King Felipe VI has visited European Institutions in Brussels. He was greeted by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in what was the monarch’s first trip to the political heart of the European Union since he acceded to the Spanish throne in June. <br /><br /> He discused a variety of political issues with MEPs and for the first time had an unexpected one-to-one meeting with Pablo Iglesias the leader of Podemos the anti-austerity party.<br /><br /> The pony-tailed politician broke protocol to present Felipe VI with a box set of ‘Game of Thrones’. Despite the unorthodox approach the Spanish monarch appeared amused by the gesture. “That’s great I haven’t seen it,” said the King.<br /><br /> Later the Podemos leader told reporters he had presented the DVDs so that the King, “would understand the key points of the political crisis in Spain”.
