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 The Queen of Spain's favourite designer Felipe Varela made a stunning comeback to his native Madrid this week with a daring collection that mixed peekaboo and plunging necklines with metal and Swarovski - but in his trademark impeccable style. https://www.thelocal.es/20160226/queens-favourite-designer-makes-stunning-madrid-comeback Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:15:42 +0100 queens-favourite-designer-makes-stunning-madrid-comeback 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 King Felipe VI will make his first state visit as king on Tuesday, speaking at France's National Assembly where he will pay tribute to the Spanish Republicans who liberated Paris after the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.es/20150324/felipe-to-honour-republicans-on-french-state-visit Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:09:53 +0100 felipe-to-honour-republicans-on-french-state-visit Spain’s Queen Letizia will be in Vienna on Monday for the opening of a major new exhibition of works by Spanish painter Velázquez at the city's Kunsthistorisches Museum, her first overseas trip without her husband. https://www.thelocal.es/20141027/queen-letizia-flies-solo-in-austria-art-trip-spain-velazquez Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:21:00 +0100 queen-letizia-flies-solo-in-austria-art-trip-spain-velazquez A selfie taken by two teenagers featuring Spain's new Queen Letizia took Spain by storm on Monday, with the girls describing the wife of the country's new king as "very friendly". https://www.thelocal.es/20140721/queens-selfie-sets-spanish-social-media-alight Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:47:00 +0200 queens-selfie-sets-spanish-social-media-alight As Spain's glamorous new queen, 41-year-old Letizia will surrender a tiny corner of privacy that had allowed her to sneak out with friends to cafes, plays and rock concerts. https://www.thelocal.es/20140619/spains-new-queen-gives-up-indie-rock-for-throne Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:57:42 +0200 spains-new-queen-gives-up-indie-rock-for-throne While everyone is talking about Spain's new king, it's important not to forget we'll soon be welcoming a new queen — and a very stylish one at that. To celebrate a key fashion milestone, The Local looks back over ten great outfits worn by Spain's queen-to-be Letizia Ortiz. https://www.thelocal.es/20140606/spains-future-queen-letizia-ten-great-looks Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:33:00 +0200 spains-future-queen-letizia-ten-great-looks The aunt of Letizia Ortiz, Princess of Asturias and future Queen of Spain, has surprised Spaniards by speaking out in favour of a referendum to decide the future of the country’s monarchy. https://www.thelocal.es/20140604/spain-queen-aunt-letizia-henar-ortiz-referendum Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:54:00 +0200 spain-queen-aunt-letizia-henar-ortiz-referendum A former television presenter from a modest background, Letizia Ortiz will break the mould of the classic royal when she is crowned queen of Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140602/letizia-ortiz-from-tv-presenter-to-queen-of-spain Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:44:00 +0200 letizia-ortiz-from-tv-presenter-to-queen-of-spain Spain's Royal Family have already trademarked the 'Queen Letizia' brand to make sure its use remains firmly in the hands of the country's future Queen. https://www.thelocal.es/20130528/spanish-royals-register-queen-letizia-brand Tue, 28 May 2013 19:10:00 +0200 spanish-royals-register-queen-letizia-brand