Posted by manuel on 6/5/2008, 19:34:20, in reply to "Its coming from the top down though…."
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Yes, Janet, he is responsible for that change. As I explained to Henri, if the media approach and interview him, it is because he is not against it. The media would not do it if they knew he would be upset.
Anyway, about the King mixing with people, he has always done it. Spanish royals have always had a special combination of royalty and simplicity. Infanta Isabel, Isabel II's daughter, who was known for being very attached to royal protocol, was also often seen mingling with ordinary people. She was very popular. The same happened with Alfonso XIII. On the contrary, Queen VE never succeeded in that custom (not at all a tradition at the British court) and that's why she was always defined as cold and distant.
So, that combination of royalty and simplicity is a key mark of Spanish royals. That's why the King is always defined as "campechano", a Spanish word I do not know how to translate. My dict says unpretentious, straightforward, hearty.
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: Ultimately it is the King of Spain who is
: responsible for such developments, these
: aren’t paparazzi media hounding royals at
: private events but representatives from
: leading media and television outlets who on
: encountering the King of Spain in the middle
: of the Grand Prix and are confident he will
: speak to them.
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: I was quite surprised he wasn’t kept in a
: special royal enclosure but perhaps he likes
: to be in the thick of the action, ultimately
: the King has set the precedent and seems
: happy to continue with it, even if it is
: somewhat strange to see the head of probably
: the most illustrious royal dynasty still
: reigning today being interviewed on a racing
: track and hanging out like a celebrity.
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