King Felipe and Queen Letizia this week completed an exhaustive state visit to Italy, days after not attending the opening of the restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Critics have said Their Majesties should have attended the ceremonies with other world leaders. Media outlets say a government official could not accompany them.

The Italian visit included stops in Rome and Naples, a city once controlled by King Felipe’s ancestors, and a meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella.

The King was back in Spain on Friday to meet with the presidents of Spain’s autonomous communities.