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…
The Spanish Royal Family has arrived in
Catalonia, which for this week will act as the host for the
Princess of Girona Awards. Now in their 15th edition, the scheme
was created in 2009 to celebrate the young talents of Spain.
Kickstarting the two days of events…
It was an especially emotional day in
Zaragoza’s General Military Academy, as Princess Leonor received
her graduation certificate and a new decoration from the hands of
King Felipe. Although classes ended a while ago, with cadets having
been able to enjoy some…
On the eve of an historic moment for Spain's future queen, what next for her royal family?
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…
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…
King Felipe holds back tears as his daughters pay moving tribute on important anniversary
20th June 2024
To conclude the morning celebrations for
King Felipe’s 10th anniversary on the Spanish throne, the Monarchs
offered a lunch to all guests that had taken part in the ceremony
that saw His Majesty award 19 members of society with honours of
the Order of Civil…
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?”…
To mark the 10th anniversary of his
reign, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta
Sofía have two days of scheduled engagements, that started in the
morning of Wednesday, 19th June with a solemn changing of the guard
performed by the Guardia Real. At…
It was a sunny day in Madrid, on that
19th of June 2014. After a few chaotic years for the Spanish
Monarchy, change was on the horizon, though few were willing to bet
on it, mainly because the institution seemed to be set in stone,
reluctant to change, after rocking the…
Princess Leonor undertook her first solo
engagement in military uniform on the eve of a very significant day
for her family. The heir to the Spanish throne will probably
forever remember Tuesday, 21st May 2024 as the day her relationship
with the city of Zaragoza was cemented in history, as she took part
in three distinct ceremonies that symbolise the ties that unite the
city with the…
