are presented to those who
“have excelled in the field of artistic creation, providing…
The much-delayed state visit by the King
and Queen of Spain to Morocco finally took place over the past two
days. King Felipe and Queen Letizia, accompanied by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Josep
Borrell, arrived in the African country on…
King Felipe VI of Spain arrived in
Bagdad, Iraq, this morning on a Spanish Air Force plane for a
surprise visit with Spanish troops stationed in the country.
They are stationed in Iraq as part of an international coalition in
the fight against ISIS. Casa Real released…
Spanish King and Queen express their "deepest sorrow" after body of toddler who fell down well was found
26th January 2019
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain have expressed their “deepest sorrow” and sent
their “deepest condolences” following the body of a Spanish toddler
being found in a well. A two-year-old boy, Julen Rosello, fell down
a borehole two weeks ago, and rescue workers worked tirelessly to
rescue the child who was over a hundred metres deep. However, in
the…
