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I came across this lovely pic of Leonor greeting the Press yesterday:
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The new photos of Felipe, Letizia, Leonor and Sofia are great! The girls are adorable and I think Leonor is starting to look a lot like Letizia now. I think Sofia looks more like the Borbons since I see a lot of Queen Sofia, Juan Carlos and Elena in her. I find it interesting how the greeted the press afterwards, since I don't remember them doing that in previous photoshoots - perhaps it's something they have to do now that Felipe is King.
I particularly love these photos of Leonor and Felipe, Sofia and Felipe with Leonor and Letizia looking on and Leonor and Sofia together.
People are arriving to the reception, there are some people watching close to the palace.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BudLTLlCYAApF05.jpg
I´m liking a lot the new King and Queen´s style. Changing the tradictional formal dinner with about 40 guests from the high authorities from the Balearic Islands for a more informal reception to 200 people from different circles: politicians, sportmen, artists, activists, students, etc, seems like a very effective gesture. Greeting the people outside the palace before the reception starts is even a greater one. They do this quite often now, it may attract more people to wait for them at the events, which would be fantastic as well.
And they´re greeting the guest at the palace´s courtyard, lovely. It is goegeous and looks more summery and islander.
I´m liking a lot the new King and Queen´s style. Changing the tradictional formal dinner with about 40 guests from the high authorities from the Balearic Islands for a more informal reception to 200 people from different circles: politicians, sportmen, artists, activists, students, etc, seems like a very effective gesture. Greeting the people outside the palace before the reception starts is even a greater one. They do this quite often now, it may attract more people to wait for them at the events, which would be fantastic as well.
And they´re greeting the guest at the palace´s courtyard, lovely. It is goegeous and looks more summery and islander.
isnt Juan Carlos with them ? ....
It's interesting to see the differences in greetings: some women curtsey to the Queens but not to the King, some don't curtsey to either King or Queens, some curtsey to all three. The men, too, have variations, though most seem to only nod their heads slightly. Some women did exceptionally deep curtsies - though that may be a function of physical ability.
Given the wide range it's clear that it's a case of doing what feels right to each person.
Anyone know what the 'modern' protocols are around the Spanish Royal Family regarding this aspect?
I'd imagine the protocol is relaxed and if guest want to curtsey they can do so but its not obligatory.
DM is british, 95% of Brits have no idea that Spain has a king. So they try to raise interest by mentioning something that most Brits are able to connect to Spain, eg Magaluf. Sad but true.