The kings of Spain, Felipe VI y Joygreeted this Sunday a Pope Leo XIV After participating in the initial mass of pontificates officiated in the Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano, a meeting that It lasted about 50 seconds and in which the three exchanged cordial words and smiles.
As Casa Real, the monarchs reported They congratulated personally to Leo XIV for his pontificate and expressed him His desire to see him soon for Spain.
Shortly after finishing the solemn ceremony of the initial mass of the pontificate, Felipe VI and Mrs. Lethezia, as well as other international delegations, were able to greet the Pope. When the Spanish kings belong to a Catholic monarchy, they were The rooms in being received by the Supreme Pontiff, who previously received the Italian, Peruvian and American delegations, with Vice President JD Vance in the lead.
It was at that moment when the king he transmitted his desires On behalf of Spain and spoke to him, in front of the watchful eye of Queen Letizia.
As the sources of the Real house have moved, the kings “transmitted to their holiness the congratulations of the Pope and the best wishes in the name of the Spanish people, the government and the royal family for a pontificate Ventuous, and that They hope to see him early for Spain“.
A pontificate on which Felipe has already told you after his choice to be confident of being “a true Source of hope for humanity“.
As they did on March 19, 2013, then as principles, at the beginning of Francisco, Felipe VI and Queen Letizia participated in the ceremony in which Leo XIV received the fisherman’s ring and the palliumSymbols of pontifical power.
The kings of Spain have reached 9.45 local time in the Vatican to participate, in an exceptional place in the Plaza de San Pedro, in this mass, which is prolonged for more than two hours.
Felipe came to you dress Gala uniform of the Earth Army Armywith the toison gold and the large cross of Carlos III, while Queen Letizia has become white And with Mantilla of the same color, by virtue of a privilege of the Vatican who enjoyed the Catholic queens, in front of the black who must transport most of the guests.
With this long dress with round neck and long sleeves of narrow silhouette, Letizia Ortiz was One of the four queens Which was able to go blank to the ceremony and that Charlene de Monaco, Matilde de Belgica and María Teresa de Luxembourg also took.
Is a Old symbol thanks From the Vatican to the royal houses that remained faithful to the Catholic Church when in other kingdoms they convert to the Protestant churches and that Queen Letizia had had for the first time when, together with Felipe VI, she made her first trip outside Spain recently named King.
