State visit by Elizabeth II to Spain
Arriving in Madrid, the Queen visited the city and the nearby royal residence of El Escorial, as well as Seville and Barcelona. At the end of formal events, the two monarchs and their consorts sailed to Mallorca to spend three days on the island.
Paul Delaney of The New York Times wrote that "The visit has captured the attention of this nation, whose relations with Britain have been marred by hostility and distrust since the British defeat of the Spanish Armada 400 years ago".[4]
Background
The visit came in the early years of the
A month before the royal visit,
Elizabeth II and Juan Carlos I were third-cousins, sharing Queen Victoria as a great-great-grandmother. Their respective consorts Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Sofía, were members of the Greek royal family.[4]
Events
On 17 October 1988, Elizabeth II arrived at
At the
The
On 19 October, at El Escorial, Elizabeth II turned down the opportunity to enter the Pantheon of Kings, without giving a reason. Santiago Castelo of the conservative newspaper ABC wondered if this was due to the presence in the crypt of Philip II of Spain, the king who sent the Spanish Armada and who was viewed unfavourably in English popular memory.[8] On the same day, she received the Gold Medal of the Complutense University of Madrid after giving a pro-European speech in which she also mentioned the importance of Spanish-British relations.[9]
The Queen later went to Seville, where at the Alcázar, chef Rafael Juliá served Andalusian cuisine to Elizabeth II; the gazpacho had to be made without garlic or cucumber. It had been planned for duck from the marshlands of the Guadalquivir to be served, but the Queen had already eaten duck at El Escorial and partridge was known to be on the menu for her trip to Barcelona, so pheasant was prepared. The meal was served on Limoges porcelain acquired by Seville City Council for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and decorated with the city's coat of arms.[5]
The British and Spanish royal couples arrived in Barcelona on 20 October, where they met with the
At the end of formal events, the two royal couples arrived in
References
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- ^ a b Yusta Valverde, Jorge (9 September 2022). "Gibraltar, la piedra con la que Isabel II tropezó en sus relaciones con España" [Gibraltar, the rock Isabel II tripped up on in her relations with Spain]. Público (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b Alonso, María Eugenia (8 September 2022). "Los Reyes de España, parientes en disputa por la 'herencia' del Peñón" [The Spanish royal family, relatives in dispute over the 'inheritance' of the rock] (in Spanish). Leo Noticias. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Delaney, Paul (21 October 1988). "Lilibet of London Visits Cousin Juanito, the King". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Vega Pérez de Arlucea, Ana (10 September 2022). "Isabel II y el gazpacho «a la inglesa»" [Elizabeth II and "English-style" gazpacho]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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- ^ Gandía, Pablo (9 September 2022). "Las exigencias de Isabel II que obligaron a Arzak a cambiar su menú en La Moncloa: "Hizo la merluza sin ajo"" [Elizabeth II's demands that made Arzak change his menu at Moncloa: "He made hake without garlic"] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Cervera, César (19 September 2022). "Las misteriosas razones por las que Isabel II se negó a visitar la tumba de Felipe II en El Escorial" [The mysterious reasons why Elizabeth II refused to visit Philip II's tomb in El Escorial]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ Martín, Alberto (12 September 2022). "Isabel II recibió en 1988 la Medalla de Oro de la Universidad Complutense" [Elizabeth II received in 1988 the Complutense University's Gold Medal] (in Spanish). Tribuna Complutense. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Márquez Daniel, Carlos (11 September 2022). "El día en que Isabel II se enamoró de Picasso y Cobi en Barcelona" [The day that Elizabeth II fell in love with Picasso and Cobi in Barcelona]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Pérez, Iratxe (8 September 2022). "La visita de la reina Isabel II a Mallorca" [Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Mallorca]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.