This May 14, the King Juan Carlos y Sofia commemorate the 60th anniversary of their grand royal wedding in Athens. A “yes, I want” that brought together 27 monarchies in the world and was celebrated by two different rites, the Catholic and the Orthodox. A diamond wedding that both, estranged for years, will live in different countries. Since the summer of 2020, the monarch emeritus resides in the United Arab Emirates while Doña Sofía remains in our country. Gtres Platinum weddings will pass by without any kind of celebration. Since Don Juan Carlos settled in Abu Dhabi we have not seen the marriage together again. The last images of both were taken in February 2020 on the occasion of the funeral of businessman and patron Plácido Arango Arias. A snapshot that has not been repeated. During these last years the estrangement within the Royal Family is more than evident. The tax scandals of King Juan Carlos led to his departure and, now, he has announced his intention to temporarily return to Spain when the Supreme Court Prosecutor’s Office has filed the case. While the two daughters of the marriage, the Infanta Elena y Cristinahan repeatedly visited to his father, the estrangement with his son, Felipe VIis also pronounced. Since January 2020 at the funeral of the Infanta Pilar they have not been publicly seen together.
Juan Carlos and Sofía: their great royal wedding
The emeritus kings met during a cruise that brought together different members of royalty and that sailed from Venice in the summer of 1954. Eight years later they would marry. On September 13, 1961, they announced their engagement, and eight months later, Athens was the scene of their grand royal wedding. That May 14, 1962 was experienced with special emotion in the Greek capital, where around 150 guests from 27 different royal houses around the world gathered. There were two different ceremonies, the first took place in the Cathedral of Saint Dionysius in Athens for the Catholic, while the second, by the Orthodox rite, was held in the Basilica of Santa María. Gtres For the big day, Doña Sofía chose a dress by Egyptian designer Jean Desses, a true reference in the world of fashion in the 40s, 50s and 60s. The bridal gown was made of silver lamé and covered in tulle. To highlight the lace that he wore on the front and the five-meter tail. The queen emeritus covered her face with a veil that her mother, Queen Federica of Greece, had worn. The spectacular diamond tiara had belonged to her grandmother, Victoria Luisa of Prussia, and it was the same one worn by the Queen Letizia at her wedding. While Don Juan Carlos dressed for the occasion the suit of Infantry Lieutenant of the Army. [lista_enlaces] [/lista_enlaces]