When Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and King Albert II of Belgium abdicated last year, royal succession went on more or less according to procedure, without any large-scale demands for abolishing ...

Discover Queen Letizia’s life before royalty — from her childhood and studies to her journalism career, travels, and personal life before meeting Spain’s future king ...

That morning the prisoners heard that Francisco Franco, Spain’s dictator since his victory in the 1936-39 civil war against ...

He wrote about the accident that killed his brother nearly 70 years ago. The book also describes his respect for Gen.

Spain marks 50 years since restoring its monarchy with low-key events led by King Felipe VI — as former king Juan Carlos I remains excluded.

MADRID -- Is the crown worth the price of its polish? As controversy surrounds the Spanish royalty, more and more people are questioning if the diplomatic and traditional benefits of funding a royal ...

How many radical democrats does it take to change the Spanish constitution? A political party fed up with their country’s dominant politicians and bankers calls itself ‘We Can’ — Podemos. It formed ...

For 27 years, Spain’s Generalissimo Francisco Franco has ruled his country with an iron hand — although in recent years the velvet glove has been more visible. Last week, in 55 minutes, the aging (73) ...

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian recently delivered an emphatic reaction to his legendary wife putting a Wimbledon ...

Two sailing vessels last week nosed into U.S. harbors, each bearing a cargo of throneless royalty from the same country. In Manhattan the 72-ft. gaff-rigged ketch Saltillo arrived from Nassau, ...