Belgium

King Felipe of Spain apologises to Belgium's queen after arriving late for palace lunch

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7th October 2025
King Felipe of Spain issued an apology to the Belgian royals after traffic delays meant he and Queen Letizia ended up being late for a long planned lunch in Brussels. Felipe and Letizia are in the Belgian capital to see a cultural festival, Europalia, which has a special focus on Spain this year. Ahead of that visit, they were invited to the Royal Palace in Brussels to see their friends…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia dine beneath the Great Pyramid at Giza on Egyptian visit

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18th September 2025
While King Charles and Queen Camilla play host at Windsor Castle for the US State Visit, King Felipe and Queen Letizia are paying an official visit to Egypt, which saw the royal couple dining amidst the Great Pyramid at Giza and the Sphinx. King Felipe had hinted at his excitement earlier in the day, when at a luncheon hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, he said that he and Queen…
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Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia continue visits to areas hit by wildfires in Spain

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28th August 2025
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have continued their visits to communities hit by wildfires across Spain. They are undertaking three days of trips to the regions most impacted by the blazes. They are spending time with firefighters and emergency workers as well as people who have been forced to leave their homes. The second day of their trips saw King Felipe and Queen Letizia in Verin to…
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Spain

Spain's King Felipe made this major change to royal protocol for an important reason

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5th August 2025
King Felipe of Spain has brought in a big change to a long established rule for royal events and he had a pressing reason to do it. One of the biggest events in the Spanish royal calendar is the annual evening for dignitaries in Mallorca, held in the gardens of the Marivent palace. It’s a formal event and men are usually asked to wear a suit with tie for the evening. However, in 2024…
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