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…
Queen Sofia’s art prize continues to honour excellence
8th March 2023
The Queen Sofía Prize for Painting and Sculpture is one of the most prestigious awards in Spain and is endowed with 10,000 euros for a single work.
Queen Sofia has presided over the 58th edition of the award, organized by the Spanish Association of Painters and…
Queen Sofía of Spain, accompanied by members of the Greek Royal Family, arrived at Tatoi Palace, in Athens, to go visit the graves of her parents, King Paul and Queen Frederica, and supervise the creation of what looks like a new plot to bury King Constantine…
King Charles welcomes world leaders to Buckingham Palace on the eve of The Queen’s State Funeral
18th September 2022
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…
Two queens, one still on the throne, one emerita, and a common cause. Queen Silvia of Sweden and Queen Sofía of Spain have joined forces in Salamanca for the Global Summit Neuro.
Upon arrival, both Queens were welcomed by many authorities, including the Government…
Queen Sofía of Spain tests positive for COVID-19
25th May 2022
Queen Sofía of Spain has tested positive for COVID-19.
The news was inserted in the press release published on 23 May to detail the future for King Juan Carlos after the meeting he maintained with part of his family on his first trip to Spain in almost two…
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…
Queen Sofía of Spain attended the event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Madrid’s zoo, during which she had the honour of being present for the first public outing of the facility’s newest stars, twin pandas.
On Monday, 21st of March, while King Felipe and Queen…
Queen Sofía of Spain observes 300-year-old tradition
5th March 2022
Queen Sofía of Spain carried out an engagement related to a 300-year-old tradition in the Spanish Royal Family: the feet kissing of the statue of the Christ of Medinaceli.
Upon her arrival in the Basilica, Her Majesty was welcomed by the local church authorities…
Queen Sofia praised for her support for the arts at prize giving ceremony
23rd February 2022
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…