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The Majorcan 'baptism' of the Infanta Leonor
The heiress to the throne of Spain puts for the first time with the Royal Family the complete one in the door of the Cathedral of Palm
PALMA. - In only four minutes the photographers are capable of catching 235 photographies - five instantaneous ones per second-. " There is the too material one. Often it is bad to have so much because you do not know wherefrom choosing ". It was the case yesterday of the put official first one in Palm of the Infanta Leonor, heiress to the throne of Spain.
The Royal Family came to the complete one at 12.10 hours to the cathedral of Palm. The King Juan Carlos was leading a Volvo. In it also the Queen was travelling Sofia.
The following car, an Audi, it was handled by the Prince Felipe. Also he was accompanied By Letizia Ortiz, Princess of Asturias, and the authentic protagonist of the day, the Infanta Leonor de Borbón, in her baptism before the Majorcan society.
The infanta, of clear eyes, rubita and of rosy cheeks, put with a blue garment and a few socks roses. Letizia was dressing a clear suit and was smiling with mother's satisfaction. While, the Prince was supporting a white bib.
The Infanta Elena accompanied of Jaime de Marichalar, came together with their two children, Felipe Juan Froilán, who there looked at the camera in a tone half surprise or challenge and Victoria Federica, who was taking a long skirt.
The Infanta Cristina, beautiful and radiant, since always, dressed their three children (Juan Valentín, Pablo Nicolás and Miguel) with a green jersey with a navy blue trousers and she supported in arms her daughter, Irene Urdangarin de Borbón.
The public, a thousand, vibrated with the Royal Family. It was the case of 40-year-old Rosa Maria Sanchez, native of Alicante, of vacations in Palm, who waited for three quarters of hour in the door of the Seu. " They could have greeted a bit, but I am very satisfied. A lot of illusion has made me be able to see them personally ", stood out Sanchez to this diary.
Another tourist, 28-year-old Juan Mari Romero, native of Badajoz, went away to the cathedral because walking along the Maritime Walk realized the massive police presence. " I have found out about fluke ", admitted Romero.
Principal door
On having concluded the mass, which extended during 50 minutes and which was presided by the bishop of Majorca, Jesus Murgui and the dean of the cathedral of Palm, Juan Darder, the Royal Family went out again for the principal door and received warm vítores while its members were saying goodbye of the bishop and the chapter and were greeting the congregated persons.
The Kings of Spain moved to Palm last Holy Thursday to pass a few days during the Holy Week, epoch in which their presence is habitual in Majorca, in their residence of Marivent's Palace, to where they moved after the mass of Easter passed 13.15 hours for a familiar lunch.