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Leonor and Sofia take art to heart as they solo kickstart major awards celebrations

The Spanish Royal Family has arrived in Catalonia, which for this week will act as the host for the Princess of Girona Awards. Now in their 15th edition, the scheme was created in 2009 to celebrate the young talents of Spain.  Kickstarting the two days of events on Tuesday, 9th July, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía made a rare solo visit to the atelier of sculptor Jaume Plensa…
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King Felipe is back to business as he backs up NATO exercises in the Baltic

After celebrating the 10th anniversary of his proclamation last week with two days of events and engagements, it was back to business for King Felipe. On Sunday, 23rd June, His Majesty departed for official visits to the three Baltic Republics of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, to “reinforce bilateral relations and visit military operation areas in the three countries”. The…
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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, the handing out of honours to 19 prominent members of society, a lunch in their honour that saw the King’s two daughters…
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Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía celebrate the Spanish monarchy's history and future

After a bit of rest following the events that began celebrations for the tenth anniversary of the accession of King Felipe VI, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía stepped out once again and were driven to the Galleries of Royal Collections.  There, the two sisters met with 40 young people, all between the ages of 17 and 20, all of whom had won the awards scheme “What is a King to you?”…
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