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Could Spain’s opposition leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo become prime minister if Pedro Sanchez quits on Monday?

TRUE to form, Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez caused a political firestorm earlier this week when he released a letter via X (formerly Twitter),

26 Apr, 2024 @ 16:56

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Spain's Emeritus King Juan Carlos asks London court to throw out damages claim from ex-lover

Revealed: How a British refugee charity ‘received more than €2million from a fund linked to exiled King Juan Carlos of Spain’

A BRITISH refugee charity received donations of more than €2million from a trust fund allegedly linked to King Juan Carlos of Spain, the disgraced and

17 Apr, 2024 @ 13:35

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Spain’s Queen Sofia, 85, admitted into Madrid hospital to treat infection

SPAIN’S Queen Sofia, who is 85 years old, has been admitted into a Madrid hospital, the Royal Household reported. She is being treated for a

10 Apr, 2024 @ 12:23

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Spain's new economy minister announced and is instantly sworn in by 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 Friday.

29 Dec, 2023 @ 16:52

Lead·Madrid·Politics

King Felipe VI delivers his 2023 Christmas Eve address

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 and

25 Dec, 2023 @ 12:10

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Spain's Royal Family releases 2023 Christmas card

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 Letizia,

14 Dec, 2023 @ 12:34

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Spain’s royal family is rocked by affair allegations: Queen Letizia’s ex-brother-in-law claims he had relationship with the former journalist AFTER she married King Felipe

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

4 Dec, 2023 @ 17:27

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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 prime

29 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Politics

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 of

16 Nov, 2023 @ 13:15

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Pedro Sanchez announces windfall and temporary taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain

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 and

15 Nov, 2023 @ 13:24

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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 since

2 Oct, 2023 @ 13:00

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King Felipe VI and Sumar leader Yolanda Diaz

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 for

2 Oct, 2023 @ 12:11

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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 Baccalaureate

30 Aug, 2023 @ 10:09

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EXPLAINER: The role of Spain's King Felipe in forming country's new government as he meets next week with all political parties

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 election.

18 Aug, 2023 @ 17:10

Lead·National News·Politics

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 the

13 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

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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

31 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Celebrity·Lead·Madrid·National News

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 Glamorgan.

23 May, 2023 @ 09:15

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El Rey Emerito, Juan Carlos Disfruta De La Primera Jornada De Las Regats De La Copa Del Rey En Sanxenxo

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

30 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Celebrity·Lead·National News

El Rey Felipe Visita Ronda Con Motivo Del 450 Aniversario De La Real Maestranza De Caballeria

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 local

19 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Funeral Service Of King Constantine Of Greece

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 de

12 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

Spain's Emeritus King Juan Carlos to see King Charles in London plus quick return home for regatta

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 to

10 Apr, 2023 @ 13:46

Lead·National News

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 term.

29 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

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, pulled

29 Mar, 2023 @ 17:02

Cadiz·Lead

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 a

28 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

Cadiz·Lead

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 of

28 Mar, 2023 @ 16:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain's King And Prime Minister Attend Stone Laying Ceremony For New Electric Car Battery Factory In Valencia

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

17 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community