The King of Spain is burning himself: "That's what happens if you don't protect yourself."

BarcelonaThis Monday morning, Felipe VI was in charge of inaugurating the 5th edition of the Spanish Economic Forum. Wake up, Spain!, but before the official speech began, the monarch had to apologize for his appearance, which caught the attention of those present. With the lower half of his face completely red, the King of Spain pretended nothing had happened to him: "That's what happens when you don't protect yourself properly from the sun," he said with a smile.

The sunburn on his face left no room for doubt: the monarch had been sunburned while skiing. A short while later, it emerged that it had happened over the weekend at the Alpine resort of Formigal, in the Tena Valley of the Aragonese Pyrenees. Although some slopes were on orange alert on Saturday due to strong winds, the sun on Sunday diluted the alerts and all the ski resorts reopened.

In addition, the newspaper The Spanish –The newspaper, which hosted the forum inaugurated by the son of Juan Carlos I, not only detailed the cause of the burn but also delved into the leisurely weekend spent by Felipe VI. The newspaper specified that the king went skiing with his friends, because Letizia does not usually accompany him on ski excursions. Specifically, Felipe VI went to practice the winter sport with his friend and executive president of the Aramón Group—responsible for managing the ski slopes in Aragon—, Antonio Gericó. It has also been learned that both the head of state and his companions enjoyed Las Mugas and La Glera, two restaurants at the foot of the ski slopes with a limited capacity.