The appearance of the Kings on the birthday of Infanta Elena was not expected. It is true that both Felipe VI and Letizia had a clear agenda for Wednesday the 20th. But, when it is a private event, nothing is confirmed or denied until the last minute. For this reason, precisely until the last minute we did not know that the monarch and his wife were on their way to the Pabú restaurant, near the Bernabéu stadium, in Madrid. How did you prepare for Elena's birthday? One of the architects who promoted the meeting was Mrs. Letizia, according to El Confidencial Digital.
The infanta reissued Leonor's birthday party. As a curious note, it so happens that the Bourbons have met in just under two months this year thanks to the anniversaries of the heiress and her aunt Elena. A meal in which three variables were met. And all three played in favor of the Bourbon meeting. To wit: First, lunch was very well placed on the calendar, four days before Christmas Eve. Very Christmassy and familiar. Image of harmony and unity on these dates. Second, the place. No Zarzuela. Neutral ground was sought. A restaurant and right on the street. Third, that Infanta Elena was the convener. The first-born, conciliatory and discreet, managed to reunite the entire family. All this was valued. It was so appreciated that there were press and cameras at the doors of that spontaneous photocall that was set up at the doors of Pabú. The Kings, against all odds, attended. And it would have been Doña Letizia who finally favored that decision, as published in the digital.
In the end, the three Bourbon generations staged family harmony in broad daylight. But there was not a single image of everyone together. There was no family photo. There was no posing because it was somehow avoided. At the entrance, because each guest arrived on time. And at the exit? At the exit, it was not encouraged either. The affection between Don Juan Carlos and Don Felipe is mutual and unbreakable. However, they did not pose. As Alessandro Lequio commented on Telecinco, “father and son get along fantastically, there is no problem. The problem is that Doña Letizia cannot see Don Juan Carlos and Don Juan Carlos cannot see Doña Letizia. And surely the “King Juan Carlos is very much to blame.”