King Meets With Netherlands, UAE Royals

King Felipe traveled to the Netherlands last week to Amsterdam to mark a Rembrandt-Velázquez exhibit at the Rijksmuseum.

The King met with King Willem-Alexander during the stop. Queen Letizia and Queen Máxima were not involved.

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King Felipe also last week met with Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi in Madrid during his visit to the International Book Fair.

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Queen Letizia last week was a key figure during events on mental health issues.

King, Queen Visit Flood Victims

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited several communities earlier this month affected by recent floods.

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Their Majesties met with rescue workers and residents in communities within the Valencia and Murcia autonomous communities.

Constitutional Court Scraps Probe Of Monarchy

Spain’s Constitutional Court today invalidated a panel tasked with investigating the Royal Family.

The Catalan Parliament, led by pro-independence and republican parties, created the panel to probe any wrongdoing by the King or his relatives.

Today the Constitutional Court said the Catalan Parliament did not have the power take such a step.

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King Felipe and Queen Letizia at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez south of Madrid this month for a meeting of the Cervantes Institute leadership. Spanish Royal Household

The Constitutional Court also noted the King is inviolable under the Spanish Constitution.

Royals Open Opera Season

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended the opening of the opera season at the Royal Theater in Madrid earlier this month.

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Their Majesties, siting in the Royal Box, saw a performance of Don Carlo with a host of dignitaries.

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The King and Queen have attended several opera season openings in recent years.

King Relaunches Political Meetings

King Felipe has launched another round of talks with political leaders after weeks of impasse.

The Socialists, who won the most recent elections, have been unable to form a government and the King is considering whether new elections are in order.

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The King meeting with Congress President Meritxel Batet at Zarzuela Palace last week. Spanish Royal Household

King Felipe is running the clock until early next week to see if the Socialists are able to get enough votes in Parliament to keep running the country.

Royals Back To Work

Members of the Spanish Royal Family are back to work after last month’s break.

King Felipe today presided over the opening of the judicial year at Madrid’s Palace of Justice.

The ceremony came as Spanish leaders expect the Supreme Court issue its ruling following the trial of Catalan separatists.

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Last week King Felipe welcomed new ambassador’s at the Royal Palace in Madrid.

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Queen Letizia is also back on the agenda, including with an event last week on disabilities.

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Still up in the air is the opening of parliament. There may, instead, be new elections.

King Juan Carlos Has Heart Surgery

King Juan Carlos had planned open heart surgery last weekend and since then members of the Spanish Royal Family have been making their way to the hospital.

Among the visitors have been King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Queen Sofia and other relatives.

One video showed Queen Sofia coming out with her sister, Princes Irene of Greece, and intimate friend, Princess Tatiana Radziwill.

King Juan Carlos’ granddaughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, are said to have given their grandfather a special and intimate gift.

Infanta Elena, King Felipe’s elder sister and her son, also named Felipe, were at the Quirón Hospital in Madrid in recent days.

Don Juan Carlos is said to be recovering well from the triple bypass. He has undergone numerous surgeries over the years, mainly for his hip.

UPDATED: King Meets Prime Minister, Mallorca Leaders

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with King Felipe at Marivent Palace in Mallorca today.

The premier has regular meetings with the King, including during the Royal Family’s public vacation in the Mediterranean island.

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The King and prime minister likely discussed the ongoing political impasse keeping Spain’s main parties from forming a government.

Separately, King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia also held a reception for Balearic Islands officials at Almudaina Palace.

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Other than the meeting and reception, members of the Spanish Royal Family generally don’t hold public events during August.