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King Felipe resumes agenda after summer break

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3rd September 2022
King Felipe has resumed his agenda of activities after the summer break, and after saying goodbye to his elder daughter, who went back to the UK for her second year of study at UW Atlantic. Dressed in his uniform, with the Commander in Chief sash, the Spanish King welcomed two groups of military personnel; the first was composed of Lieutenants General and an Admiral reserve. The second was…
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Queen Letizia welcomes Jill Biden as Madrid prepares for NATO summit

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27th June 2022
The Queen of Spain has met the First Lady of the United States as Madrid gets ready for one of the biggest international political summits of the year.Queen Letizia welcomed Jill Biden to the Zarzuela Palace on June 27 2022, just hours before the NATO summit was due to start in the Spanish capital.US President Joe Biden will be among those taking part in the summit which will bring world…
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Queen Letizia returns to one of her favourite sectors

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28th May 2022
Queen Letizia undertook one of her favourite engagements and officially opened Madrid’s Book Fair, hosted in Buen Retiro Park. Donning a bright pink dress, the Queen arrived at the park on the morning of Friday, 27 May and was welcomed, among others, by the Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, and the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida. Out of the 378 stands that make up…
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A quiet Easter leads to noisy debate for Spain's royals

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23rd April 2022
The decision of the King and Queen of Spain to pass their Easter holidays mostly in private has led to debate in some of the country’s newspapers.King Felipe, Queen Letizia and their daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, spent Easter Saturday visiting Ukrainian refugees in Madrid. But there was no appearance from the family on Easter Sunday itself.Spain’s royals traditionally…
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