The secret escape of the kings of Holland to Córdoba

Strictly incognito.

, traveled

to Córdoba last week to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary, a link that took place on February 2, 2002 in the Nieuwe Kerk or new cathedral in Amsterdam.

According to ABC reports

, during their stay in the ancient capital of the caliphate, the monarchs made a private visit to the mosque, where a guide explained the history of the monument in detail.

They also toured other emblematic places, and made a stop to eat at a typical restaurant, the

, close to the house of the bullfighter Manolete, which was the former residence of the Marchioness of Valdeloro. The building preserves its beautiful patio and its plinths with the typical Mozarabic tiles, highlighting among its specialties the fresh fish from the port of Motril, as well as the typical salmorejo or the oxtail stew. King Guillermo had already visited

on other occasions, such as in May 98, to attend a pigeon hunt organized by

.

After their stay in

,

went to

, a city that brings back very special memories, as they met there at the April Fair in 1999. The queen, born in Buenos Aires, was the daughter of Jorge Zorreguieta, who had held the position of minister of agriculture during the Videla dictatorship, which caused him to be vetoed at his daughter's wedding to the then heir to the Dutch throne. When the then 28-year-old attractive Argentine met Guillermo, she was serving as vice president of the emerging markets division of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in New York, a major German investment bank. A mutual friend, Cynthya Kauffmann, introduced Guillermo to him at the booth of the

known as "el aero", one of the most exclusive of the fair, since among its founding members is King Alfonso XIII himself and other members of royalty.

It seems that the crush was instantaneous, because on March 30, 2001, less than two years later, the couple announced their engagement.

It is not the first time that the Dutch monarchs have returned to

, they also did so at the fair in April 2019 accompanied by their three daughters,

, and then visited the airport booth, where they met, who had been decorated with orange tulips for the occasion.

This time it was not an incognito trip, because the walk through the royal fair of Queen

and her daughters, dressed in faralaes dresses by the firm Fabiola, was very popular.

They made the journey in a beautiful horse carriage owned by Iván Bohorquez, and even

he was encouraged in the booth to dance a rumba.

This time the circumstances are different, since her escapades bypassing the restrictions of the pandemic and the luxurious lifestyle of the Dutch monarchs have raised great controversy in their country.

In 2020 they even had to apologize publicly for being photographed on the Greek island of Spetses without a mask and without keeping a safe distance.

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