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King Felipe VI has awarded the first foreign decoration to Amalia of Holland
Amalia from Holland has thanked the treatment received by our Monarch during his time living in Madrid
He state trip of the King Felipe VI and the Queen Letizia to the Netherlands has captured much of the media attention in recent days. During the visit, except for her first engagement, Her Majesties were accompanied at all times by King William and King Maxima of the Netherlands, as well as Princess Amalia. Despite the multitude of details that have emerged from the trip, without a doubt the emotional words spoken by the Dutch king to the Spanish sovereign have been among the most talked about. And the son of Nicolás de Amsberg wanted to thank the aid that she gave them when her first-born daughter was forced to move to Spain due to the constant threats that I was receiving.
For the king of the Netherlands, the help of the Kings of Spain in those difficult times served as a moving friendship test, since Amalia became Don Felipe’s protégé, which allowed her to continue with her studies and feel at home despite the complicated situation she was going through. This sense gratitude has revealed the close relationship that exists between both countries, but, above all, between King Felipe VI and Amalia of Holland. And it is worth noting that this is not the first time that different gestures have come to light that demonstrate the dear that there is patent between the two.
In 2022, on the occasion of the celebration of the Ingrid Alexandra’s coming of age, the European Royal Houses met at the Royal Palace of Oslo, where King Philip VI and Amalia of Holland starred in an affectionate scene that was quickly echoed by a multitude of media outlets. The future queen of the Netherlands entered holding the arm of our Monarch to the party, showing the connection that exists between both Royal Families, as they have revealed in recent institutional meetings.
Felipe VI grants his first foreign decoration to Amalia of Holland
To the protection that King Felipe has always exercised over Amalia from Holland We must add the gesture that our Monarch had with it during the gala dinner last week in the Netherlands. And he was in charge of giving the future heir to the Dutch throne the first decoration that you have received from a foreign agent.
It’s about the Order of Isabella the Catholic, whose insignia have been granted by King Felipe VI to King William’s first-born daughter. This has been signed by the Spanish sovereign through a document ratified by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation and José Manuel Albares, who proposes the concession. «Wanting to give proof of My real appreciation to Her Royal Highness Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, at the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, and after deliberation of the Council of Ministers at its meeting on April 9, 2024, I come to grant you the Great Cross of the Order of Isabel the Catholic. Given in Madrid, on April 9, 2024,” reads the aforementioned document.
