Royal families are going through a rough patch. Various controversies are plaguing those of Spain, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, and Denmark. The media is no longer silent, and public opinion is more critical
The Spanish government has acknowledged the injustices committed during the Conquest, a first step toward resolving the dispute between the two countries over differing interpretations of that historical event
In his memoirs, now distributed to the French press, Juan Carlos I admits to being the victim of many ‘weaknesses’ and ‘errors of judgment in matters of love and friendship’
JFK’s only grandson has become an internet sensation thanks to viral videos in which he criticizes and mocks Trumpism. ‘My grandfather would be on every network today, although he probably wouldn’t know how to use a cell phone’
Spain’s King Felipe VI opened a gathering attended by over 70 world leaders, with the notable absence of the United States, at a time of ‘obvious lack of funding’
The president has the change of power in the White House and the controversy over the reelection of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela as the main international challenges her administration faces at the start of 2025
‘I want to show my gratitude to the city and its inhabitants,’ says the 20-year-old heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands, who spent 2023 in the Spanish capital under security protection
Parts of Catalonia and Málaga are on red alert for intense rainfall, and scores of towns have cancelled classes. After being accused of a slow response last time around, authorities are now rushing to warn citizens to stay safe and promising cabinet reshuffles
Extremist groups are rushing out to Valencia in a very public display of assistance meant ‘only for Spaniards.’ They are banking on popular anger, hoping to attract new members as they push the idea of the proud nation rising up to help its fellow citizens in the face of government inaction
The flash floods in the Valencia region have taken many lives, many homes and several political careers, but it has also destroyed a wideheld view of young people as a selfish and jaded generation
Felipe VI, Letizia, the country’s prime minister and the regional premier were pelted with mud and objects as people in Paiporta vented their frustration. Some security sources called the visit ‘a mistake’ and said the events were ‘foreseeable’
Former Extremadura regional premier Guillermo Fernández Vara announced a year ago that the relics, kept privately for decades, would be put on public display, but the current conservative administration has them stored in an archive
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed his ‘great sadness’ over the row, which he blamed on political motivations
The president-elect says in a statement that ‘Mexico and Spain share a solid relationship of friendship,’ but adds that ‘it would benefit from a renewed perspective’
The right-wing leader will make his second trip to the Spanish capital in order to accept a prize from a neoliberal think tank and a medal from the regional government of Madrid
The monarch endorsed the peace plan put forward by the Ukrainian president and called for the ‘complete, immediate, and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian forces from the territory of Ukraine’
March 11 was chosen as a day of continent-wide commemoration of terrorism victims after the commuter train bombings in the Spanish capital, which were carried out by Islamic extremists on that date in 2004 and killed 193 people
For more than half a century, he portrayed kings, queens, actors and artists, including legends like Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve and Jacqueline Kennedy. His shots have become part of the history of photography
Lawmakers and dignitaries convened in parliament for a ceremony filled with pageantry in which Leonor de Borbón swore to uphold the Spanish Constitution, paving the way for her future role as queen
The success of the conference lies in its acceptance that while governments in the region do not share the same ideology, they share a common destiny
The meeting in the Dominican Republic aims to lay the foundations for cooperation between Latin America and Europe ahead of the Spanish presidency of the EU Council
The full text in English of the statement by the monarch, who sent a message of “calm, confidence and hope” to the population
An outline of the planned events for the coronation of Spain’s new monarch on June 19
