King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed Jordan’s King Abdulla and Queen Rania for a visit last week, including a lunch at the Madrid Royal Palce.

King Abdullah was in Spain for a meeting of his Aqaba Process, which is focused on combating international terrorism.

Queen Sofía and King Juan Carlos, who has been living away from Spain in the Middle East, recently attended the wedding of Jordan’s Cown Prince Hussein.

Spanish media outlets were abuzz last month for the Catholic confirmation of Inflanta Sofía, 16, King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s youngest daughter.

The infanta wore fuchsia to the ceremony with classmates at the elite Santa María de los Rosales school in Madrid. King Felipe was her confirmation godfather.

It was a rare chance to see King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, Infanta Elena, Queen Sofía and Queen Letizia’s parents — Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez and María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez — all together.

Absent from the ceremony was King Juan Carlos, who has been living in exile in the Middle East following probes for financial irregularities.

Gossip outlets seized on a moment when Queen Letizia appeared to intervene in Queen Sofía’s interaction with her granddaughters.

King Felipe welcomed high-profile U.S. guests to Zarzuela Palace in recent days.

Former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made a stop during a visit to Spain.

Former Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who runs NASA, visited the monarch to discuss increased space collaboration.

Spain’s royals hold many of their audiences at Zarzuela Palace just north of central Madrid. Higher-profile events happen at the Royal Palace downtown.