The King's parents, Princess Eleonor's paternal grandparents, will not be in Congress on October 31 during the Constitution swearing-in ceremony. King Juan Carlos because of the discomfort that his presence in an institutional event would entail, from which he has been voluntarily excluded since before going into self-exile in Abu Dhabi, and Queen Sofia because of the decision she accepted that corresponds to the Kings, princess Eleonor and infanta Sofia the star of the day.
King Juan Carlos will arrive in Madrid on October 31 from Abu Dhabi and, at night, after attending the El Pardo palace at the family celebration for Eleonor's coming of age, he will return to take the plane, this time bound for London, where he will spend the night and spend a few days before returning to the emirate.
Yesterday, La Zarzuela made public the official agenda of the royal family for next week, detailing the institutional events - Congress and Royal Palace - in which the Kings, the Princess and the infanta Sofia will be the main protagonists , but it does not include the family celebration called late in the evening at El Pardo palace, where the kings Juan Carlos and Sofia will be present, as it is considered a private activity.
Queen Sofia, who was indeed at the Congress at the proclamation of Felipe VI, will not be present, this time, at any of the institutional acts called by the oath of Princess Eleonor; nor will Elionor's maternal grandparents, Jesús Ortiz and Paloma Rocasolano.
A little over a month ago, Zarzuela made public that, in addition to the institutional events, on the occasion of Princess Eleonor's oath of the Constitution before the Courts, "later" there would be a family and private celebration at the palace of ' The Pardo From the note it was deduced that King Juan Carlos would only go to this celebration, which is why his presence was excluded from the previous institutional events.
At no time was it considered that King John Charles would attend the swearing-in of Eleonor at the Congress (although he wanted to attend), given that he was not present at the proclamation of Felipe VI either. That time he did not go so as not to detract from his prominence, and, in this one, the decision was finally made to exclude him so that his presence does not alter the functioning of the ceremony, everyone aware, both Zarzuela and himself King Joan Carlos, of the controversy that always accompanies his presence in Spain.
All in all, the emeritus accepted the invitation to celebrate the Princess's coming of age as a family, but the fact of having to give up sleeping in the Zarzuela led to another disagreement. It should be noted that King Juan Carlos himself announced that during his stays in Spain he would not use any publicly owned residence, but, this time, he requested to be able to sleep in what he considers his home, but that, for all intents and purposes , is also the seat of the head of state. Without even considering the possibility of sleeping in a hotel or in a private residence, King Juan Carlos has chosen to leave Madrid right after the celebration called at eight in the evening. Invited by the Kings, in addition to Joan Carles and Sofia, the infants Elena and Cristina will attend, with one of their children; the infanta Margarida, her husband and children; the children of the late Infanta Pilar, the Dukes of Calabria; Queen Anna Maria of Greece, with her daughter, Alexia, and Princess Irene. The Queen's family will also be there: Jesús Ortiz and his wife, Ana Togores; Paloma Rocasolano; Telma Ortiz, with her husband and two daughters, and other relatives.
