Spanish King says state visit off again

- The Spanish King Felipe VI has had to cancel his state visit to the UK in March because of the difficult formation of a government in his country. Madrid has let know that Thursday's visit from 8 to March 10,, due to the current process of forming a government is delayed. ' Not indicated when the visit it can go. Spanish politics deadlocked since the elections on December 20th.

Felipe VI has just eighteen months king. In late March last year he broke off another important state visit. His visit to France was put stop after the crash of an airliner in the French Alps, with more than fifty Spaniards were killed. In June did Felipe VI and Queen Letizia wife of the French state visit.

The visit to London would be the first of a Spanish royal couple have been since 1986. When were Felipes parents, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, hosted by Queen Elizabeth II. The 89-year-old British monarch since September, the longest reigning monarch in British history.