A historic archive of letters reveals King Alfonso XIII of Spain as a key figure in WWI humanitarian efforts, assisting families of missing soldiers by navigating complex diplomatic channels. The ...

A file marked with a red star, indicating the king's special interest in the case, is part of the archive of letters sent by relatives of missing soldiers from the First World War asking for help ...

MADRID (Reuters) - A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso XIII in finding them has been published online for war ...

MADRID (Reuters) – A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain’s King Alfonso XIII in finding them has been published online for war ...

A newly published online archive contains nearly 190,000 letters sent to Spain's King Alfonso XIII during World War I, where he mediated requests from families seeking their missing soldiers. Spain ...

MADRID (Reuters) – A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain’s King Alfonso XIII in finding them has been published online for war ...

MADRID (Reuters) - A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso XIII in finding them has been published online for war ...

But King Alfonso emerged as a diplomatic and humanitarian go-between for the families of the missing after successfully tracking down the husband of a French woman who wrote begging him for help.