in the intimacy of their mother/son relationship

While Queen Sofia is worried about the health of her sister, her only son, King Felipe VI takes care of her and makes sure to go see her as often as possible. The duo has a strong relationship, as revealed by the site Vanitatis this Tuesday, January 21.

Third child and only boy from the marriage of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, Felipe took his father’s place on June 19, 2014. It must be said that the former monarch made many missteps before giving up to the throne. If the relationship between father and son is not simple, it seems that Felipe VI and his mother get along extremely well. So much so that the king will award the highest distinction in the kingdom to his mother, the queen emeritus. This is the necklace of the Order of the Golden Fleece, an ancestral order created almost 400 years ago. Queen Letizia’s husband had awarded this distinction only once before, to his eldest daughter Leonor, in 2015, to mark the succession.

If Queen Sofia will receive, on a date not yet known, this necklace, it also shows the beautiful relationship she has with her son. As she celebrated her 86th birthday last November, the mother of three still seems in great shape. But she is very worried about her sister, Irene, four years her junior, whose health appears to be declining. If their schedule was often synchronized so that they were together during royal engagements, Queen Sofia has often been alone in recent months. Which worries his son a lot. “King Felipe VI takes care of his mother Sofia of Spain”revealed the site Vanitatis this Tuesday, January 21. Every day, whenever he is in Madrid and his schedule allows it, he takes the time to visit her.

Felipe VI takes care of his mother, Queen Sofia

Felipe VI does not want his mother to stay alone too often. When he goes to Queen Sofia’s pavilion, he spends a good time with her and the mother-son duo discuss their affairs in particular. When the king is available on weekends, they both go to mass in the Zarzuela chapel. Moments that are important and make the Queen Emeritus happy, indicated the Spanish site. The one who was born in Greece also regularly enjoys visits from her eldest daughter, Elena, who goes several times a week to Zarzuela, the place of residence of Sofia of Spain. Cristina, her youngest, also comes to see her mother whenever she can. When his daughters, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia, were in Madrid, King Felipe VI took them with him to see their grandmother. As children, they went to her house at least once a week. Enough to build strong bonds, as we can see every summer when the royal family spends a few days together. As for the relationship between Sofia and her daughter-in-law, Letizia, they are sometimes said to be tense. But the queen emeritus does not like conflicts and knowing the importance of protocol, she knows that her daughter-in-law is the queen and that she owes her respect. Over the years, Felipe VI did everything to smooth out the relations between them, each being very important for his balance.