Spain

Leonor and Sofia take art to heart as they solo kickstart major awards celebrations

The Spanish Royal Family has arrived in Catalonia, which for this week will act as the host for the Princess of Girona Awards. Now in their 15th edition, the scheme was created in 2009 to celebrate the young talents of Spain.  Kickstarting the two days of events on Tuesday, 9th July, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía made a rare solo visit to the atelier of sculptor Jaume Plensa…
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A new exhibition ends stunning celebrations for King Felipe's milestone anniversary

Celebrations continued in Spain for the tenth anniversary of King Felipe’s proclamation. After a day full of surprises and historic moments on the anniversary itself, June 19th 2024, King Felipe and Queen Letizia were back at the Royal Palace the next day for the opening of a special exhibition.  In the morning of Thursday, 20th June, the King and Queen arrived back at the Royal Palace…
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Spain

A late end to a day of historic celebrations

The day of celebrations for King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his proclamation ended late on June 19th 2024.  After a solemn guard changing ceremony performed by the Royal Guard, which saw a historic first use of the Throne Room’s balcony to watch over the ceremony…
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King Felipe holds back tears as his daughters pay moving tribute on important anniversary

To conclude the morning celebrations for King Felipe’s 10th anniversary on the Spanish throne, the Monarchs offered a lunch to all guests that had taken part in the ceremony that saw His Majesty award 19 members of society with honours of the Order of Civil Merit. The lunch took place in the Gala Dining Hall of the Royal Palace in Madrid, where most of the State Banquets are also held…
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Queen Letizia puts spotlight on Spain's relations with important South American partner

Queen Letizia of Spain has made a visit to Guatemala to spotlight relations between the two countries..  Queen Letizia arrived at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, where she was welcomed by the Guatemalan Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Ambassador in Guatemala, among other authorities.  The first activity of the trip was carried out in the morning of…
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