Overview
- La Zarzuela released both seasonal greetings on December 12, distributing them to contacts and via Casa Real’s public channels.
- The reigning family’s card uses a photo taken October 25 in Valdesoto (Asturias) to recognize small towns, agricultural and livestock communities, and natural landscapes; Valdesoto was named Pueblo Ejemplar 2025.
- The message inside reads “Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo 2026” set in Ibarra Real Nova, an 18th‑century typeface used in the 1780 Quijote and revived digitally as a nod to Spanish typographic heritage.
- Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía sign beside the handwritten line “Con todo nuestro afecto y los mejores deseos,” with the coat of arms and the motto “Servicio, compromiso y deber” on the exterior.
- The emeriti’s card shows Queen Sofía’s five dogs by a Christmas tree at her Zarzuela residence, bears “Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo” with 2026 added by hand and both signatures, and is widely noted as a departure from recent religious imagery.