As the Spanish royal family prepares for
their annual summer stay in the Balearic Islands, Queen Letizia
travelled to Barcelona to attend a meeting of directors of the
Cervantes Institute. On Tuesday, 23rd July, Her Majesty
arrived at the building that hosts the Municipality of Barcelona,
where she was welcomed by the local Mayor, the President of the
Cervantes Institute, and the Secretary of…
It was a magical night in Lloret de Mar,
a small town near Barcelona, as the local Congress Forum played
host for the Princess of Girona Awards ceremony. Shortly after
7:15pm, the ceremony began, being hosted by journalist José Yélamo.
The musical interludes were…
After kickstarting the awards season with
a visit to sculptor Jaume Plensa’s atelier and a dinner with
laureates from previous edition, Wednesday, 10th July was a day
with a full agenda for the Spanish royals. The day began
early for Princess Leonor and Infanta…
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…
It was an especially emotional day in
Zaragoza’s General Military Academy, as Princess Leonor received
her graduation certificate and a new decoration from the hands of
King Felipe. Although classes ended a while ago, with cadets having
been able to enjoy some…
On the eve of an historic moment for Spain's future queen, what next for her royal family?
2nd July 2024
On the eve of Princess Leonor’s
graduation from Zaragoza’s General Military Academy, it’s
interesting to try and look forward, to attempt to analyse what
awaits Spain’s future Queen. On Wednesday, 3rd July, King Felipe
will preside over the traditional…
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…
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…
King Felipe marks anniversary of accession with rewards for outstanding citizens and heartfelt tribute to Queen Letizia
20th June 2024
The dense agenda for the celebrations of
King Felipe’s 10th anniversary of his proclamation as Monarch
continued with the handing out of honours for the Order of Civil
Merit. After the solemn Changing of the Guard in Plaza de Oriente,
King Felipe, Queen Letizia…
King Felipe holds back tears as his daughters pay moving tribute on important anniversary
20th June 2024
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…
