Felipe VI's and Letizia's first weekend as King and Queen
Friday, June 20, 2014 @ 7:19 PM
NEWLY-CROWNED King Felipe VI will start off his Royal agenda at a meeting with terrorist victims' associations and holding an audience with groups representing Spain's 'most vulnerable' residents.
This is after his post-proclamation tête-à-tête with president Mariano Rajoy at the Zarzuela Palace – the Royals' official residence – due at 09.00hrs this morning, during which the new Monarch will outline what he intends to do during his reign.
Some of this was briefly mentioned in his captivating coronation speech, which even had staunch Royal opponents Artur Mas and Íñigo Urkullu – presidents of Catalunya and the Basque Country respectively – reluctantly, if half-heartedly, joining in the round of applause at the end.
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