Friday, March 29

The Royal Palace of Segovia and Guernica, the route of the Queen for the companions of the leaders of the NATO summit


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The Queen Letizia moved this morning to the Royal Palace of the Granja de San Ildefonso, in Segovia, where he received at the door of the Walnut Staircase the companions of the Heads of State and Government of Albania, Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Turkey, South Korea , Cyprus, Malta and Australia, as well as the wife of the Secretary General of NATO. With the exception of Jill Biden —who has come on her own along with her granddaughters, Maisy and Finnegan— and the French First Lady, Brigitte Macronwho has not gone, the rest of the companions have traveled to Segovia by AVE from Madrid.

Also in the procession was the wife of the Prime Minister, Begona Gomez.

They have traveled there on a AVE 112 series train, a new generation Spanish-made model for commercial services on high-speed lines, which reaches 330km/h.

Queen Letizia together with Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez, and the rest of the companions of the leaders of the NATO countries
Queen Letizia together with Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, and the rest of the companions of the leaders of the NATO countries – EFE

After the initial greetings, the Queen and her companions went to the Victoria Room of the Royal Site of La Granja, for a brief tour of the Palace following the explanations of the guide. Later, Doña Letizia and the guests visited the gardens, which included a stop at the fountain of the eight streets, the baths of Diana, and the fountain of the frogs, where they saw the three phases of the hydraulic system. At this last stop, a photograph was taken in memory of the visit. Back at the Palace, they have visited the tapestry exhibition. The tour has ended in the King’s bedroom, where they have been served a coffee.

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After attending a blown glass display and visit a carving workshop and an exhibition of selected works at the Real Fábrica de Cristales, Doña Letizia and her companions have returned to Madrid by AVE.

Doña Letizia and the companions, in the Real Fábrica de Cristales
Doña Letizia and her companions, at the Royal Glass Factory – EFE

Upon arrival at Atocha station, the Queen and the couples of the leaders of the NATO countries will cross the Paseo de la Delicias and head to the Reina Sofía National Art Museum, where they will visit some of its rooms until they reach the Guernica.

There will be a lunch offered by Paradores with Spanish products. They will taste a cold cherry soup from Jerte, confit scallop and herring roe; Extremaduran zorongollo, smoked trout and Casar cake; Sahagun leek confit with beef cecina tartare; Cantabrian anchovy blini, porridge and trout roe; Grilled octopus and Galician potato on paprika bread and segureño lamb fritter, honey and currants. For dessert, a creamy Campo Real cheese cake with extra virgin olive oil ice cream.

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