Editing Felipe VI (section)

=====State trip to the UK=====
From 12 to 14 July 2017, the King and Queen of Spain made a state visit to the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web|title=Spanish state visit 2017|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spanish-state-visit-2017|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[gov.uk]]|date=12 July 2017|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120192452/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spanish-state-visit-2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sv">{{cite news|title=The Spanish State Visit|newspaper=The Royal Family|url=https://www.royal.uk/spanish-state-visit|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[British royal family]]|date=12 July 2017|last1=Goodey|first1=Emma|archive-date=8 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908134450/https://www.royal.uk/spanish-state-visit|url-status=live}}</ref> which had been postponed twice: the first in March 2016, due to the political crisis in Spain and the second in May 2017, due to the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|snap general election]] in Britain.

On Wednesday morning the 12th, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]], and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]], came to receive the King and Queen. From there, they proceeded to [[Horse Guards Parade]], where they were officially received by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]],<ref name="sv" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Spanish state visit 2017|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spanish-state-visit-2017|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[gov.uk]]|date=12 July 2017|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120192452/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spanish-state-visit-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> with military honours and ordnance salutes. The hymns of the two countries were played and the King reviewed the Guard formed there. Next, they moved to Buckingham Palace where they visited the Picture Gallery. In the afternoon Felipe went to the Parliament of the United Kingdom where he addressed a few words at the joint session and held an informal meeting with the leader of the Labour opposition, [[Jeremy Corbyn]]. During his speech before parliament, he mentioned the status of Gibraltar, saying that "I am certain that this resolve to overcome our differences will be even greater in the case of Gibraltar, and I am confident that through the necessary dialogue and effort our two governments will be able to work towards arrangements that are acceptable to all involved".<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Stewart|first1=Heather|date=2017-07-12|title=King of Spain reveals hopes for new Gibraltar 'arrangements'|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/12/king-of-spain-reveals-hopes-for-new-gibraltar-arrangements|access-date=2023-08-27|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=27 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827055833/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/12/king-of-spain-reveals-hopes-for-new-gibraltar-arrangements|url-status=live}}</ref> In the evening, the State Dinner, hosted by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in honor of the King and Queen of Spain, took place in the Gala Hall of [[Buckingham Palace]].

On Thursday the 13th, there was a Spanish-British business meeting (UK-SPAIN Business Forum) at [[Mansion House, London|Mansion House]], with the presence of the Mayor of the [[City of London]], [[Andrew Parmley]], and an important business delegation from both countries. Later, the party visited [[Westminster Abbey]] accompanied by [[Prince Harry]]. There, the King made an offering at the [[Tomb of the Unknown Warrior]]. At mid-morning, they went to the [[Spanish Embassy in London]], where they received representatives of the Spanish community in the capital and where, previously, they had held a brief meeting with the families of Ignacio Echeverría and Aysha Frade, murdered in the terrorist attacks in London. Later, the King visited [[10 Downing Street]], where he had a working lunch with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, [[Theresa May]], in which they discussed matters of bilateral interest. Thursday's day was completed with a gala dinner offered by the Mayor of London in honor of the King and Queen, at [[Guildhall]].

On Friday the 14th, Felipe and Letizia were officially bid farewell by Elizabeth and Philip, at the gates of Buckingham Palace. Subsequently, Felipe and Letizia moved to the [[Francis Crick Institute]], a biomedical research center that houses the largest individual biomedical laboratory in Europe.<ref>{{cite news|title=The King and Queen of Spain visit the Francis Crick Institute|url=https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2017-07-14-the-king-and-queen-of-spain-visit-the-francis-crick-institute|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[Francis Crick Institute]]|date=17 July 2017|archive-date=27 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027114620/https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2017-07-14-the-king-and-queen-of-spain-visit-the-francis-crick-institute|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Francis Crick Institute Welcomes the King and Queen of Spain|url=https://www.labmate-online.com/news/news-and-views/5/francis-crick-institute/francis-crick-institute-welcomes-the-king-and-queen-of-spain/43612|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[International Labmate Ltd]]|date=10 August 2017|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007224007/https://www.labmate-online.com/news/news-and-views/5/francis-crick-institute/francis-crick-institute-welcomes-the-king-and-queen-of-spain/43612|url-status=live}}</ref> Later they went to Oxford to visit the Weston Library, where they were shown a manuscript of the Codex Mendoza, they saw a copy of a Ptolemy, with the coat of arms of the Catholic Monarchs and an original copy of a first edition of ''Don Quixote''.<ref>{{cite news|title=King and Queen of Spain visit Oxford|url=https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-07-14-king-and-queen-spain-visit-oxford|access-date=22 September 2022|publisher=[[University of Oxford]]|date=14 July 2017|archive-date=22 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022135530/https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-07-14-king-and-queen-spain-visit-oxford|url-status=live}}</ref> At noon, Oxford University hosted a luncheon in his honour. To conclude, they held a meeting at Exeter College with representatives of the university's academic community, including professors, postgraduate students and doctoral students linked to Spain.