Kings Felipe VI and Letizia will be absent this Saturday of the Goya Awards, which will be held in Granada. There is no official confirmation of the Royal House about the reasons why they will not attend, but an expert in protocol ensures that one of the reasons is that they do not want to politicize the event.
This year, the gala will arrive with the absence of some of its great stars: Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvarwhose movie, The next roomIt has ten nominations. Unfortunately, both have caused leave for medical reasons.
But the case of the monarchs is very different, because every year they receive the invitation and do not usually go. In fact, The king was only present on one occasion, in 2000, when he was prince. The current head of state traveled to Barcelona, where they were celebrated, and monopolized all eyes. Even Almodóvar sang her happy birthday when she took the stage.
In fact, this could be one of the reasons why they prefer not to go, not to eclipse true artists. And, although there is no official confirmation, María José Gómez Verdú, an expert in protocol, held Readings That these absences They are not for “personal preferences”but for “the way in which the Spanish Royal House conceives its role within society.”
“In the case of Queen Letizia, her institutional agenda is more linked to education, health and social sphere. There is no organic link between the Royal House and the Cinema Academy Spanish that makes its presence necessary, “he added.
In addition, the specialist said there is usually distance between the monarchy and the cinema for try not to politicize. Even so, the truth is that the president of the Government and other regional politicians, such as Pedro Sánchez, who will be this Saturday in Granada; or Juan García-Gallardo, former vice president of the Junta de Castilla y León, who was in 2024 in the edition held in Valladolid even though he described some filmmakers as “Ladies who want to live from producing film works that nobody sees later.”
But, as regards the Royal House, María José Gómez Verdú also pointed out that going to an act of this type represents “a complex entry of protocol, tradition and institutional strategy”, which would also complicate her presence there.
The expert defended that Felipe VI’s assistance In 2000 “it was an exceptional fact Within the Spanish Royal House protocol “which,” at that time, was interpreted as a gesture of support for Spanish culture and cinema, but did not sit a precedent for future appearances “or future relations between cinema and the monarchy.
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