European Royals

Two kings welcome Ukraine's President Zelensky

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30th May 2024
Two kings have welcomed the Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky as he visited countries across Europe to looking for support in his country’s ongoing war with Russia. On Monday, 27th May, Mr Zelensky landed in Madrid, and was personally received by King Felipe at the steps of his airplane; this is not something that usually happens, and it was therefore a gesture charged with…
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The wedding dress of Queen Letizia of Spain

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22nd May 2024
Though she was an unconventional bride, this future Spanish queen chose conventional royal styling on her wedding day 20 years ago.Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano shocked Spain when news of their impending engagement was leaked in late October 2003: their…
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The important royal wedding that might well have started a brand new tradition

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21st May 2024
When the then Prince Felipe of Spain married Letizia Ortiz Rocosolano, in May 2004, it was not only a historic day for the birth of a new family, or because it was the wedding of the heir to the throne to one of Europe’s most ancient dynasties. It also marked the first wedding in the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid. Built between 1883 and 1993, it is one of the most recent archdiocesan sees in…
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Queen Letizia puts spotlight on children's literature as she continues recovery from accident

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8th May 2024
Queen Letizia enjoyed her annual appointment with youth literature, at Madrid’s Real Casa de Correos, as she handed out the “El Barco de Vapor” and “Gran Angular” prizes. Her appearance came as she continues to recover from an accident at home which left her with a broken bone.Her Majesty arrived at the venue in the evening of Tuesday, 7th May, and was welcomed by dignitaries…
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King Felipe urges unity in hard hitting Christmas speech

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25th December 2023
The King of Spain has urged his country to come together in a hard hitting Christmas speech.Speaking from the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on Christmas Eve, King Felipe said he wanted to use his address to defend the country’s Constitution which he said had given Spain the strengths it enjoys today.At the end of a year which has seen protests in many cities against the formation of the…
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