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Updated Friday, February 2, 2024-13:21

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This Friday , Felipe VI

made an

unusual appearance

by being seen as just another passer-by

outside the

Royal Palace of Madrid, from where

he walked

to the Gallery of the Royal Collections to participate in an event to the surprise of the tourists who They were in the area.

The King went to the Royal Palace to

hold an audience with a group of sailors

from Peru and two hours later he had a second event in the Gallery of the Royal Collections, located in front of the Plaza de la Armería, to deliver the

s National Awards for Sociology

and Political Science. Instead of traveling

in an official vehicle,

the Monarch traveled on foot

the approximately 400 meters

that separate the palace from the museum.

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Accompanied by the

president of National Heritage,

Ana de la Cueva, and by some of his collaborators, the head of state

crossed the Patio de la Armería

and entered the door located in front of the Almudena cathedral.

The tourists present in the square have

shown their surprise

at seeing the King walking with his entourage, so many of them have

taken out their mobile phones

to capture the unusual image.

After leaving the Armory, Don Felipe greeted the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes,

Félix Bolaños,

the Minister of Equality,

Ana Redondo,

and the president of the Sociological Research Center (CIS),

José Félix Tezanos,

with whom he has participated in the awards ceremony.

Don Felipe, accompanied by Tezanos, presents the 2023 National Prize for Sociology and Political Science to Professor Carlota Solé i Puig.JJ GuillénEFE

At the entrance to the Gallery of Royal Collections, adjacent to the cathedral,

another group of visitors

waited for the King's appearance, some of whom applauded

and cheered him.

At the museum, Felipe VI presented Professor Rafael Pardo Avellaneda and Professor Carlota Solé i Puig with the

National Awards for Sociology and Political Science

for the 2022 and 2023 editions, respectively. The award, granted by the CIS, recognizes the professional career or work of someone who has made a relevant scientific contribution in the field of Sociology or Political Science.