After their traditional holidays in Marivent, a couple of weeks ago the kings and their daughters headed to another destinationa destination that is never made official, to enjoy what are known as private vacations.
A private vacation that Felipe VI had to interrupt a few days ago to travel to the Dominican Republic, where the presidential inauguration of Luis Abinader took place last Thursday. However, neither he nor his wife traveled to Madrid where the funeral of his cousin Juan Gómez-Acebo was scheduled for the same Thursday, who died last Monday, August 12, at the age of 54 from cancer. The funeral, by decision of the deceased’s brothers, was finally postponed to September, when the agendas are clearer and not marked by the difficulties of summer.
Mariángel Alcázar already announced a couple of weeks ago that the destination chosen by the royal family for their private vacation was Greece, where the king has already returned to accompany Queen Letizia and her daughters.
It is said that the kings received the invitation from Máxima of HollandIt should be remembered that the Dutch royal family bought in 2012, for four and a half million euros, a mansion in Doroufi, southern Greeceoverlooking the Aegean Sea. In its day, Both environmentalists and local residents denounced the construction of a dock and a private port on this land.. A terrain on which also A third building was built to house the bodyguards.. Besides, A private access to the beach was addedwhich was previously freely accessible. At the time, it was said that they were illegal constructions. However, The Greek government gave the authorization and justified the works on security grounds.
In 2020, this villa was also in the spotlight because the King and Queen of the Netherlands and their daughters travelled there in the midst of the pandemic and despite the partial lockdown decreed by the Government. They did not follow the recommendations to travel as little as possible.
For King Felipe and Queen Letizia, this is not the first time they have rested in the Hellenic paradise.In 2018, for example, they chose the island of Mykonos to unwind and relax with Leonor and Sofia. They walked through the white cobbled streets like mere tourists, passing unnoticed among the crowd, a real luxury for the queen, who cannot stand the horde of photographers and journalists who follow her around Mallorca every year.
An atypical summer
This summer has been somewhat atypical due to the celebration of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which concluded last Sunday, August 11. The kings and their daughters traveled ‘in turns’, interrupting their traditional vacations in Marivent. And with August already in its second half, Leonor has begun the countdown to begin the second part of her military training in Marín (Pontevedra). Sofía, for her part, is counting the days to start the second year of the International Baccalaureate in Wales. A land where both she and her sister have made great friends. Proof of this is that some of them traveled to Spain this summer to spend a few days with the princess and the infanta in Cabrera.
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