King Felipe and Queen Letizia announced new top staffers in recent weeks after the departure of long-time aides.

Camilo Villarino, diplomat and jurist, is the new head of the Royal Household. He replaces Jaime Alfonsín, who has worked with Don Felipe for decades.

​As for Queen Letizia, attorney María Dolores Ocaña has become her chief of staff, replacing long-time aide, José Manuel Zuleta, the Duke of Abrantes.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

King Felipe and Queen Letizia traveled to Valencia this week to meet with people affected by the recent apartment block fire, which killed several people.

Their Majesties also met with rescue workers. Experts say wind and building materials helped the fire spread quickly.

Services this week at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom honoring the late Greek King Constantine, Queen Sofia’s brother, reunited members of the Spanish Royal Family.

It was the first time King Felipe has been seen in public together with his father King Juan Carlos. Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia were also there.

Queen Letizia was also seen holding King Felipe’s arm amid rumors about trouble in their marriage. And Queen Letizia was seen chatting with King Juan Carlos. Commentators say the two dislike each other, and that King Juan Carlos has been working to sabotage his son’s marriage.

There are no doubt tensions within the Spanish Royal Family and the King’s broader family, but the royals are committed to projecting normalcy.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia hosted Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo and his wife Lucrecia Peinado for lunch at the Madrid Royal Palace Thursday.

His Majesty also hosted Arévalo for a meeting at the Zaruzela Royal Palace during his official visit to Spain.

Beyond official business, the lunch was notable because the King and Queen were seen chatting and smiling. Commentators have spent months wondering about the state of their marriage.

The King in recent days visited NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Another high-profile meeting involved Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who visited the King at Zarzuela.

King Felipe has also accepted credentials for numerous new ambassadors to Spain in ceremonies at the Madid Royal Palace.

Queen Sofia this month attended funeral ceremonies for Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, pretender to the defunct Italian throne.

Her Majesty was present at services in Turin in her personal capacity and not representing the Spanish Crown.

Some commentators wondered why Queen Sofia attended the funeral for someone so controversial and who had run-ins with her own family.

Crowds cheered King Felipe and Queen Letizia during an event in Barcelona last week.

Their Majesties helped inaugurate a new tower for the Puig fashion and fragrance company. They met with executives and local leaders, including Pere Aragonès, the nationalist and anti-monarchist president of the autonomous community of Catalonia.

Observers are always keen to see how members of the Spanish Royal Family are received in Catalonia. They’re also keeping an eye on Queen Letizia, who has been weathering months of attacks from the political right and claims of infidelity.

The queen’s former brother-in-law has been claiming they had an affair years ago. He’s also accusing her of favoring Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who has become a pariah among conservatives because of his amnesty deal with Catalan nationalists.

King Felipe this week signed the third amendment to Spain’s Constitution since its ratification in 1978.

His Majesty, joined by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and other top officials, signed the text at the Royal Palace of Zarzuela outside central Madrid. It updated wording and government responsibilities related to people with disabilities.

King Felipe’s father, King Juan Carlos, signed the 1978 text after a democratization process following the death of dictator Francisco Franco.