: pline to the throne and were supposed to be
: walking out in a dignified way behind their
: parents, their grandparents behind. Instead
: Queen Sofia had seemed to take control and
: wanththem to walk out with her.
Leaving the Cathedral was a total shambles.
Letizia was the first to leave, paying no attention to Felipe.
Followed Q.Sofia and her grand-children and behind, the two Kings.
So much for protocol...
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: I may be in a minority here but I believe
: the
: initial problem was caused, unintentionally,
: by Queen Sofia. First it was contrary to
: precedent and protocol for official photos
: to be taken in the Cathedral , before the RF
: had exited; secondly there was a strict
: protocol. always followed in the past, of
: how the RF leaves the Cathedral. First the
: King and Queen. then the Princess of
: Asturias and Infanta Sodia, then King Juan
: Carlos and Queen Sofia (who I believe have
: not attended together with the King and
: Queen since the abdicat9on) Then, when they
: are outside, the official photos are taken -
: I am sure Queen Sofia has plenty of
: opportunity to have photos with her
: granddaughters and it would ha e bene better
: if this had bene done on another occasion .
: The royal family is not just any family, it
: has certain rules of precedence which now
: apply since the abdication of King Juan
: Carlos. It is very unfortunate that this has
: been presented as if Queen Letizia had
: assaulted her mother-in-law, which is not
: what happened - she was trying to make sure
: that the children followed her and the King,
: the two girls beside each other, as was
: expected. Of course, if she had done
: nothing, the breach of protocol would
: probably not have occasioned much comment
: other than among a few pedants (like me).
: Now this is being presented as a major
: breach between the two Queens, which I think
: is vastly overstated.
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