Queen Sofia of Spain was admitted to the Rubeus International Clinic in Madrid on the afternoon of April 9 local time, and there was still no sign of discharge until the morning of April 12 local time.
The Spanish royal family confirmed that the 85-year-old Queen Mother Sofia has a urinary tract infection and is under observation. It is reported that her condition is not very serious, but it is unclear how long she will need to be observed.
According to the Spanish media, Queen Mother Sofia has always been in good health, and this time she was hospitalized in the hospital for the first time in 56 years, and the last time she was admitted to the hospital because she was going to give birth to a son, who is now King Felipe VI.
Sofia, a former Greek princess, and Juan Carlos I, the old king of Spain, had three children, two daughters and one son. If the current rules of succession are followed, that is, "the eldest son comes first", then Felipe will not be eligible for the throne, and his eldest sister, Princess Elena, the 60-year-old Duchess of Lugo, will become queen, but this is only a hypothesis.
It is reported that Sophia has always been very fond of her son, and the two daughters have a better relationship with their scandalous father.
On the evening of the 11th local time, Felipe and his wife Letizia were seen outside the hospital, and they were going to visit Queen Mother Sophia. The couple had returned from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where they had attended an event earlier in the day.
Because it was a private visit, Felipe drove by himself, and Letizia sat in the co-pilot's seat, which was also the way the couple was more accustomed to traveling, and it also brought them closer to ordinary people, although there would still be bodyguards to follow.
"Good, good. Like yesterday, really looking forward to being discharged," Felipe replied when asked about his mother's recovery. When a reporter asked, "When will I be discharged from the hospital", Felipe replied: "I don't know, but don't worry." ”
The afternoon before, Felipe had driven alone to visit her mother in the hospital.
It is reported that Felipe sent Queen Mother Sophia on the day she was admitted to the hospital, and after that, he would come to visit his mother every day, although his work was also quite busy.
If you pay attention to the royal families of Europe, it is easy to find that the king and queen of Spain are like office workers, who have things to do almost every day of the week, whether it is military or artistic, sometimes alone, sometimes as a husband and wife. However, relatively speaking, their salaries are not very large, especially compared to the main members of the British royal family.
And the reason why Felipe and Letizia are so busy is also due to the streamlining of the royal family.
Due to the corruption scandal of Juan Carlos I, the Spanish royal family suffered a crisis of confidence, and if Felipe had not turned the tide, it is estimated that it would not have survived to this day. And he also made adjustments, almost everything was done by him and his wife, and his mother would also do some, but the two sisters were basically set aside, that is, they had empty titles but nothing to do. For this reason, there has also been news that the two sisters have some resentment towards their younger brothers, mainly their younger brothers-in-law. They really haven't gotten together very much in recent years.