This Monday, May 22, marks the 19th anniversary of the wedding between Don Felipe and Doña Letizia. It was in 2004 when the then prince and a shy journalist said “yes, I want” inside the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid. Since that rainy Saturday, there have been numerous changes that have occurred in the Royal Family and, more specifically, in the hard core of the same formed by the couple of monarchs, being the birth of their daughters, Leonor and Sofía, and their accession to the throne of Spain, the two great milestones in its history. And it is that today, nearly two decades later, the Kings can boast of having strengthened the institution through constant work to reinforce the image of the Crown. Proof of this we have been able to see this same weekend in Wales.
The message from Leonor’s necklace at her graduation. Real home
Very relaxed and smiling, King Felipe VI and Letizia traveled last Saturday with Infanta Sofía to the United Kingdom to cover Princess Leonor during her graduation ceremony at UWC Atlantic College, where she has completed the International Baccalaureate for two years. . This appointment has also been a key moment in the life of the young heiress, who will turn 18 on October 31. And it is that the Princess of Asturias is expected to begin her military training on August 17 with a training that will be divided between the Land, Sea and Air Force, and that will last for three years.
Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz announce their engagement FERNANDO LLANO AP
In this way, Leonor will make history by becoming the first female captain general of the three Spanish armies. Until the time comes for her to begin her new formative stage, she will spend this summer resting with her sister Sofía, who turned 16 on April 29 and will follow in her footsteps in Wales, where she will go to study next academic year. Both have always been very close and it will be at the confirmation of the latter, next Thursday in the parish of the Assumption of Our Lady of Aravaca, where we can see the Royal Family reunited again. Something that usually happens quite frequently.
Kings Felipe VI and Letizia at the coronation of Carlos III GTRES
The four members of the Crown complement each other perfectly in the public events they attend. This is how they always demonstrate it with great complicity between all of them, allowing moments of spontaneity to take place that give a good account of the union they maintain. The king’s messages with his daughters, or the video of a family meal in Zarzuela that Casa Real made public on the occasion of King Felipe VI’s 50th birthday, are an open way of making the institution natural and offering a more close. And it is that after nine years on the throne, the Kings have learned to handle themselves with ease in matters that concern the day to day of the country.
The King and Queen and their daughters, Leonor -Princess of Asturias- and Infanta Sofía, leave the Zarzuela Palace at 10:02 a.m. to address the Congress of Deputies larazon
An expected proclamation
Ten years after their wedding, specifically on June 19, 2014, the proclamation of Felipe VI as the new King of Spain was celebrated. After 39 years on the throne, his father, King Juan Carlos, abdicated on the 2nd of that same month, leaving the Crown for his heir, who took command as Head of State in a grand ceremony held in the Congress of Deputies before The general courts. There, the new monarch delivered a historic speech where he made clear his commitment to the country and his intention to work to keep the nation together.
Felipe VI at a time of his proclamation speech larazon
Today, at the age of 55, King Felipe VI continues to advance and develop his role as monarch and representative of the Spanish State throughout the world. Along with Queen Letizia, who will turn 51 on September 15, he has managed to create a perfect tandem that the international press always echoes after his public appearances. The last was on May 6 at the coronation of King Charles III of England, which was held at Westminster Abbey.
