1695899192 The king and his father are meeting today in the

The king and his father are meeting today in the same province, but have no appointment

The king and his father are meeting today in the

Felipe VI and Juan Carlos I will meet today in the province of Pontevedra, on the coast and 15 kilometers apart, but there are no plans for them to see each other. This afternoon, on the island, in the municipality of O Grove, the King opens the La Toja-Vínculo Atlántico Forum, which will bring together politicians, representatives of institutions and business people for three days. Nearby, in Sanxenxo, Juan Carlos I continues to train at the helm of the Bribón in preparation for his participation in the eighth Rey Juan Carlos I regatta, which begins this Thursday and will last until Sunday and in which the Emeritus is the favorite its class (6m). There is no scheduled date between the two until the private family celebration, which will be held at El Pardo Palace on October 31, after Princess Leonor is sworn in before the Cortes on her 18th birthday. There is no official meeting planned today.

The former head of state arrived in Galicia on Monday by private plane, for his fourth visit to Spain since settling in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in August 2020, amid a scandal over his assets hidden abroad. Since his last arrival in Galicia, the Emeritus has remained reserved, taking only a few excursions and concentrating on sailing. This Wednesday, for example, he went to training for two and a half hours, as detailed by the Regatta account (@RegataReyJC) on his X account (formerly Twitter). Even on this fourth visit to Sanxenxo, the press attention waned.

For his part, the King plans to arrive on the island of A Toja before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday to inaugurate the Atlantic Forum, an intellectual and economic mecca of recent years of political and social agreements that justify the benefits of non-partisanship in Spain. . Felipe VI has been taking part in this forum since the first edition in 2019. On this occasion he will be accompanied by the President of the Xunta de Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, and the Minister of Justice, Pilar Llop.

The last time father and son were seen together was in January in Athens, at the funeral of Constantine of Greece, Doña Sofia’s brother. Afterwards, the king said goodbye to the previous monarch with a hug and two kisses and returned to Abu Dhabi. The situation in Pontevedra may be similar to the situation in May last year, when both coincided in Abu Dhabi, where Felipe VI. on the occasion of the death of the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Chief Khalifa Bin Zayed. Nahyan. That’s why father and son limited themselves to a telephone conversation.

The king and his father will meet on October 31 at the private family celebration that will be held at El Pardo Palace to mark Princess Leonor’s 18th birthday, after she swore in the Constitution before the Cortes. The emeritus wants to leave Spain on Monday to return to his home in the Emirates.

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