Pope Francis' funeral took place on Saturday, 26 April 2025, and the royal ladies wore veils as a mark of respect.

Queen Letizia and King Felipe walked arm-in-arm into St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City on ...

Casa de S.M. el Rey/Twitter Princess Sofia of Spain is heading to a new adventure! On Tuesday, Queen Letizia and King Felipe of Spain sent their younger daughter off to UWC Atlantic college in Wales.

Queen Letizia's beautiful lace veil is worn for symbolic reasons. The traditional black mourning veil, previously worn by royal ladies at the funeral of a sovereign, conceals one's face, in order to ...

Queen Letizia of Spain Sparkles with Princess ... the Moment Was So Memorable Queen Letizia and King Felipe of Spain Send Princess Sofia Off to College as Princess Leonor Trains with Army Queen ...

Over a year after His Holiness became the 266th pope, Letizia and Felipe had a private audience with Pope Francis in June ...

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To properly understand the exception, we have to first take a look at papal etiquette. Traditionally, women meeting The Pope ...

Queen Sofia of Spain was born in Psychiko, Greece on November 2, 1938. She married the future King Juan Carlos I of Spain in 1962 and was the Queen from 1975 until Juan Carlos' abdication in 2014.

Princess Leonor of Spain may have spent the last few months away from home ... in the spotlight seven years ago – when a moment between Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia made headlines Does Queen Mary ...

The school – housed in a 12th century castle on the south coast – is no stranger to royal students: Sofia's sister Leonor, Princess of Asturias and the future Queen of Spain, also attended UWC ...