

I cannot say I am for a monarchic system. The video soon became viral in the social media and the carefully rehearsed smiles on the faces of all the characters involved when posing at the Cathedral’s door a few minutes later deceived no one.

In the video – taken by some bystander – we can see the astonished look of King Juan Carlos, and how King Felipe tries to remonstrate with his wife – but it was too late.

What would have been an absolutely normal happening in a family outing suddenly turned into a bizarre episode, with Queen Letizia nervously moving from one side to the other in front of the photographers, seemingly to stop them from taking photos, and her eldest daughter Princess Leonor, heiress to the throne, rudely – very rudely, actually – disentangling herself from her grandmother’s arm Queen Sofia persisted in the gesture and Princess Leonor ostensibly pushed her away for a second time and freed herself to join her mother.
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We've sent the download link to your inboxĪs a faithful reader of Hola magazine for more than thirty years I have been following the ups and downs of the Spanish Royal family, and these last years they have certainly faced more “downs” than “ups”, but even so I was not prepared for the scene in Mallorca Cathedral on Easter Sunday.Īs the Royal family – King Felipe, his wife Queen Letizia, their two daughters and emeritus King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia – were coming out of Mallorca Cathedral after Easter mass, and posing for some photos for the media, Queen Sofia lovingly – as any grandmother would – put her arms around her granddaughters shoulders and pulled them close for a photo of the three.
