The Royals News

Holmegaard Værk is a new museum for the nation's greatest designers and artists. Danish glassmaker Per Lütken worked at Holmegaard from 1942 until his death in 1998, creating some of the factory's finest pieces and all-time classics, such as the 'Idelle' series, the 'Ships glasses' and the 'Provence' bowls.

  During the pandemic, the BNE has made an effort to increase its presence in different digital channels, to keep communication channels open. During the meeting, the president of the BNE stated that thanks to more than 300,000 digitized copies, it is possible to offer almost 30 million images in the public domain.  Their Majesties later visited 'María Moliner' general reading room where they saw the protection measures taken by the BNE against COVID-19 for the gradual reopening of its rooms and cultural activities on Monday 8th June. 

The King and Queen of Spain showed support for agricultural work and the strategic importance of the primary sector by visiting Vega de San Martín Agrarian Transformation Society, San Martín de la Vega, Community of Madrid.   Together, they saw the cultivation of cereals, through to the breeding, feeding, and milking of the animals, to the cheese area. They toured the farmland, grain warehouses, stables, and factory. In the housing area where people who work in the agricultural and livestock farm reside, Their Majesties held a meeting where they valued their work during the pandemic.

  King Felipe and Queen Letizia first received representatives of the Ashoka Espena,  an international organization that promotes social entrepreneurship by affiliating individual social entrepreneurs into the Ashoka organization.  Then, they received representatives of the South Summit,  the Leading Innovation Global Platform focused on business opportunities and disruptive trends, that gathers together the entrepreneurial ecosystem.