The back operation of Queen Margaret of Denmark forced the suspension of the State visit of the Kings last April, but this Monday the Danish sovereign has shown signs of being fully recovered and, in an unusual gesture, has traveled to Copenhagen airport to receive King Felipe and Letizia at the foot of the steps.
Accompanied by the crown princes, Frederick and Mary, who usually receive visitors first, and also by Princess Benedicta, Margaret wanted to express the special relationship that unites the two royal families.
The third sister, Ana María, widow of King Constantine of Greece and aunt of Felipe de Borbón, was missing. Margarita's Greek nephews are also the Greek nephews of Kings Juan Carlos and Sofia, who are as much brothers-in-law of Ana María as Margaret was of the late King Constantine.
During his youth, with the connection of his common cousins Paul and Nicholas of Greece, King Philip maintained a close relationship with the crown prince of Denmark. So much so that Frederick met his wife, Princess Mary, at the same time as Philip of Bourbon and the Greek princes since they were all together in the cocktail bar in Sydney Harbor, where everyone used to go during the Olympic Games held. in the Australian city in 2000.
The closeness and complicity between the two families was evident this Monday in the reception at the airport, where in addition to the honors of welcoming a head of state, a warm meeting between relatives could also be seen. There were kisses between the Kings and Queen Margaret, and the rest of the members of the Danish royal family and in addition, both Princess Mary and Princess Benedicta made the mandatory bow to both the King and Queen Letizia, who was wearing a coat. clear with Mago signature belt. Inside Amalienborg, Letizia took off her coat and was seen in a ruby red dress from the Carolina Herrera brand.
After the reception at the airport, the delegation left by car to the citadel of Copenhagen where they changed motor vehicles for floats to arrive, escorted by the mounted squadron of the Hussar Regiment of the royal guard, to Amalienborg Palace, which together to Fredensborg, it is the residence of Queen Margaret. In the first, the autumn-winter season passes and, in the second, where the Kings will stay until Wednesday, the spring-summer season.
After the welcome ceremony in Amalienborg, the King holds a meeting with the Prime Minister of Denmark, the social democrat Mette Federiksen, at Christiansborg Palace, where in the evening the gala dinner will be held, attended by the Danish royal family and where queens and princesses are expected to wear tiaras and decorations. Members of the Danish government, representatives of the Danish and Spanish business world, and representatives of culture and sports will also be present.
