Letizia says ‘No’ to Qatar: the king will travel without her to support the Spanish National Team

Philip VI will travel to the United Arab Emirates next Wednesday to support the debut of the Spanish Soccer Team in the Qatar World Cup but it will do without Joy. As Casa Real has advanced, the queen will not travel with her husband and will be absent from the great sporting event, following in the footsteps of other royals, such as Prince Frederick of Denmark and King William of the Netherlands, or celebrities such as Shakira, Rod Stewart and Dua Lipa.

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It is no surprise that the queen does not enjoy sporting events too much and does not usually go to them, but the controversy surrounding this World Cup has made her decision draw special attention on this occasion. According to the royal agenda, on Wednesday the 23rd (the day Don Felipe supports the Spanish National Team in its first game) Doña Letizia will attend various events in Barcelona. The first of them will be her to chair the session on mental health and the world of work on the opening day of the ’20th anniversary of the Local Network of Labor Technical Offices (OTL) of the Barcelona Provincial Council’. Later, she will also visit the facilities of the Specialized Hospitalization Unit for people with Intellectual Disabilities (UHEDI) of the Parc Sanitari, related to Mental Health.

An appointment that, obviously, could have been relocated to the queen’s calendar and agenda if she had wanted to accompany her husband, who could also take the opportunity to visit his father, Don Juan Carlos, who has lived in Abu Dhabi for three years. . But neither one nor the other. The queen prefers safe ground and mental health is one of her favorite causes.

As we said, the World Cup in Qatar has been in the eye of the hurricane for weeks. This is a country with questionable social, economic and humanitarian policies and many have chosen not to participate. For example, Dua Lipa o Rod Stewart: “They offered me a million dollars to perform at the opening gala, but it doesn’t seem right to me”, said the British a few days ago. Shakira, who could have been her replacement, “got off” the car a few days ago in view of the criticism received. In Spain, Chanel, whose song ‘Toke’ is the one that will accompany Spain throughout the World Cup, has also refused to perform: “I am clear about my principles.”