pain for death of queen elizabeth ii It is deep inside the Palacio de la Zarzuela. The current kings, Felipe VI and Letizia, maintained a close relationship with the deceased monarch and her ex-husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. head of the Spanish State, his “Aunt Lillybeth”as he called her love way. Overlapping pedigrees derived from the European royal families, Queen Victoria (1819-1901), her nine children, and 42 grandchildren made the current monarchs distant cousins. It so happens that both Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia Great-grandchildren of Victoria, II. The so-called ‘grandmother of Europe’, like Elizabeth herself and her husband.
The Spanish President sent a telegram to King Carlos a few minutes after the news of his death came out. “I am feeling I am really sad Queen I would like to express our deepest condolences to Her Majesty and the British people, personally and on behalf of the government and people of Spain, for the sad news of Elizabeth’s passing.” assured that he will be remembered. reputation, sense of duty, courage and devotion to his people at all times and always”.
Bourbons can breathe a sigh of relief to see how their distant cousins have overcome a very serious image crisis over the past three decades.
From the very first moment, Juan Carlos I had the support of Isabel II. The Duke of Edinburgh was one of the few foreign representatives to attend his conference. He ascended the throne in November 1975. He did it to show his support. British royal family Due to his proximity to the Bourbon restoration and also to Sofia, of which he was his second uncle. If he had been born in the villa ‘Mon Repos’ (my rest) on the Greek island of Corfu, he spent his childhood moments in that palace because this was the summer residence of the Greek royal family. II. If Isabel was “Aunt Lilibeth” to Felipe VI, so was the Duke. “Uncle Philip”.
During the long reign of Juan Carlos I, meetings were held in Spain and Great Britain, where they entertained each other and demonstrated good relations. The famous testimony of the former Spanish president from 1986 to reporters at the residence of the Spanish ambassador in London: “Come, let me introduce you to my cousin”, famously said arrogance II. With reference to Elizabeth. The then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and the Prince and Princess of Wales, Charles and Diana, were also invited to the reception.
brawl over Gibraltar
Felipe VI and Letizia were also able to showcase their good ties to the British family when they made a state visit as kings in 2017 and were greeted by the royal couple who died a little over a year later. “The depth of our ties and the strength of our friendship They will assist our respective governments to address any issue where disputes persist, in the best faith and with the highest spirit of cooperation,” King said at the gala dinner with ‘Brexit’ in the background.
In fact, the worst moments between the two families were due to political reasons and dragged into frictions between their respective governments. The first most famous was due to the fact that: Charles and Diana They decided to start their honeymoon in Gibraltar (1981) and in response, Juan Carlos and Sofia did not come to their house. wedding. In the second, there was Kaya as the reason for the disagreement. Prince Edward (Elizabeth’s son) visited Gibraltar just as his mother was celebrating her 60th year on the throne, and Sofia decided not to attend the luncheon held in London. Juan Carlos was recovering from surgeries due to his fall in Botswana and was able to travel.
The Spanish royal family can look at themselves in the British mirror and take some relief to see that their distant cousin has managed to overcome some very serious crises over the past three decades, such as the extramarital affair between Carlos and Carlos. Camilla, the breakup of the marriage with Diana, and the sexual abuse of Prince Andrew, among other scandals.
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