Marina Pina

Updated Friday, March 29, 2024-7:30 p.m.

  • Monarchy Queen Sofía covers the Legion at the landing of the Christ of the Good Death in Malaga

Queen Doña Sofía has once again appeared by surprise in a procession. The wife of Juan Carlos I appeared at seven in the afternoon at the Royal Palace of Madrid to witness

the departure of the Cristo de los Alabarderos

, the sculpture by Felipe Torres Villarejo that leaves from the Prince's door of the Royal Palace every Good Friday. Madrid.

Doña Sofía attended this event accompanied by the Infanta Doña Cristina and her sister, Princess

Irene of Greece.

The public waiting for the exit of the Paso broke into applause and cheers when they saw the arrival of Felipe VI's mother, who went into the hallway of the Palace to greet the brothers gathered there next to Christ.

The eldest brother of the brotherhood greeted the Queen and gave her a medal. Doña Sofía, her sister and her daughter have been photographed

in front of the image

of Christ along with the 44 walkers that, supporting 50 kilos each, carry out in procession.

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Although the rain has raised doubts about whether or not to remove the image, ten minutes after seven in the afternoon the Guiding Cross was placed at the door of the Prince of the Royal Palace and the penitents were placed behind it. On the side of the entrance hall, Doña Sofía was paying attention to the placement of the different sections of penitents before the exit of the Christ. In addition to the members of the brotherhood, the passage is escorted by members of the

Company of Halberdiers.

This is the third public appearance of Queen Doña Sofía this Holy Week. The mother of the Head of State went to Palma last weekend and there, on Monday, she presided over the concert in favor of Proyecto hombre. On Wednesday, the Queen Emeritus left for Malaga, where she visited two brotherhoods that afternoon. Already on Thursday she presided over the disembarkation of the Legion and the departure of the Cristo de Mena.

Around 20 minutes after seven in the afternoon, the Virgin of the Seven Sorrows left the Parish of Santa Cruz. Behind her, the Christ of the Halberdiers advanced through the hallway of the Royal Palace. His departure must be

coordinated

, since Christ goes

to meet the Virgin

in the Plaza de la Villa. That is why two minutes after leaving the Virgin Pass, the foreman gave orders to the walkers to begin removing the Christ.

"Today the congregation has

a great honor,

Queen Doña Sofía is going to call the step," the foreman explained to the walkers. Then, the Emerita took the hammer to carry out the uprising and exclaimed: "for Spain." Immediately afterwards, the procession began under the strains of the national anthem.