The incidents that occurred this Sunday during the institutional visit of the Kings of Spain, Felipe VI and Doña Letizia, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the Valencian Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, to the town of Paiporta (known as part of ground zero of the DANA that has destroyed the province) have unleashed a national political storm and they took over this monday the front pages of the entire European press.
The images of the throwing of mud against the authorities have gone around the world and also the different reactions of Pedro Sánchez and the Kings. The security team Chief Executive evacuated him immediately upon sensing the risk security, while the monarchs decided to stay and engage in dialogue with many of the citizens present there.
«How can they not be angry?», confessed Queen Letizia to ABC journalist Angie Calero, present there. The emotion of the Kings was palpable in the numerous graphic and audiovisual material that this visit generated.
This Monday, on social networks, the British historian Simon Sebag Montefiorea well-known and successful historian and author of essays on the history of Russia (where his books on Stalin, The Romanovs and Catherine the Great stand out) or ‘Jerusalem. The biography used the photographs of the monarchs to express its analysis and conclusions about the events. ABC last interviewed him in 2023.
«A class on why the family power of the monarchy endures and it works,” Sebag Montefiore begins his message on X.
“It was fascinating to see the royal dignity, personal courage and admirable grace under pressure of Philip VI, King of Spain, who visited the enraged and heartbroken people of Valencia… while the head of government Sánchez fled in an ignoble manner», this historian breaks down the images with a photo of King Felipe VI and another of people hitting one of the supposed vehicles of the president’s motorcade.
A class in why the familial power of monarchy endures and works. It was fascinating to see the regal dignity personal courage & admirable grace under pressure of Felipe VI King of Spain visiting the enraged heartbroken people of Valencia …while the head of government Sanchez… pic.twitter.com/6ix2Y2p2Tw
— S Sebag Montefiore (@simonmontefiore) November 4, 2024
And he concluded his message with a forceful sentence: “Character is everything.”
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