King Juan Carlos reacts to the death of Elizabeth II: will he attend the funeral of “cousin Lilibeth”?

The King Juan Carlos I loved the queen very much. Isabel II, to whom he was bound by royal and blood ties. He affectionately called her “cousin Lilibeth”. The monarch, from Abu Dhabi, has reacted through third parties to the death of the sovereign. Her death was reported this Thursday, September 8, at 6:32 p.m. British time.

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The monarch has transferred his friend Charles Herrera who rules out going to the funeral of the British sovereign, since he considers that the most appropriate thing is to leave this space to the current monarch. The funeral will take place next Monday, September 19, at Westminster Abbey, in London, where Juan Carlos has an open court case for the lawsuit filed by Corinna for harassment.

While Doña Sofía’s husband has not spoken publicly after the death of Elizabeth II, Felipe VI y Letizia They have sent a telegram expressing their condolences. The Head of State, for his part, also spoke a few words in the commitment that he had at the Real Alcázar in Seville late this Thursday.

“Queen Elizabeth will be remembered as one of the best Queens of all time for her dignity, sense of duty, courage and dedication to her people always and at all times. The United Kingdom and the world are in mourning today,” he lamented. This Friday, upon her return to Madrid, she has taken the infanta Sofía to her first day of school.

King Juan Carlos has held the Most Notable Order of the Garter since 1988, when Prince Charles’ mother awarded it to him during an official visit to Spain. A year later, the delivery was symbolized after the traditional investiture ceremony was held at Windsor Castle.

Felipe VI, for his part, has had it since 2017, although the investiture ceremony was held in June 2019. This recognition is only held by eight members of the British royal family and several representatives of foreign monarchies. It is for life.

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Queen Isabel only made a state trip to our country and she did it in 1988, when both she and her husband were very well received by Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía. “Come, I present to you my cousin,” the monarch said on that occasion.

Both parties are linked by family ties, since Victoria Eugenie She was the great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth, her husband Philip of Edinburgh and also of the emeritus kings of Spain. The king also fondly remembers Queen Elizabeth for a very special anecdote. As a child he refused to learn English and her father sat him at dinner next to her.