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Spanish frontline healthcare workers to receive Princess of Asturias Award this fall

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4th June 2020
Spanish frontline healthcare workers will receive the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord this year, Casa Real announced on Wednesday. In a statement posted to Twitter, King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Princess Leonor wrote, “All of you, who throughout these difficult and very hard months have faced the pandemic on the front line, symbolise the spirit of struggle,” in announcing the…
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Spanish Royal Family attends opening of parliament

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4th February 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were accompanied by their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía at the solemn opening of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The royals arrived at the Congress of Deputies and were greeted by President of the Government…
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Princess Leonor visits Catalonia for the first time and presents Princess of Girona Foundation Awards

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5th November 2019
For the first time, Princess Leonor, as the Princess of Girona, has attended the Princess of Girona Foundation Awards in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, where she gave a speech and handed out the awards as her very proud parents looked on. Leonor attended alongside her parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia and her sister, Infanta Sofía to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Princess of…
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2018 Christmas card of King and Queen of Spain revealed

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13th December 2018
As we inch closer to Christmas, royals are releasing their Christmas cards and holiday greetings to the public. This week, Zarzuela Palace released the 2018 Christmas card of King Felipe, Queen Letizia, 13-year-old Princess Leonor, and 11-year-old Infanta Sofía. © Casa de SM el Rey This year’s card features the family relaxed on a hike in front of Lakes of Covadonga in Asturias on what…
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Spain's royals celebrate National Day

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13th October 2018
While the United Kingdom was celebrating the wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank, over in Spain, the royals were taking part in National Day celebrations which are held each year on 12 October. As in previous years, King Felipe and Queen Letizia brought along…
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High support for Leonor as Spain’s future Queen

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12th September 2018
Among the Spanish population, there is considerable support for Leonor as Spain’s future Queen. That is the result of the poll conducted by the Spanish newspaper La Razon. The result is that 63.4% of Spaniards wish to see Leonor as their future Queen while only 19% do not want to see the Princess as their future monarch. In the August survey published by La Razon on the Spanish monarchy, 70.9%…
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