Madrid’s Teatro Español this month opened a long-awaited play about Queen Sofia.
The work, written by Ignacio García May, focuses on Queen Sofia’s long life as one of Europe’s foremost royals.
Queen Sofia with her daughter, Infanta Elena.
Her Majesty has lived through wars, in exile, and has had complicated relationships with her mother, the late Greek Queen Frederica, and her husband, King Juan Carlos I.
King Juan Carlos and Queen Letizia reviewing an art exhibit at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
Separately, Queen Letizia dropped in on Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, who is filming a movie called “The Queen of Spain.”
The drama and comedy is about the production of a movie about Queen Isabella.
Media outlets have been keen on reporting about the Queen’s meeting with Cruz.
Madrid and its surrounding have been host to several high profile royal events in recent days.
Beatrix of the Netherlands, who abdicated in favor of her son in 2013, was in the city yesterday to celebrate Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch, known in Spain as El Bosco.
Members of the modern Spanish Royal Family have always been said to be close to their people.
Their agenda in recent weeks has been evidence of that.
Last week King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited communities located to the south of Madrid — Villanueva de los Infantes, Tomelloso and Talavera de la Reina.
@ Agencia EFE
Their Majesties greeted large crowds and made balcony appearances, as is the custom in large parts of Spain.
The King and Queen also attended a mass at the Almudena Cathedral adjacent to the Madrid Royal Palace for the victims of the recent earthquake in Ecuador.
And Queen Sofia attended a concert in the community of El Escorial, site of a large royal palace and pantheon, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Charles III’s birth.
Earlier this month King Felipe, news outlets reported, made a spontaneous stop at a roadside restaurant for lunch. It seems bad weather affected his itinerary.
The pontiff was receiving an award for promoting European unity. And Don Felipe got the chance to meet with several of the continent’s leaders, including German President Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Mateo Renzi.