Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia met
with young Spanish talents at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on
Thursday, 28 May. Their Majesties, clad in surgical masks, sat six
feet apart from the eight young talents from research, technology,
business, culture and social action. The group had an open dialogue
for two hours about how COVID-19 is impacting Spanish society and
their visions for the…
The King and Queen of Spain join experts looking at global impact of COVID-19
27th May 2020
King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended a
session of the Scientific Committee of the Elcano Royal Institute
to learn about the international impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Upon their arrival, the King and Queen were greeted by the
President and Director of the Institute…
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter My first
choice is the Vampire’s Wife ‘Falconetti’ dress Kate wore on the
first day of the Ireland tour. Described by the brand as
“fabricated from iridescent emerald silk metallic chiffon,” this
was the…
The Queen's Cup presented to Spanish women's basketball champions by Queen Letizia
9th March 2020
Queen Letizia attended the women’s
basketball finals named in her honour on Sunday afternoon,
presenting The Queen’s Cup to Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto. The
Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto (English: The Queen’s Cup of
Basketball) is the oldest women’s basketball tournament in Spain.
It was first played in 1943 but didn’t become an annual tournament
until 1978. Queen Letizia…
Queen Letizia gave an impassioned speech
at an event to mark World Rare Diseases Day in her role as one of
the directors of the Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras
(English: Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases). “It is always, a
privilege that you allow me to be…
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia viewed
some cutting-edge works of art Thursday when they visited
ARCOmadrid at IFEMA – Feria de Madrid. The international
contemporary art fair is viewed as one of the premier art fairs on
the international circuit and is held each…
King and Queen of Spain stress importance of scientific developments at National Research Awards
18th February 2020
Spanish leaders in science were honoured
Monday when King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presented the 2019
National Research Awards at the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid.
The awards were presented to scientists Valentín Fuster de Carulla,
Ángela Nieto Toledano, Susana Marcos Celestino, Manuel Francisco
Carreiras Valiña, and Mercedes García-Arenal Rodríguez. King Felipe
praised the…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia had a busy
Friday with four engagements. The couple attended the closing of
the Scientific Congress commemorating the 50th anniversary of
Doñana National Park, visited Doñana National Park and Parish of
Our Lady of the Assumption on the…
Royals from all over Europe gathered
yesterday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Those
in attendance were the Duchess of Cornwall, King Felipe and Queen
Letizia of Spain, King Philippe and…
Every year in Spain on the 6th of
January, the Spanish Royal Family commemorates Pascua Militar, a
military ceremony at the Royal Palace of Madrid. At the Pascua
Militar, King Felipe receives the “Prime Minister, the Minister of
Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Chiefs of Staff of all
branches, the Grand Masters of the Royal and Military Orders of San
Fernando and San…
