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A new exhibition ends stunning celebrations for King Felipe's milestone anniversary

Celebrations continued in Spain for the tenth anniversary of King Felipe’s proclamation. After a day full of surprises and historic moments on the anniversary itself, June 19th 2024, King Felipe and Queen Letizia were back at the Royal Palace the next day for the opening of a special exhibition.  In the morning of Thursday, 20th June, the King and Queen arrived back at the Royal Palace…
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A late end to a day of historic celebrations

The day of celebrations for King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his proclamation ended late on June 19th 2024.  After a solemn guard changing ceremony performed by the Royal Guard, which saw a historic first use of the Throne Room’s balcony to watch over the ceremony…
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King Felipe marks anniversary of accession with rewards for outstanding citizens and heartfelt tribute to Queen Letizia

The dense agenda for the celebrations of King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his proclamation as Monarch continued with the handing out of honours for the Order of Civil Merit. After the solemn Changing of the Guard in Plaza de Oriente, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía made their way into the Salón de Columnas (Columns Hall), where the central event of the…
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A solemn military display opens celebrations for King Felipe’s milestone anniversary

To mark the 10th anniversary of his reign, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía have two days of scheduled engagements, that started in the morning of Wednesday, 19th June with a solemn changing of the guard performed by the Guardia Real. At 11:15am, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, accompanied by Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, made their entrance in the Plaza de…
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Infanta Elena carries out rare public engagements

Infanta Elena has carried out two rare public engagements on behalf of the Spanish Royal Family last week.  King Felipe’s oldest sister stepped out to preside over the awards ceremony for the “School contest for youth and child and youth painting”, organised by Patrimonio Nacional.  On Thursday, 6th June, Her Royal Highness arrived at the Royal Collection Galleries in Madrid, where…
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