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Updated Saturday, March 2, 2024-20:45

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This Saturday, the Kings visited the funeral chapel of

Fernando Gómez-Acebo, who died on Friday at the age of 49

.

Around seven thirty in the afternoon, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia arrived with a saddened expression at the La Paz Mortuary, near Tres Cantos (Madrid), where the mortal remains of the monarch's cousin rest.

They have also been joined by Queen Sofía, who has come to protect her nephews along with her sister Irene.

Hours before, around one in the afternoon,

Infanta Elena

had traveled to the funeral home , who coincided with other relatives and friends of the family such as

Blanca Suelves

,

Rafael Medina

,

Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada

and the businessman

Arturo Fernández

.

Infanta Elena upon her arrival at the funeral home.FERNANDO VILLAREFE

The Infanta has arrived without making any statements to the gathered media and has gone directly to the room where the youngest son of the Infanta Pilar is being watched, who died due to respiratory failure in the hospital where he had been admitted since last year. Monday.

Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada did make some comments at the end of the funeral chapel, highlighting that "the Gómez-Acebos are great" and "one of the nicest families in Spain."

The designer is above all friends with Simoneta, Fernando's older sister, who she believes will be the one she misses the most, since they were "very close."

Furthermore, the designer has assured, "she has taken on the role of mother" since the death of Infanta Pilar in January 2020 due to colon cancer.

Simoneta Gómez-Acebo and her daughter, María, upon arrival at the funeral home.FERNANDO VILLAREFE

Among the friends and family who attended the funeral chapel,

Mónica Martín Luque

, ex-wife of Fernando Gómez-Acebo, stood out, who arrived visibly affected, and whose presence "has made everyone very excited," De explained. the Prada.

Nadia Halamandari, his second wife and mother of her only child, Nicolás, 8 years old, also wanted to say goodbye to her ex-husband and went to the funeral home with the little one.

Mónica Martín-Luque, with glasses, very affected.GTRES

The one who was secretary of the Infantas Elena and Cristina,

Carlos García Revenga

, has assured for his part that Fernando "was a very endearing person and who made himself loved."

Nadia Halamandari and her son upon arrival at the funeral home.GTRES

Another of those who has also approached has been the businessman Arturo Fernández, who has defined Gómez-Acebo as "a magnificent boy" and has expressed his "sadness" for his premature death.

For her part,

Tessa from Bavaria

has said that the situation is "very sad."

The brothers of the deceased have also traveled separately to the funeral home: Simoneta, Juan, Bruno and Beltrán, the latter accompanied by

Rafael Medina

and his wife,

Laura Vecino

.

Other well-known faces, such as

José María Aznar Botella, Beatriz de Borbón, Paloma Segrelles and Adolfo Suárez

have supported the family.