King Felipe of Spain has brought in a big
change to a long established rule for royal events and he had a
pressing reason to do it. One of the biggest events in the Spanish
royal calendar is the annual evening for dignitaries in Mallorca,
held in the gardens of the Marivent palace. It’s a formal event and
men are usually asked to wear a suit with tie for the evening.
However, in 2024…
A royal hug for the new Wimbledon champion as King Felipe of Spain greets Carlos Alcaraz after a famous win
16th July 2023
He might just have written his name in
the history books of the most famous tennis championship in the
world but Carlos Alcaraz appeared overcome as royalty queued up to
meet him and celebrate his success. As he made his way into the
Player’s Lounge at Wimbledon…
King Felipe VI led congratulations on
Centre Court as Carlos Alcaraz claimed the Gentlemen’s Singles
title at Wimbledon. And the new champion thanked his monarch for
attending. As he spoke to the crowd after his win, Carlos Alcaraz
said he had played twice in front…
King and Queen of Spain preside over 98th annual ABC International Journalism Awards
18th December 2018
Their Majesties King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain were on hand this week to honour the winners of
the journalistic prizes awarded by the newspaper ABC, which
recognises excellence in the fields of journalism and photography
in the previous year. This year’s winners included: Gregorio
Marañón who was awarded the Mariano de Cavia for his article “La
desmemoria que no ceesa”…
