Kings Felipe and Letizia will travel to London on May 5 to attend the coronation of King Carlos III the following day, which will take place in Westminster Abbey. Unlike Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia will not be present as Buckingham Palace has only invited Heads of State and Commonwealth leaders to the ceremony. In the coming days, however, and due to their kinship and relationship, the British sovereign will have a private lunch with King Juan Carlos who will travel from Abu Dhabi to London to then travel to Spain.
The invitation of Carlos III has been, in reality, the reason why the King’s father has decided to take advantage of his stay in Europe to make a new visit to Spain, specifically to Sanxenxo, the scene of his first trip since his self-exile in Abu Dhabi . Lunch will take place next Tuesday, April 18, at Clarence House, the private residence of Carlos III, who has left Buckingham Palace for official acts. On Wednesday, April 19, the King’s father will travel to Spain but he is not expected to see him in public until Friday, April 21, when the training sessions for the 6M Spanish Championship begin, which will be held over the weekend at the Club Náutico base. from Sanxenxo.
For some months now, King Juan Carlos has been preparing a new trip to Spain which, like the previous one, revolved around the Sanxenxo regattas, scheduled for March, April, May and June, with special preference for this last month in which better time was assured. At some point, King Juan Carlos communicated to his son, Felipe VI, his wish to Zarzuela to return to the Galician town at some point, but not the specific date that he decided on the fly and following the invitation of Carlos III, without having previously communicated it or consulted it with the Zarzuela.
The recognition received, both in London during Elizabeth II’s funeral, and in Paris, where he was invited by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee, along with Mario Vargas Llosa and Javier Cercas, increased King Juan Carlos’ desire to return to Spain , where their presence, however, does not have the same institutional consensus, nor in public opinion.
The kings Felipe and Letizia have recovered their official agenda this Tuesday by attending the commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Ateneo de Madrid, after the Easter break and their appearance, together with their daughters, Leonor and SofÃa, in Chinchón to share with the neighbors and visitors the staging of the Living Passion. For her visit to the entity’s headquarters, Queen Letizia has taken out of her closet a navy blue knit dress with a white flower print from the Spanish firm Galcon, which she has combined with black shoes by Carolina Herrera and a bag by Mauska, a firm that manufactures its production in Ubrique.
