On Tuesday, July 26, 2016, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at the Parque del Retiro in Madrid to preside over the 25th Edition of the Premios FEDEPE (Spanish Federation of Female Directors, Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs).
The FEDEPE awards recognize women leaders as well as organizations for their exceptional championship of gender equality.
On the morning of January 12, 2016, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain, as Honorary President, participated in a meeting with members of the Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (FAD) in Madrid, Spain.
On the morning of Friday, January 8, 2016, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain held an audience with representatives from the Fundación Secretariado Gitano at Palacio de La Zarzuela in Madrid.
Thereafter, Her Majesty met with members of the Junta Directiva de la Plataforma de Organizaciones de Infancia de España.
Photo courtesy of the Spanish royal court
On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain presided over the 2016 Pascua Militar held at the Palacio Real in Madrid, Spain.
Here is the 2015 Christmas message from His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain. The pre-recorded message was filmed at Palacio de La Zarezuela in Madrid.
On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain held an audience with representatives from the Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (FAD) at Palacio de La Zarzuela in Madrid.
Thereafter, Her Majesty presided over the 2015 Premios a la Acción Magistral (award ceremony) inside the Salón de Magnolias. The winner of the Educación Infantil y Primaria award went to Spanish author, Ms. Ana Isabel Garrido. The winner of the Educación Secundaria, Bachillerato y Especial award went to Ms. Ester Martínez Massana, and finally the winner of the Proyectos en Red went to Mr. Román Ruiz Guirao.
On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain attended the funeral of Mr. Jorge García Tudela and Mr. Isidro Gabino San Martín Hernández at the Complejo Policial de Canillas in Madrid, Spain.
The two Spanish policemen were killed along with five other innocent people when the Taliban attacked the Spanish Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 12, 2015. According to Reuters, Taliban militants detonated a car bomb close to the Spanish Embassy gates which caused an explosion that “…shook buildings across the city’s diplomatic district and shattering nearby windows. An embassy official said the blast had allowed the attackers to breach the compound walls and enter the building…”
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