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Queen Sofía continued to live in Spain. After the death of the dictator Francisco Franco in November 1975, the King decided not to occupy the Royal Palace of El Pardo , leaving it for foreign state guests, designating the Palacio de la Moncloa as the residence of the President of the Spanish Government , while they remained at the Zarzuela.
[citation needed] The Queen of Spain was appointed to the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III as dame on 31 October 1983. [26] Since then, Queen Sofía has received different appointments and decorations by more than 40 foreign states. In 2024, Queen Sofía was awarded the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. [27]
The King and Queen have two daughters. [9] [10] Leonor, Princess of Asturias, is the elder daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, [9] and the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne since her father's accession in 2014. [6] She was born on 31 October 2005. [9] Infanta Sofía is the younger daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. She ...
Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Queen Sofia National Museum and Art Center) Madrid: Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (Queen Sofia College of Music) Tenerife: Tenerife South–Queen Sofía Airport; Spanish frigate Queen Sofía (F84) Philippines. Manila: Queen Sofia Hall – National Museum of Fine Arts USA
Among the guests was Spain's former Queen Sofia, paternal aunt of Theodora. "The couple's desire to have their wedding in Athens reflects their love for Greece, the strong ties they maintain with ...
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Valencian: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Spanish: Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía; anglicised as "Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts") [a] is an opera house, performing arts centre, and urban landmark designed by Santiago Calatrava to anchor the northwest end of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. [1]
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images. Queen Letizia, aka Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, is the wife of King Felipe VI of Spain. After marrying her husband (formerly Prince Felipe of Asturias) in May 2004, she ...
Queen Sofia. Queen Sofía of Spain (Spanish: Su Majestad la Reina Sofía de España, Greek: Βασίλισσα Σοφία της Ισπανίας;) born Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark on November 2, 1938; full name Sophía Margaríta Viktoría Frederíki), is the Queen Consort of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.