Thursday, 19 June 2014

Spain's Felipe VI begins a new reign!


Spain's King Felipe VI has being formally proclaimed monarch. The 46 year old King dressed in military uniform with red sash of his office of aptain general swore to uphold the constitution before parliament Thursday, launching a new reign to the applause of lawmakers before kissing the cheeks of his wife Queen Letizia.

King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, their daughters, Princess Leonor of Asturias, second left, and Princess Sofia, left,and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy stand for the national anthem.

"I swear to carry out my duties faithfully, to conserve and ensure the conservation of the Constitution and the law and to respect the rights of the citizens and regions," 


In Photos:
Ushers stand next to the crown inside the hemicycle  before the proclamation to the Parliament of Spain's new King Felipe VI at the Congress of Deputies.

Spain's King Felipe speaks during a swearing in ceremony at the Congress of Deputies, Spain's lower House in Madrid.

King Juan Carlos places the sash of the captain general of the armed forces on his son King Felipe VI of Spain in a ceremony held in the Hearing Room Zarzuela Palace

Spain's new King Felipe VI, his wife Queen Letizia, Princess Sofia and Princess Leonor attend the swearing-in ceremony at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid.

Spain's King Felipe VI stands during a swearing in ceremony.






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