Private trips Philip Cole
First it was London. After Rome. Then came Amsterdam. Three private trips in less than three months that have raised hackles by the unnecessary cost involved frequent trips abroad for the Prince of Asturias at the expense of honest taxpayers. Many think they might choose to promote domestic tourism, and thus significantly reduce the bill, for example, the security services.
And yet last journey Cole Private Philip, his spouse and two daughters to Amsterdam last weekend. Future Kings traveled by scheduled flight bound for the land of the princes of Orange.
Apparently, it was precisely Guillermo and Maxima of the Netherlands who invited Prince Felipe and Princess Leticia, who stayed at the residence of these, near The Hague. Maybe took the opportunity to celebrate the 40th birthday retrospective of Argentine-born princess, held late last month in which the princes of Asturias staged one of the most talked absences. Although at that time wielded the reasons some were purely economic, not desirable to waste during times of crisis, the truth is that the same weekend, the heirs had to attend the First Communion of Miguel Urdangarín and celebration of Armed Forces. The youngest of the Kings even escaped to London from an event and another to attend the Champions League final that pitted Manchester United and Barcelona, which ended in victory for the Spanish team.
In this case, despite the meeting with the Prince of Orange, the royal family is said to Validates trip is a “private” and recognize that the two heirs “there is friendship,” it is not surprising that exchange several invitations and visits.
But Leticia’s penchant for transatlantic travel, much more than they feel toward the nationals, is not new. Since last summer, the heir to the throne and his wife opted for the East in a private tour included a visit to the Universal Exhibition of Shanghai. This trip went beyond the few things classified, they said in Zarzuela at the time, a “private activity”, i.e. as if the holiday of a couple of upper-middle class in question.
It was also much discussed trip he made, in this case with his daughters Princess Leticia, the Algarve Portuguese European royalty while went to the 70 the anniversary of Constantine of Greece in London. The former journalist was invited by the Portuguese millionaires Pereira Continuo, a family that maintains a deep friendship with the Princess of Asturias. Interestingly just last month jumped to the fore the noble distinction he received one of its members by the King: the Marquis.
The costs of the royalty in question
Like private tours of the Princes, who tirelessly in their efforts to enjoy their days off as ordinary citizens – even though some of them are received as members of the Royal Family are-certain attitudes of other European royalty are also subject to controversy.
Without going any further, the Princes of Orange, who like exotic destinations, had to resign not long ago at a summer residence in Machangulo a beach in southern Mozambique in the Indian Ocean, which had acquired for their vacation. At the time, argued that “it was time expenses, not even for the heirs to the Dutch throne.”