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The illustrious BritishSpanish Society Christmas party

  • Posted by membership
  • On December 15, 2022
That’s a wrap for BritishSpanish events for 2022 and we certainly made sure that we ended on a high. We were delighted to host so many of our lovely members and friends at the Christmas party. The snowy conditions meant that Hispania’s warm welcome was even more appreciated as we stepped off London’s icy streets […]
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Gala Dinner with the King of Spain

  • Posted by membership
  • On December 9, 2022
BritishSpanish Society Executive Council member David Hurst proudly represented the Society at The Spanish Chamber of Commerce’s Gala dinner. David was delighted to assist the Chamber for this important 135th year anniversary which was attended by Guest of Honour His Majesty Felipe VI, King of Spain. The event took place on Monday 21st November at […]
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The future of energy

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On November 5, 2022
In the month of the United National Cop 27 Climate Change conference in Egypt, Karima Verjee, an expert in green energy, explains why the need to move away from harmful fossil fuels is more pressing than ever. It’s impossible to miss headlines about climate change and the harm that carbon emissions are doing to our […]
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King Carlos III, rey de Inglaterra y el futuro de su monarquía

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On November 5, 2022
El escritor y chairman de la BritishSpanish Society Jimmy Burns Marañón comparte una reflexión personal sobre el nuevo monarca después de la muerte de su ejemplar madre, Queen Elizabeth II. Es posible que el ahora Carlos III haya sido dramatizado para el consumo mediático en el pasado como un príncipe excéntrico, y descarriado. Un infiel […]
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Football in the desert: prospects for Spain and England

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On November 5, 2022
Anglo-Spanish football writer Tomás Hill López-Menchero sets the scene for the upcoming World Cup, and looks at the prospects for Spain and England Twelve years after the World Cup was awarded to Qatar in controversial fashion, the tournament will kick off in the Gulf state when the host nation face Ecuador on November 20. Many […]
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Scholarship Awards 2022: ‘The beating heart of the BritishSpanish Society’

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On October 28, 2022
Youthful optimism,  talent and innovation were  very much in evidence at the annual BritishSpanish Society Scholarships Awards ceremony at the Spanish ambassador’s residence on October 26.  Since 2008, the charity, with the support of its membership, and in partnership with its principal supporters, has been supporting knowledge and culture by offering scholarships to more than […]
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La recepción de otoño de la BSS en Madrid

  • Posted by Amy Bell
  • On October 3, 2022
  Recepción de la BritishSpanish Society el 22 de septiembre de 20222 en la residencia del embajador Británico Hugh Elliott Una emotiva y simpática recepción en honor de la fundación caritativa la BritishSpanish Society se llevó a cabo en la residencia del embajador británico en Madrid, Hugh Elliot, y su mujer salamanquina María Antonia.  Mas […]
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Un homenaje a la reina Isabel II

  • Posted by membership
  • On September 13, 2022
Un homenaje personal a la reina Isabel II de Jimmy Burns OBE, periodista, autor y presidente de la BritishSpanish Society Ha sido una muerte anunciada, pero ni el profundo sentimiento de pérdida, ni cómo su sucesión se ha llevado a cabo, se ha puesto nunca en duda. Mezclarse entre la multitud reunida a las puertas del […]
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A nation in mourning

  • Posted by membership
  • On September 12, 2022
Rest in Peace Your Majesty Our Chairman, Jimmy Burns, offered his condolences on behalf of the Patrons, the Board of Trustees, and all our membership and supporters in the UK and Spain, to Hugh Elliott, British Ambassador to Spain. “Over her long reign, she was, and will for ever be remembered as a universal point […]
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A tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

  • Posted by membership
  • On September 9, 2022
A Personal Tribute from Jimmy Burns OBE, journalist & author, Chairman of The BritishSpanish Society It was a death foretold but neither the huge sense of loss that followed it or the manner of her succession was ever in doubt. To mingle among the many people who had gathered at the gates of Buckingham Palace […]
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