Spain has today sworn in a new king in a low-key ceremony that monarchists hope will usher in a new era of popularity for the troubled royal household.
Felipe VI
has taken to the throne after his father Juan Carlos tearfully signed his
abdication papers at midnight last night following a 36-year reign.
Determined
to stay in line with the country's austerity measures, the new monarch, his
wife Letizia and their two daughters - Leonor, eight, and Sofia, seven - were
ferried through Madrid in a low-key affair after a brief military parade to
their first official engagement.
..and by the
way, that eight-year-old Leonor, left, has become the youngest direct heir to
any throne in Europe and is now in line for military training as future head of
the army.
See, royal
status comes with responsibility
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