King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited the French ambassador to Spain last week following the terrorist attack in Nice to express their solidarity.

Before visiting the ambassador, King Felipe sent French President Francois Hollande his condolences.

“We feel very close to the French people and we reaffirm out unity and commitment to continue fighting with determination against those who, in an inhuman way, threaten our values,” he wrote.

U.S. President Obama traveled to Spain over the weekend. Spanish leaders and members of the Royal Family had been waiting for years for an official visit.

However, the president had to cut his trip short because of the recent shootings in Dallas. A planned stop in Seville and a meal at the Madrid Royal Palace were cancelled.

King Felipe gave the president a copy of Don Quixote signed by himself and Queen Letizia.

 

Queen Letizia traveled to Paris last week to speak about the importance of acting to fight climate change during a conference there.

The conference was meant to complement the recent global climate accord. The Queen, who spoke in English, described health as a human right.

Separately, in recent days King Juan Carlos, Queen Letizia’s father-in-law, traveled to Argentina to celebrate that country’s bicentennial.

Spain has been enjoying closer times with Argentine under its new government.

King Felipe repeated his call for dialogue, understanding and coexistence when visiting the restive autonomous community of Catalonia.

Many Catalans have been calling for independence from Spain, particularly since the financial crisis and amid corruption scandals.

“The young people who join us on stage know one cannot build a better world from egoism, fear or confrontation, and that the world of today requires collaboration and cooperation, learning to coexist, understand each other and respect each other, in increasingly diverse societies, more plural, more complex, less unanimous, but also more enriching,” the King said.

King Felipe spoke during the Princess of Girona Foundation Awards.

The heiress to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor, who is still too young to preside over such events, is not only Princess of Asturias, but also of Girona, among numerous other titles.

Girona is a city and province near the French border, and a hotbed of pro-independence sentiment.

King Felipe called for dialogue during a conference on sustainable architecture in Pamplona today.

King Felipe’s words come after another inconclusive parliamentary election in Spain and after the British vote to leave the European Union.

The Spanish Crown and government have been deeply supportive of increased EU integration.

King Felipe will soon begin talks with political leaders to help forge a new governing coalition.

King Juan Carlos traveled to Panama over the weekend to celebrate the expansion of the Panama Canal, which is finally finished.

Spain’s Sacyr Vallehermoso SA helped lead construction of the canal’s expanded capacity.

Queen Letizia helped honor Queen Sofia, her mother-in-law, for work preventing drug addiction.

Queen Sofia has taken more of a back seat since her husband, King Juan Carlos, abdicated the Spanish throne.

But Queen Sofia remains active with royal events and shepherding her foundation. Groups have been awarding her for her help.

Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia have always seemed to have a close relationship.

Queen Letizia knows she doesn’t have her mother-in-law’s blue blood, but has the life experience and speaking abilities necessary to complement her.

Queen Letizia is not as close to her father-in-law, King Juan Carlos, who has never fully warmed up to her.

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, long known to be a distant couple, have taken part in a series of events together.

Last week, Their Majesties attended a ceremony for the publication of Bulgarian King Simeon’s memoirs.

The Bulgarian royals in exile have set roots in Spain and created close ties with Spain’s monarchs.

Separately, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia recently visited an art exhibit at the Royal Palace in Madrid.

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia were also together during a visit to Spain by former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Madrid’s Teatro Español this month opened a long-awaited play about Queen Sofia.

The work, written by Ignacio García May, focuses on Queen Sofia’s long life as one of Europe’s foremost royals.

Her Majesty has lived through wars, in exile, and has had complicated relationships with her mother, the late Greek Queen Frederica, and her husband, King Juan Carlos I.

Separately, Queen Letizia dropped in on Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, who is filming a movie called “The Queen of Spain.”

The drama and comedy is about the production of a movie about Queen Isabella.