Queen Sofia surprised her grandson Pablo by attending one of her handball matches this Saturday. The son of Infanta Cristina is used to seeing his mother and his girlfriend in the stands to encourage him but this weekend, the young man was surprised to see his grandmother sending him kisses remotely to motivate him.
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Queen Sofia accompanies Infanta Cristina to attend Pablo Urdangarin's handball match
Pablo Urdangarin y Borbón, who just celebrated his 24th birthday two weeks ago, is a professional handball player, like his father, Iñaki Urdangarin, former world champion and Olympic medalist. After playing in the prestigious Barcelona club, Pablo has been playing since this season at Fraikin GM Granollers, another Catalan club which finished the previous season in 3rd position in the national championship.
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Infanta Cristina attends her son's matches whenever she can. This Saturday, December 21, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, was there in the stands to encourage Pablo, 8th in the order of succession to the Spanish throne. Usually, Infanta Cristina is accompanied by Johanna Zott, the girlfriend of Pablo Urdangarin, with whom the understanding seems wonderful. This Saturday, when he entered the field, Pablo glanced towards the stands and could see that his mother was exceptionally seated next to Queen Sofia.
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Queen Sofia encourages her grandson from a distance and brings him luck!
Queen Sofia surprised her grandson with a handball match. There was then an exchange of kisses from a distance and greetings between the grandmother and her grandson who was touched by this surprise. The Fraikin BM Granollers team was traveling to Guadalajara to face Impulse BM in the Liga Plenitude. The presence of Queen Sofia brought luck to Pablo and his team, who narrowly won the victory (27 to 28), during a stressful neck-and-neck match. Pablo scored 8 goals alone.
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After the match, Pablo joined the stand to find his mother and grandmother, and help Queen Sofia down the stands by holding out his arm. Queen Sofia then took the time to greet her grandson's teammates, then boarded the team bus, while Queen Sofia left the scene in the car driven by the Infanta Cristina.
Nicolas Fontaine
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Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]
