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 Sofía. The ceremony took place on the fifth anniversary of
King Felipe’s enthronement, and 41 citizens (from 17 autonomous
communities and the two…
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…
The Spanish Royal Family has
traditionally celebrated Easter by attending a Mass on the Island
of Majorca (Mallorca). Queen Sofía 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 Felipe in March. The President of
Mexico, who also wrote to Pope Francis at the same time, said he
was sharing his whole message…
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…
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 country from the 16th
century onwards. Mexico’s president has also written to the Pope
asking for an apology. Mr Lopez…
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…
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 globe. The welcome dinner
brings together close to “800 operators with almost 300 companies
in the broader ecosystem of telephony…
