Why the Infantas Elena and Cristina return to the public scene in the countdown of the anniversary of Felipe VI

Curious coincidence in time that the Infantas Elena and Cristina have returned to the public scene a few days before their brother, Don Felipe, celebrates the 10th anniversary of his proclamation. Curious synchronicity in this management of agenda times. Times always count. And that Infanta Elena reappeared in two institutional events, being the King’s family and not the Royal Family, caught our attention. In this context, everything is ready for the celebration of Don Felipe’s tenth anniversary as head of state.

Specifically, the event that Elena presided over was the awards ceremony for the 33rd edition of Children’s and Youth Painting for schools. Some National Heritage distinctions that were awarded in the Gallery of the Royal Collections, in the Royal Palace of Madrid. It was last Thursday, June 6. She did a double that week because three days later, on Sunday the 9th, she attended the Charity bullfight in Las Ventas, with Sebastián Castella and Fernando Adrián on the poster, after the withdrawal of Morante de la Puebla. She draws attention to the fact that in one week the infanta has two appointments on her agenda when she has been missing from the work of representing the House for years.

Just as it was striking that Infanta Cristina appeared at the delivery of postgraduate scholarships from the “la Caixa” Foundation. An event that was also presided over by her brother. It was last June 5. The infanta, as director of the foundation’s international area, attended this event. She was in her competition and also in her field of work, but in other years she had not come. She sat just one row behind the monarch and just a few seats away. Between them there was not a public greeting, which would have been interpreted as the greeting of reconciliation. But Cristina was there and there was a photo in which they both appear. A gesture that projects rapprochement when this Wednesday the 19th the King celebrates his tenth anniversary.

Time plays in favor of the thaw between the brothers. That is to say, after revoking the title of Duchess of Palma, after removing her from representational functions and leaving her invisible due to the Nóos process and after, also, signing her divorce with Iñaki Urdangarin, it seems that the King has rehabilitated to Cristina for the public scene.