Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcome world leaders to Madrid for NATO summit

King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed guests as they arrived at Madrid’s Royal Palace to attend the opening dinner of the NATO Summit taking place in the Spanish capital on Wednesday and Thursday.  With the invitation-only requesting cocktail attire, Queen Letizia recycled her Magna Magnolia dress from The 2nd Skin Co which she debuted for the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards. She paired it…
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Spain

Queen Letizia begins Mauritania cooperation trip

Just hours after hosting NATO leaders at the Royal Palace, Queen Letizia changed perspective and landed in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on the evening of Tuesday, 31 May. Her Majesty is travelling with the Secretary of State for Cooperation, Pilar Cancela, and was welcomed at Nouakchott International Airport by First Lady Mariem Fadel Dah, the Spanish Ambassador to Mauritania Miriam…
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European RoyalsSpain

Casa Real reveals King Juan Carlos family conversations - what we know so far

It was one of the trips that caused the most stirrup in Spain – King Juan Carlos returned to the country after almost two years.  Following much speculation, the Royal Household decided to release a short statement detailing what happened during the much-anticipated meeting of the former monarch with the majority of his family.  Present for the meeting were King Felipe and Queen…
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Features

The mysterious paintings that brought a Queen of Spain to England

They are a very special set of paintings that arrived in England in mysterious circumstances and which were only accessible to the guests of one of the richest and most powerful men in Europe for years. Now, they are at the heart of a new exhibition of Spanish art which has brought Queen Letizia to England. ‘Jacob and his Twelve Sons’ were painted by Francisco de Zurburan, famed for his…
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