The protagonist and clear message contains a Christmas photo of Kings Felipe and Letizia: What is the meaning of the folded hands in the picture?

Spain’s royal family have shared their long-awaited Christmas portrait, leaving a clear and touching message. In the Christmas picture, Kings Felipe and Letizia posed with their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, closing what for them was one of the most important events of 2023.

To the surprise of those who closely followed the lineage’s journey, the photo was an unpublished portrait taken on the day Leonor turned 18, taken in the hours just before she was sworn in to the Constitution in the Congress of Deputies. Telecinco says.

Christmas greetings from the kings, Felipe and Letizia

In the new Christmas card with which the kings see off the current year, the message “Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year 2024” can be read in English and Spanish, accompanied by the handwriting “This is how we wish all our love.” Below also appear the corresponding signatures of Felipe, Letizia, Leonor and Sofía, all freehand.

In the picture, the four members pose with the same clothes they wore on the day of Leonora’s swearing-in. From left to right, King Felipe VI, Infanta Sofia, Princess Leonor and Queen Letizia appear.

The photo has a clear meaning: it reflects family and institutional solidity, at a time when some Spanish and international media have repeated rumors of Letiza’s alleged infidelity with her former brother-in-law Jaime del Burgo.

Hidden details of the photo

The same Spanish portal, Telecinco The great gesture in the hands of Letizia and her daughter Leonor stands out. Both appear holding intertwined hands, something that usually originated as an action by the queen in support of the princess, the heir to the throne, at key moments after she began to fulfill her great royal duties.

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This would answer the key message of the print: Leonor is the protagonist and on her shoulders the sketches of the diplomatic future of the country begin to be found. All this was summed up after the princess came of age on October 31.

Despite the above, it is also worth recalling that last year’s Christmas card featured only a portrait of the sisters, Leonor and Sofía. And on this occasion, they appeared holding hands. It was his last year with the modern level of responsibility before the royal family.

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