Spain

Queen Sofia and Infanta Elena unite to recognise work in creating fairer society

In a ceremony held in Madrid, Queen Sofía presented the prestigious Fundación MAPFRE 2023 Social Awards. These awards were designed to honour individuals, organizations, and projects that strive towards fostering a fairer and more equal society through their work. Fundación MAPFRE awards hold international significance, offering a total prize fund of 90,000 euros, along with the…
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King Charles welcomes world leaders to Buckingham Palace on the eve of The Queen’s State Funeral

King Charles III and Queen Camilla, accompanied by members of the Royal Family, have hosted a gathering of world leaders at Buckingham Palace in preparation for tomorrow’s State Funeral.  All the leaders that had arrived in London gathered in the Picture Gallery and the King’s Apartment rooms of Buckingham Palace for a cocktail and some canapés.  For security reasons, Buckingham…
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Has King Felipe just revealed his latest plans for a ''renewed'' Spanish Monarchy?

Over the past 27 years, at least some members of the Spanish Royal Family have appeared at Palma de Mallorca Cathedral for the traditional Easter Mass. But, after two years of travel and gathering restrictions, the public’s expectations were disappointed, as no royal showed for the service, despite said restrictions being lifted.  For the first time since 1995, not even Queen Sofía…
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Queen Sofia praised for her support for the arts at prize giving ceremony

Queen Sofia has presented some of Spain’s most prestigious cultural awards. On February 22nd 2022, she oversaw a special ceremony at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, in Madrid. Queen Sofia handed out the prizes at the 2022 Ibero-American Patronage Awards of the Callia Foundation. Since 2019, Queen Sofia have been the patron of the organisation and award. This year the…
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