Monarchy with 'Le' by Letizia and Leonor

The Spanish monarchy needed a shakeup since Juan Carlos I squandered part of his institutional capital. And all eyes were on his son. The first years of the reign of Felipe VI and Doña Letizia have been marked by the firefighter strategy: putting out fires. Between the troubles of embezzlement of money and the Corinna case, one of the most valued institutions in Spain has been forced to work to regain its prestige. And nothing better than a journalist queen to know how important communication is and how to give a good headline to work on the reputational rehabilitation of the house.

These are strange times in Spain, more and more often there is another unprecedented situation to analyze and the Monarchy is not safe from these black swans either.. The debate on the Republic is a classic, what is not so classic is that declared lifelong monarchists now become republicans due to their disagreement with the actions of the king, who is required to assume powers that the Constitution does not give him.. They want the head of state to do what the polls have not done: a change of government.

The first who dared was Isabel Díaz Ayuso when she criticized Felipe VI for sanctioning pardons. In his opinion, the monarch should have led an alleged rebellion against the Government and paralyzed them.. But this spark lit the fuse of the most radical conservatives, who dared to ask the monarch not to designate Sánchez as a candidate for the investiture, once Feijóo's failed.. That is, they asked him to govern, instead of reigning, something that is outside his institutional powers.. If the amnesty thing ultimately bears fruit, I am convinced that all those who became republicans out of spite at Felipe VI's decision to name Sánchez as an official candidate for the investiture, will be the first to once again put the institution in trouble. they say so much to defend.

And while a part of the radical right revolts against the monarchy, the most extreme left has decided to park, at least for the moment, the republican flag. Yolanda Díaz, leader of Sumar, said in an interview on Sexta that it is not the time to organize a referendum on the State model. That is to say, the first time in history that the Communist Party and the Podemos space sit on the Government Council, they miss the opportunity to address the debate so many times longed for by the opposition.. The roles have been reversed in a curious paradox. Meanwhile, from the right, the institutional figure of his “majesty” is being eroded, demanding from him what is not possible.. From the left, postponing debates and minimizing criticism, the citizen “Felipe de Borbón” is protected much more than what might appear..

And meanwhile, the Spanish monarchy continues to be at the head of the State, little by little deploying a new style of leadership, thanks to Doña Letizia, one of the most unfairly criticized women in the public sphere.. I still remember when the guardians of the essences criticized that gesture in which she asked her future husband to let her finish during the official proposal. There it turned out to be her being too spontaneous. Since then, she has been described as a cold woman, who does not show affection or friendliness, a supposed trademark of the house. Now it turns out to be too distant.

Women are never at the right point to exercise leadership. Either very cold or too spontaneous. Either too young or too old. Either too presumptuous or lacking a refined image. Never on point, always past. And the big game target of the criticism of this sexist bias has been Doña Letizia. Meanwhile, he determinedly fulfilled such an apparently glittering and luxurious role as a slave: representing a country that never considered him enough for its prince..

The queen will have had to know how to overcome criticism and play the role of queen in her own way.. She has been a champion of social issues, such as mental health, which led her to rap to open a space in the news programs that she previously presented.. Always impeccable, she has been the best ambassador of Spanish fashion and an elegance that is admired throughout the world.. Speeches in various languages, in sign language, with words measured to the point of exhaustion to try to be perfect. It should console her that no one is a prophet in her land. Because while here we drool over Lady Di or the queen of Jordan, Doña Letizia is an icon of modern monarchies around the world.

On October 31, the heir to the throne will fulfill her mandate of swearing in the Constitution in a plenary session of the Congress and the Senate. Genetic fortune wanted Princess Leonor to be a woman and Infanta Sofía too, otherwise, if she had had a younger brother, we feminists would have created a monarchical #seabob of a sidereal embargo. However, it has not been necessary, because women, slower than we would like, are occupying positions of responsibility despite the fact that anachronistic articles of the Constitution continue to prevail over the rights of men over those of women..

References for women

I consider that the decision that Princess Leonor is taking the same military training that her father did is a success.. We need female references in tremendously masculinized fields, such as the Army. This institution is now celebrating 35 years since the incorporation of women, but the latest data available shows that only 13% of the military force are women, and there are only two in the coronalate. So seeing the princess parade, swearing the flag or in the military parade on October 12 in uniform, gave me a satisfaction similar to the moment when the champions of the women's soccer team lifted the World Cup.. Because, although with completely different trajectories and difficulties, both photographs represent more female references in masculinized fields for the leaders of tomorrow..

Hillary Clinton, on the night of her primary defeat to Obama in 2008, said: “Although we have not been able to break this very high and very hard glass ceiling, thanks to you it has about 18 million cracks (in reference to the votes that he obtained) and the light shines through him like never before, filling us with hope and knowing that the road will be a little easier next time”. These cracks are from women like Doña Letizia, who despite working hard to exercise positions of responsibility with diligence, have had to deal with a sexist society that has dedicated itself to criticizing them to the point of dehumanizing them.. And meanwhile, the same people to whom she never seems good enough, are dedicated to justifying the shameful behavior of a man, who, far from being an example for this society, has had to move to Saudi Arabia so that the distance, in time and kilometers, help forgive him. If Juan Carlos broke the protocol, how folksy and human. If Juan Carlos maintained formality, what sobriety and class. There you will also observe the difference in the standards.

Without a doubt, Doña Letizia has been a breath of fresh air for an institution punished by the scandals and lack of exemplary behavior of some of its members.. Neither Urdangarin nor Marichalar, despite being consorts like her, suffered even a tenth of the criticism that the queen has had to suffer, because according to the “experts”, she was not up to the task, as they were.. Time has not proven them right. Today, the queen and the princess are the two values that can contribute the most to maintaining the Spanish crown, and the second cannot be understood without the first.. That is why, in Spain, monarchy is written with 'Le', from Letizia and Leonor.