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Queen Sofía of Spain awards namesake art prizes in Madrid

16th September 2021

Queen Sofía of Spain has been a patron of the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors since 1964, and on the night of Wednesday, she undertook a rare engagement to hand out the Queen Sofía Awards for Painting and Sculpture. Her Majesty arrived at Casa de Vacas, located inside Madrid’s Parque del Buen Retiro, with the Secretary-General for Culture and Sports Víctor Francos, the…

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Queen Sofia undertakes private visit to her native homeland in Greece

By Oskar Aanmoen

1st June 2021

Queen Sofia of Spain arrived on the Greek island of Leros for a private visit. The mother of Spain’s King Felipe was accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Greece and was met by the mayor of Leros and the municipal council upon arrival to her native homeland. On…

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Now her husband is in exile, what next for Queen Sofia of Spain?

By Lydia Starbuck

3rd August 2020

In the words of her husband, she is the ”great professional”. Queen Sofia of Spain has been easily the most popular member of her country’s royal family for years. She’s also been one of the most influential royals Europe has known in recent times. As…

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Who is Queen Sofía of Spain?

By Gabriel Aquino

2nd November 2019

The person who we now know as Queen Sofía of Spain was born on 2 November 1938 in Athens, Greece. She was known differently at birth as she was titled Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, and her parents were the then Prince Paul of Greece and Princess Frederica, a daughter of Ernest August, a claimant to the defunct crown of Hanover. She was christened a few months later at the Royal Palace in…

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Spanish Royal Family attends Easter Mass at Majorca

By Laura Dekkers

21st April 2019

The Spanish Royal Family has traditionally celebrated Easter by attending a Mass on the Island of Majorca (Mallorca). Queen Sofía and her daughter-in-law, Queen Letizia walked side by side despite their public quarrel at the Easter Mass last year. This morning King Felipe…

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How many days did the Scandinavian and Spanish royal families work in 2018?

By Heaven LeeMiller

31st December 2018

At the end of each year, we can study and comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No More team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian royal families which is something that is not always done. Before going into the numbers, a little disclaimer.

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Prince Philip of Serbia gets married

By Amy Kelly

13th October 2017

On Saturday, the Serbian Prince Philip married his fiancée Danica Marinkovic in a beautiful ceremony in Belgrade. The Serbian Royal Family have only been welcome back in their country for the past sixteen years and are no longer a reigning dynasty, having lost the throne in 1945 when the League of Communists of Yugoslavia took power. Despite this, the family are well-loved by the people of Serbia…

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European royals out in force for London society wedding

By Laura McCallen

8th February 2017

Before embarking on their current visit to Germany, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were in London on Saturday, 4 February with their daughters to attend the wedding of Greek socialite Marianna Goulandris to shipping heir Filippos Lemos. Queen Máxima is close to the…

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