Royals from around the world descended on London today to attend the coronation of King Charles at Westminster Abbey. Among the attendees were Maxima of the Netherlands and Letizia of Spain.
The Spanish royal, 50, joined her husband King Felipe VI, 55, at the lavish occasion ahead of attending the British monarch s coronation tomorrow in London.
As he basks in the warm glow of respect, and even affection, surrounding his coronation this weekend, King Charles should recall the story of his distant cousin and near namesake ex-king Juan Carlos of Spain as a warning of how speedily a popular monarch can go from hero to zero. The ties between Spain’s Royal
Queen Letizia of Spain and King Felipe VI, who enjoyed a fond relationship with the late monarch, looked sombre as they arrived arm-in-arm at Westminster Abbey for the state funeral on Monday.