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Princess Leonor’s first foreign honour has an ancient history

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14th July 2024
As she undertook her first official visit to Portugal, Princess Leonor was given the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.The Order, which has three homonyms around the world in the Holy See, the House of Orléans-Bragança and Kongo (an ancient African Kingdom located in the territory of modern day Angola), has very ancient origins, as it is…
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Spain

A busy schedule for Spain’s young royals precedes awards ceremony

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12th July 2024
After kickstarting the awards season with a visit to sculptor Jaume Plensa’s atelier and a dinner with laureates from previous edition, Wednesday, 10th July was a day with a full agenda for the Spanish royals. The day began early for Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, who met with the young people taking part in several of the Foundation’s programmes, all of which are called…
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Royal News

On the eve of an historic moment for Spain's future queen, what next for her royal family?

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2nd July 2024
On the eve of Princess Leonor’s graduation from Zaragoza’s General Military Academy, it’s interesting to try and look forward, to attempt to analyse what awaits Spain’s future Queen.On Wednesday, 3rd July, King Felipe will preside over the traditional ceremony during which those who have completed their education journey within the military Academy receive their diploma, and…
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Spain

A late end to a day of historic celebrations

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22nd June 2024
The day of celebrations for King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his proclamation ended late on June 19th 2024. After a solemn guard changing ceremony performed by the Royal Guard, which saw a historic first use of the Throne Room’s balcony to watch over the ceremony…
Spain

Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía celebrate the Spanish monarchy's history and future

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20th June 2024
After a bit of rest following the events that began celebrations for the tenth anniversary of the accession of King Felipe VI, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía stepped out once again and were driven to the Galleries of Royal Collections. There, the two sisters met with 40 young people, all between the ages of 17 and 20, all of whom had won the awards scheme “What is a King to you?”…
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