The King of Spain has spoken of the need for ”unity and fraternity” as his country negotiates life after lockdown. Felipe VI was speaking as took part in a traditional ceremony honouring the patron saint of Spain.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were in Santiago to mark the Feast of St. James, which falls on July 25th. An offering is always made to the saint on that day on behalf of…
The latest stop of King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s tour through Spain to promote tourism was Seville and Cordoba. The King and Queen of Spain visited the autonomous community of Andalusia to see how how businesses and social organisations are faring after the lockdown…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia were accompanied by their daughters Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofia as they visited the newly opened theatre, Teatros del Canal, in Madrid. The King and his family wished to show their support for the cultural sector upon their…
The yearly Order of the Garter ceremony is known as the “oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain.” Established by King Edward III nearly 700 years ago in 1348, The Queen joins senior members of the Royal Family including her children, Princes Charles, Andrew, and Edward as well as Princess Anne, her grandson Prince William, and other knights. Both men and women are…
Dear aunt Daisy... European royals record touching message for Queen Margrethe
16th April 2020
Even though the grand celebrations for Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s 80th birthday have been cancelled, royals from all over Europe recorded a message for their “aunt Daisy.” See the video below and you read a transcript underneath:
King Carl XVI…
Queen Letizia of Spain received several representatives of patient organisations on Friday. The audiences, which were held at Zarzuela Palace, were organised in order to inform Her Majesty of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and celiac disease and the work of the…
Queen Letizia of Spain opened a brand new exhibition on the Spanish artist Goya earlier this week. Queen Letizia presided over the opening ceremony of the exhibition, which offers a chronological tour of Goya’s work and includes several of his drawings.
The Spanish queen arrived at the Prado Museum in Madrid where she was received by the Minister of Culture as well as the…
Anti-monarchy protests in Catalonia take place as Spanish royals attend events in Barcelona
5th November 2019
Following the visit to Catalonia by the Spanish Royal Family, an anti-monarchy protest has erupted in Barcelona. More than 2000 people demonstrated Monday against King Felipe’s visit to Barcelona, asking for the end of the monarchy.
The protesters held their rally…
Her Majesty Queen of Letizia of Spain made a visit to the National Library of Spain on Tuesday of this week. The Queen visited the library to inaugurate two of the newly renovated reading rooms, the general hall, which now goes on to be called MarÃa Moliner, and the press…
How many days did the Scandinavian and Spanish royal families work in 2018?
31st December 2018
At the end of each year, we can study and comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No More team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian royal families which is something that is not always done.
Before going into the numbers, a little disclaimer. These numbers represent the days worked by each member of the royal families based on their official calendar. Of course, there…
