Scenes From Netherland State Visit

King Felipe and Queen Letizia just finished several days of travel to the Netherlands for a state visit with King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Catharina-Amalia.

Members of both royal families are close and displayed those ties during three days of events, tours and meetings.

Also participating in a dinner at the Amsterdam Royal Palace was former queen, Princess Beatrix, and her sister Margaret.

Spanish Royal Household

According to tradition, the Queen and Queen are given an official sendoff at the Madrid Terminal of State before beginning their trip.

Queen Letizia was seen sitting during a receiving line. Media outlets point to a chronic condition flaring up.

Queen Sofia Recovering From Infection

Queen Sofia was rushed to the hospital in Madrid earlier this week with what media outlets describe as a urinary tract infection.

King Felipe’s mother, 85, has been at several public events in recent weeks. She’s at the Ruber Internacional Hospital not far from her home at Zarzuela Palace.

Queen Sofia last month. Spanish Royal Household

King Felipe and Queen Letizia have been seen visiting Queen Sofia at the hospital. She’s expected to recover.

Queen Sofia is known for healthy eating and athleticism, and has generally been in good health. Her sister, Princess Irene, is said to be in more delicate health.

Royals Celebrate Holy Week, Easter

Members of the Spanish Royal Family broke with tradition again this year by not attending Easter services in Mallorca as they used to do.

The last time it happened was in 2019, a year after Queen Letiza showed displeasure with Queen Sofia for reportedly not following a plan for exiting the Palma Cathedral.

The incident generated international headlines and added to Queen Letizia’s apparent desire to not spend most of her vacations in the Balearic Islands.

The royals have been seen enjoying down time and attended a Holy Week procession in Madrid on Saturday. Present at one event were Queen Letizia, King Felipe, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia.

Queen Sofia attended a procession Friday in Malaga with her sister, Princess Irene. There, Queen Sofia bumped into actor Antonio Banderas.

Spanish Royal Household via Instagram

Queen Sofia and Princess Irene also attended, along with Infanta Cristina, a procession at the Royal Palace in Madrid.

And Queen Sofia and Princess Irene, fans of vacationing in Mallorca, led a benefit concert there earlier last week.

Spanish Royal Household

The next time we may see King Felipe and Queen Letizia in Mallorca may be during the summer.