If the photos had been taken a hundred years ago, the Kings and their daughters would wear uniforms and court suits, jewelry and decorations, and, at the end of the session, they would return to their rooms in the Royal Palace. This was not the case, Felipe, Letizia, Leonor and Sofía now live in Zarzuela and dressed in casual clothes to pose in a series of photographs that have been made public to celebrate the twentieth wedding anniversary of the Kings. The official photographers of the Zarzuela, Francisco Gómez and José Jiménez, set out to reflect in some images what they, and the people who accompany the royal family every day, can certify: that Felipe de Borbón, Letizia Ortiz and their daughters, Leonor and Sofía are a family in harmony.
The chosen setting was the gardens after the Royal Palace, the so-called Campo del Moro. With the imposing building in the background and the Kings in street clothes, it is clear that they combine majesty and closeness. A historical framework for a historical date. The then princes held their wedding banquet in the Royal Palace, whose halls they have visited repeatedly to attend both gala dinners and receptions, but it is the first time they have visited, at least with graphic testimony, through the gardens. Twenty hectares of green area that extend from the rear façade of the Royal Palace to the Manzanares River, a space that is open to the public and whose access is free.
For the photo session, both the Kings and their daughters opted for informal outfits and to offer a natural family image. The King, without a tie, wore a white shirt, light gray jacket and blue pants; The Queen opted for a fuchsia tweet jacket, white skinny pants and sneakers. The photos were taken last Monday, May 6, so the Queen is dressed exactly as she attended the concert organized by the Princess of Girona Foundation that took place that morning at the Teatro Real; The King was at the Murcia air base early in the morning and Infanta Sofía, who studies in Wales, was able to be in Madrid since that day is a holiday in the United Kingdom. Princess Leonor also had permission from the Zaragoza Military Academy, where she is about to finish her first year of military training.
Princess Leonor wore white pants and t-shirt and a light blue jacket and sneakers; while Infanta Sofía chose jeans, a navy blue t-shirt, a short white jacket with blue trimmings and blue shoes.
