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Queen Letizia has presided over the presentation of the Euro Awards for your Banco Santander payroll.

A corporate initiative

in which the elderly

Marujita has captured everyone's attention

due to her naturalness,

skipping protocol,

giving rise to one of the most spontaneous images.

The journalist Ángel Expósito had approached Marujita to speak with her, since this lady was

one of the beneficiaries of the awards

of the last edition, which went to the Fundación Grandes Amigos, which accompanies elderly people who suffer from loneliness.

This lady was very grateful for the project, promoted by Banco Santander, and she did not want to lose her opportunity, since

she had a microphone.

The Monarch, with the lady who wanted to thank her for her work.GTRES

"Letizia, would you give me a hug?" he said suddenly.

The Queen, who was sitting in the front row of the Círculo de Bellas Artes amphitheater,

got up quickly and they embraced

to the applause of those attending the event.

"Ma'am, but don't cry,"

said Doña Letizia.

"No, I'm not going to cry but she plated everything she does and helps," she replied.

Later, Maruja took the opportunity to ask

Ana Botín, president of Santander, for another hug.

a royal commitment

Doña Letizia has attended all the editions of this awards ceremony, which is

financed thanks to donations

from Banco Santander workers through their payroll.

This year 537,114 euros have been raised and throughout these 14 editions

4.6 million have been distributed.

Doña Letizia, together with Ana Botín, president of Banco Santander.GTRES

On this occasion there have been

12 award-winning foundations,

some well known by Doña Letizia.

Not in vain, one of the awards has gone to Apram, the organization that works with

women victims of trafficking

and that Doña Letizia has supported on numerous occasions.

Also the Spanish Association Against Cancer.

Other award-winning associations have been Mamas en Acción, Achalay or the Rafa Nadal Foundation.

Queen Letizia has taken

the podium to express her gratitude

for this initiative: "Civil society in our country is strong, supportive and powerful," concluded the Queen.

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