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Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attended a memorial service on Tuesday for the 69 people killed in the October 28 train crash near Urda, Toledo. The BBC, Al Jazeera, the Associated Press and Breitbart report that relatives of the victims joined the royals at the service. The Archdiocese of Toledo organized the service, which about 1,600 people attended, according to Breitbart citing Antena 3. Breitbart reports that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez did not attend and that he reportedly said he does not attend religious services on secular grounds. The BBC reports that 28 people remain in hospital.

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  1. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attended a memorial service for the 69 people killed in the October 28 train crash near Urda, Toledo.

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    Al Jazeera English
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    BBC News
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    Breitbart News

  2. Relatives of the victims sat near the royals at the service.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  3. 28 people remain in hospital after the crash.

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  4. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez did not attend; Breitbart reports he reportedly said he does not attend religious services on secular grounds.

    One outletBreitbart News· Far Right

  5. About 1,600 people attended the service, according to Antena 3 as cited by Breitbart.

    One outletBreitbart News· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that King Felipe and Queen Letizia attended a memorial service for the 69 victims of the train collision. The main difference is emphasis: Breitbart’s headline pairs the royals with Prime Minister Sánchez’s absence, while left and center headlines focus on the royals and families.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines call the event a state funeral and foreground the royals and families; the Boston Globe headline is an Associated Press report it did not write.

    Spain holds state funeral for 69 victims of deadly train crash
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The BBC headline names the king and queen as the subject and calls the event a memorial service for rail crash victims.

    Spain's king and queen attend memorial service for rail crash victims
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Breitbart’s headline pairs the king’s attendance with Prime Minister Sánchez’s absence and a podcast he recorded, placing the prime minister in the headline.

    Spain: King Felipe Attends Memorial Service for Train Crash Victims While PM Sanchez Records Podcast Interview
    Breitbart NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    …counted with the absence of socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who reportedly affirmed he does not attend “religious services” on secular grounds despite having done so…

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From the left

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Leads with

  • state funeral
  • royals and victims’ families
  • 69 killed
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From the center

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  • king and queen attending
  • memorial service
  • 28 still in hospital
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From the right

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  • Sánchez’s absence
  • king consoling families
  • Sánchez podcast interview
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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Spain: King Felipe Attends Memorial Service for Train Crash Victims While PM Sanchez Records Podcast Interview

    King Felipe VI of Spain accompanied and consoled the relatives of the victims of last month's deadly train crash in Urda, Toledo, at a memorial service held on Tuesday evening.

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Boston Globe, Nov 10, 2:34 PM EST

  • Center

    1 hr 12 min later

    Its first report, Nov 10, 3:46 PM EST

  • Right

    14 hr 46 min later

    Its first report, Nov 11, 5:20 AM EST

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  1. The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 10, 2:34 PM EST
  2. BBC NewsCenterNov 10, 3:46 PM EST
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 10, 7:42 PM EST
  4. Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 11, 5:20 AM EST

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