Queen Sofia remains under observation this Friday at the Ruber Internacional clinic in Madrid, where King Felipe and Letizia visited her on Thursday afternoon. The King’s mother has been hospitalized since Tuesday night due to a urinary infection, but her evolution is favorable, according to sources at the Zarzuela palace. After spending almost an hour inside the medical center, the King, through the car window, stated that his mother is fine and “wanting to go out,” but responded with “I don’t know exactly, calmly.” to the question of when he was expected to be discharged.
After spending three nights in the hospital, this Friday the doctors have decided to continue keeping the King’s mother under observation until the required 48 hours without fever are exceeded, proof that the infection has disappeared, so if no complications occur , he is expected to be discharged this weekend.
The King, together with Queen Letiiza, answers journalists’ questions from the car after leaving to visit his mother
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The King, who was with his mother at the time of admission and returned to visit her on Wednesday afternoon, returned to the hospital on Thursday, accompanied this time by Queen Letizia, with whom he was with the patient for about an hour. Infanta Elena, who already visited her mother on Wednesday afternoon, did so again on Thursday shortly after the Kings left.
Princess Irene of Greece, accompanied by Laura Hurtado de Mendoza, went this Friday to visit her sister
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The Kings had flown early on Thursday from Madrid to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where in the morning they presented the National Innovation and Design awards. In the city of Gran Canaria, they starred in some anecdotes with a group of children who were waiting for them at the exit of the Miller Building, the auditorium where the awards were presented. A little girl pinched the King’s hand to check if he was real, while the Queen bent down to talk to the little ones.
The Kings give each other a tender look during their stay this Thursday in Las Palmas. Letizia has debuted a coral-colored jacket suit from the Hugo Boss brand
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For her visit to Las Palmas, Queen Letizia debuted a spring coral-colored jacket suit from the Hugo Boss brand, the same one with which she appeared late in the afternoon, upon her arrival at the hospital to visit Queen Sofia.
After the meal, the Kings returned to Madrid and from the Torrejón base, where the official plane landed shortly before 7 p.m., Felipe, driving the car, and Letizia headed to the hospital.
The Kings greet a group of children in Las Palmas, where this Thursday they handed out the Design and Innovation awards
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The King’s mother, 85 years old, has always enjoyed good health as she herself has acknowledged on several occasions; In her medical history, in addition to her three births, there are only a few episodes of flu and covid. A few years ago she underwent surgery for bunions on both feet, in two different interventions, but she is not known to have any other pathology.
Queen Sofía appeared for the last time in public this Monday, in the company of King Juan Carlos, at the funeral of her nephew Fernando Gómez-Acebo, which took place in the military cathedral of Madrid. On Saturday, she also attended the wedding banquet of the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, and Teresa Urquijo, which took place on a farm in Colmenar Viejo, owned by the bride’s maternal grandparents. During Holy Week, the King’s mother, in addition to attending the Holy Monday concert that took place in the cathedral of Palma, traveled to Malaga to attend the procession of the Christ of the Good Death and, the following day, Good Friday, He was also in the Cristo de los Alabarderos, in Madrid.
MADRID, 04/08/2024.- Queen Sofía and Infanta Cristina (behind, d) upon leaving the funeral in memory of Fernando Gómez-Acebo, cousin of Felipe VI, this Monday at the Cathedral Church of the Armed Forces, in Madrid. EFE/ Fernando Villar
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Queen Sofia has postponed her trip to Huesca, scheduled for this Friday, to learn about the reality of the Food Bank of the Aragonese city and help, with her presence, promote donations. Through the Queen Sofía Foundation, the King’s mother, she actively collaborates with that organization and has visited different headquarters in various places in Spain where the first needs of vulnerable people or people at risk of social exclusion are attended to.
