Posted by Janet on 5/5/2008, 17:16:53, in reply to "Re: Funeral Attendance"
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When the Spanish bombings occured, I recall the BBC News showing the visible tears of Queen Sofia as she embraced one of the family members. Infanta Cristina looked absolutely devastated.
It might not fit with some views that royalty shouldn't express emotion but I don't think their clear upset detracted one tiny bit from
their position. If anything it just showed they in a very positive and moving light and of course you'd be hard pressed to find a more royal lady than Queen Sofia so I don't think it has anything to do with royal blood or training before that issue appears again.
It just showed the Royal family sharing the feeling of the nation and ultimately isn't that part of their reason of existence? To be the focus of the sadness and joy of a nation.
"With nearly choking and collapsing she almost lost her self-control."
The thing I found most strange was that Felipe and Letizia talked at some point to the waiting media, it clearly had the effect of making her even more upset so why they did it, I do not understand.
Perhaps it was just a Spanish thing, simply being polite or something, I think it was last year or the year before and I was rather dumbfounded when my husband was watching Formula One racing and watching the Spanish Grand Prix and the UK TV commentator quite literally bumped into the King of Spain and started chatting to him for a few minutes live on air. I was quite surprised how jovial and polite the Spanish King appeared.
That said it seems to be becoming more common, a few days ago I saw the Dubai Sheikh and Princess Haya being interviewed at the racing on UK TV so who knows perhaps its a British thing, I somehow can't quite imagine Queen Elizabeth II simply addressing some random media cameras.
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