The Bourbons and Greece have much to celebrate. Leonor celebrates her 18th birthday on October 31 and her paternal grandmother, Queen Sofia, blows out 85 candles two days later, on November 2. The Princess of Asturias has managed to unite the entire Borbón-Ortiz family in an unprecedented conclave at the El Pardo palace. Parents, grandparents, aunts and cousins together for the first time in years. Everyone is invited. One spotlight points to Juan Carlos I, who returns from his self-expatriation in Abu Dhabi, and another points to Doña Sofía, who will see her three children and grandchildren together in a still photograph that we have not seen since her 80th birthday in 2018. Pay attention to this . Five years have passed for this family reunion. For this reason, Leonor’s coming of age party is the best gift for Doña Sofía.
A rumor assures that King Juan Carlos would be more than upset for not attending the swearing-in of Leonor’s Constitution, which will take place in the Cortes on October 31 in a plenary session of Congress and Senate. Nor is it expected that she will attend the second part of this ceremony, whose setting is located in the Royal Palace. There the Princess will receive the Collar of the Order of Charles III in the presence of the powers of the State. Afterwards, a lunch will be held attended by the highest authorities of the country. Don Juan Carlos will not be present at this meal either. There are three institutional events of the greatest significance.
From minute one the King’s House reported in a note that the presence of the emeritus is planned for the subsequent private party, which will take place in El Pardo on the afternoon of October 31. “A family celebration,” the information stated. This private format marks everything. I do not consider the possibility that the emeritus resigns from this meeting. And by extension his daughters, Elena and Cristina, do it. Quite the opposite. They will attend. This kind of summit real is for Doña Sofía the best early birthday gift she could receive.
Just as Don Felipe will see his family reunited, so will Doña Letizia. Her parents, Paloma Rocasolano and Jesús Ortiz, with their respective parents, Marcus Bradler and Ana Togores, are expected to attend; and the Queen’s sister Thelma with Robert Gavin Bonnar.