Spain’s Queen Letizia and her daughter Sofia celebrate with Spain’s players after winning the Women’s World Cup at the Australian Stadium (Sydney, August 20, 2023). SAID KHAN / AFP
Mother and daughter attended the Women’s World Cup final this Sunday, August 20, and couldn’t hide their joy at seeing Spain win, even if it meant breaking royal protocol.
“Whatever happens, they are already champions.” Queen Letizia of Spain has great admiration for Spain’s women’s soccer team, even declaring them winners on national television this week. This Sunday, August 21, the athletes confirm this opinion by winning the Women’s World Cup for the first time thanks to a goal by their young captain Olga Carmona against England (1-0). Something to cheer Spain’s Leticia and her 16-year-old daughter Sofia, who traveled to Sydney for this long-awaited final.
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A few minutes before the start of the match, excitement was at its peak in the VIP stands. “It is a pleasure and a thrill to be here today in Sydney to support and accompany the players and all the technical staff in a final that will excite the whole of Spain,” a visibly emotional Letizia de España confided on national television. RTVE. Before adding: “I believe that we have the ability to overcome obstacles, work, effort, desire to win, and I hope that luck will be with us as well.” It’s the same story with his daughter Sofia, who said she was “looking forward” to the start of the match and “most of all going to the dressing room to say congratulations no matter what”.
When the final whistle blew, Spain’s Letizia and her daughter joined the players without further delay and congratulated them with great enthusiasm, forgetting to hand over the protocol, pleasing them with kisses and hugs, reports the newspaper. El Pais . The Queen then had to present Aitana Bonmati with the trophy for the best player of the tournament, before posing with the whole team and her daughter, one holding the famous trophy and the other the Spanish flag.
Spain’s Queen Letizia kisses Spain’s number 18 striker Salma Paraluello as FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on during the 2023 Women’s World Cup awards ceremony at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, on August 20, 2023. WILLIAM WEST/AFP
The British royal family absent from the final
Behind the scenes, the Spanish Letizia and her daughter were also presented with a jersey of the Spanish national team named after them, which they happily received. This moment of joy, however, could not be shared with the rest of the royal clan. Indeed, after saying goodbye to his parents on August 17, the elder Leonor, 17, begins his military training at the main military academy in Zaragoza. Meanwhile, King Felipe VI launched a series of investment consultations in Madrid this week.
There will be no representation from the opposing team, and now defeated, the British Royal House. An absence that sparked some criticism and prompted Prince William, who is also president of the FA, to apologize on social media this Saturday, August 19. The latter also tried to encourage his national team with a video clip alongside his daughter, but, against all odds, his wish did not come true.
Source: Le Figaro
