On Tuesday in Madrid, Queen Letizia of Spain presided over the UNICEF Spanish Committee Awards 2019.
Her Majesty was received upon her arrival by Spain’s Minister of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare, MarÃa Luisa Carcedo; the President of the Superior Council of Scientific Investigations (CSIC), Rosa MarÃa Menéndez; and the President of UNICEF ​​Spanish Committee, Gustavo Suárez…
King Felipe VI of Spain will be installed as a Most Noble Order of the Garter on Garter Day, 17 June at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. His wife, Queen Letizia, will accompany him.
Both the King of Spain and the King of the Netherlands will be installed in St…
At the third annual Dementia X Forum at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, Princess Sofia and Queen Silvia of Sweden welcomed Queen SofÃa of Spain and Princess Takamado of Japan to their country for the event.
Dementia X was hosted by BBC World News journalist and…
Queen Letizia undertaking cooperation trip to Mozambique
30th April 2019
Queen Letizia of Spain has travelled to the Republic of Mozambique in Africa for a three-day cooperation trip.
The Queen arrived at Maputo International Airport in the late afternoon on 28 April and will conclude her visit today. She has been accompanied by Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Latin America and the Caribbean, Juan Pablo de Laiglesia and the Director of Cooperation…
King Juan Carlos undergoes surgery for skin cancer
12th April 2019
It has revealed that King Juan Carlos, 81, has undergone surgery for skin cancer on his face; the operation took place in March. The former King of Spain was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma – a very common form of skin cancer that begins in the basal cells often…
On Wednesday, Queen Letizia of Spain travelled to the Real Monasterio de la Encarnación (Royal Monastery of the Incarnation) in the Spanish capital of Madrid to see its recent renovations. These improvements have allowed the Real Monasterio de la Encarnación to be more…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s state visit to Argentina began with a welcome at the presidential residence, Casa Rosada (Pink House in English), hosted by President Mauricio Macri and his wife, First Lady Juliana Awada on Monday.
The welcome ceremony provided for discussions on the reforms taking place in Argentina and President Macri thanked the King and Queen for their visit which shows…
First Spanish state visit to Argentina in 16 years begins today
25th March 2019
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain are to undertake a state visit to Argentina, the first from a Spanish monarch in roughly 16 years, beginning today.
Their Majesties arrived in Buenos Aires last night, and their official agenda starts today in the capital.
The King and…
Royal reactions to New Zealand tragedy
16th March 2019
The British royals are not the only royals who have sent condolence messages and condemned the terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday. Denmark’s Queen, the King and Queen of the Netherlands, Sweden’s King and a Jordanian Queen as well as others have…
If Argentina was a monarchy – who would be their king?
15th March 2019
Monarchy isn’t necessarily the most fashionable form of government in the 21st century. In the world today, we have republics which were once monarchies. Among them are Serbia, a nation with a strong royal family even though the nation officially is a republic. On the other hand, we have countries like France, where three different families claim the title of King or Emperor of the nation…