Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, both in deep mourning, spent just over a minute in the room where the deceased monarch’s coffin is located
The King and Queen visited the burning chapel of the late British monarch Elizabeth II installed in Westminster Hall, the oldest building in the seat of parliament, this Sunday to bid her last farewell. Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, both in deep mourning, spent a little over a minute in the room where the deceased monarch’s coffin stands. Both bowed their heads as a sign of respect and Don Felipe crossed himself. They were accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, and the Spanish Ambassador to London, José Pascual Marco.
Some of the leaders and leaders who will attend the funeral of the late monarch have already passed through the funeral chapel, such as the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, or the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, and the European Council, Charles Michel . So have hundreds of thousands of citizens. British authorities have already warned that the queue will be closed in the coming hours, where waiting times exceed ten, as the funeral chapel ends at 6am.
The King and Queen arrived in London in the early afternoon on a Spanish Air Force flight, accompanied by Queen Sofia and Albares. Don Felipe and Doña Letizia have gone to the residence of the Spanish ambassador, where they will stay tonight. Here they greeted their arrival to a group of Spaniards who were waiting for them. The Queen, in black, with a dress different from the one she later wore in the funeral chapel, wore one of the brooches that belonged to Queen Victoria Eugenia, granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England who was born at Balmoral, in a clear gesture to the deceased monarch.
For her part, Queen Sofia has gone to a hotel in London where she will stay and where she will coincide with King Juan Carlos, who has traveled privately from Abu Dhabi. It is not indicated from Zarzuela whether both intend to go to the burning chapel. Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, along with King and Queen Sofia Emeritus, will attend this afternoon’s reception that Carlos III will offer at Buckingham Palace to heads of state and high-ranking dignitaries attending the funeral, including US President Joe Biden.
Tomorrow, the fourth will attend the monarch’s funeral at Westminster Abbey for four decades, although according to protocol they will not sit together. The king will sit in the front rows as head of state together with Doña Letizia, while Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofia will not have such a prominent place. The Royal House has made it clear that it has nothing to do with the organization of the event and its protocol, which is the responsibility of the British authorities. For its part, the government has emphasized that the Spanish delegation is led by Felipe VI, as head of state, while the emeritus king is present by personal invitation and does not represent the state.
Source: La Verdad
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