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Updated Tuesday, February 27, 2024-01:15

  • Monarchy King Juan Carlos breaks his promise of discretion without warning with the exclusive of his birthday

The funeral for the death of Isabel II led, in September 2022, to the first public meeting of Felipe VI and Don Juan Carlos.

And this Tuesday, a year and a half later, another funeral in Windsor will reunite the father and son in a reunion, once again, full of controversy.

Don Felipe, Doña Letizia and Queen Sofía have traveled to London to

participate in the

thanksgiving mass in honor of Constantine of Greece.

There they will meet again with Juan Carlos I, who flew from Abu Dhabi.

The funeral has been organized by Paul of Greece, current head of the House of Hellenes, with the

help of the Windsors

, who have lent St. George's Chapel for the funeral ceremonies.

If the burial of Constantine, the last king of Greece, brought together representatives of all the European royal houses in Athens, this new act of remembrance will be no less.

And Juan Carlos I has decided

to be present

with the rest of his family to honor the memory of his brother-in-law, since he was the brother of Queen Doña Sofía.

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King Juan Carlos breaks his promise of discretion without warning with the exclusive of his birthday

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King Juan Carlos breaks his promise of discretion without warning with the exclusive of his birthday

This mass will mark the reunion of Don Felipe and his father two months after their

last public meeting.

The Royal House has been used to give normality to the specific meetings between father and son.

They did so until last December 20, when Don Felipe and Doña Letizia shared a lunch, table and tablecloth with Don Juan Carlos for the 60th birthday of Infanta Elena.

The pre-Christmas date seemed to finally normalize relationships within the family.

It was also the fifth meeting of Juan Carlos I and Don Felipe, the third in Spain since the Emeritus left the country in August 2020.

Although Doña Elena's birthday seemed like the place to finally find a middle ground in relationships, Don Juan Carlos's subsequent actions represented a step back in that exercise of trust.

Two weeks later, Juan Carlos I celebrated

a lavish birthday

at his home in Abu Dhabi and gave the photographs of the party to the magazine

¡Hola!, a

procedure that he did not communicate to Zarzuela and that caused discomfort within the functioning of the House.

That is why it is normal to assume that this time's meeting will be just as uncomfortable as it was two years ago.

On September 19, 2022, the four kings met at Westminster Abbey for the funeral of Elizabeth II.

At that time, British protocol had them

sit together

on the same bench, to the left of the coffin.

In the same row, and in order, Doña Sofía, Juan Carlos I, Doña Letizia and Felipe VI took their place.

At no time did the cameras see them exchanging conversations or exchanging glances.

The Thanksgiving mass has had the participation in the organization of King Charles III, who, however,

will not attend

as he is recovering from treatment to cure the cancer he suffers from.

Yes, Queen

Camilla

and other members of the British royal family will attend.

Don Felipe and Doña Letizia traveled to London today from Madrid after traveling yesterday to Valencia to accompany the victims of the building that caught fire last Thursday.

Queen Doña Sofía, however, moved yesterday from Madrid.

Despite the attitude that Don Juan Carlos' exclusive for his birthday surprised in Zarzuela, the father of Felipe VI maintains his plans to resume

monthly trips to Spain

now that he has no pending case, not even with the British Justice.

The Emeritus plans to return to Sanxenxo the week of March 11 to participate in the regattas, which begin after the winter break.

The King's father intends to return to Spain every month since that visit to practice his favorite sport.

Whether he will be discreet or not in his stay is something that Juan Carlos I himself will decide, perhaps based on the lunch that he will share with his son today in Windsor after mass.