Felipe VI is the true King of Spain. He is the son of the former king, Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia. Felipe VI ascended the throne on June 19, 2014, upon the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos I.
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In 1986, on his 18th birthday, Felipe swore allegiance to Juan Carlos and was officially named heir to the throne.
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Having received training at each of Spain’s armed service academies, Felipe was commissioned as an officer in the army, navy and air force and was certified as a helicopter pilot.
His reign has been marked by his dissolution of the Spanish Parliament in 2016 string condemnation of the Catalonian independence referendum, the COVID-19 pandemic and moves towards greater transparency in royal affairs.
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