Felipe VI takes oath as King of Spain
Several minutes before that, the abdicated King Juan Carlos I has handed to the new king the red sash, the regalia of commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces
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King Juan Carlos (R) embraces his son, the new King of Spain Felipe VI
© EPA/ZIPI / POOL Spain's new King Felipe VI (R) is welcomed by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy
© EPA/SERGIO BARRENECHEA / POOL Spain's Queen Letizia (front) kisses new King Felipe VI
© EPA/SERGIO BARRENECHEA / POOL Spanish new King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, their daughters, Princess Leonor of Asturias (2-L) and Princess Sofia (L) and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (2-R) stand at the national anthem
© EPA/SERGIO BARRENECHEA / POOL Spanish Princess Leonor of Asturias (R) and her sister Princess Sofia (L)
© EPA/EMILIO NARANJO Spain's new King Felipe VI (L) adresses a speech after swearing allegiance to the Constitution
© AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza Spain's new King Felipe VI (L) adresses a speech after swearing allegiance to the Constitution
© EPA/PACO CAMPOS / POOL The crown and sceptre are on display during the proclamation of the new King Felipe VI
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