The monarch went this Saturday to the parish of Deva to see Felipe López and Lorena Meana from Gijón get married.
This Saturday, the King of Spain, Felipe VI, became an exceptional witness at the wedding of his godson, Felipe López, which took place in the Deva church. The young man, who has lived in Gijón since he was little, has married the woman from Gijón Lorena Meana, a lifelong neighbor of the parish of Deva. Hence the choice of this temple for a ceremony that was officiated by the parish priest of San Pedro, Javier Gomez Cuesta with the presence of Celso González, the priest of Deva, who retires tomorrow.
The activity at the doors of the temple of San Salvador began to be felt forty minutes before the wedding, with the presence of the first guests. “The day is perfect,” some said in reference to the good weather. GIjón woke up today with a sunny day. Little by little the guests entered the church and among them was the monarch, protected by a friendly security team. “The King has always been a very close person with the whole family, in addition to being very present in my life and in my studies. He is much more than I expected,” said Felipe López himself in statements to this newspaper a few years ago. weeks.
Felipe López, who moved to Gijón when he was three years old with his family, is the godson of King Felipe VI. He is that child from San Esteban de Cuñaba, in Peñamellera Baja, that Felipe de Borbón sponsored in 1990, on one of his visits to the region when he was still Prince. He was the first baby born in 20 years in this town in the Picos de Europa. That was not a formality, both have maintained the relationship throughout all these years, with reunions at least once a year at the “Princess of Asturias” awards ceremony (until 2014 they carried the title of “Prince of Asturias” ).
The young man shared his reflections before his wedding with this newspaper several days ago. “My parents live in Gijón and my friends from school do too. I have family all over Asturias, so coming is always a pleasure. Although for work reasons it is very complicated to return to Asturias, it is in our mind and we never rule it out. It would be a dream for us,” he reflected. In the end, Felipe VI complied with the invitation and did not want to miss his godson’s wedding in Gijón.
The reception after the religious ceremony takes place at the Valdesoto Palace, in the council of Siero. All the guests will move to that place after the couple says yes.