Felipe VI of Spain

Our primary objective must be to prevent wars, and when we fail in this, we must protect and assist the innocent victims.

There must not be favoured treatment for those occupying a position of public responsibility.

I begin my reign with profound emotion at the honour of accepting the Crown, aware of the responsibility it entails and with the greatest hope for the future of Spain.

In my 20 years as a photographer, covering conflicts from Bosnia to Gaza to Iraq to Afghanistan, injured civilians and soldiers have passed through my life many times.

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.

I live in the social purgatory of the San Fernando Valley, while my eldest daughter is bused to a charter school in the fantasy land of Bel Air.