Minutes after King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived in Paris, a German passenger plane crashed in southern France, prompting the Spanish royals to suspend Their three-day state visit to the country. French President Francois Hollande welcomed the King and Queen of Spain at the ´Elysée Palace on Tuesday, but both leaders approached the mic soon after they arrived to address the sad news. President Hollande, King Felipe VI, and Queen Letizia attended a crisis meeting at the Interior Ministry amid news reports, and in a statement, the French president said, "There were 148 people on board. The conditions of the accident, which have **t yet been clarified, lead us to think there are ** survivors . . . The accident happened in a zone that is particularly hard to access." Keep reading for pictures from the Spanish royals' arrival, then see new updates on the plane crash.
03-25-2015, 12:32 AM
Spain's King and Queen Arrive in Paris Before Suspending Their Trip
Minutes after King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived in Paris, a German passenger plane crashed in southern France, prompting the Spanish royals to suspend Their three-day state visit to the country. French President Francois Hollande welcomed the King and Queen of Spain at the ´Elysée Palace on Tuesday, but both leaders approached the mic soon after they arrived to address the sad news. President Hollande, King Felipe VI, and Queen Letizia attended a crisis meeting at the Interior Ministry amid news reports, and in a statement, the French president said, "There were 148 people on board. The conditions of the accident, which have **t yet been clarified, lead us to think there are ** survivors . . . The accident happened in a zone that is particularly hard to access." Keep reading for pictures from the Spanish royals' arrival, then see new updates on the plane crash.
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