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King Felipe and Queen Letizia head to La Palma following volcanic eruption

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have visited the island of La Palma following a volcanic eruption last week. Their Majesties visited the island to learn more about how the people are coping and what emergency services are doing to help. The King and Queen went to evacuation centres and spoke to those impacted by the eruption. They also spoke to the organisations that manage…
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Queen Letizia celebrates art at Prado Museum

Queen Letizia has travelled to one of Madrid’s most beautiful places and celebrated an important anniversary.  Her Majesty visited the Villanueva building of the Prado Museum, where an exhibition opened to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Friends of the Prado Museum Foundation on 13 September.  The exhibition, titled “Forty years of friendship. Donations from the Friends of the…
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King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcome Chile's President

King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed the President of Chile for an official visit to Spain on Tuesday. King Felipe greeted President Piñera at Zarzuela Palace for an official meeting. Other guests included the Secretary of State for Latin America and the Caribbean and…
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Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía join King Felipe in ancient tradition

Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía joined their parents for an ancient Spanish ritual over the weekend, paying tribute to the Patron Saint of Spain. The teenage princesses, who have joined King Felipe and Queen Letizia increasingly at public royal duties over the past year, attended the National Offering to the Apostle Santiago, Patron Saint of Spain, at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela…
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Queen Letizia hears about impact of pandemic on female business leaders

Queen Letizia has attended a meeting of one of Spain’s leading organisations representing women business leaders and entrepreneurs. The Spanish Federation of Executive, Professional and Business Women (known as FEDEPE) has just marked the 30th anniversary of its awards, which recognize outstanding women business leaders and entrepreneurs throughout Spain. Letizia is Honorary President…
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