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Spain prepares for Prince Felipe’s coronation

Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on Thursday, June 19, 2014, after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2, 2014.

A cyclist passes Spain's Royal palace on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

A mother holds her daughter as she walks on a high wall over the Sabatini gardens with the Royal palace in the background on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

Tourists pass in front of Spain’s Royal palace on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

A gardener plants flowers in front of Spain’s Royal palace on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

Gardeners plant flowers in front of Spain’s Royal palace on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

A gardener trims a tree in Plaza Oriente in front of Spain’s Royal palace on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

Police pass in front of Spain’s Royal palace on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

A man takes a photograph of his partner in front of Spain’s Royal palace on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

Tourists pass in front of Spain’s Royal palace on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

Workers clean the facade of Spain’s Royal palace on June 16, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Prince Felipe will be crowned Felipe VI of Spain on June 19th after his father King Juan Carlos abdicated on June 2. (Getty Images)

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