Spain

Emotional day for Spain's future queen as she takes important oath before proud father King Felipe

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8th October 2023
The future queen of Spain has made an important promise with her father, King Felipe, looking on and his pride in his daughter was clear to see. After joining the 68th class of cadets paying homage to the Pilar Virgin in an evening service on October 6th 2023, the General Military Academy in Zaragoza woke up the following morning decorated for a big celebration.  The religious ceremony took…
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Spain

All eyes on Princess Leonor as milestone birthday approaches

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6th October 2023
October will be a busy month for Spain’s future queen. Amid her military training, the Princess of Asturias will celebrate her 18th birthday with a host of ceremonial and constitutional events to mark the occasion. Princess Leonor, who turns 18 on 31 October, will swear…
Spain

Spain's royals share behind-the-scenes glimpses of Princess Leonor's military training

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21st September 2023
The Spanish Royal Family shared an update on Princess Leonor’s military training at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza. Accompanied by a carousel of images showing the future queen’s training, the Spanish Royal House shared that Princess Leonor has passed basic training and will continue with her education and training at a more advanced level. The Spanish Royal House revealed that…
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Spain

Sailing success for King Felipe as his daughters head for new challenges

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7th August 2023
The Spanish Royals are enjoying their summer holidays in Palma de Mallorca, as they do every year. After a first week full of official engagements, King Felipe hung up his business suits and exchanged them for his nautical polo and trousers, as he boarded the Aifos sailboat for the MAPFRE Sailing King’s Cup. [getty src=”1594683171″ width=”396&#8243…
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Features

The monarch's role in Spain

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24th July 2023
Spain’s general election has seen the conservatives win most votes but not a majority and now negotiations begin as several parties vie to form a government. What is the role of Spain’s king, Felipe VI, in this situation? Maddalena Mastrostefano investigates for…
Belgium

The next Queen Elisabeth: how is she preparing and who's following in her footsteps?

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15th July 2023
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has paved the way for a new generation of heirs in Europe to embrace their roles in a continuously changing landscape.  Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène was born at 9:58 pm on 25 October 2001, the first of four children born to the then-Duke and Duchess of Brabant.  As it happens for many firstborns, she shaped the education path for the rest of her…
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