In an unprecedented event, former King Juan Carlos held an impressive family reunion.
The emeritus king managed to meet with his granddaughter, Princess Leonor, in a moment that transcended the personal, given the current circumstances surrounding his figure.
Among those present were also Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI, who shared with the monarch amidst the controversy over the dissemination of images showing him kissing his mistress.
These photographs, which had not been published in Spanish territory until now, appeared in the Dutch magazine Privé.
This scandal has generated a flood of reactions and intense media attention.
Meeting between King Juan Carlos and Princess Leonor
Prior to this significant meeting, the emeritus king was expected to attend the regattas on Friday, September 27. However, the controversies surrounding him led him to modify his plans and decide not to appear at the event. Instead, he preferred to visit his granddaughter.
The reunion between King Juan Carlos and Princess Leonor took place at the Naval School of Marin, where the emeritus king moved to.
This brief family meeting included the presence of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, who complemented the occasion with a surprise trip to Galicia to meet with the monarch.
Although the family has tried to keep the details of their meeting private, the situation has sparked conjecture in the Spanish press.
Rumor has it that the reason for the meeting between Felipe VI and his father is by no means a secret. The current king is seeking to discover details about possible additional photographs of former King Juan Carlos with women, as well as to obtain information about compromising audios that could come to light.
Felipe VI is cautiously concerned about preparing his communication cabinet for the crisis that could potentially affect the Royal Household, especially after having achieved a rapprochement with Infanta Cristina after so many years.
As for his meeting with Princess Leonor, the emeritus king showed interest in knowing how his granddaughter is adapting to her new residence and her first experiences in the naval field.
This new educational stage that Leonor is facing involves her first trips to the sea, and both her father and grandfather, with extensive maritime backgrounds, wanted to offer her advice in this area.
The emeritus king is in the region of Galicia enjoying the regattas, an event that marks his agenda and which he wanted to attend this year.
He is currently staying at a friend’s house, near the Naval School of Marin, which facilitated his surprise visit to Princess Leonor, without prior notice to the media.
This family meeting, in the midst of a complicated moment for the Spanish royal family, highlights the complexity of interpersonal relationships in the context of media revelations and the need to deal with possible future crises.