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Gastroenteritis decimates the Spanish Royal family in the last event of the Princess of Asturias Awards

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30th October 2022
A stomach bug threw a wrench in the plans of the Spanish Royal Family for their last day in the Principality of Asturias, where they arrived on Thursday to take part in the events for the Princess of Asturias Awards.  On Saturday, 29 October, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía were scheduled to visit Cadavéu (or Cadavedo in Castilian Spanish), a small village in…
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Another princess to head to military school

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4th September 2022
Another princess and heir to the throne is set to head to military school like her European counterparts. Spain’s Princess Leonor, 16, will undergo military training after leaving the Atlantic College in Wales. She will graduate from the Welsh school in 2023.
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King Felipe resumes agenda after summer break

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3rd September 2022
King Felipe has resumed his agenda of activities after the summer break, and after saying goodbye to his elder daughter, who went back to the UK for her second year of study at UW Atlantic.  Dressed in his uniform, with the Commander in Chief sash, the Spanish King welcomed two groups of military personnel; the first was composed of Lieutenants General and an Admiral reserve. The second was…
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A quiet Easter leads to noisy debate for Spain's royals

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23rd April 2022
The decision of the King and Queen of Spain to pass their Easter holidays mostly in private has led to debate in some of the country’s newspapers. King Felipe, Queen Letizia and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, spent Easter Saturday visiting Ukrainian refugees in Madrid. But there was no appearance from the family on Easter Sunday itself. Spain’s royals traditionally…
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Princess Leonor's year in photos

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31st October 2021
Princess Leonor, Princess of Asturias is beginning a new phase of her life as she undertakes sixth form studies in Wales. It’s the first time she’s lived away from home and marks another chapter in her path towards the Spanish throne. As the teenage princess…
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Leonor presents Princess of Asturias Awards

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23rd October 2021
This time in October marks an important one in Spain, one that sees the eyes of the world turn to the small principality in the north of Spain that gives its name to the heir to the throne. Princess Leonor has made her way back to Spain for her autumn break, in time for the Princess of Asturias Awards; she moved to Wales at the end of August to carry out her last two years of high school…
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