Author: Robert Marquez

For years, Queen Letizia has been a prominent supporter of Tous, the Spanish jewelry firm founded by Salvador Tous and Rosa Oriol. But during her visit to Huesca on Tuesday, the nod was a bit more specific. The mother of Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia unveiled earrings from Suot Studio, a project launched a couple of years ago by Marta Tous, the daughter of the company’s founders, as her own creative laboratory. The chosen design featured a green chalcedony from the Half Cut collection, set in vermeil silver and finished with an 18-carat gold plating. The rest of the look…

No one expected them, yet they still stole the night. Prince William and Princess Kate made a surprise appearance at the BAFTAs on February 22nd. She wore a lilac Gucci dress with a burgundy velvet belt, and he wore a matching burgundy tuxedo. A coordinated look that immediately sends a clear message: a united front. Body language expert Judi James summarized it this way, noting that the matching outfits “radiate messages of being one bonded unit and a royal power couple.” But beneath all that elegance, there was something more. James detected “subtle signs of suppressed or masked tension” in…

Princess Leonor has already flown solo. In December, she successfully completed one of her major challenges during her training at the General Air and Space Academy in San Javier, Murcia, where she serves as an officer cadet. It wasn’t just a symbolic gesture or a pretty photo; she completed theoretical training, simulator exercises, and real flight time in the Pilatus PC-21, the advanced training aircraft currently used by the academy’s students. The Palacio de la Zarzuela confirmed this in detail, adding that Leonor “pilots jets just like her peers.” No privileges, no shortcuts. Now, the next step is to Granada.…

The Prince and Princess of Wales were not on the official guest list, but they made an appearance on Sunday night at the Royal Festival Hall in London for the BAFTA Awards, walking the red carpet. Prince William is the honorary president of the academy, so it’s not entirely surprising. What was unexpected, however, was the prince’s confession on the red carpet that his wife, Catherine, had watched “Hamnet” on Saturday and ended up crying her eyes out. The princess herself confirmed it without hesitation. She said watching it was a very bad idea because she ended up with very…

When the U.S. Department of Justice’s files on Jeffrey Epstein came to light, the names of Sarah Ferguson and former Prince Andrew once again became central to the story. In that context, the former Duchess of York made a decision that did not go unnoticed: she left the United Kingdom and settled in Paracelsus Recovery, a rehabilitation clinic in Zurich, according to the Daily Mail. This is not the first time Ferguson has been linked to this center. She has recorded promotional videos for them and wrote about the clinic in The Telegraph. So, the choice was not random. A…

Infanta Sofia is currently studying Political Science and International Relations at Forward College in the Portuguese capital, and from what we know, the experience has been spectacular. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa himself made this clear during his official visit to Spain, where he spoke of the “great privilege” of having welcomed such a student. There was something special about that moment. The king used his speech to connect the friendship between Spain and Portugal with something much more personal: his daughters. Leonor made her first official solo trip to Lisbon, and Sofia now lives there. Rebelo de Sousa, with…

The Princes of Wales returned together to the BAFTA Awards, and their presence at the Royal Festival Hall in London was the talk of the night. This is no small detail: the last time they attended together was three years ago. In 2024, William appeared alone with a recorded message while Kate was recovering from surgery and had not yet publicly disclosed her cancer diagnosis, which is now in remission. Last year, no member of the royal family attended the gala. So seeing them there, together, at a time when the Crown is dealing with the scandal surrounding Andrew’s arrest,…

Since September, Infanta Sofia has been living in Lisbon as a student at Forward College, where she is studying Political Science and International Relations. She has already completed her first weeks of classes and taken her first exams—the semester began on February 9th—and now she is facing something familiar to many students at British universities: Reading Week. From February 23rd to 27th, there will be no classes or tutoring. What exactly is Reading Week, and what does Sofia do during those days? It’s not a week off, even though it sounds tempting. The idea is for students to use this…

On Friday, February 20th, King Felipe and Queen Letizia welcomed Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the acting president of Portugal, to the Royal Palace for a luncheon attended by 90 guests. The event served as an official farewell before he steps down in less than a month. The visit had been postponed twice, so when it finally happened, everyone hoped it would go well. And he left. Felipe welcomed him in the Patio de Armas, a meeting between delegations took place, and Letizia joined for lunch. The usual, but with a lot of protocol behind it. Why Letizia’s green coat at…

If you’ve ever dreamed of strolling through the halls of Buckingham Palace with an employee ID around your neck, prepare for a reality check. According to Omid Scobie, the chronicler who whispers in Montecito’s ear, the Palace is where weekends go to die, and salaries are so low that they barely cover rent in an expensive London. In his latest foray into fiction with Royal Spin, Scobie shifts from a combat essay to a novel, but the underlying message remains the same: the monarchy is a meat grinder for young idealists. The romance of sealed letters is over; what we…

The true measure of the Spanish monarchy’s stability isn’t in the CIS approval ratings, but in the direction of Leonor’s gaze. If five years ago the heiress sought Letizia’s approval before taking every step—her mother’s famous hourglass marking the timing of every gesture—today her eyes are fixed on Felipe VI. It’s not a lack of maternal affection; it’s a matter of hierarchy and duty. Turning 20 and donning her uniform, Leonor has transitioned from being her mother’s “little girl” to her father’s colleague in arms. The complicity we observed in the port of Cádiz, with the King holding his phone…

What no one will tell you about this Tuesday in Congress is that the real message wasn’t in the authorities’ speeches, but in Queen Letizia’s earrings. By choosing to remove her Aldao earrings and wear only her diamond chaton, leaving the aquamarine drops in the Zarzuela jewelry box, the Queen was making a clear statement of institutional sobriety. It’s not a minor detail; it’s pure state language. While the 1978 Constitution surpassed the endurance record of the 1876 Constitution—the Restoration-era document that ultimately proved to be a fleeting endeavor—Letizia chose a low profile to avoid any unnecessary attention. In the…