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Casa Real has presented, for the sixth consecutive year, the

rendering of accounts for

the 2020 financial year. As part

of the transparency commitment

that Don Felipe acquired after accessing the Throne, the Institution voluntarily submits itself to a double examination every year. First to a report from the auditor of the House and then to an audit of accounts carried out by the General Comptroller of the State Administration.

In 2020,

the budget

of the Royal Household was the same as in the two previous years due to the lack of General State Budgets.

For this reason, its total amount was set

at 7,887,150 euros

, money that was released by the Treasury in two payments of two million euros on March 11 and April 28 and a third income of 3,887,150 euros on 18 of September.

That money was distributed internally in different items.

Initially,

679,818 euros

were allocated

for the salaries of the Royal Family.

However, with the withdrawal of the assignment to Don Juan Carlos, the item "has decreased by 21% in relation to the final credit of the previous year," explains the auditor of the House.

COVID 'VICTIM' BUDGET

The report says that

the salary

of the house staff

was

raised

by

2%,

"equivalent to that contemplated for personnel in the service of the public sector." Due to the pandemic, current expenses "derived from leases, repairs and maintenance, acquisition of materials and miscellaneous supplies ..."

fell by 6.59%

compared to the previous year. The same happened with the "investments" item, of which 79.52% was executed due to "the fact that part of the planned tasks could not be carried out as a result of certain restrictions that occurred during the state period. alarm ".

On the other hand, the

112,000 euros

that the House allocates to a contingency fund designed for possible unforeseen events was spent entirely, "mainly in investments."

The General Comptroller of the State Administration, an independent body of Zarzuela and which has carried out an audit in accordance with the law, believes that the accounts presented by Casa Real express "

the true image of the patrimony

and financial situation of the Institution" .

In their report they explain that Casa Real finally

spent 8,535,669.66

euros.

That is, 648,519.66 euros more than budgeted, however, "the budgetary modifications have not led to an increase in credit, since they financed it" with a charge to the reserves generated by the House of HM the King in previous years. " more, "the result has thrown

a budget surplus of 595,308.60 euros".

246 gifts in 2020

Don Felipe's commitment to transparency also involves publishing every year the

list of institutional gifts

received throughout the previous year. After during the reign of Don Juan Carlos, cars, palaces and jewels were accepted as presents, his son began his stage by setting the limit of those present

to the institutional.

In total, the family received 246 presents last year,

none for Don Juan Carlos

, since he was already retired and only one for Doña Sofía, who has less and less institutional activity despite being part of the Royal Family.

The detail is as follows:

Felipe VI received 89 gifts

, the Queen, 61 and they as a couple 70. As a Royal Family they had 14 present. In addition, the Princess of Asturias had two gifts for her and another 9 for her and her sister, the Infanta Sofía, who did not receive any present alone.

Among the most striking gifts, it should be said that the

Russian ambassador

was the only one who sent a present - a travel book through his country - to Don Felipe for his birthday. For her part, the Polish ambassador sent them Christmas decorations in December. The king received

a tricorn

from the Civil Guard, a model of the Magdalena palace and another from the Caravel of Santa María. Also three ties, two pairs of cufflinks, a pin, a Uruguayan mate set, a board game and a globe. He also has among his gifts an autographed Fernando Alonso helmet.

Doña Letizia, whose passion for reading is well known,

received 20 books out

of the 61 presented to her, among which the copy of

Fortunata and Jacinta given

to her by the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, stands out. Also a handmade necklace from Senegal, five bracelets, a chest from Morocco, three handkerchiefs and a

pashmina

. They did not forget the covid and the Queen was honored with a total of eight masks. From her cooperation trip to Honduras she returned with four bags and two hats made of local crafts.

Princess Leonor received for her birthday

a facsimile of Don Quixote, a

gift from Pilar Llop Cuenca, president of the Senate.

Also for his 15th anniversary the mayor of Gdansk, a city in Poland, sent him

a congratulatory letter

.

For their part, both her sister and she received the books

The adventure of the first round the world

and the classic

Platero y yo.

The pandemic has also transformed the gifts of the Kings, and many have been those who have seen the opportunity to give them

masks as presents

.

The King received two alone, Doña Letizia, eight and in acts together they were given 15 more.

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