All the keys to the Bourbon conclave at Juan Gómez-Acebo’s funeral

Royal family reunion in capital letters. Around 8:30 in the evening, Mr. Juan Carlos He went to the Cathedral Church of the Armed Forces in Madrid to say goodbye to his nephew, Juan Gomez-Acebowho passed away on August 12 after a long illness. After his absence this morning, the emeritus arrived in a vehicle and, as soon as he got out, he kindly greeted the press. Afterwards, Juan Carlos I greeted the Queen Sofia and they have entered their nephew’s funeral together.

For her part, Queen Sofia arrived earlier and in another vehicle with the Infanta Cristina and their grandchildren Pablo, Miguel e Irene Urdangarin. This image of the Urdangarin brothers reveals the great bond they have with the emeritus, since, as we have learned in recent months, Irene has been living in Zarzuela with her grandmother for some time. They have also traveled to the religious temple Froilán y Victoria Federica. However, the Infanta Elena He was unable to attend, as he will preside over the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris on Sunday.

The last to arrive have been Felipe VI y the Queen Letizia. Unlike the rest of the members of the royal family, the monarch and his consort arrived at the cathedral on foot. For the occasion and after her much-talked-about absence this morning at the funeral of San Isidro, Queen Letizia reappeared in strict mourning, with an impeccable short-sleeved dress, flared cut, round neckline and an elegant pearl necklace. Despite her well-known ailments in her left foot, the mother of Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia dared to wear a low-heeled, very fine court shoe.

Among those present were also the Infanta Margarita and her husband, Carlos Zurita with their children María and Alfonso Zurita; Peter of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Orleans, Duke of Calabria; Cristina of Bourbon Two Sicilies and his mother, Anne of Orleans; Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies y Bourbon-Parma and her husband, Iñigo Moreno de Artega and Eugenia Martinez de Irujoamong others.

The deceased’s siblings, Simoneta, Bruno and Beltrán, along with Juan’s last partner, Teresa Véret, have received the condolences of those who attended the event after the loss. In this sense, it was Bruno who received the visitors at the entrance of the temple, personally receiving the condolences of those who arrived little by little.