Sanxenxo today awaits the arrival of King Emeritus Juan Carlos I, whose landing in Peinador is scheduled for this afternoon. The rumor that the monarch had arrived at the town yesterday raised great expectations, mainly among numerous media outlets, whose representatives went to the vicinity of the Nanín chalet where the former head of state is expected to stay in the coming days. The house is owned by Pedro Campos, president of the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo and a personal friend of the monarch.
The arrival of the emeritus king in Sanxenxo will mean the first visit of Juan Carlos I to Spain almost two years after his departure to Abu Dhabi.
It is also expected that he will arrive accompanied by one of his daughters, the Infanta Elena.
The former head of state arrives in Sanxenxo to attend the third regatta of the 4th Spanish Cup Circuit 2022 class 6M, a discipline in which Juan Carlos I is still world champion.
From the Real Club Náutico of the town they trust that the emeritus king can participate in the competition aboard his boat, the Bribón. It will be, in any case, if the good weather accompanies the celebration of the event in the waters of the estuary.
During the day yesterday, an important security device had been deployed around the house of Pedro Campos, as well as in the vicinity of the yacht club.
“We are delighted that he has decided to come and that he has been able to do so”, said the president of the club, who has pointed out that the monarch could stay until Sunday or Monday in Sanxenxo.
It is unknown when the meeting with his son, King Felipe VI, will take place. The current head of state will inaugurate the new City of Justice in Vigo on Tuesday 24, as planned in the agenda of the Royal House.
For his part, the president of the Xunta de Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, after celebrating that the king emeritus will meet again with Galicia, has stated that he does not believe that he will be able to meet with the monarch, since precisely this Saturday and Sunday Pontevedra celebrates the PPdeG congress, in which he will be elected as the new leader of the formation, so he will have a “quite busy weekend & rdquor ;.
The visit is, for Rueda, “good news, respecting all opinions”
The president of the Xunta, Alfonso Rueda, has once again reiterated that “it is good news” (the visit of King Juan Carlos to Sanxenxo) and that “he has many acquaintances there and is aware of the affection & rdquor; that he professes. After participating in an act in Santiago, the president of the Xunta insisted that “the Xunta was not officially informed of anything & rdquor; on the arrival of the king emeritus to Galicia. Rueda recalls that “it is not the first time” that the king visits Sanxenxo and adds that he “sincerely believes that many people in Galicia & rdquor; he values the visit of don Juan Carlos and “if he decides to come to Galicia he has every right and full freedom & rdquor ;. “It is good news, respecting all opinions & rdquor ;, has remarked the Galician president, who believes that this visit at the beginning of the summer season is positive in terms of “publicity & rdquor; for one of the main tourist centers of the Galician community, which is a “reference in Galicia and Spain & rdquor ;. In this way, Rueda has justified his words after having said that this visit served to place Galicia on the “map & rdquor; and he has stressed that this is a “colloquial expression & rdquor; that if someone wants to “misrepresent & rdquor; it is for “other reasons and reasons that are not relevant & rdquor ;.
Numerous media await the arrival of the king
Since yesterday there was speculation about the imminent arrival of the monarch in Sanxenxo, numerous media outlets have begun to arrive at the town. The City Council explained that the demand from the media – television, radio and newspapers – “has been so overwhelming that the mayor had to suspend his entire agenda yesterday to dedicate himself exclusively to attending to the numerous interview commitments & rdquor ;. A demand that continued during the day but that the mayor had to decline because “it is not my role to act as a spokesman for King Juan Carlos & rdquor ;, he explained. In relation to the great interest that the arrival of the emeritus king is arousing, “yesterday we heard a significant number of politicians exercising their right to criticize Don Juan Carlos and the monarchy, some of them, and not a few, dedicating all kinds of insults and disqualifications. We wonder if it is not that the loss of prestige of King Juan Carlos among the Spaniards, which some parties and related opinion take for granted, maybe it is not shared by the majority of ordinary citizens & rdquor ;, expose from the Concello.
“He comes more to participate than to see”, says the Club
“He comes more to participate than to see,” said a spokesman for the Sanxenxo Yacht Club, when asked about the possibility of the king emeritus participating in the regatta scheduled for this weekend. The club board sent a circular to its members inviting them to join the welcome that will be given at the club entrance tomorrow morning. Those interested have had to register to attend.
The Council “collapsed & rdquor; by a “flood & rdquor; of calls of “interest and gratitude”
The Sanxenxo City Council indicated yesterday that its switchboard has been “collapsed” for several days. by the barrage of calls inquiring about the visit of King Juan Carlos I. “Since Sunday night and early Monday morning the first information about the possible visit of King Juan Carlos was known, the phones of the City Council have not stopped receiving and answering calls about it. During Monday, to confirm and take an interest in the possible visit of the king emeritus and from Tuesday, when the mayor confirmed the king’s stay and stated that “we are delighted to be able to show him the affection that Sanxenxo feels for him”, the calls “are being of gratitude to Sanxenxo for the good reception that will be given to King Juan Carlos & rdquor ;. The local government claims to be aware “of how much loved King Juan Carlos is in Sanxenxo, what we never suspected is that there could be an avalanche of calls of thanks and congratulations for the visit and, much less, because the mayor expressed to through the media that Sanxenxo is delighted to be able to show him the love we have for him”.