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Incumbent Felipe VI
Coronation 19 June, 2014
House Casa de Borbón
Residence Royal Palace of Madrid (official)
Palace of Zarzuela (private)

The King is the Head of State, the symbol of its unity and permanence. He arbitrates and moderates the regular functioning of the institutions, assumes the highest representation of the Spanish State in international relations, especially with the nations of its historical community, and exercises the functions expressly conferred on him by the Constitution and the laws.

Spanish Constitution, article 56 Read
Official website @casareal

Bibliography

The media portrayal of Queen Sofia of Greece in Spanish newspapers

Jaume Guillamet, Carles Pont and Eva Widlak2017Comunicació: Revista de Recerca i d’Anàlisi [Societat Catalana de Comunicació

“The King’s wife occupies a prominent yet legally undefined place in Spanish public life. Consequently, this position depends strongly on how the media represent her”

Las palabras del Rey…cuarenta años después

José J. Jiménez Sánchez2016Faes

“La Monarquía española se ha comprometido desde el primer día a ser una institución abierta en la que todos los ciudadanos tengan un sitio holgado para su participación política sin discriminación de ninguna clase y sin presiones indebidas de grupos sectarios y extremistas”

Royal Relations

Charles Powell2016La Revista

“The involvement of kings and queens in international diplomacy is nothing new, but the monarchies of Spain and the UK have a particularly interesting shared history”

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Biographies

Juan Carlos: el Rey de un pueblo

Paul Preston2011Debate

“La inmensa utilidad de la monarquía como Jefatura de Estado neutral en un país de crispaciones sigue siendo su mayor contribución a la tranquilidad constitucional de España”

25 años de reinado de Juan Carlos I

RTVE2000

Este documental repasa los 25 años de reinado del Rey Juan Carlos I de España a través de entrevistas con miembros de la Familia Real

Juan Carlos of Spain: Self-made Monarch

Charles Powell1996Palgrave Macmillan

“Reigning monarchs are not often described as ‘self-made’ but in many ways Juan Carlos may be said to fit this description. Born into a royal family which had recently been forced into exile, the son of a pretender whose chances of ascending the throne were slim, much of his early life was marked by an overwhelming sense of uncertainty”

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