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King Felipe holds back tears as his daughters pay moving tribute on important anniversary

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20th June 2024
To conclude the morning celebrations for King Felipe’s 10th anniversary on the Spanish throne, the Monarchs offered a lunch to all guests that had taken part in the ceremony that saw His Majesty award 19 members of society with honours of the Order of Civil Merit. The lunch took place in the Gala Dining Hall of the Royal Palace in Madrid, where most of the State Banquets are also held…
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Ten years of King Felipe VI: the king who inherited a throne on the brink of crisis

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19th June 2024
It was a sunny day in Madrid, on that 19th of June 2014. After a few chaotic years for the Spanish Monarchy, change was on the horizon, though few were willing to bet on it, mainly because the institution seemed to be set in stone, reluctant to change, after rocking the previous status quo. Early in the morning, King Juan Carlos passed on the band of Captain General of the Armed Forces to his…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia preside over a very significant first birthday

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31st May 2024
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have conducted a joint engagement focused on culture and royal history, as they presided over a committee meeting for the Foundation of the Royal Collections.  On Thursday 30th May, Their Majesties arrived in the portion of the Royal Palace that has been converted into the “Gallery of Royal Collections”, where they were welcomed by the Minister of Cultural…
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Spain

The important royal wedding that might well have started a brand new tradition

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21st May 2024
When the then Prince Felipe of Spain married Letizia Ortiz Rocosolano, in May 2004, it was not only a historic day for the birth of a new family, or because it was the wedding of the heir to the throne to one of Europe’s most ancient dynasties. It also marked the first wedding in the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid.  Built between 1883 and 1993, it is one of the most recent archdiocesan sees in…
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