Full December mega bridge. The Princess Eleanor He is in Madrid with a permit from the Zaragoza Military Academy; and the infanta Sofia, also at home, on Christmas vacation from his school in Wales. The Kings have filled their empty nest. A pre-Christmas family reunion that has been interrupted by the trip Philip VI to Argentina. The head of state crosses the pond this Saturday, December 9, and heads to Buenos Aires, where he attends the inauguration of the newly elected president. Jaime Miley.
He does not travel with King Doña Letizia. The Queen, who has distanced herself from the international agenda of presidential investitures, does not accompany her husband to these commitments. She also agrees that she has her two daughters at home and nothing excites her more than sharing time with them. She misses them a lot.
Don Felipe travels alone. Not going Pedro Sanchez to the inauguration of Milei, from the ultraliberal right. It doesn't go either Jose Manuel Albares, Foreign Minister. Accompanying the monarch is the Secretary of State for Latin America and the Caribbean and Spanish in the World, Juan Fernandez Trigo, as reported by Casa Real. Yes attend Santiago Abascal.
The trip program marks the arrival of the King to Argentina at 9:00 a.m. local time (1:00 p.m. in Spain) this Saturday. At the Ezeiza international airport in Buenos Aires. There he will be received with honors by the ambassador of Spain in Argentina, Maria Jesus Alonso, and the representative of the Argentine protocol. It will be at 1:00 p.m. when he has his first meeting with Milei, a meeting that will take place at the Palacio San Martín. As is customary, Don Felipe will also meet with the outgoing president, Alberto Fernandez. It will be at the Los Olivos presidential residence.
In the afternoon, Felipe VI will attend a meeting with a representation of the Spanish community, which will be held at the Spanish Embassy.
It will be on Sunday the 10th when Milei takes office. The transfer ceremony will take place at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace at 12:00 in the morning. At the inauguration ceremony, the president-elect will deliver a speech to the nation. That same afternoon, the King begins his journey back to Spain.
The last time Don Felipe traveled to Argentina was in March 2019, on a state trip with the Queen. This is the first time that he has attended a presidential replacement as King, since he previously attended, in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011, as Prince of Asturias.