Queen attends film gala as Ceuta faces migration crisis
Queen Letizia presided over a film gala while Ceuta was under migration pressure; her 7,000-euro outfit sparked criticism. The event was not cancelled.
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The Queen, between the cinema and the Ceuta border
While Ceuta was experiencing a day of migration pressure that set off every alarm, Queen Letizia was presiding over the closing ceremony of the XVI Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest. The gala included the Spanish premiere of 'El ser querido', with Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Javier Bardem, and the presentation of the Master of Cinema award to French composer Alexandre Desplat. Nobody at the Royal Household considered that the event should be suspended.
Criticism soon focused on one detail: the Queen's outfit, valued at around 7,000 euros. In the middle of the border fence crisis, the figure became a symbol of the contrast between the institutional agenda and the reality at the border. Some argue that the Queen has no role in migration management and that her presence at a festival changes nothing. But public perception is different, and the spending on wardrobe does not help.
The question that remains is whether anyone measured the impact of keeping a film celebration going while Ceuta was burning. Judging by what peine, there was no need: the Queen attended, nobody stopped her, and the unease settled into the public conversation. The disconnect between the Crown and the border was once again laid bare.
While Ceuta was experiencing a day of migration pressure that set off every alarm, Queen Letizia was presiding over the closing ceremony of the XVI Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest. The gala included the Spanish premiere of 'El ser querido', with Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Javier Bardem, and the presentation of the Master of Cinema award to French composer Alexandre Desplat. Nobody at the Royal Household considered that the event should be suspended.
Criticism soon focused on one detail: the Queen's outfit, valued at around 7,000 euros. In the middle of the border fence crisis, the figure became a symbol of the contrast between the institutional agenda and the reality at the border. Some argue that the Queen has no role in migration management and that her presence at a festival changes nothing. But public perception is different, and the spending on wardrobe does not help.
The question that remains is whether anyone measured the impact of keeping a film celebration going while Ceuta was burning. Judging by what peine, there was no need: the Queen attended, nobody stopped her, and the unease settled into the public conversation. The disconnect between the Crown and the border was once again laid bare.
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