King Emeritus Juan Carlos I steps on Spanish soil again

Arrives to attend a regatta in Galicia

Responsible Author: Jose A. Martin | Madrid, 05/19/2022, 19:32 Time

USPA NEWS - The King Emeritus of Spain, Juan Carlos I de Borbón, returned to Spain this Thursday after 655 days absent, in which he has resided in Abu Dhabi. The Monarch, father of the current King Felipe VI, arrived at Vigo airport, in Galicia (Northwest of the country), shortly after seven in the afternoon, local time, and traveled to the city of Sanxenxo, where he will remain for three days to attend an international regatta that takes place this weekend.

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Madrid awards the city's Medal of Honor to the Ukrainian people

For his heroic example of bravery

Responsible Author: Jose A. Martin | Madrid, 05/15/2022, 18:44 Time

USPA NEWS - “This is not just another San Isidro. After two years in which this city has faced unprecedented challenges, two years of restrictions and hard tests for Madrid and the people of Madrid, our festival can finally be celebrated again with the splendor, joy and smile that we define as people and as a city," said the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, during the celebration in honor of the city's patron, San Isidro. Almeida presented the Ukrainian ambassador to Spain, Serhii Pohoreltsev, with the Medal of Honor awarded by the City Council to his people in recognition "of the heroic example of bravery and love of freedom that the people of Ukraine are giving to the world."

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