One of the most special and emotional moments of this day of the tenth anniversary of the proclamation of Felipe VI his daughters have starred in itduring the lunch that the Royal Family offered to the guests and awardees with lhe decorations of the Order of Civil Merit in the Royal Palace.
Nervous and very smiling, they waited for their father to open the meal with a few words of gratitude to those present, to get up and surprise him. Not only her father, but also her mother, who is inevitably the secondary protagonist of this celebration. Complicit glances of the two sisters for the great anecdote of the day.
As Felipe VI advanced, the arrangement of the guests at lunch was different, with his daughters sitting in different places, ensuring that he wanted “everyone to be on the same level” as a “way to mix together, get to know each other more.” He himself started the toast, thanking everyone for their good wishes and raising his glass.
The daughters of the Kings, in their surprise speech.
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Just when we thought everything was over and lunch was beginning, we heard a spoon clinking against the glass asking for attention. Letizia was in cahoots and she gave them the order to leave with a: “Now.” Leonor and Sofía got up and took the microphone saying: “Mom, dad, your majesties, sorry for sneaking in, but we also have something to say today“The Infanta is the one who seemed the most nervous, with obvious shyness, but the gesture they wanted to have with her parents was more important than having so many eyes on her.
The Borbón Ortiz sisters have been inserting the cell phone where they had written down what they were going to say. Sofia started and then the Princess of Asturias continued. As they were talking, Felipe VI’s emotion was increasing and he has been on the verge of crying, with his eyes holding back the tears with effort.
“Thank you for joining us to remember that in these ten years we have learned from our parents, which means the commitment that the four of us have with all Spaniards,” said Sofía. Next, the heiress spoke: “A toast to our mother and father, to our Kings. Because since we were born They have taught us the value of this institution, of the Crown. Its usefulness to our society and its purpose of serving everyone. Mom, dad, thank you very much.”
The unexpected toast of Leonor and Sofía, protagonists of the King’s tenth anniversary
The emotion has been widespread and they have been given a resounding applause. This moment was not in the official program and was a casual detail for a historic day that took away the rigidity of the event. It is an ideal way to showcase a closer institution. It is also curious that the sisters have equal prominencel, despite Leonor being the one called to be the next queen of Spain.
