The Red Queen and the Bardem party: the Crown's bubble
Spain's 'Red Queen' and Bardem at a party funded by everyone, while Valencia and Ceutí remain in crisis. The cost of the Crown under scrutiny.
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The Red Queen among actors: the royal bubble versus Valencia's mud
It is the kind of image the Spanish Royal Household never posts on its website: the 'Red Queen' smiling among film stars, the king with a drink in hand, and in the background a red carpet never trodden by the people who threw mud at them in Valencia last year. While photos of the party with actors circulate, the headlines pile up with urgent matters: Valencia's reconstruction is still slow and the crisis in Ceutí has not gone away.
The party we all pay for
The argument is simple and repeated at every event: mediocre actors in films nobody will watch, at a function paid for out of the taxpayer's pocket. The Queen, nicknamed 'the Red Queen' by the critical movement, prides herself on her closeness to the world of culture, but last year mud rained down on her in the streets of Valencia and the wound is still open. One image says more than a thousand speeches: the distance between the salon photo and the street is measured not in kilometres but in euros.
From Valencia to Ceutí: the monarchy's other reality
While Felipe VI 'enjoys himself after a year of hard work', as some commentators mock, in Ceutí a crisis unfolds that never appears in the photo ops. The recurring question remains the same: what is the point of a crown that proudly draws its budget but only shows up when the 'rabble' are nowhere near? The answer some give is blunt: if a republic ever comes, there will be far fewer invitations to this kind of party.
It is the kind of image the Spanish Royal Household never posts on its website: the 'Red Queen' smiling among film stars, the king with a drink in hand, and in the background a red carpet never trodden by the people who threw mud at them in Valencia last year. While photos of the party with actors circulate, the headlines pile up with urgent matters: Valencia's reconstruction is still slow and the crisis in Ceutí has not gone away.
The party we all pay for
The argument is simple and repeated at every event: mediocre actors in films nobody will watch, at a function paid for out of the taxpayer's pocket. The Queen, nicknamed 'the Red Queen' by the critical movement, prides herself on her closeness to the world of culture, but last year mud rained down on her in the streets of Valencia and the wound is still open. One image says more than a thousand speeches: the distance between the salon photo and the street is measured not in kilometres but in euros.
From Valencia to Ceutí: the monarchy's other reality
While Felipe VI 'enjoys himself after a year of hard work', as some commentators mock, in Ceutí a crisis unfolds that never appears in the photo ops. The recurring question remains the same: what is the point of a crown that proudly draws its budget but only shows up when the 'rabble' are nowhere near? The answer some give is blunt: if a republic ever comes, there will be far fewer invitations to this kind of party.
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