Tag: King Felipe
Spain’s new economy minister is named by Pedro Sanchez and gets sworn in by King Felipe
ECONOMIST and civil servant Carlos Cuerpo has been sworn in as Spain's new economy and trade minister by King Felipe at a ceremony on...
The king’s speech: Spain’s Felipe VI focuses Christmas address on the Constitution after year of high political tensions
IN A break from tradition, Spain’s King Felipe VI used his televised Christmas Eve address to focus on just one issue: the Spanish Constitution...
Spain’s Royal Family releases Christmas card, but is the yearly tradition falling behind the times?
THE SPANISH Royal Family this week released its annual Christmas card, which features a previously unseen picture of King Felipe VI, his wife Queen...
Spain’s royal family is rocked by affair allegations: Queen Letizia’s ex-brother-in-law claims he had relationship with the former journalist...
SPANIARDS are in uproar today after Queen Letizia’s ex-brother-in-law claimed he had an illicit affair with the royal following her marriage to King Felipe.
Jaime...
King Felipe of Spain defends his country’s constitution as he opens Congress after months of political deadlock
THREE of Spain's regional parties boycotted Wednesday's opening of a new Congress session by King Felipe- nearly two weeks after Pedro Sanchez won the...
Pedro Sanchez voted back in as Spain’s prime minister after securing controversial support of Catalan separatists
PEDRO SANCHEZ was voted back in as prime minister by lawmakers in the Spanish parliament on Thursday, bringing to an end nearly four months...
When will Pedro Sanchez become prime minister of Spain? The latest as the investiture debate begins TODAY
IT HAS been nearly four months since Spaniards went to the polls to vote in a snap general election called by Socialist Party leader...
Disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I leaves Spain after making fourth visit to Galician municipality Sanxenxo
SPAIN’S disgraced former monarch Juan Carlos I left the Galician municipality of Sanxenxo on Monday morning, concluding his fourth visit to his home country...
Spain’s King Felipe starts new round of talks with political leaders to find next prime ministerial candidate
SPAIN’S King Felipe VI on Monday began a new round of meetings with Spain’s political leaders, ahead of the nomination of a new candidate...
Spain’s ‘infanta’ Sofia arrives in Wales to begin Baccalaureate studies
THE YOUNGEST daughter of Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, the infanta Sofia, arrived in Wales on Tuesday, where she will begin her...
EXPLAINER: The role of Spain’s King Felipe in forming new government with political parties seeing monarch next week
KING FELIPE will have two days of discussions next week with the leaders of Spain's political parties elected to Congress in July's inconclusive general...
Spain’s disgraced king Juan Carlos I set to return to Spain if PP win elections
SPAIN’S disgraced former monarch, Juan Carlos I, is set to return to live in Spain, nearly three years after going into self-imposed exile in...
King Felipe welcomes Hillary Clinton to Madrid palace audience in Spain
ONE of America's best-known retired politicians, Hilary Clinton, met with Spain's King Felipe on Wednesday at the Palacio de la Zarzuela.
The former US First...
Spain’s king and queen attend daughter’s graduation ceremony in Wales
SPANISH KING Felipe VI and Queen Letizia were in Wales on Saturday for their daughter Leonor’s graduation ceremony from Atlantic College in Vale of...
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos publicly denies claims he has a secret daughter
SPAIN’S disgraced former king Juan Carlos I has publicly denied press reports published this week claiming that he has a secret daughter.
The self-styled emeritus...
IN PICTURES: King Felipe VI is feted on his visit to Ronda to oversee anniversary of royal cavalry school
KING Felipe VI of the House of Bourbon wowed crowds and shook hands as he made his inaugural visit to Ronda to commemorate the...
The King of Spain is set to visit beautiful town of Ronda near Spain’s Costa del Sol next week
King Felipe VI of Spain is set to visit Ronda on April 19th to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Real Maestranza de Caballería...
Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos returns for sailing regatta and lunch with King Charles in London
SPAIN'S Emeritus King Juan Carlos is returning home next week to take part in a sailing event in Pontevedra and will also pop over...
Notorious Spanish fraudster ‘Little Nicolas’ collects fourth jail sentence
A NOTORIOUS Spanish fraudster known as ‘Little Nicolas’, due to the tender age at which his deceptions began, has been given his fourth jail...
WATCH: King Felipe IV of Spain and Queen Leticia join in with public flamenco box playing performance in Cadiz
It's an experience none of the 60-strong flamenco box playing group will forget - the King and Queen of Spain walked in among them,...
Man of the People: King Felipe VI stuns flamenco box players in Cadiz by joining in
THE King and Queen of Spain surprised a group of flamenco box drummers by sidling up and joining in their cajoneada session prior to...
Two new cabinet ministers in Spain take oath of office
SPAIN'S two new ministers of Health and Industry have taken their oath of office on Tuesday morning.
José Manuel Miñones will be in charge...
Spain’s King and Prime Minister herald start of construction of new electric car battery factory in Valencia
VOLKSWAGEN'S electric car battery company PowerCo has started construction on its new plant at Sagunto in Valencia province which will become operational in 2026.
The...
Heir to Spain’s throne, Princess Leonor, to start military training in the autumn
THE HEIR to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, is due to start military training in the autumn, following in the footsteps of her father,...
King Felipe opens World Mobile Congress in Spain’s Barcelona
OVER 80,000 people are expected to attend Barcelona's World Mobile Congress(WMC) over the next four days, after it was officially opened on Monday by...
Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos to pay income tax in exiled home of Abu Dhabi
EMERITUS KING Juan Carlos is going to pay tax in Abu Dhabi after moving there in August 2020.
The El Mundo newspaper on Friday said...