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London welcomes back Flamenco’s best

  • Posted by Julia Burns
  • On June 2, 2022
By Graham Watts   After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the London Flamenco Festival is back with a bang (21 June – 2 July), bringing several flamenco legends to headline the festival alongside some of the art form’s rising stars in a programme that emphatically focuses on flamenco’s familial legacies.     In […]
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A Monarch Admired and Respected by All

  • Posted by Julia Burns
  • On June 2, 2022
by Patrick Harverson   A former member of the Royal Household reflects on the enduring example of duty, and sacrifice of Queen Elizabeth II, the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service.     It was in the summer of 2004, in my first year working for the Royal […]
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La Revista 257

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On June 1, 2022
The summer issue of La Revista is here: featuring a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II for the Platinum Jubilee, London’s flamenco festival highlights, plus travel adventures from Africa to Ibiza and Almeria, and much more.
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Society dinner in Madrid

  • Posted by membership
  • On April 1, 2022
Cena y amistad What a fabulous evening for our Spain based BritishSpanish Society members. The long awaited Christmas cena, postponed because of you know what, finally went ahead and was enjoyed by all who attended.  Members had missed the buena compañía of other BritishSpanish Society friends  and were delighted to finally be back together. We […]
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Flamenco flourishes in London, SW11

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On March 23, 2022
By David Hurst A group of enthusiastic BritishSpanish Society members, ranging in age from their 20s to … those who once were in their 20s, recently enjoyed their first flamenco class. The event was hosted by Battersea Spanish, a well-established language and Latin cultural centre in Battersea, south-west London, offering flamenco dance courses or, in […]
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A Spanish Culinary Journey

  • Posted by Julia Burns
  • On March 19, 2022
by María José Sevilla   Optimism and revival are two words I love to associate with the most beautiful and productive time of the year, Primavera in my language. This is a perfect moment to travel in Spain with an apron and a wicker basket, looking for recipes to prepare and new food and wine […]
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Off the Beaten Track

  • Posted by Julia Burns
  • On March 19, 2022
By Anna Swinfield   The writer, a BSS member, hispanist, anglophile and travel enthusiast , reflects on the contrasting charms of two of her favourite hidden jewels of Spain and England.     The Spanish call Cuenca the Ciudad Encantada, the Enchanted City. I can certainly see why. I first visited the UNESCO World Heritage […]
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And The Oscar Goes To…

  • Posted by Julia Burns
  • On March 19, 2022
by Laura Obiols   Our Arts Editor talks motherhood, life, history, movies and Oscar nominations with three of the most iconic Spanish figures in the film industry: Penélope Cruz (47), Javier Bardem (53) and Pedro Almodóvar (72), at the 36th Goya’s awards celebrated this February in Valencia.       Bardem (‘Best Actor’ nomination for […]
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La Revista 256

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On March 13, 2022
Check out our latest issue of La Revista, which features an interview with Spanish ambassador to the UK, José Pascual Marco, plus Pedro Almodóvar, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz
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‘I love this country; we are good for each other’. Spanish ambassador to the UK speaks to La Revista

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On February 25, 2022
The Spanish ambassador to the UK, José Pascual Marco, spoke to BSS chairman Jimmy Burns Marañón for La Revista, just days after meeting Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace.  You can watch video of the interview on the BritishSpanish Society’s YouTube channel José Pascual Marco arrives at his official residence in Belgrave Square , […]
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