Every year, with the aim of maintaining a transparent institution that complies with the laws, the Royal Household has made public the gifts received by the members of the royal family during the year 2023.
This is a detailed list of all the presents given to King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, Infanta Sofia and Queen Emeritus Sofia, while performing their representative duties.
In this list, objects as varied as a stuffed animal for the King or a hat for the Queen appear.
Gifts Received by Spanish Royal Family in 2023
This long list includes the 301 institutional gifts received by the Royal Family during their activities or the presents offered by the public administrations, or entities and institutions integrated in the state, autonomous or local public sector, as well as the gifts offered by the authorities of a foreign State.
As the Royal Household clarifies, the destination of all of them is National Heritage.
When analyzing the list, several details stand out, such as the coats that the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, gave to Letizia, Leonor and Sofia when he visited Spain in December 2023.
The Alaouite monarch met with Felipe VI and gave him the three garments for his wife and daughters.
“During his previous trip to Spain in June, accompanied on this occasion by Queen Rania, Abdullah II presented Don Felipe with a wooden box and moving sand in a round frame, and Letizia with a wooden jewelry box.”
There are in the list other gifts made by members of the royals.
When Felipe and Letizia made a state trip to Denmark in November, Margarita II presented them with a tray and cutlery for two diners.
“She also gave them a framed photograph of herself, as did the then heirs, Frederick and Mary.”
King Felipe
The Spanish monarch was the most gifted in 2023, with a total of 150 gifts.
Highlights included a guayabera and a cashmere wool scarf he received at Fitur, a model of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium from Real Madrid.
She received a San Fermin scarf from the mayoress of Pamplona -which the Queen also received-, and two sets of cufflinks from the president of Ecuador, among others.
Queen Letizia
In second place, with 72 objects, is the Queen.
She was honored with two handbags by the firm Ansa per Ansa on her visit to Mahón; two musical instruments when she made a state visit with Felipe VI to Angola.
She received two sets of earrings and barrettes from the Mayor of Cordoba; four placemats from Zelensky when she traveled to Granada in October; and a handkerchief from the director of the Cervantes Institute, among many other gifts.
Princess Leonor
As for the Princess of Asturias, she received 14 gifts, including a pendant with the Santina of the firm Quirós, a gift from the president of Asturias, or a brooch with the Cross of Caravaca, a gift from the mayor of Murcia.
Infanta Sofia
For its part, the Infanta Sofia accumulates two individual gifts, although the list also includes gifts she received with her sister, a total of four.
Queen Sofia
Queen Sofia also appears in the list, with 8 gifts, including a portrait of the Princess of Asturias made by José Lozano Bravo, and a silk scarf by the Mayor of Malaga.