Second trip of Felipe VI without Mrs. Letizia on weekend (consecutive). The King was in Asturias last Saturday to attend the wedding of his godson, held in Gijón. He did it alone, and we are talking about the land where Doña Letizia was born and the queen is in love with the Principality. This Saturday, the head of state left Madrid again, bound for Zaragoza, where his daughter Leonor receives his military training. He again he has gone without his wife.
On the 16th, on the first occasion, he was surprised that the Queen did not take the opportunity to visit her homeland and stayed in Madrid when none of her daughters were in the capital. This Saturday the Monarch visited the Aragonese capital, where he held an informal meeting with a group of soldiers and their respective wives, although not his own. The Sovereign came along with the rest of the attendees to the Tajo Bajo restaurant located in the Plaza del Pilar.
“It has been a true honor that His Majesty has visited us today and has tried our very own dishes such as the borage croquette or our tataki baturro,” reads the note released by the establishment itself along with the photograph of the restaurant staff and the King, who was willing to pose for the occasion.
The website enjoyzaragoza.es. He adds that the monarch and his companions also tasted Aragon lamb gyozas with pumpkin and honey, beef jerky with patamulo cheese and truffle oil, creamy porcini rice, Graus sausage and foie, and brioche bread torrija infused with guirlache ice cream. and chocolate chips. The wine chosen was a Laus Crianza red wine.
Rubén Martín, chef and owner of the establishment, which holds the title of winner of the Zaragoza tapas competition, explained the visit in this way: The Herald: “We had a reservation for a group of thirty people with a menu closed at two-thirty. But we didn’t know anything and half an hour before, two bodyguards came to tell us that the King was coming and then the dogs came in,” he said. “He told me that he really liked the tataki from Ternasco de Aragón,” added the owner. The restaurateur confirmed that Don Felipe would take the opportunity to see his daughter: “he said that she was going to visit Princess Leonor at the Military Academy.”
In fact, the King left the restaurant at 5:30 p.m., but not before taking a photograph with the restaurant’s employees, but not before writing a message with a marker on the surface of an empty plate to record his time in this place. . “Greetings to everyone in Tajo Bajo with all affection,” reads the note for remembrance left by the Monarch, including his signature.