The Kings Felipe and Letizia and their daughters attend La Pasión de Chinchón by surprise
The Plaza Mayor of Chichón was a coming and going of neighbors from early in the morning. Many concentrates, each one direct to the mission that he had to do. The people of Madrid have lived, like Holy Saturday, one of its great days, since almost half of the chinchonetes participated in the living Passion that they have interpreted for 60 years on the eve of Easter Sunday. That is why everyone from the morning was preparing for it to go well and for the more than 15,000 tourists each year to enjoy the representation. What the inhabitants of Chinchón did not know is that among the public they were going to have the most illustrious visitor in Spain. At ten o'clock at night, the Kings Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, accompanied by Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, entered the square to continue this appointment with the history of the Christian religion, with Holy Week and with tradition.
The movement of security members and some cars that had been patrolling the town since early afternoon already made us suspect something.. However, the fact that Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, announced her presence in the Passion to support her on this 60th anniversary, confused everyone, since the Royal Family has attended a private act, which was not announced on their agenda and that they wanted to enjoy like the rest of the tourists.
Before the arrival of the Royal Family, the neighbors speculated on the presence of so many photographers. “Ana Obregón hasn't come, has she? Let's see if Obregón comes,” they joked. A neighbor, between whispers, said to another: “Dogs (explosive detectors) have never passed here, won't the King come?”. “Impossible, answered another.”
The Kings and their daughters this Saturday in Chinchón.
The Princess of Asturias arrived in Madrid last Holy Thursday from Wales, where she is in her last year of school. The Heiress to the Throne will remain in Madrid until April 16, when she must return to school to face her last school term. At the moment, there is no other scheduled appearance of Doña Leonor in the Royal Family Agenda, who has not been seen since last December 15, when she visited the headquarters of the Red Cross and held a meeting with young volunteers.
This Holy Saturday, on the night that Catholics await the Resurrection, the Kings and their daughters have joined the Passion in the new stage of the Royal Family, in which the Easter Mass in Palma has been replaced by acts social interest. Thus, last year they focused their attention on Ukrainian refugees, whom they visited at the Pozuelo de Alarcón Reception Center.
At half past nine at night, Reinaldo González, who for years has interpreted Jesus Christ, appeared on the balcony of the Town Hall in the Plaza Mayor. Thus began this Passion that, as the New Testament narrates, started with the Last Supper. With the town square crowded, the Kings and their daughters followed the development of the story that took place for two hours through the streets of the town and ended with the Resurrection. A tradition with six decades of history that this Holy Saturday visited the Royal Family and that Felipe VI found “very interesting”.
Thus, once the representation of the Last Supper was finished, while the actors changed from the Plaza Mayor to that of San Roque, where the Mount of Olives was located, from two balconies they broke into applause when detecting the arrival of the four more witnesses. illustrious of this Passion. Others cheered the King and Spain. “I think it's an honor that they come, and I'm surprised because there are so many people here, I'm a little scared for safety”. Because it is true that the Royal Family mixed with everyone and greeted everyone who stopped them.. “Look, if he is so tall that you can see him perfectly,” said a neighbor, while another encouraged her son: “Look at the King of Spain, who is more important.”
They all wore casual clothes.. The King has a green suede jacket, the Queen a black jacket suit with the shirt that the Princess of Asturias wore a year ago to the visit of the Ukrainians and the Princess and the Infanta also in dark. Once the commotion for his arrival had subsided, the Royal Family was placed behind a fence, like the rest of the public. The interpreters who acted as thieves, and a group of holy women, took the opportunity to take pictures with them before the people recovered their respectful silence and Jesus Christ began the prayer on the Mount of Olives.. Only those who, instead of waiting for the Stations of the Cross in the square, chose the point of prayer on the Mount of Olives, knew of the presence of the Royal Family, since it was not announced through any point on the public address system.
With interest and respect, exchanging short comments among themselves, the Princess and the Infanta, arm in arm at times, also followed the trial of Pontius Pilate.. They then moved to the place where Jesus Christ, who carries a 60-kilo cross and to get into the role goes on a strict diet with which he loses eight kilos before the day of the Passion, falls. And from there, to the main square, where the crucifixion and the spectacular recreation of the resurrection took place, in which Jesus Christ, with a play of lights and special effects, ascends to heaven.