This Saturday, Queen Sofia left the Ruber International clinic where she was admitted last Tuesday night for a urinary infection. Rey’s mother has evolved favorably since the moment she was admitted, but due to her age, 85 years old, the doctors decided to keep her under observation for a few days, although she must continue convalescence, already at her residence. and intravenous treatment. Shortly after 6.30 in the afternoon, Queen Sofia walked out of the medical center, dressed in a salmon-colored pantsuit, and got into a car, from which she said she felt “very good…like new.” , before leaving in the direction of the Zarzuela palace.
The King’s mother, who still held a track in her right hand, as seen when she waved from the back seat of the car, was accompanied by the head of his secretariat, Arturo Coello, and it was she herself who indicated to the driver that He stopped the car as he passed by the media who were standing guard waiting for his departure. The King’s mother has thanked everyone, both the medical team and the people who have been concerned about her health these days.
Last Wednesday, La Zarzuela reported the admission of Queen Sofía, while describing her recovery as “rapid and favorable” until that moment, but this Saturday they have not officially announced her departure from the medical center, which has come to light thanks to the presence of the media that stood guard at the doors of Ruber International. Since her admission, no further information has been given about the state of health of the King’s mother.
The King, who accompanied his mother at the time of admission, visited her again on Wednesday afternoon and, upon leaving, from the window of the car he was driving, when asked how Queen Sofia was doing, he said: ” Cheered, very well and eager to get out as soon as possible,” although she shrugged her shoulders when asked when she would be discharged. On Wednesday, Infanta Elena was also in the hospital visiting her mother and returned on Thursday. On Friday, it was Princess Irene of Greece, accompanied by Laura Hurtado de Mendoza, who visited her sister in the hospital.
King Felipe and Letizia came to see Queen Sofia on Thursday afternoon, when they returned from Las Palmas, where they had presided over the presentation of the national Innovation and Design awards. Once again, the King was in charge of giving the report and, after spending almost an hour inside the medical center, he stated, from the car, that his mother was fine and “wanting to go out”, but responded with ” I don’t know exactly… calmly” to the question of when he was expected to be discharged. Finally, it was this Saturday when Queen Sofía left the medical center.
The King’s mother, 85 years old, has always enjoyed good health as she herself has acknowledged on several occasions; In her medical history, in addition to her three births, there are only a few episodes of flu and covid. A few years ago she underwent surgery for bunions on both feet, in two different interventions, but she is not known to have any other pathology.
Queen Sofía appeared for the last time in public this Monday, in the company of King Juan Carlos, at the funeral of her nephew Fernando Gómez-Acebo, which took place in the military cathedral of Madrid. On Saturday she also attended the wedding banquet of the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, and Teresa Urquijo, which took place on a farm in Colmenar Viejo, owned by the bride’s maternal grandparents. During Holy Week, the King’s mother, in addition to attending the Holy Monday concert that took place in the cathedral of Palma, traveled to Malaga to attend the procession of the Christ of the Good Death and, the following day, Good Friday, He was also in the Cristo de los Alabarderos, in Madrid.
Queen Sofía postponed her trip to Huesca, scheduled for yesterday Friday, to learn about the reality of the Food Bank of the Aragonese city and help, with her presence, promote donations. Through the Queen Sofía Foundation, the King’s mother, she actively collaborates with that organization and has visited different headquarters in various places in Spain where the first needs of vulnerable people or people at risk of social exclusion are attended to.
