Editorial, 29 August 2024
Image: Salvador Illa greeting King Philip VI
Monarch and president meet at the America’s Cup after years of strained relations
First meeting between King Felipe VI and Salvador Illa as President of the Generalitat. The two coincided this Thursday evening in Barcelona during the monarch’s visit to Catalonia for the America’s Cup sailing competition.
After following the start of the competition aboard a prototype of a sustainable hydrogen boat, Felipe VI visited the remodelling of the Olympic Port together with the President of the Generalitat.
On arrival, the monarch was greeted by the new head of the Mossos, Miquel Esquius, and then shook hands with the head of the Catalan government, with whom he exchanged a few brief words.
This meeting, in a relaxed atmosphere and with a smiling monarch, marks the end of the tense relations that have existed for the last decade between the Generalitat and the Spanish royal house.
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