The Queen suffers a broken toe in a domestic accident | Spain

The Queen attended an event at the Teatro Real this Monday morning wearing sports shoes, and sources from the King’s House have explained that Doña Letizia suffers a fracture in the middle toe of her right foot as a result of a domestic accident. . It is the second time in less than a month that the wife of Felipe VI appears at a public event wearing comfortable shoes due to health problems. On the state trip that the Kings made to the Netherlands, on April 17 and 18, Letizia Ortiz had to remain seated during the hand-kissing prior to the gala dinner, due to a Morton’s neuroma in her left foot. This time, the fracture is on her right.

The fracture occurred when the Queen hit her foot on a table a few days ago. Last Saturday, Doña Letizia attended the swearing-in of the flag of Felipe VI at the general academy of Zaragoza and, although she was moving normally, she was already feeling pain, according to sources from the King’s House. The injury has been diagnosed as “fracture in the proximal phalanx of the central toe of the right foot.” The doctors have recommended applying ice and rest, but the Queen’s will is to maintain her schedule — she has an awards ceremony on Wednesday — although she will have to do it with different footwear than usual. The treatment will last “possibly weeks,” the same sources explain.

This Monday, Mrs. Letizia attended, accompanied by the president of the Council of State, Carmen Calvo, and the Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, a concert for mental health organized by the Princess of Girona Foundation at the Theater Real Madrid. Young people and mental health are two of the most present issues in the Queen’s work. Between artistic performances by promising young people, the Foundation has shown videos with real stories of young people with mental health problems explaining how music has helped them in difficult moments in their lives.

The so-called “talent tour” ends tomorrow, Tuesday, in Madrid, after having passed through Lleida, Salamanca, Cádiz and Santander, with the proclamation of the winners of the 2024 Princess of Girona International Award, which will be presented by Felipe VI.