The political uncertainty stemming from Spain’s recent elections are putting King Felipe in the spotlight.

Even though the conservative Popular Party won a majority of votes, they did not secure enough to control parliament and quickly form a government.

With no clear coalition emerging, Don Felipe has the constitutional power to help mediate the situation. He will soon meet with leaders of the different parties.

The uncertainty has also elevated interest for the King’s traditional Christmas Eve speech.

His Majesty will deliver the recorded speech from the Throne Room at the Madrid Royal Palace for the first time ever, rather than at the Zarzuela Palace complex where the royals live.

Even though King Felipe and Queen Letizia have re-energized the Spanish Crown, left wing victories are threatening its place in society.

In Navarre, for example, new leaders decided to include the King and Queen from their Prince of Viana awards.

The Prince of Viana is one of the traditional titles of the Spanish heir to the throne, currently Princess Leonor.

King Juan Carlos was in Argentina this month attending inauguration ceremonies for the country’s new President Mauricio Macri.

The trip was key for Spain. Relations had soured with past Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Kirchner led the nationalization of Spanish energy giant Repsol SA’s Argentine operations.

Kirchner did not attend Macri’s inauguration ceremonies, but King Juan Carlos’ visit signals a new page in relations between their countries.

King Juan Carlos’ son, King Felipe, used to attend inauguration ceremonies in Latin America when he was Prince of Asturias.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia last week honored two police officers killed in a terrorist attack at the Spanish embassy in Kabul.

Their Majesties met with family members of the two officers, condemned the attack and expressed their admiration of the service members.

British Queen Elizabeth has invited King Felipe and Queen Letizia for a state visit next March.

Their Majesties will stay at Windsor Castle during their time in the United Kingdom.

King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia visited Queen Elizabeth on an official state visit in 1986.

Queen Elizabeth and her husband paid a visit to Spain in 1988.

There have been several other royal visits since, but more informal in nature.

Both families have friendship and blood ties.

King Felipe in recent weeks celebrated a new Spanish law granting citizenship to Sephardic Jews or their descendants.

Spain forces thousands of Jews to convert to Catholicism or face expulsion centuries ago.

Even many Jews who converted saw difficulties in escaping the Spanish Inquisition.

“I want to tell you that you are back in your own home, that you have returned, forever to your home,” said His Majesty during an an address at the Madrid Royal Palace.

King Felipe hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah for meetings on security and economic issues last month.

The two day work trip included a visit to Airbus Group SE defense facilities in the Madrid area.

Beyond business, media outlets were looking out for Queen Letizia and Queen Rania’s outfits. Both are among the world’s best dressed royals.

King Felipe has been focused on addressing global terrorism and radical groups.

Late last month he presided over a meeting of a foundation focused on a memorial center for victims of terror based in the Basque Country.

King Felipe cleared parts of his schedule this week to deal with the Catalan Parliament’s pro-independence resolution, local media outlets reported.

Catalan leaders approved the resolution in recent days but have yet to form a government. Pro-independence parliamentarians are not on the same page when it comes to economic and other policies.

The King has met with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on the secessionist defiance, as its being called. Rajoy is turning to the constitutional court to invalidate the resolution.

The Catalan Parliament decided to move ahead with the non-binding pro-independence resolution despite not getting a majority of votes during the recent elections.

King Felipe pressed world leaders in recent weeks to help address the global problem of violent extremism.

Don Felipe helped open a conference in Madrid on the subject organized by groups like the Club of Madrid and the U.S. State Department.

Don Felipe said, “Political action and the use of military means, while necessary, are not sufficient to prevent and confront the number of conflicts rooted in the terrorist phenomena.”

He went on, “That’s why there’s a need to analyze and put into practice a strategy that incorporates non-traditional security measures, concrete foreign policy actions and fundamental actors, like young people, women and local communities.”