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Spain's King Felipe made this major change to royal protocol for an important reason

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5th August 2025
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…
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King and Queen of Spain preside over 98th annual ABC International Journalism Awards

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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&#8221…
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