We read in the Readings That King Felipe "has interrupted his private vacation with his wife and daughters for important reasons." The "private vacation" thing has always seemed extraordinary to me, because it means they're taking it "publicly," that it's just a show. Pretending to "take a vacation," sailing in a boat, dressing in local white, going to dinner somewhere neither expensive nor cheap, seems, in itself, wonderful. But on top of that, they're taking other vacations, which are "private." And the important reason why Felipe has interrupted his private vacations is the fires. It seems that the monarch "has been in contact" with some regional presidents "to find out the degree of damage caused by the various fires that are terribly ravaging" his kingdom. It seems like a gesture of monarchical responsibility, but that's not the only way I see it.

Three months after the Bank of Spain opened its doors to the controversial Real portraits by Annie Leibovitz, this Wednesday morning the kings visited the works with the internationally renowned photographer. The event was also attended by a small group of press who witnessed the response of Felipe and Letizia when they saw Leibovitz's creation for the first time. Even so, neither of them wanted to comment on the American's work, some portraits that at the time of being made public in November generated a great controversy due to speculation about the message that Leibovitz had wanted to convey.