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Reported drama in the Spanish Royal Family after mass

A short video has surfaced showing the Spanish Royal Family leaving the Cathedral-Basilica of Santa María de Palma de Mallorca after Easter mass on Sunday with what appears to be a bit of drama between Queen Letizia and her mother-in-law, Queen Sofía. The video shows Queen Sofía with her arms around her two granddaughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, smiling at a photographer. Queen…
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Spanish Royal Family attends Easter Mass

The Spanish Royal Family has attended Easter Mass today at the Cathedral-Basilica of Santa María de Palma de Mallorca in Palma on the island of Mallorca (or Majorca), Spain, this morning. Their Majesties King Felipe, Queen Letizia, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía and…
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Behind the scenes video released by Casa Real ahead of King Felipe's 50th birthday

A behind the scenes video of the Spanish Royal Family has been released by Casa Real ahead of His Majesty King Felipe’s 50th birthday on Tuesday. It gives a rare inside look into the private lives of the King and his family, as well as official duties. For the first time, people are also getting a real glimpse of the personalities of Leonor and Sofía behind closed doors. The video, titled…
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King Juan Carlos celebrates 80th birthday

King Juan Carlos I, the father of Spain’s reigning King, Felipe VI, celebrates his 80th birthday today. How the former monarch is celebrating his special day has been kept private, but it has been reported that he will celebrate with his wife, children, grandchildren…
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King Felipe's popularity at record high after the Catalonia crisis

The support for His Majesty King Felipe of Spain has never been higher than it is now according to a poll done by “Socio Métrica” and published in the Spanish newspaper “El Español” this weekend. The survey gives the King a score of 7.2 out of 10. This is the highest score King Felipe has had during his reign. The last time a ruling Spanish monarch had a score this high was in…
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Catalonia’s Girona City Council declared Spanish King Felipe VI persona non grata

Yesterday, Girona City Council in Catalonia, Spain, declared His Majesty King Felipe VI as a persona non grata due to his criticism of the independence referendum held in the region on 1 October. The King was not alone in being declared a persona non grata as Enric Millo, the Spanish government’s representative in Catalonia, was as well. At the beginning of the month, the Catalonian region…
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