09-09-2022, 09:35 AM
Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask - why do Spanish media refer to members of the British royal family by translating their names?
The Queen was always referred to as Isabella II, her offspring as Carlos, Andrés, Eduardo, Ana. I thought it was just an outdated thing that was established 96 years ago, but there's an article referring to William and Harry as Guillermo and Enrique and Kate as Catalina. www.elmundo.es
They don't seem to do it for other British personalities like sports people.
The BBC refers to the Spanish royals with the same names they are known as at home, eg Juan Carlos, Felipe etc rather than translating www.bbc.co.uk
The Queen was always referred to as Isabella II, her offspring as Carlos, Andrés, Eduardo, Ana. I thought it was just an outdated thing that was established 96 years ago, but there's an article referring to William and Harry as Guillermo and Enrique and Kate as Catalina. www.elmundo.es
They don't seem to do it for other British personalities like sports people.
The BBC refers to the Spanish royals with the same names they are known as at home, eg Juan Carlos, Felipe etc rather than translating www.bbc.co.uk