“El Correo” is a leading daily newspaper in Bilbao and the Basque Country of northern Spain and a popular paper in Spain. .King Felipe has been in Bilbao to open its new headquarters.
On January 18th 2022, King Felipe officially inaugurated the new headquarters of”El Correo”, which after 55 years in the Bolueta neighbourhood, has come to occupy two floors of the Sota Building…
Romance, tragedy and intrigue - the dramatic stories of the royal Christmas Eve babies
22nd December 2021
The Christmas story begins, of course, with a baby and there’s something about a Christmas birthday that makes it all the more interesting, even if mean relatives do double up on presents. Some of the most intriguing royal stories of all have begun on Christmas Eve…
King Juan Carlos could be on his way back to Europe according to newspapers in Portugal.
The man who ruled Spain for almost forty years has been in self imposed exile in Abu Dhabi for over a year. For much of that time, reports have circulated of the former…
Spanish authorities could halt all investigations into finances of King Juan Carlos
9th October 2021
Prosecutors in Spain investigating allegations of financial impropriety by King Juan Carlos are on the point of bringing their inquiries to an end meaning no lawsuits will be filed against the former monarch.
Leading newspaper, El Pais, says Spain’s Supreme Court and its anti corruption prosecutor are preparing a report that will set out why the investigations are ending. The decision to…
King Juan Carlos of Spain has told a biographer that the time has come when he has to start thinking about his funeral.
Speaking to author Laurence Debray from self imposed exile in Abu Dhabi, Juan Carlos confessed his mind had turned to his own final farewell as he…
Spain’s King and Queen host lunch for the President of Colombia
17th September 2021
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain have hosted a lunch in honour of the President of the Republic of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez , who is making a three-day official visit to Spain. The lunch took place at the Royal Palace in Madrid on September 16th 2021. Before the…
Colombia has started the removal of several historical statues, including a royal statue of the Spanish Queen Isabel of Castile. The statue was removed as a security measure after the statue was tried to be torn down by protesters. The Colombian Ministry of Culture carried out around the removal in silent at 5 am Friday morning last week to avoid problems. The statue was located at the…
Soft, striking and above all, symbolic. The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled…
King Felipe of Spain has spoken by phone with Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, as military deployment are sent to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after thousands of migrants from Morocco swam on to its beaches at the start of the week. The influx has resulted in a…
It was a royal wedding that turned into a marriage of monarchs. Juan Carlos and Sofia of Spain are amongst the best known kings and queens in recent European history and yet at the time of their marriage, he had no guarantee of succeeding to his country’s throne. That didn’t stop their wedding becoming one of the biggest royal events of the early 1960s. Royal Wedding Rewind looks back…
