https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Queen Elizabeth II will host Spanish King Felipe VI on his state visit to Britain in June, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, meaning US President Donald Trump's trip will have to be later in the year. https://www.thelocal.es/20170311/queen-to-receive-spanish-king-in-june-then-trump Sat, 11 Mar 2017 09:59:41 +0100 queen-to-receive-spanish-king-in-june-then-trump Spain's King Felipe VI is to meet with Saudi King Salman on Sunday local media said, during an official visit coinciding with talks to sell Spanish warships. https://www.thelocal.es/20170115/spains-felipe-in-saudi-as-warship-sale-mooted Sun, 15 Jan 2017 10:12:30 +0100 spains-felipe-in-saudi-as-warship-sale-mooted Spain's king will begin his first state visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, with the possible sale of five warships to the oil-rich kingdom on top of the agenda, sparking protests from rights groups. https://www.thelocal.es/20161112/spain-king-to-visit-saudi-with-sale-of-warships-on-agenda Sat, 12 Nov 2016 10:32:48 +0100 spain-king-to-visit-saudi-with-sale-of-warships-on-agenda King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrived in Mexico on Monday to begin a three-day trip, their first state visit to the Americas since the coronation. https://www.thelocal.es/20150630/spanish-royals-on-state-visit-to-mexico Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:08:01 +0200 spanish-royals-on-state-visit-to-mexico To mark the one year anniversary of the coronation of King Felipe, The Local takes a look at the high and low points of his first year on the throne. https://www.thelocal.es/20150602/five-hits-and-misses-of-king-felipes-first-year Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:31:27 +0200 five-hits-and-misses-of-king-felipes-first-year The Spanish King stripped his sister Cristina of the title of the Duchess of Palma in the wake of her implication in a scandal that has damaged the reputation of the royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20150612/king-felipe-strips-scandal-hit-sister-of-title Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:46:48 +0200 king-felipe-strips-scandal-hit-sister-of-title Spain's King Felipe VI called for "peace and harmony" in Lebanon Tuesday on a visit that will take him to the country's troubled border where Israeli artillery killed a Spanish peacekeeper. https://www.thelocal.es/20150408/king-felipe-in-lebanon-after-peacekeepers-death Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:39:38 +0200 king-felipe-in-lebanon-after-peacekeepers-death A law student famous in Spain for conning his way into King Felipe's swearing-in reception and other official events was arrested Friday after leaving a restaurant without paying the bill, police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20150213/little-nicolas-arrested-for-doing-a-runner Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:09:00 +0100 little-nicolas-arrested-for-doing-a-runner King Felipe VI will earn 20 percent less than his abdicated father, the palace said on Tuesday, detailing its first budget since he took the crown vowing to polish its image. https://www.thelocal.es/20150211/king-felipe-cuts-salary-by-a-fifth Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:44:00 +0100 king-felipe-cuts-salary-by-a-fifth The Spanish government announced on Tuesday that the budget for the country's Royal Family will be frozen at €7.78 million ($9.8 million) in 2015, making Spain's new King Felipe Europe's cheapest monarch. https://www.thelocal.es/20140930/spains-new-king-still-europes-cheapest-felipe-royal-budget Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:21:00 +0200 spains-new-king-still-europes-cheapest-felipe-royal-budget Spain's government is set to double the plane food budget for the country's ministers and monarchs, with everything from suckling pig to Iberian ham and melon on the menu. https://www.thelocal.es/20140725/spains-new-royals-splash-out-on-airplane-food Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:27:00 +0200 spains-new-royals-splash-out-on-airplane-food Just a week into his reign, Spain's King Felipe VI visits one of the country's most politically sensitive regions on Thursday: Catalonia, where an independence drive has raised tensions with Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20140626/spains-new-king Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:19:00 +0200 spains-new-king The new king and queen of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia, carried out their first official function on Saturday, meeting "victims of terrorist violence". https://www.thelocal.es/20140622/spains-new-king-and-queen-meet-terror-victims Sun, 22 Jun 2014 13:09:00 +0200 spains-new-king-and-queen-meet-terror-victims Plates, key rings and fridge magnets with the smiling faces of Spain's king-to-be Felipe VI and his queen Letizia are filling giftshops ahead of their enthronement on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140618/monarchy-mania-hits-spains-capital Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:46:00 +0200 monarchy-mania-hits-spains-capital From folk in the street to politicians and sportsmen, Spaniards all want their new king to do something for the country. They just can't agree on where he should start. https://www.thelocal.es/20140618/to-do-list-new-king-faces-demanding-spain Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:34:00 +0200 to-do-list-new-king-faces-demanding-spain Spanish authorities will deploy more than 6,700 police and Civil Guard officers during the enthronement of Prince Felipe in Madrid on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140617/protesters-beware-120-snipers-to-watch-over-king Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:31:00 +0200 protesters-beware-120-snipers-to-watch-over-king The world's eyes will be on Spain on Thursday as Prince Felipe is proclaimed the country's new king. Here The Local has put together everything you need to know about the much anticipated enthronement. https://www.thelocal.es/20140617/road-to-the-throne-top-facts-and-schedule Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:02:00 +0200 road-to-the-throne-top-facts-and-schedule Spain's royal family has published photos on Twitter showing king-to-be Prince Felipe posing with his daughters, as both pro- and anti-monatchy attention turns to Thursday's forthcoming enthronement ceremony. https://www.thelocal.es/20140616/felipe-photos-spain-new-king-daughters Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:00:00 +0200 felipe-photos-spain-new-king-daughters Spain's soon-to-be king, Felipe, and future queen Letizia, proudly presented an exhibition in central Madrid on Thursday displaying thousands of silver coins from a 19th-century shipwreck that the country won back in court from US treasure hunters. https://www.thelocal.es/20140613/spains-new-king-and Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:50:41 +0200 spains-new-king-and