Queen Letizia gave a speech to mark World
Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in Spain on Wednesday, thanking
those who work worldwide to save lives and serve vulnerable
communities. The Queen was joined by Carolina Darias, Minister of
Health; Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation
of the Red Cross and Red Crescent; Javier Senent, President of the
Spanish Red Cross; and others…
Queen Letizia met with the winner of this
year’s Princess of Girona 2021 Arts and Letters Award on Thursday,
and held a roundtable talk with previous winners, ahead of this
year’s virtual awards ceremony. María Sánchez Rodríguez was named
as the 2021 Arts and…
Queen Letizia hears about impact of pandemic on work against drug addiction
4th February 2021
Queen Letizia learned how the coronavirus
pandemic has had an effect on the prevention of drug use in Spain.
On Tuesday, the Queen chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction (FAD).
Accompanied by Ignacio Bayón, FAD…
Queen Letizia has chaired the first
meeting of a strategic council in place for Women in Engineering in
Spain, heralding in a project for change within the industry. The
meeting, which took place at the Royal Academy of Engineering in
Spain on January 26th, included women in science professions
including research, science, engineering and technology who have
helped launch this project “to…
Queen Letizia of Spain is set to travel
to Honduras to deliver humanitarian aid next week ahead of
Christmas. She is visiting to learn more about the impact of recent
Hurricanes Eta and Iota on the country and to express Spain’s
solidarity with the Honduran people.
“In times of this pandemic, this kind of
initiative becomes even more relevant,” Queen Letizia said as she
presided over the closing ceremony of the XII Call for Social
Projects of Banco Santander on Tuesday. Held at the Banco Santander
headquarters in…
Queen Letizia of Spain attended the
presentation of awards at the National Awards of the Fashion
Industry on Thursday. Presented annually by the Ministry of
Industry, the awards “recognise the work of people, institutions,
organisations, companies and industries that have achieved business
excellence in this sector,” according to Casa Real. This year, as a
result of the coronavirus…
King Felipe has affirmed his belief in
the power of the Spanish language at the annual meeting of the
board of the Cervantes Institute. In his speech at the meeting on
October 6th 2020, the King said that “Spanish is an undoubted
cultural and economic engine, not only…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia return to work after turbulent summer for Spain's royals
2nd September 2020
The King and Queen of Spain have returned
to engagements after a summer which saw them and their family put
under scrutiny by politicians and commentators as the fall out from
the self imposed exile of King Juan Carlos I continued. Felipe VI
and Letizia were back at work…
Spanish royals visit Ibiza as Royal Household confirms former King’s location
18th August 2020
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia took a
day trip to Ibiza, the last of their official engagements during a
stay in the Balearic Islands. Their two daughters, Princess Leonor
and Infanta Sofía, stayed behind in Mallorca. The King and Queen
toured Ibiza, meeting local officials at each stop. At the Puig des
Molins Necropolis and Monographic Museum in Eivissa, they met
Francina Armengol, the…
