Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 18 - 24 July 2019 Issue 1776

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EWN 27 June - 3 July 2019 www.euroweeklynews.com FEATURE
Simon Manley creating our future together.
CELEBRATING TOGETHER: The strong links that unite the UK and Spain.
EWN celebrates Queen’s birthday
at the Embassy in Madrid
Michel and Steven Euesden with Simon Manley and his wife, Maria Isobel.
All fields were represented at the event.
BRITISH Ambassador to Spain, Simon
Manley, extolled the excellent
relationship between the UK and
Spain, both inside and outside the
EU, at a special ceremony last week.
He said, “We must create our future
together,” during his last celebration
of the Queen’s birthday in
Madrid, as his six years in Spain
comes to an end in August.
More than 700 people celebrated
the strong links that unite the UK and
Spain at the Queen’s Birthday Party,
a party to celebrate the 93rd birthday
of Queen Elizabeth II, who in 2019
also celebrates 67 years as sovereign.
The party took place in the British
Ambassador’s official residence in
Madrid under the banner of ‘Creating
our future’ and brought together personalities
from the worlds of politics,
business and society, such as the
Minister of Science, Innovation and
Universities, Pedro Duque; the Secretary
of State for Tourism, Isabel
Maria Oliver; the Congressional
spokesperson for Ciudadanos, Inés
Arrimadas; and the Vice-President of
Banco Santander, Matías Rodríguez-
Inciarte.
In his welcome address, HMA Simon
Manley underlined the excellent
ties between both countries and
called for the continuation of this
special relationship in the future.
“We have shared challenges such
as climate change, the ageing population,
Islamist terrorism and the digital
revolution. Inside or outside the European
Union we have to tackle them
together,” emphasised the Ambassador.
Spain and the UK have trade flows
of more than €62,000 million per
year. More than 300,000 UK nationals
live in Spain and nearly 200,000
Spaniards live, study and work in the
UK. Academic ties and the collaboration
between security forces in the
fight against drug trafficking and terrorism
are also very strong.
This was the last Queen’s Birthday
Party in Madrid for Simon Manley
who, in August, will hand over to the
new Ambassador Hugh Elliott, who
has been Director of Communication
in the Government’s Department for
Simon Manley talking to Pedro Duque.
Exiting the EU, and the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office.
“I am grateful to the Spanish people
for their collaboration and help,
and I confess that this has been the
best job of my life,” adds Manley.
Simon and Maria Isobel cut the cake.
Illustrious celebrations
EWN owners Michel and Steven Euesden were personal
guests of British Ambassador to Spain, Simon
Manley, at the illustrious celebrations of his six years
in residence in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s
birthday.
The Euesdens were among 700 plus people honoured
with an invitation to a reception and party in Madrid last
Thursday, during which the Ambassador praised the
strong relationship between Spain and Britain and
thanked the Spanish Forces for their continued efforts in
the safekeeping of the population of Spain.
Michel said: “We are proud to be British and so thankful
to be living in Spain. What a brilliant combination, a
fantastic community, fabulous mixture.”
The guests joined Simon Manley and his wife Maria
Isobel as they marked the last time he will celebrate the
Queen’s birthday as Ambassador.
Wishing the Queen a happy birthday, Michel added:
“The British Ambassador Simon Manley and his fantastic
team throughout Spain have done the Queen proud.
“Congratulations to the Embassy and Consulate, who
have really shown our Spanish friends how to party.”
The video summary of
the party is available on
YouTube and the photos
can be downloaded from
Flickr.
Using the hashtag
#QBPMadrid2019 on
Twitter and Instagram
you can see everything
related to the party. The
Embassy has just
launched its official
Instagram channel
@ukinspain.