Don's post birthday Juan Carlos I and first Military Easter for Leonor. This January 6, Three Kings Day, it was time to get up early. Don Felipe y Mrs. Letizia They have presided over this ceremony which, like every year, comes one day after the anniversary of the emeritus. The King's father blew out 86 candles in Abu Dhabi at a party with his daughters, his grandchildren and about 80 friends. This very first act of the year made it impossible for the monarch and his wife to attend. A ceremony, in the Royal Palace of Madrid, in which the Princess of Asturias participated for the first time. In the minutes before the start, the wind chill was one degree below zero. The press media were waiting in the Plaza de la Armería of the Royal Palace of Madrid. From there, we went to Gasparini's anteroom.
A debutante Leonor, with her cadet lady's gala uniform, has inaugurated the official agenda for 2024. A military act that is part of her journey in the Army, which increases her presence and consolidates her link with the Armed Forces. Leonor has starred this January 6 as she leaves us that new image of the Kings with her eldest daughter. A still photograph that conveys permanence and renewal in the House. In this long-awaited debut of the heiress as a soldier in the Army, Mrs. Letizia has managed to find her place. She has relocated herself to the official family photo and has given the spotlight to her daughter. We saw it at the reception on October 12, 2023, the first for soldier Borbón. The transfer of prominence is given by the act itself and the Queen changes the focus quite naturally.
On this occasion, on the tenth Military Easter for Doña Letizia, she has chosen a 100% sober, serene and austere outfit: a champagne-colored silk shirt with a chimney collar and a black pencil skirt. In the first part of the ceremony, to cover herself from the rigors of the cold, she wore her black Carolina Herrera fur collar cape. The best of the best of her look, the ponytail with faux bangs. Very centennial.
The traditional dress code, due to the solemnity of the ceremony, requires a long dress for women (such as Margarita Robles' sky blue one); and morning coat, for civilians. For the military, the dress uniform. Don Felipe wore the Navy one.
They have accompanied Their Majesties and the heiress, in addition to Sánchez, Government ministers. In the Throne Room, the civil authorities, a representation of the three armies of the Armed Forces, the Civil Guard and the Royal Brotherhood of Army Veterans, greeted the Kings. Two hundred guests, including civilians and military personnel, have gathered in the hall. For the first time, everyone, Kings and authorities, took their places sitting on chairs, so we followed the event from the palace press room.