Martínez Almeida, two days before his wedding with Teresa Urquijo: “I had never been so nervous in my entire life”

Only 48 hours remain for the Madrid mayor to become a married man. At 48 years old, he will say “yes, I want” to the young woman Teresa Urquijo, 27, in the church of San Francisco de Borja. This Thursday, at the Government Board of Madrid, José Luis Martínez Almeida He has confessed how he feels before going through the altar: “I’ve never been so nervous in my entire life. I’m huffing and puffing all day.”

The leader of the Madrid council is very excited about the step he is going to take and which, at this point in his life, was no longer expected: “It is also true that I had not been so happy, but it is true that I am huffing and puffing all day with nerves and hoping that it can arrive this Saturday”, has said. This ends a very busy few months for the mayor, who has combined his political responsibility with the organization of the wedding: “The tables are a complicated and difficult situation but I hope that people put the good news of a wedding above it.” he said on Antena 3. “It is not easy to be mayor and boyfriend in sight, on April 6 I am getting married, but until April 5 I will continue to serve as mayor of Madrid.” Between laughs, he also assured: “I will have to give up some vices in my 48 years of life, such as that empty refrigerator, I will have to get going”. And he added: “It is a very important day and I think it is a long-awaited day.”

The wedding of Almeida and Teresa Urquijo is the great social event of the year. The Mayor and the Aristocrat will bring together important faces from politics, business and the aristocracy. About 500 guests, including the emeritus, Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía, their daughters, the Infantas Elena and Cristina, and their grandchildren, Froilán and Victoria Federica. The senior staff of the PP will also attend with Isabel Díaz Ayuso at the head (probably accompanied by her boyfriend, Alberto González Amador, accused of two crimes of tax fraud) and Florentino Pérez, among many others.

The details of the big day

After the “yes, I want” between Almeida and Teresa Urquijo in the church of San Francisco de Borja, the couple will celebrate the wedding banquet at the El Canto de la Cruz farm, located in Colmenar Viejo (Madrid). The property belongs to the bride’s maternal grandparents, Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies e Íñigo Moreno de Arteaga, Marquises of Laserna and has 25 hectares. This farmhouse was built in 1991 and, currently, is one of the best-known equestrian centers in Madrid, where the Flor de Lis stud farm is also bred.

Those attending the link, such as Florentino Perez or the president of the Region of Murcia, Fernando López Miras, You will taste an exquisite menu, valued 175 euros, as reported by El Confidencial. The restaurant in charge of preparing the dishes will be Lhard Housean establishment specialized in traditional food with great prestige in Madrid, since it has been open for almost 200 years.