Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia lead tributes for tennis legend Manolo Santana

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13th December 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain joined the Spanish sporting community to bid farewell to Manolo Santana. The Spanish monarch and consort were among the first to offer their tribute to the tennis player with a series of tweets.  The first, containing only a short text, reads: “There are people who become legends and who make a country big. Manolo Santana was and always will be one of…
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King Felipe and Queen Letizia conclude historic State Visit to Sweden

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25th November 2021
The second and final day of King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s State Visit to Sweden came just a few hours after the glittering State Banquet. Thursday, 25th November began with separate engagements for King Felipe and Queen Letizia. The King held an early meeting with Swedish entrepreneurs, which was followed by the opening of the Entrepreneurial Seminar Sweden-Spain. During the…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia depart Spain for historic State Visit to Sweden

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23rd November 2021
Just one week after welcoming Italian President Mattarella for a State Visit to Spain, King Felipe and Queen Letizia are set to begin their own State Visit to Sweden. Around noon on Tuesday, 23 November, the King and Queen arrived at Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas Airport, where they received the official goodbye, an act typical of outgoing State Visits in Spain.  Their Majesties are…
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King Felipe and Queen Letizia take the bus to work as they commemorate Madrid's transport anniversary

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16th November 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia kickstarted a period of intense work by taking the bus! Their Majesties travelled aboard one of the many surface public transport vehicles to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Madrid Public Transport service.  The King and Queen arrived on the morning of 15 November at stop 90 of the 001 line, where they were welcomed by the Minister of…
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