Tremendous heat in Madrid in the monumental heart. The Kings Philip VI y Joy have officially inaugurated the Royal Collections Gallery, a magnificent white concrete building next to the Royal Palace. As planned, the acting president Pedro Sanchezhas attended too.
In the minutes of waiting, he has made a huddle with Teresa Fernández de la Vega. The Chief Executive has used the classic blue suit and maroon tie. Sanchez was smiling. Don Felipe, considered by royal fashion gurus to be the most elegant king, has worn an impeccable pinstripe suit.
The moments before the appearance of the Kings, the lobby of the Gallery was a hive of former ministers and former Ministers of Culture. Íñigo Méndez de Vigo has not stopped talking to Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, in a nuclear white pantsuit. They were accompanied by Miquel Iceta, acting minister. Very photographed, Ana Botín, president of Banco Santander; and José Manuel Entrecanales. The most elegant, the president of the Congress, Meritxell Batet, with a prairie green blouse with ruffles and white palazzo pants. Batet has spoken with the president of the Senate, Ander Gil. More authorities: Carmen Calvo, very discreet in black, and the mayor of the capital, José Luis Martínez-Almeida. The great absentee, the Madrid president Isabel Díaz Ayuso. The media have made the official tour of the center. Fan and mobile in hand. It has been this post-electoral July 25, the day of Santiago.
In his first speech after 23-J, Sánchez has resorted to a tapestry by Guillermo Pérez de Villalta to talk about peace. “A Spain from peace”, have been his first words. He has spoken of a country “that embraces coexistence” and of “a country thrown into the future.”
After the speeches, the Kings have led the royal entourage. They have toured two floors of the three that are in the Gallery. First stop at the Habsburg room, with a photo in front of the four Solomonic columns by Francisco de Herrera ‘el Mozo’ and José de Churriguera, dating from 1674. Six meters and 600 kilos in weight, examples of the brilliant Spanish Baroque. Also, a photograph in front of Velázquez’s white horse (without rider) from 1634. The Bourbon room is presided over by the imposing Golden Chariot of Ferdinand VII. There Felipe VI and Letizia have passed in front of the grand gala saloon, from 1829, manufactured by the car master Julián González. A jewel made of wood, iron, bronze, glass and fabric, 3.20 meters high.
The collections bring together a rich selection of paintings, sculptures, armor, books and tapestries. This museum space, with pieces by Velázquez, Goya, Caravaggio, Titian and El Greco,
opened its doors to the public on June 29. There are 40,000 square meters of art and ten architecture awards. It imposes everything. Until the ‘g’ of the Gallery, brand of the house: 4.80 meters high. The letter appears on the south façade, in the traditional Cuesta de la Vega.