Madrid: Spain's new King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit Pope Francis at the Vatican on their first foreign trip as monarchs, the government said on Friday a day after they took the throne.
Felipe, 46, a tall former Olympic yachtsman, and the elegant 41-year-old Letizia were proclaimed king and queen Thursday in a relatively modest ceremony to which no foreign leaders or royals were invited.
Now the couple, who have two blonde-haired daughters - seven-year-old Sofia and eight-year-old Leonor, who is heir to the throne - are to travel around Spain and abroad, palace officials say.
After their visit to the Argentine pontiff, the monarchs will travel to Spain's neighbouring countries Morocco, France and Portugal, the foreign minister said, without specifying dates.
Felipe will set out Spain's international policy and seek votes for the country's candidature for a seat on the UN Security Council in 2015-16, he added. Spain is vying against New Zealand and Turkey for one of the two temporary Security Council seats.
Felipe, 46, a tall former Olympic yachtsman, and the elegant 41-year-old Letizia were proclaimed king and queen Thursday in a relatively modest ceremony to which no foreign leaders or royals were invited.
Now the couple, who have two blonde-haired daughters - seven-year-old Sofia and eight-year-old Leonor, who is heir to the throne - are to travel around Spain and abroad, palace officials say.
After their visit to the Argentine pontiff, the monarchs will travel to Spain's neighbouring countries Morocco, France and Portugal, the foreign minister said, without specifying dates.
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Felipe will set out Spain's international policy and seek votes for the country's candidature for a seat on the UN Security Council in 2015-16, he added. Spain is vying against New Zealand and Turkey for one of the two temporary Security Council seats.
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