Spain

A late end to a day of historic celebrations

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, the handing out of honours to 19 prominent members of society, a lunch in their honour that saw the King’s two daughters…
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Spain

A solemn military display opens celebrations for King Felipe’s milestone anniversary

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 11:15am, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, accompanied by Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, made their entrance in the Plaza de…
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Royal News

The future queens of Europe

Now that Queen Margrethe’s reign has come to an end, there are no queen regnants in Europe. But the future is female, and here are all of the future queens who are currently in line to their respective thrones! Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Photo: Linda Broström/The Royal Court of Sweden Born without succession rights and retroactively named the heir to the Swedish throne before her…
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Spain

Princess Leonor attends Pascua Militar for the first time

The Princess of Asturias marked another milestone over the weekend: attending her first Pascua Militar alongside her parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia. The traditional military event—which translates to ‘Military Easter’ in English—marks the solemn beginning…
European Royals

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain's State Visit to Denmark: what to expect?

Shortly after celebrating the 18th birthday of their eldest daughter, King Felipe and Queen Letizia are getting ready to mark another moment in history as they undertake a three-day State Visit to Denmark. The Danish Royal House has published the schedule for the trip, which will begin on Monday, 6th November, at Copenaghen Airport, where the King and Queen will land after a short flight…
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