Every year the kings and their daughters receive a large amount of gifts from citizens, institutions and organizations that want to have a detail with them. Although these objects remain in their possession, since the proclamation of Felipe VI in 2014, the royal house publishes the list of gifts that have been given to them, as established by the Regulations on gifts in favor of members of the Royal Family. .
This 2024 has not been an exception and this document has already been disseminated, which includes a total of 301 objects, some of which are very curious. In this list, which can be accessed through the transparency section on the website of the House of HM the King, not only does what has arrived appear, but also which family member received it, the official act or occasion in which context they have been delivered and the entity or person who did so.
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Although the list is long, occupying a total of 13 pages, the institution makes a brief summary, revealing that Felipe VI received 150 gifts, Letizia 72Princess Leonor 14, Infanta Sofía 2 and Queen Sofía 8. The rest are sets, aimed at two or more of them, in different combinations.
Analyzing the list of objects, some very striking items appear that do not go unnoticed. Among them is the model of an F-18 plane, three coats on behalf of King Abdullah of Jordan, a model of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium on behalf of Real Madrid or the script for the first episode of the series The cable girls.
There are also some plates of images of the Royal Palace of Madrid taken from the European Union satellite center, several guayaberas, a ONCE coupona chef’s jacket, a ball signed by the players of Club Atlético Osasuna.
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Among the gifts that the Princess of Asturias has received individually are a charipi – a typical head garment of the legion -, a Santina pendant, a Caravaca cross, several earrings and books, and two personalized bracelets, among others. Infanta Sofía, for her part, had two gifts, a signed soccer ball and a coat.
The king’s mother, the emeritus Sofia, received a total of eight items. Among them, a silk scarfseveral books, a figure and a portrait of the princess of Asturias.
