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King Felipe holds back tears as his daughters pay moving tribute on important anniversary

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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…
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Queen Letizia puts spotlight on Spain's relations with important South American partner

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11th June 2024
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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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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