Next week a large part of European royalty will meet in France on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings during World War II, a historical milestone that will be commemorated on Omaha Beach between June 5 and 6.
Don Felipe (56 years old) and Doña Letizia (51 years old) They will be the great absentees of this imminent royal evening. It is true that Spain did not have a main role in this military operation, perhaps that is why they were not expected either. In any case, the kings’ plans were different… As the Royal Family’s agenda for this week confirms, it will be next Tuesday, June 4, when the Queen packs her bags to heading to Guatemala in what is their first Cooperation trip of the year.
Despite her painful injury to her right foot, Leonor and Sofía’s mother has continued with her institutional commitments. We saw her last Friday at the Madrid Book Fair and now she is already preparing a new international trip. Mrs. Letizia will remain in Guatemala for three intense days in which she will take the opportunity to learn about the work that the Spanish Cooperation develops in the country through childhood support projects. For his part, Don Felipe has a long list of events in Madrid. On the morning of the 4th he will chair the meeting of Presidencies of Associations of Universities of the Ibero-American Space at the Cervantes Institute and, without time to lose, you will travel to the Zarzuela Palace to present the FIES Journalism Award.
From Máxima of Holland to Prince William: All the guests at the first royal conclave of the year
A total of 25 Heads of State and war veterans from around the world will meet between June 4 and 5 in France. The surprise was the announcement of the presence of Prince William, who for the first time will leave the United Kingdom since Kate Middleton announced that she had cancer. Charles III and Camilla Parker will also travel with the Prince of Wales.
They will be joined by William and Máxima of Holland, Philip Matilda of Belgium, as well as Frederick of Denmark, Prince Haakon of Norway, in their case alone. Queen Mary has chosen to stay in Copenhagen, as has Princess Mette-Marit, who will deal with her personal schedule in Oslo.
“They will remember the sacrifices made by the troops during the historic military operation in a series of events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings,” this is how Buckingham Palace announced the presence of Charles and Camilla, along with Prince William in France. Great news that shows not only that the monarch is feeling much better from the cancer he suffers from, but that Kate Middleton’s evolution is also favorable.
To remember the last time the members of various royal houses met we have to look back a year. At that time it was the city of London that was shielded to receive a long list of royals on the occasion of the Coronation of Charles III. There, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia met with Máxima and Guillermo from Holland, Federico and Mary from Denmark, Charlene and Alberto from Monaco, Abdalá and Rania from Jordan or Pablo and Marie Chantal from Greece, among others. All together they celebrated the accession to the throne of the British monarch not only with their presence at the massive ceremony that took place in Westminster Abbey but also the night before, when the Kings of England entertained them with a reception at Buckingham Palace.
