The Military Easter once again marks the beginning of the political, military and Real home. Today the Kings will preside over the first military event of the course, in which they will begin the military year and take stock of the last twelve months, which in this edition has an important novelty: it will be the first time in which Princess Leonor participates, who will come dressed in a military uniform, in the same way as she did last October 12, the day of the National holidaywhen he already wore the cadet dress uniform of the General Military Academy of Zaragoza.
In this act the shadow of the amnesty and the price of the pacts that the Government led by Pedro Sánchez has reached in recent months with the independence movement will inevitably once again fly over those present. The Catalan issue has already marked the message of Christmas Eve of Felipe VI, and despite traditionally having a much smaller political burden, it is not ruled out that the Monarch alludes to this issue that has marked the political and social roadmap of recent months, and that he is called to do so also in the future. throughout 2024.
«Out of respect for the Constitution there is no democracy or coexistence possible; there are no freedoms but imposition; “There is no law, but arbitrariness,” considered Felipe VI during his Christmas speech without losing the balance that corresponds to him as Head of State. For this reason, he asked “to prevent the germ of discord from ever establishing itself among us is a moral duty that we all have. Because we can’t afford it.
In his speech, Felipe VI, after the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, is expected to take stock of the last year in military matters and address the Armed Forces for the course that now begins. In recent years the Monarch made special mention of the role that our military plays both in the context of war in Ukraine such as in the fight against the pandemic or to minimize the damage caused by the volcano on the island of The Palm.
Just a year ago, for example, Felipe VI claimed “the importance of investing in Defense” to “provide” our military “with the necessary resources to guarantee training of the highest quality, sufficient military capabilities and cutting-edge technology, and a “flexible and adequate operational” in the response to the Russian threat.