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Queen Letizia visits innovative centre for mental health support

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25th November 2022
Queen Letizia has traveled to Barcelona to take part in a conference on mental health in the workplace and visit a local hospital. The Queen of Spain arrived in Sant Boi de Llobregat on Wednesday, 23rd November, and was welcomed by local authorities, including the Mayor and the Government Delegate in Catalonia. The conference, called “Work and Mental Health: 20 years breaking…
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Queen Letizia returns to her pre-royal duties as she and King Felipe attend Macael Awards

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12th November 2022
King Felipe and Queen Letizia presided over the Macael Awards, organised by the Autonomic Province of Andalusia, to reward marble entrepreneurs and artists. Their Majesties arrived at the Macael Multifunctional Building in Almería, accompanied by many state and local authorities, including the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, the President of the Andalusian Parliament and the…
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The first royal Letizia

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6th November 2022
On November 6th 2003, the then heir to the throne of Spain and his new fiancee met the press for the first time. In the intervening years, the now Queen Letizia has made her mark on the royal scene. And her name counts as one of the more unusual among royalty. But the Queen…
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Gastroenteritis decimates the Spanish Royal family in the last event of the Princess of Asturias Awards

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30th October 2022
A stomach bug threw a wrench in the plans of the Spanish Royal Family for their last day in the Principality of Asturias, where they arrived on Thursday to take part in the events for the Princess of Asturias Awards. On Saturday, 29 October, King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía were scheduled to visit Cadavéu (or Cadavedo in Castilian Spanish), a small village in…
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King Felipe presides over a National Day parade tainted by criticism of Prime Minister

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13th October 2022
On 12 October, Spain celebrated its National Day.Tradition mandates a military parade in the city centre of the capital Madrid, an event that normally catches the public’s attention for the tribute to the fallen or the smiles provoked by the regiments’ mascots.But on this day, the parade was tainted by a protocol mishap and a public voicing their dissent towards the government…
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