King Felipe Honors Constitution

King Felipe celebrated the Spanish Constitution during remarks at a major event last week.

The King spoke at the Princess of Asturias awards, one of the top items on the royal calendar every year.

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King Felipe with Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia arriving at the awards ceremony. © Spanish Royal Household

The King noted the Constitution’s upcoming 40th anniversary and called it an example of Democracy, coexistence and liberty.

Amid the Catalan crisis, the King said the constitution recognized the diversity of Spanish origins — different cultures, tongues and territories.

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King Felipe and Queen Letizia walking onstage. © Spanish Royal Household

Celebrations tied to the Princess of Asturias awards include a concert the evening before and a community visit the day after.

The Princess of Asturias is the King’s daughter and heir to the Spanish throne.

King, Queen Attend Funeral For Storm Victims

King Felipe and Queen Letizia were back in the Balearic Islands today to honor the victims of recent storms and flooding there.

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The King and Queen flew to Mallorca last week to visit rescue workers and affected communities.

King Takes The Metro

King Felipe took a ride on the Madrid metro this morning to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the service’s first line.

His Majesty took the same route his great grandfather, King Alfonso XIII, took a century ago.

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The Madrid Metro service is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive.

Royals Celebrate National Day

King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia presided over the annual National Day military parade in Madrid today.

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The press marked the event, and reception at the Royal Palace later, as one where Princess Leonor continued her debut as heir to the throne.

She is now being driven to official events in her own separate car. The Royal Household also recently unveiled her own standard.

Catalan Parliament Censures King

The Catalan Parliament this week agreed to a resolution to censure King Felipe and call for the abolition of the monarchy.

The move was in response to the King’s speech last year in response to the region’s illegal referendum on independence.

El debat sobre la recuperació de la convivència acaba amb l'aprovació de trenta resolucions

Pro-independence parties were divided earlier this week and were unable to approve the motion.

But left wing parliamentarians who are not pro-independence moved a resolution of their own, which succeeded.

The Socialist central government said it would challenge the resolution as against the Constitution and the Head of State.

Queen Sofia Attends Aristocratic Wedding

Queen Sofia this weekend attended the wedding of Fernando Fitz-James Sturt, the Duke of Huéscar, son of the Duke of Alba.

Numerous Spanish aristocrats were at Liria Palace in Madrid for the private event.

The Dukes of Alba have the most noble titles in the world, and are close to the Spanish Royal Family.

The famous Duchess of Alba, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, died in 2014.

Royals Attend Miró Exhibit In Paris

King Felipe and Queen Letizia were in Paris Friday to attend an exhibit of Spanish artist Joan Miró.

Their Majesties went to the exbibit at the Grand Palais with French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron.

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Earlier in the week, King Felipe was in Bilbao to attend the anniversary of the Museo de Bellas Artes.

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The King also attended the 50th anniversary ceremony for Spanish oil company Petronor in the Basque Country.