On Monday, December 1, 2014, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived in Berlin, Germany, for a two-day official visit.

Their Majesties began their day at Schloss Bellevue where they met with the President of Germany, Mr. Joachim Gauck, and his longtime partner, Ms. Daniela Schadt. After the official welcoming ceremony, Their Majesties were ushered into Schloss Bellevue where they posed for the press as well as attended a luncheon held in their honor.

In the afternoon, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia accompanied by the Mayor of Berln, Mr. Klaus Wowereit, visited the famous Brandenburg Gate as well as attended meeting.

Thereafter, Their Majesties met with the Chancellor of Germany, Ms. Angela Merkel as well as with the President of the Deutscher Bundestag, Dr. Norbert Lammert.

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On Thursday, November 13, 2014, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain arrived at the Escuela Diplomática in Madrid to preside over a “…ceremony of royal offices of 15 new secretaries of the Embassy …” according to the Spanish royal court.

On Monday, November 10, 2014, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at the Juan Valera Pavillion in Bullas, Spain, to attend a memorial service for the victims of Sunday’s bus accident.

According to AFP News, fourteen people died “…after their bus fell 15 meters from the Calasparra Road.  The travelers were returning from Madrid to the Murcian town of Bullas after attending a religious ceremony at the Convent of the Barefoot Carmelites.”

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On November 5, 2014, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain opened the exhibition, Maestros Flamencos y Holandeses, at the Museo Carlos de Amberes in Madrid, Spain.

According to Artnet News, the exhibition contains:

“…40 Flemish masterpieces, [which] has been assembled by securing loans from several other European institutions. The Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, closed until 2017 due to renovation, has loaned an astounding 21 works. They include important paintings by Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, Bernard van Orley, David Teniers II, and Michaelina Wautier, one of the very few female Flemish painters of the period.”